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Originally posted by James
Feminism as a movement has done a good job portraying all men as potential predators and all women as victims waiting to happen.
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Um, no.
Women don't get harsh punishments, but I've always suspected it's the same reason why the situation of women who beat their husbands gets laughed at--women are not seen as agressive, and if anything, the modern women's movement has resulted in the changing view of women as less docile than they were originally seen to be. Violence perpetrated by women is not seen as serious, while the same acts committed by men are.
It can be seen as this: a controlling boyfriend who tries to change his girlfriend is abusive, but a controlling girlfriend who tries to change her boyfriend is merely henpecking. I don't think this is caused by feminism; more the traditional gender roles that see women as the weaker.
There's also, sadly, the burden of proof against male sex offenders that
might not be there against female predators.
As a proud feminist, I believe that all sexual predators--regardless of gender--should receive punishment.