Men's Group

I think that in some societies rape (like parts of India) can be a violent, hateful reaction to societal change- and part of that societal change involves women who challenge the roles which have been foisted upon them via traditional, usually fundamentalist religious routes.

So who "benefits"? Well, as someone else put it, no one does. No one benefits from violence or hate. It's a less than zero sum equation. But who is the intended recipient of the "benefit"? Is it men? All men? Men as a class? I don't know. I think reactionary violence benefits reactionaries, religious fundamentalist violence benefits religious fundamentalists. Violence against people who represent change benefits those who are afraid of that change.

That is not "men", or "all men" or "men as a class". Look at the horrible incident in India. There were two victims; the woman and her boyfriend, who was also brutally attacked. Did he "benefit"? I mean, he's a man.

I also think, within the context of discussions about this country or whether or not classes of people are "benefitting" from crimes like rape- and again, I don't think they are- it is always helpful to recognize the undeniable fact that, although horrible crimes like Steubensville DO occur, rape has statistically declined a significant amount in the past 3 decades. This is according to the US Dept. of Justice; according to them, incidence of rape is down approx. 30% from the peak in 1980.