I understand that male rape victims being affected by rape culture is STILL a product of patriarchy.
This sentence isn't as clear as it could be, but my interpretation of it is different from yours.
Do I think that male rape victims are affected by rape culture in that they're not taken seriously because of the patriarchal belief that men are stronger than women? Yes, I do.
Do I think that male rape victims are hesitant to come forward because they're afraid no one will believe them because patriarchy and rape culture says rape is a thing that happens only to women who "deserve" it? Yes, I do.
To me, the sentence is saying that male rape victims are as equally negatively affected by patriarchy as female rape victims. It's not saying that they deserved to be raped because they're men and men benefit from patriarchy.
EDIT: I looked at the original Tumblr post you linked and the context makes all the difference. WTF is up with that reply to, "As a feminist I think male rape victims are just as equal as female rape victims and deserve the same attention." I support both statements as standalone statements, but if the latter is supposed to be some sort of rebuttal to the former, I'm confused as heck.
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This sentence isn't as clear as it could be, but my interpretation of it is different from yours.
Do I think that male rape victims are affected by rape culture in that they're not taken seriously because of the patriarchal belief that men are stronger than women? Yes, I do.
Do I think that male rape victims are hesitant to come forward because they're afraid no one will believe them because patriarchy and rape culture says rape is a thing that happens only to women who "deserve" it? Yes, I do.
To me, the sentence is saying that male rape victims are as equally negatively affected by patriarchy as female rape victims. It's not saying that they deserved to be raped because they're men and men benefit from patriarchy.
EDIT: I looked at the original Tumblr post you linked and the context makes all the difference. WTF is up with that reply to, "As a feminist I think male rape victims are just as equal as female rape victims and deserve the same attention." I support both statements as standalone statements, but if the latter is supposed to be some sort of rebuttal to the former, I'm confused as heck.