Something that bothers me is that males are overwhelmingly perpetrators of rape but there is little discussion (at least from my perspective) as the root cause as to why men do such horrible acts.
Something that bothers me is that males are overwhelmingly perpetrators of rape but there is little discussion (at least from my perspective) as the root cause as to why men do such horrible acts.
As others have said, it’s socialization. Most men have a fantasy that they can’t be overpowered the way a woman can, but just simple introspection disproves this. Most men could be overpowered by a woman if the circumstances were the same as rape cases - caught by surprise, isolated, observed for patterns, attacker is prepared. It has nothing to do with physical strength and everything to do with willingness. Men are willing to rape, and so, they do. Why are men willing to rape?
The only explanation is that they are socialized that way (raised by their parents, by media, by teachers, by friends, etc)