Disturbing Article - 1 In 3 University Of North Dakota Men Surveyed Would Rape A Woman If They Could

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3. I'm less surprised by the findings than by human subjects violation of identifying the institution

I thought IRB was tougher. It seems IRBs stop all sorts of trivial things—including keeping feminist scholars from doing serious studies on how violent pornography shapes (and IMO distorts sexuality)—and then let something like this violation of the respondents' identities get through. It's called "deductive disclosure."

Sorry, but we already knew the extent and recalcitrance of what this generation is calling rape culture. So now the university will be looking for the 20-some-odd potential rapists on the campus, and good luck getting honest responses in the future.

This will distract from the larger issue and will just cause much better, more original and rigorous research to get shut down--mark my words. Look for the upcoming debate in the Chronicle. I give it a week.