When I said that I didn't think that 25% of me were rapists...(Because of repeat rapists), I did not mean to imply that there were only a few. If we take date rape etc...into consideration, I have no problem believing that 15% of men out there have committed rape.

The so called facts that you hear all the time range from distortions to flat out falsehoods. Real studies show that the rates of abuse are almost equal among men and women. Men are far less likely to report abuse or to blow it off as no big deal and women in divorce and custody cases are far more likely to make false allegations. For those that really care go to saveservices.org. This is the last comment I'm going to make on the subject. The Misandry on here is worse than any misogyny I've ever heard outside of the Bible

Anecdotal evidence? How about 1 in 3 women will be raped in their lifetime? These REAL statistics are out there. Not sure if I would put it in terms of prey and predator. To me it seems more like entitlement.

I've often wondered such myself.

Think of those two terms in this way:
Who are women afraid of? Men.
Who are men afraid of? Other men.
Or consider the answers that women and men gave to the question, "What do you fear most from the opposite sex?"
Women: I'm afraid I'll be killed.
Men: I'm afraid I'll be laughed at.

I may have misunderstood this question (very possible) but I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the 'idea' is not an idea, that it is in fact, a fact. Has it not been proven throughout history? Just ask any female.

First, I would ask you, Do you fear being raped? Perhaps if we just put this question in terms of bodies. Men can easily over-power a girl. Plus, she has a hole that his dick fits into fairly easily, especially if he has a weapon. My sister was raped, and she was blamed for being at a club where men were drinking. Women have to be able to live their lives trusting that men won't take advantage of their smaller stature. I was raped at age 14 by a man from church. I had no way of defending myself because I was a kid. I hate to bring up religion, but I didn't tell anybody because I knew they would blame me for being too pretty, or too nice, or too sexy.

Well, lots of women have been raped. However, I believe there are predator men out there who commit more than one. So, just because 1 out 4 women experience a sexual assault, doesn't mean that 25% of men committed sexual assault.

I believe that men are primed for it from an early age.

I’ve always assumed men are portrayed as the hunters due to their physical ability to ‘subdue their prey.’ And something I’ve noticed is how excited females get ‘being chased.’ We guys will run, but it’s in order to live to fight another day. My sisters, neighbor & school girls, gf’s or eventual wife would go giddy being chased! Leaves me to suspect it’s an instinctive response to some mating ritual or test…

But to this day, I notice aggressive guys pursuing women - and women responding. Seems I’ve been far too respectful

[paragraph two A] If fear equates to anxiety, it’s rampant.. A longtime friend lived in fear, too afraid to speak to ‘girls.’ Not sure where that came from, but it didn’t serve him, or his genetics well … don’t believe he’s ever married.. There’s apparently a healthy balance.

[paragraph two B] Men committing sexual assault seem the result of hormones, opportunity and capability. It’s the result of having lost the battle of suppressing their instincts.. Women appear social aggressors, but not physical; the physiology doesn't work that way.

I’d say sexually violent men are the result of mental disorders rendering them incapable of suppressing primitive base behaviors. They, are a danger to all … but they were also once someone’s baby, which leaves society a lot more tolerant of them than I’d be…

I think as @Ladyprof70 has well laid out some statistics, in that it's easy to see why we currently have such notions. We are after all prone to go with what we see and hear. So when we see more women in the ER with such related injuries and far fewer men, it's very easy to see why that belief has been instilled in so many of us. Even in terms of murder, a man is more likely to do so with guesome means such as striking with an object or use of a gun. Women on the other hand typically use methods such as poisoning where until modern science, may have just looked like a heart attack or a bad flu. I still firmly believe that men do assail women more than the other way around but I don't think it's by as big of a margin as we're lead to believe. Also making note that many men will remain quiet about such incidents too so it's quite hard to tell.

It is historical fact. Until we became "civilized" women needed men to protect them. They were LITERALLY considered prey in some circumstances. As in, an unattended woman was fair bait. The concept came from the minds of men who have always (in general, not all men) considered themselves the owners of women. I'll not do your work for you. Google it. The facts are pretty damn clear.

On the other hand, if a man comes after me, he WILL regret it.

SInce both men and women have binocular, forward facing eyes, rather than on the sides of the head, it seems probable that we are all predators.

Males yes on the whole .. Murder, (serial killers) males on the whole, (virtually zero women in historical terms really) ... Usually within family units in cases of sexual violence or close community .. typically .. Males are more predisposed to being aroused by violence / sexual violence / both combined !! It is a very male trait .. Watch baboons or other primates for pointers .. I think we all want to know the reasons ..

Very rare for females to be this way.

The research here is interesting. Gelles and Straus were two sociologists who studied interpersonal violence. What they found is that as many women as men actually shoved, slapped, or hit partners, but that men caused a disproportionate amount of physical damage. A substantial number of emergency room visits by women are a result of assault by a man. A very small proportion of men's visits to ERs are a result of violence by a woman. (Here, of course, we have to consider that men are less likely to seek medical help in many circumstances.) In terms of murder, in the US a third of women who are murdered are killed by a current or past husband or boyfriend. The percentage of men who are killed by female partners is very tiny.
That's not even considering sexual violence. I'm shakier on those stats so I'll leave it to others.