Even though the overwhelming majority of sexual assaults are committed by men against women, men have also been victims. Men are very unlikely to report their situation, because they think it would threaten their masculine image to do so. Also, others are more likely to see men as willing participants than as victims. If they do not dress or act in the designated manner, they will not be at risk. Rather than specific attire or actions, rapists merely look for a vulnerable victim.
Many victims are young children or elderly women.
This myth also provides men with an excuse for forcing a woman to have sex. Rape is most likely to happen between people who know each other, in the daytime hours, and in the victim's home. Rather than seeking sexual satisfaction, their motives are aggressionand dominance. In one study of 1300 convicted rapists, very few were diagnosed as mentally or emotionally ill. Even if women fantasize about being raped, they are in complete control of their fantasies.