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Well said Boths.
I read an interesting post related to this yesterday, about rapey people and how society sticks up for a lot of proto-rapists because they're behaving in a way that's accepted as laddish and normal so the male friends of the proto-rapist will often defend the actions of a creep, brushing aside his attempts of harassment and mild sexual assault as 'not serious' or 'harmless' because they don't conform to the behaviour of what most people perceive as those of a rapist (e.g. lurking in dark alleyways with a knife). This means women complaining of constant harassment, be it overt or subtle, from a proto-rapist are dismissed, undermined as being sensitive or blamed for being drunk at the time of being harassed, and it's this lack of support from their own friends and loved ones that could be one of the reasons rape is so under-reported.
Not saying anyone here is like that, just thought it was an interesting observation. I can post the link if anyone wants to read it.