In replying to your post, I do not reply to you personally, I reply to the idea.  In an age of female-male equality, the powerless story is an anachronism.  Can't have your cake and eat it too, is a phrase that also comes to mind.  Surely, we males are not being told to believe females are powerless victims are we?  That would be inconsistent with equality.  There were no reports I have seen of physical threats, so how could a reasonable human feel that they could not report transgressions to the law? Personally, I believe it is harmful to women to coached by the media into thinking that it is reasonable to feel powerless.