# What is it with men and sexual abuse of children? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 18, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595 "2012-07-18T04:01:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/101 "2012-07-20T13:28:20Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > I for one feel deeply sorry that we did not live up to Wendell Wankers vision of the SDMB. It’s because we’re men isn’t it? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/102 "2012-07-20T13:40:22Z")
> [@Battle\_Pope](#): > > It’s because we’re men isn’t it? ☹ Only the half or so who are. I’m quite sure I’m female. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/103 "2012-07-20T13:53:35Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Had this been Great Debates, the discussion would be very different. Probably far nastier for one thing. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/104 "2012-07-20T14:10:47Z")
…yeah, but think of all those lovely cites… ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/105 "2012-07-20T14:16:57Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > People, what is the point of the snideness directed at the OP? The motto of the SDMB is “Fighting Ignorance”, not “Treating Ignorant People Like Dirt For The Fun Of It”. Ah, yes… **The Motto**. You might notice that the OP (who is a new poster, btw) stared this as a pit thread. A serious post (one in which **The Motto** would apply) might have been started in GQ. _“It seems to me that all men are children rapers, are there statistics that bear this out? And if so, why just men?”_ Then the answers you wanted would probably been given. As it is I believe the answers here rise to the honesty of the accusation. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/106 "2012-07-20T14:52:40Z")
Once again, the OP sincerely believes the news stories she has been hearing are typical of what’s happening. She is not herself exaggerating what she has heard. She does not deserve your hatred. The people who deserve your hatred are the cable news channels that deliberately distort the amount of crime in the U.S. to keep their viewers in a constant state of terror so that they will keep watching. Why aren’t you complaining about the lying cable news channels (and perhaps the lying newspapers) instead of her? You do it apparently because you would rather direct your hatred to a single deluded person rather than to a greedy corporation. Use your hatred in a constructive fashion rather than just wasting it on acts of nastiness toward a single individual who can’t do anything about the bad media environment. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/107 "2012-07-20T14:53:24Z")
I, for one, don’t treat ignorant people like dirt. I treat ignorant people _with_ dirt because they like it and think it tastes like lollies. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/108 "2012-07-20T15:05:00Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Once again, the OP sincerely believes the news stories she has been hearing are typical of what’s happening. She is not herself exaggerating what she has heard. She does not deserve your hatred. The people who deserve your hatred are the cable news channels that deliberately distort the amount of crime in the U.S. to keep their viewers in a constant state of terror so that they will keep watching. Why aren’t you complaining about the lying cable news channels (and perhaps the lying newspapers) instead of her? You do it apparently because you would rather direct your hatred to a single deluded person rather than to a greedy corporation. Use your hatred in a constructive fashion rather than just wasting it on acts of nastiness toward a single individual who can’t do anything about the bad media environment. We _do_ complain about the shallow, biased, incompetent media. Frequently. And it’s already been pointed out to you that if she’d wanted a debate this thread would have been started elsewhere. Why are you ignoring this? You’re doing it because you’d rather feel smug and superior rather than admit that the OP did an ill-considered drive-by post in the Pit and has no intention of participating further in this thread. Such things are worthy of mockery. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/109 "2012-07-20T15:24:24Z")
..and here we are on page 3.. > [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](#): > > …so where the fuck _are_ you, **LadyMadonna**? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/110 "2012-07-20T15:50:10Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Only the half or so who are. I’m quite sure I’m female. Holy crap, who let the broads start posting??! ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/111 "2012-07-20T15:56:56Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Use your hatred in a constructive fashion rather than just wasting it on acts of nastiness toward a single individual who can’t do anything about the bad media environment. What hatred? The response was about as serious as the OP deserved, but dark-humored banter is really a far cry from hatred. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/112 "2012-07-20T15:57:58Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Holy crap, who let the broads start posting??! What, you think we’re going to leave you alone in here with all the children who may be lurking? Nice try, buddy. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/113 "2012-07-20T15:59:36Z")
In retrospect we should have just said “Can you show me on the doll where the media environment touched you?” ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/114 "2012-07-20T16:04:23Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Once again, the OP sincerely believes the news stories she has been hearing are typical of what’s happening. She is not herself exaggerating what she has heard. This is an assumption not necessarily borne out by the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/115 "2012-07-20T16:10:02Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Holy crap, who let the broads start posting??! oh shit ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/116 "2012-07-20T16:13:20Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Holy crap, who let the broads start posting??! Its our own fault really. Not enough cooking or ironing threads to keep the dears occupied. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/117 "2012-07-20T16:23:28Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > Its our own fault really. Not enough cooking or ironing threads to keep the dears occupied. [Women - Know Your Limits!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjxY9rZwNGU) ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/118 "2012-07-20T19:57:52Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > The motto of the SDMB is “Fighting Ignorance”, See my signature. > [@](#): > > and the people on the SDMB are probably all abusers themselves. Now see? This is a great motto. One I can definitely get behind as enthusiastically as the behinds of little children. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/119 "2012-07-20T20:52:52Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > And it’s already been pointed out to you that if she’d wanted a debate this thread would have been started elsewhere. > [@PlainJain](#): > > You might notice that the OP (who is a new poster, btw) stared this as a pit thread. It wasn’t started as a pit thread. It was started in Great Debates. Per Marley’s post: > [@Marley23](#): > > Since the OP pretty much accuses all men of being possible child molesters - a position I have seen caricatured but which I didn’t think anyone really believed - I don’t think this is going to work as a debate. Moved to The BBQ Pit from Great Debates. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595/120 "2012-07-20T20:55:20Z")
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