QUOTE : The following quote is from a Ted talk my sister sent to me that blew my mind....<br />We talk about how many women were raped last year, not about how many MEN raped women...<br />We talk about how many girls in a school district were harassed last year, not about how many BOYS harassed girls...<br />We talk about how many teenage girls got pregnant in the state of VA last year, rather than how many men and teenage boys got girls pregnant...<br />So you can see how the use of this passive voice has a political affect. It shifts the focus (and blame) off men and boys, and onto girls and women.