That's true, there is a double standard there alright. If the following morning, the guy regretted sleeping with the woman, then people would think he's a jerk. They'd say that he just used her and now he wants to be rid of her because she's not attractive enough.
Or if the man and woman are equally drunk that night, then the responsibility for calling it off always seems to fall on the man.
And I'd bet that most people would still be far more willing to believe that the woman was raped by the man, rather than the other way around, even if she was perfectly sober while he was barely functional.
I don't blame women for all these double standards though, I blame society in general. And I'm not trying to turn this into a 'men vs. women' debate, obviously there are plenty of double standards against women too, probably more than against men. But still things like this need to be talked about as well.
I don't agree with the idea of being too drunk to consent
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That's true, there is a double standard there alright. If the following morning, the guy regretted sleeping with the woman, then people would think he's a jerk. They'd say that he just used her and now he wants to be rid of her because she's not attractive enough.
Or if the man and woman are equally drunk that night, then the responsibility for calling it off always seems to fall on the man.
And I'd bet that most people would still be far more willing to believe that the woman was raped by the man, rather than the other way around, even if she was perfectly sober while he was barely functional.
I don't blame women for all these double standards though, I blame society in general. And I'm not trying to turn this into a 'men vs. women' debate, obviously there are plenty of double standards against women too, probably more than against men. But still things like this need to be talked about as well.