r/MurderedByWords Dec 17 '24

#3 Murder of Week Is he just stupid?

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u/Own-Cupcake7586 Dec 17 '24

Fun fact: People with certain proclivities often cannot conceive of other people not sharing those proclivities. In this case, a serial sexual assaulter and rapist assumes that all men are prone to the same behavior. This is a prime example of what is commonly known as a “self-report.”

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u/-ANGRYjigglypuff Dec 18 '24

You can see it so clearly in Enders Game

i think this is the first time i'm getting confirmation of this after picking up on that while reading it so many years ago. it really stuck out lol