Shame and Guilt in the Aftermath of Sexual Attack

Shame and Guilt in the Aftermath of Sexual Attack is a nonexistent scientific study allegedly conducted by Herschel Liebowitz which allegedly states that 87% of female rape victims reached orgasms while being raped. "Shame and Guilt" is used by men's rights-types, including Black Pigeon Speaks,, YouTube to suggest that rape isn't so terrible after all.
Unfortunately for proponents of these views, the study does not exist. Fake news?
==Origins==
The hoax appears to originate in an 13 August 2010 post on My Posting Career by "The King of Niger", who wrote:"Over 90% of female rape victims experience orgasm during the attack." MSNBC
The MSNBC link is now dead,http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38566570 but in 2010 it actually linked to an article titled "Film shows Springsteen recording 'Darkness' album".Film shows Springsteen recording 'Darkness' album, MSNBC.com (Readers may be surprised to know that this article does not discuss sexual assault.) In fact, Google searches on MSNBC.com show no results for "Shame and Guilt in the Aftermath of Sexual Attack"https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Shame+and+Guilt+in+the+Aftermath+of+Sexual+Attack%22+site%3Amsnbc.com&pws=0 or Herschel Liebowitz.https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Herschel+Liebowitz%22+site%3Amsnbc.com&pws=0
==Nonexistence==
In short: the study, like the news story, is a hoax.
*The study does not appear to exist. There are 0 results for "Shame and Guilt in the Aftermath of Sexual Attack" in both Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Shame+and+Guilt+in+the+Aftermath+of+Sexual+Attack%22 and PubMed.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term="Shame+and+Guilt+in+the+Aftermath+of+Sexual+Attack" How strange.
*The author also does not appear to exist. There are 9 results for "Herschel Liebowitz" on Google Scholar,https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q="Herschel+Liebowitz" all of which appear to refer to who studied Dr. Leibowitz was born in 1925, retired in 1995, and died in 2011. We hope that readers find it odd that a vision researcher, retired for 15 years, would publish a study about the experiences of rape victims.
*The journal, "Journal of Clinical Psychiatry", does exist and is the official journal of American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology.https://www.ascpp.org/resources/psychiatry-resource/journal-of-clinical-psychiatry/
==Science==
There isn't much genuine science about orgasms from rape. The science that exists has three relevant findings, as documented in "Sexual arousal and orgasm in subjects who experience forced or non-consensual sexual stimulation – a review" (Levin and Berlo 2004).Levin, R. J., & van Berlo, W. (2004). Sexual arousal and orgasm in subjects who experience forced or non-consensual sexual stimulation–a review. Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine, 11(2), 82-88. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2003.10.008 First, that the genuine reported rate is extremely low (4-12%), though it may be underreported:
Second, that "orgasms = consent" is almost certainly unfounded:
Third, that it is possible that fear might encourage genital response:
There may also be some confusion on the part of males (especially of the MRA variety) between female orgasm and simple lubrication. It's been suggested that women's systems may sometimes lubricate in anticipation of penetration, even if unwanted, simply because dry penetration is liable to be not only more painful but also more likely to cause damage (meaning automatic lubrication may have been selected for in our past). If so, lubrication on the part of a rape victim is no indication of willingness or arousal but simply a biological response.
==Not to be confused with==
A similarly-titled study, "Shame and Guilt in the Aftermath of Terror: The Utøya Island Study" (2014), has nothing to do with sexual assault.
==External links==
*Do 87% of female rape victims experience an orgasm during the attack?, Skeptics StackExchange
*MGTOW's on the hunt for a study that never existed, /r/TheBluePill
==References==
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