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5. The big picture about male sexual assault victimization is just starting to evolve

The latest NCVS shows that 38% of victimization is against men and boys. It's a pretty safe bet that the actual victimization isn't increasing, but rather the realization that males can be victims. Now also consider the NCVS doesn't include prison rape, which is epidemic. It's no longer a stretch to say that most sexual assault victims are male.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2014/04/male_rape_in_america_a_new_study_reveals_that_men_are_sexually_assaulted.html

The federal definition used for rape just 5 years ago didn't even include the possibility for male victimization.

There's no question that the sexual assault of anyone is a horrible crime, but as bad as it is to be a female victim of rape, imagine how worse it is for a man in a society where few even consider you a victim. Undoubtedly there's no shortage of unwashed assholes who think women who are raped were asking for it, but virtually all of society thinks that about male victims, even if they think about it at all.