Yeah, that was a harrowing read in more ways than one. Especially, I thought, that most of these cases appear to be between first-order relatives (parent-child or sibling-sibling) — almost...
Yeah, that was a harrowing read in more ways than one. Especially, I thought, that most of these cases appear to be between first-order relatives (parent-child or sibling-sibling) — almost certainly cases of abuse — rather than more distant relatives.
If it is any solace, I like to remind myself that for nearly the entirety of human history, the majority of sexual contact were not consensual on the girl / woman's part. 1/7000 abuse is a vast...
If it is any solace, I like to remind myself that for nearly the entirety of human history, the majority of sexual contact were not consensual on the girl / woman's part. 1/7000 abuse is a vast improvement.
But. With the Internet in our pockets and sex ed and waning of shame based cultural values, I'd like to believe this number is at an humanity all time low and falling.
And this number is just a floor: It reflects only the cases that resulted in pregnancy, that did not end in miscarriage or abortion, and that led to the birth of a child who grew into an adult who volunteered for a research study.
But. With the Internet in our pockets and sex ed and waning of shame based cultural values, I'd like to believe this number is at an humanity all time low and falling.
Nearly all of the data I have found on the subject strongly suggests that child sexual abuse rates have been falling substantially since the early 90s. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of data...
Nearly all of the data I have found on the subject strongly suggests that child sexual abuse rates have been falling substantially since the early 90s.
Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of data from before the 90s, but I've read a number of researchers say that it's their considered opinion that it's been generally falling since at least the 70s — which, to me, is definitely suggestive of a long-term, multi-generational trend.
I can't comment on whether or not it was more common in the past, I don't know, and I hope it is falling now. But why would you wish misery on your ancestors?
I'd like to believe this number is at an humanity all time low and falling.
I can't comment on whether or not it was more common in the past, I don't know, and I hope it is falling now. But why would you wish misery on your ancestors?
I do wish for as many of them to have eventually found happiness as possible, and it is also my duty to honour their sacrifices, but it's not possible to pretend many women had protection, agency...
I do wish for as many of them to have eventually found happiness as possible, and it is also my duty to honour their sacrifices, but it's not possible to pretend many women had protection, agency and choices throughout history. That people, including men, prey on helpless victims especially when they can get away with it undetected is the sad reality.
It seems like you get a limited number of free articles per month with my link. I believe there's also only a 14-day window to read the gifted link. That may be why the link was changed.
It seems like you get a limited number of free articles per month with my link. I believe there's also only a 14-day window to read the gifted link. That may be why the link was changed.
https://periscope.corsfix.com/?https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/03/dna-tests-incest/677791/
https://archive.is/wA4rO
1 in 7000? That is surprisingly high. Yikes.
Yeah, that was a harrowing read in more ways than one. Especially, I thought, that most of these cases appear to be between first-order relatives (parent-child or sibling-sibling) — almost certainly cases of abuse — rather than more distant relatives.
If it is any solace, I like to remind myself that for nearly the entirety of human history, the majority of sexual contact were not consensual on the girl / woman's part. 1/7000 abuse is a vast improvement.
It's not a ton of solace, unfortunately.
But. With the Internet in our pockets and sex ed and waning of shame based cultural values, I'd like to believe this number is at an humanity all time low and falling.
Nearly all of the data I have found on the subject strongly suggests that child sexual abuse rates have been falling substantially since the early 90s.
Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of data from before the 90s, but I've read a number of researchers say that it's their considered opinion that it's been generally falling since at least the 70s — which, to me, is definitely suggestive of a long-term, multi-generational trend.
I can't comment on whether or not it was more common in the past, I don't know, and I hope it is falling now. But why would you wish misery on your ancestors?
The misery was already there, or not. Wishing will not add to the burden of the dead, nor will it lessen it.
I do wish for as many of them to have eventually found happiness as possible, and it is also my duty to honour their sacrifices, but it's not possible to pretend many women had protection, agency and choices throughout history. That people, including men, prey on helpless victims especially when they can get away with it undetected is the sad reality.
The link is still behind a paywall, FYI.
Someone changed the link even though it isn't in the topic log. Not sure if that's a bug.
This is the link I provided:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/03/dna-tests-incest/677791/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cr&utm_campaign=2024_Content_ContentTestingII_Prospecting_Sales_Advantage&utm_content=061526_DNATestsUncoveringIncest_NA_NA_LearnMore&utm_term=ContentTestingII_Advantage&referral=FB_PAID&utm_id=6581568102677&fbclid=PAaWdyZATMWk9leHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQAAAZW7eGGRXNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzU2NzA2NzM0MzM1MjQyNwABp9VjH-340IM9fj5RiG7OkbkzSXlekCljcAadgu9kjXzNvc7miE6m-vBDrA4b_aem_xY8jy0ICHstqNWUZl8wliA
Not sure why it has a Facebook tracker on it, because I don't use FB 🤷
That also made me notice the article is actually from 2024, though this is the first time it has been posted here.
This link is still paywalled
It seems like you get a limited number of free articles per month with my link. I believe there's also only a 14-day window to read the gifted link. That may be why the link was changed.