ABSTRACT
The preceding chapter focused on the justifications used by men who deny rape to argue that, though their behavior may not have been completely proper, it also should not be considered rape. Such men were revealed to be lacking in self-awareness and in the capacity to understand sexual violence--a threat that, unlike women, they did not experience or fear. Admitters, men who acknowledge having raped, are the primary focus of this chapter and present a stark contrast to deniers. At the time of their interviews, admitters did regard their behavior as wrong and beyond justification. For the most part, they blamed themselves rather than their victims, although a small number of admitters reasoned that their victims had contributed to the crimes somewhat, for example, by not resisting enough, in their view. A few of these men also continued to express their belief that their victims had enjoyed the rape.
