tis a very interesting topic, and one that will be debated for eternity. But interestingly enough, I am doing some uni research on the prevalence of individuals who recant after they have disclosed to police they have been raped/abused.
a very interesting collection of data has been reported, granted preliminary but a portion of women that I interviewed reported recanting their allegations because they were being bullied by investigators because "they didn't look like the right type of person to be raped". Several of these women reported being of a heavier set build, some middle aged, and all dressed in baggier clothing (most trackpants and comfy clothes). All reported some aspect of the investigators getting them to confess that they were cheating or sleeping around and it turned pear shaped, and some reported that they were encouraged to come clean about "lying".
I find this appaulling and disgusting that society is so focused on societal images that those that don't fit into the boxes are simply not counted and their experiences just tossed aside.
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