{"id":4387,"date":"2016-06-11T08:03:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T15:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=4387"},"modified":"2016-06-10T13:04:39","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T20:04:39","slug":"link-theres-rape-epidemic-america-no-one-talking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2016\/06\/11\/link-theres-rape-epidemic-america-no-one-talking\/","title":{"rendered":"Link &#8211; There&#8217;s a Rape Epidemic in America That No One Is Talking About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2433,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mic.com\\\/articles\\\/89109\\\/there-s-a-rape-epidemic-in-america-that-no-one-is-talking-about&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250809144243\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.mic.com\\\/articles\\\/89109\\\/there-s-a-rape-epidemic-in-america-that-no-one-is-talking-about&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-02 12:41:58&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-17 19:02:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-26 15:11:54&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-20 08:06:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-20 08:06:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Silence is a dangerous thing, just ask Chris Anderson. But even when we do talk about male sexual assault, harmful stereotypes and inaccurate myths too often cloud our understanding of the problem. It&#8217;s time to change the conversation, by debunking these misconceptions and allowing male victims the dignity of their own stories.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Even well meaning people fall victim to believing these stereotypes. We like to think of ourselves in the survivor community, for example, of being beyond that, but I can tell you as a male victim of childhood sexual abuse, there are many people in that very same community who assume things about me that aren&#8217;t true.<\/p>\n<p>Go read this and consider that victims come in all shapes, sizes and types. None of which matters when it comes to the support they need.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/89109\/there-s-a-rape-epidemic-in-america-that-no-one-is-talking-about\">https:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/89109\/there-s-a-rape-epidemic-in-america-that-no-one-is-talking-about<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div><span class=\"kt-load-after-post\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silence is a dangerous thing, just ask Chris Anderson. But even when we do talk about male sexual assault, harmful stereotypes and inaccurate myths too often cloud our understanding of the problem. It&#8217;s time to change the conversation, by debunking these misconceptions and allowing male victims the dignity of their own stories. 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