The problem isn't that these "time honored techniques" are "under fire", its that they never were acceptable, it was just how we were socialized as men, for the most part, to make us think its ok, when it isn't. If you find yourself seeing close similarities to behavior outlined in these kinds of stories, it is incredibly likely someone you were with, felt the same way. I went to high school with date rapists and sexual abusers, and they were friends, I just didn't know enough to know how wrong it was. I suspect all of us did.
Men, or many of them, are operating with the belief system that women want us regardless, or under any circumstances, which just isn't true. Men often view sex as something to be extracted, not a mutually consensual activity.
As far as myself, I feel guilty for what I didn't do, which was staying silent, instead of participating, but my silence is essentially complicity.
Men, or many of them, are operating with the belief system that women want us regardless, or under any circumstances, which just isn't true. Men often view sex as something to be extracted, not a mutually consensual activity.
As far as myself, I feel guilty for what I didn't do, which was staying silent, instead of participating, but my silence is essentially complicity.