BET: 60% of Black Girls are Sexually Abused By 18

[InDePickWest]

Sixty percent of Black women in an ongoing study reported they had been sexually assaulted by a Black man before they turned 18, according researchers at Black Women’s Blueprint.



Nationally, more than 300 women were surveyed in the study, and the organization hopes to survey a total of 700 women by March 2012. The group will announce its full findings at that time.

“A similar study that was conducted by Black Women’s Health Imperative seven years ago found that that number was about 40 percent,” Tanis told NewsOne. “So that means there is an increase and we need to stop neglecting that issue.”



According to the White House, young women between the ages of 16 to 24 suffer from the highest rates of dating violence and sexual assault. On Nov. 30, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vermont) and Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which was first passed in 1994 by then-Senator Joseph Biden. The legislation helps states and local communities provide services for victims, develop specialized law enforcement units and works to strengthen prosecution of these crimes. The annual incidence of domestic violence has dropped by more than 50 percent since VAWA was first passed, the White House reports.



Study: 60 Percent of Black Females Are Sexually Abused Before They Turn 18

 

[BroolStories]

I assume you made sure the study was actually valid this time?

 

[Rice'N Beckford]

I blame black men

 

[Oran "Juice" Jones]

Sexual abuse is a very broad term

 

[Kasgoinjail]

I feel like the numbers could be even higher, so much goes unreported. I know women who even told their mothers, who did not believe them

So much healing needs to be done its a vicious cycle

 

[GodinDaFlesh]

"Nationally, more than 300 women were surveyed in the study, and the organization hopes to survey a total of 700 women by March 2012. The group will announce its full findings at that time."

Where is the finished study?

Also how do they define "sexual abuse"? Is catcalling sexual abuse? Saying "you look beautiful" to a random woman on the street? Not trying to say sexual abuse doesn't occur among many young lback girls, but my bullshyt meter goes up when I see articles painting black men in a negative light.

 

[YaFingerDealMe]

A damn lie I tell you

 

[Fly]

300 women surveyed out of 18 million

Not trying to downplay the issue itself but

 

[Mike Nasty]

“A similar study that was conducted by Black Women’s Health Imperative seven years ago found that that number was about 40 percent,” Tanis told NewsOne. “So that means there is an increase and we need to stop neglecting that issue.”

No, that means you keep changing the definition of sexual abuse.

 

[Blackout]

Are we gonna dicuss a way to go against this or is this some immature passive aggressive move you are making?

Cuz if this is the latter then you are actually mocking the women who got abused

 

[RealMazen]

These surveys are complete bullshyt.

How are you going to make a statement like this with a 300 person sample size and how are you sure they're telling the truth?

 

[Blankthawtz]

only 60% you say.....

 

[Memorial Stadium Piru]

So thankful me and my sisters were raised in a upper middle class environment

 

[MaxPain]

Thats 60% that im not wifing up

 

[NoGutsNoGLory]

I blame black men

That other black but more female centric website is gonna come hard at us