Another day in Rape Culture

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http://variety.com/2014/film/news/x-men-director-accused-of-sexually-abusing-teenage-boy-1201158645/

A young man who alleges Bryan Singer raped him when he was 17 years old has come forward.

According to the highly-explicit suit, the illicit activities started at a mansion in the Los Angeles area known as the M&C Estate, where principals of streaming video company Digital Entertainment Network, Marc Collins-Rector and Chad Shackley, lived. Shackley’s younger brother Scott was a classmate of Egan’s.

The court documents also claim that Collins-Rector molested Egan and threatened him with a firearm if he did not comply.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/04/18/fbi-denies-fumbling-testimony-on-x-men-director-bryan-singer-in-2000/


The victims lawyer says other victims will soon come forward. Yet once again, people say they are "suspicious" of the "timing" of the allegation. Rape victims should only come forward, one person insists, if they are "really suffering," because apparently one can be raped and not really suffer.

This particular victim recounts his suffering.

In an exclusive interview, Egan told The Daily Beast: “I didn’t know who to talk to, or how to deal with the demons eating away at me. Suicide absolutely went through my mind. I had a horrible time with drinking. If it hadn’t been for the support of my mother and family, I don’t know what I would have done.”

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/17/i-considered-suicide-alleged-sex-abuse-victim-of-bryan-singer-tells-the-daily-beast.html

Yet there was an investigation by the FBI in 2000 surrounding this incident. Nor is it the first time Singer has been accused of raping minors.

This isn’t the first time Singer has been in trouble involving minors. In 1997, a 14-year-old extra from the thriller he directed entitled “Apt Pupil” accused Singer and others working on the film of forcing him and two other underage boys to get naked during a shower scene. The case was later thrown out for insufficient evidence.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/04/18/fbi-denies-fumbling-testimony-on-x-men-director-bryan-singer-in-2000/

Once again the victim is a liar or seeking a payday. Somehow the 25% of women and 5-10% of males raped are assaulted by ghosts, or just plain liars, since no rapist is ever guilty. While none of us reading these articles can know for sure if Singer is actually guilty, the response is identical to that which awaits every single rape victim who comes forward. April 18, 2014, a day like any other in rape culture.