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A former member of David Dobrik's Vlog Squad says he was sexually assaulted for laughs during a video shoot. He wants to inspire men who may have been sexually assaulted to come forward.

AcceptableVoice3448

March 3, 2021

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Title	A former member of David Dobrik's Vlog Squad says he was sexually assaulted for laughs during a video shoot. He wants to inspire men who may have been sexually assaulted to come forward.
Author	AcceptableVoice3448
Upvotes	22
Comments	6
Date	March 3, 2021 10:58 AM UTC (5 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/lwr6u7/a_former_member_of_david_dobriks_vlog_squad_says/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/a-former-member-of-david-dobriks-vlog-squad-says.833261 https://theredarchive.com/post/833261

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[–]AcceptableVoice3448[S] 2 points3 points4 points 5 years ago* (5 children) | Copy Link

Francois told Insider in an interview on February 15 that he was of two minds before choosing to come forward with his experience.

On the one hand, he says he was so traumatized that he wasn't sure he wanted to bring more attention to it. He said he felt like his masculinity was stripped from him, and he's had to rebuild and redefine himself again since.

"I'm just training my mind to just be strong enough to just like completely get over it," he said. "It wasn't my fault. I didn't sign up for it. I didn't ask for that to happen to me. And it did. But that's something that I just personally have to live with."

...He also wants to inspire men who may have been sexually assaulted to come forward. Statistics suggest the number of men who experience sexual assault may be much higher than the number who actually report it. Many of the reasons why are linked to shame, or the fact they don't believe law enforcement will take them seriously.

The video was apparently viewed by 10 million people and nobody brought it up as an issue until now. Now that it’s coming to light, it’s barely a blip.

People are still watching David’s content.

Society doesn’t care when the victim is male.

[–]papakahn94 0 points1 point2 points 5 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link

[–]AcceptableVoice3448[S] 0 points1 point2 points 5 years ago* (3 children) | Copy Link

[–]papakahn94 0 points1 point2 points 5 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

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[–]papakahn94 0 points1 point2 points 5 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link