UK: One In Four Girls Under 18 Are Beaten In Their Relationships

A British survey conducted by the internationally respected National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) and Bristol University has uncovered the most “appalling” reality of the sexual relationships of British girls aged between 13 to 17.

Of the 1,400 girls surveyed, all aged between 13 to 17, nearly 90% had already engaged in sexual relationships. One in sixteen admitted to having been raped.

Professor David Berridge, from the University of Bristol, described the findings as "appalling". He continued: "It was shocking to find that exploitation and violence in relationships starts so young," he said.

Diane Sutton, head of NSPCC policy and public affairs, said: "Boys and girls are under immense peer pressure to behave in certain ways and this can lead to disrespectful and violent relationships, with girls often bearing the brunt."

The Ahmadiyya Post wants to add that it is not just ‘peer pressure’ but society as a whole ‘expects’ these 13+ girls to go out and find partners.

Do parents place their young girls in this 'lottery situation' because they want their future generation to perpetuate the rampant promiscuity found in such societies? Do parents really want their girls to be attacked in an isolated location by a lust-crazed male? Do these female children really have to pay the price for our 'modern' civilization?

It will be very interesting to see if our society or even the NSPCC has any real plan to immediately keep young girls away from such dangers. No one can protect these girls by 'expecting' them to go back into the same situations with other desperate males.

Amazingly (and to prove the point) on the very same day that this report came on the national news, it also emerged that a top European men’s fashion department store placed on sale T-shirts promoting violence to girls. The famous trendsetting store called Topman, was sure that their young male customers would quickly clear the shelves of this T-shirt. Unfortunately for the company there was such an outcry on Twitter that the incitive T-shirt was removed from Topman's stores and online sites.

The t-shirt by the high street clothing store beared the apology, "I'm so sorry but…." and offered a multiple choice of inexcusable reasons:
-You provoked me
-I was drunk
-I was having a bad day
-I hate you
-I didn't mean it
-I couldn't help it

The Ahmadiyya Post, UK. By Zubair Ahmed. Sept 14, 2011