NCFM Rebuttal to Melissa Magnuson’s, DVM, The Conscious Vet, article I’ve Castrated Dozens of Species. Here’s What It Taught Me About Men:
Female Sexual Predators Prove Castration Cannot Solve Sexual Violence
Advocates of castration claim they can reduce sexual violence by eliminating testosterone. NCFM rejects this claim because sexual predators exist, and their actions prove that sexual violence does not depend on male biology. Women commit sexual violence despite having far lower testosterone, no male reproductive anatomy, and no “male” hormonal profile. Female offenders appear in every category: child sexual abuse, coercive sexual contact, exploitation of vulnerable individuals, institutional abuse, and participation in group assaults. Their actions alone invalidate the argument that testosterone drives sexual violence.
The article under discussion states plainly: “Sexual violence is not primarily a libido problem. It is a power problem.” Female offenders demonstrate this truth with unmistakable clarity.
Female predators demonstrate that power—not hormones—drives sexual violence
Female sexual predators show that sexual violence grows from entitlement, coercion, opportunity, and planning. They exploit vulnerabilities, manipulate environments, and rely on systems that ignore or excuse their behavior. Their actions align directly with the article’s argument that sexual violence emerges from domination, not libido. Castration cannot remove entitlement, planning, or the desire to control another person.
Female offenders commit sexual violence without arousal
The article notes that many male offenders assault without erection or arousal and sometimes use objects or audiences. Female offenders do the same. Their assaults do not require sexual arousal. They rely on coercion, manipulation, and force. Because they do not need arousal to offend, removing sexual capacity cannot stop the behavior. Castration cannot eliminate planning, sadism, opportunism, or the drive to dominate.
Ristock’s No More Secrets: Violence in Lesbian Relationships, exposes the brutality of female‑on‑female sexual violence
Janice Ristock’s No More Secrets documents some of the most severe sexual violence in academic literature — and women commit it against other women. Ristock shows female offenders using sexual humiliation, forced sexual acts, threats of outing, manipulation of community networks, and psychological domination. These offenders act from control and entitlement, not libido. Their brutality proves that sexual violence does not require testosterone. Their existence destroys the argument that castration can solve sexual violence.
Magnuson’s not to subtle misandry shows how society hides female violence
Melissa Magnuson, more aptly The (un)Conscious Vet, explains how society erases female violence because it contradicts cultural narratives portraying women as inherently safe and men as inherently dangerous. This subtle misandry blinds institutions, policymakers, and the public to female‑driven harm. It allows female predators to operate with less suspicion and accountability. Magnuson’s analysis shows that when society refuses to acknowledge female offenders, it cannot understand sexual violence at all. If female predators exist — and they do — then castration cannot possibly be the solution.
Female predators prove that sexual violence is learned, reinforced, and persistent
The article’s rooster analogy illustrates how learned behavior persists even after hormones disappear. Female predators prove the same principle. They commit sexual violence without the hormonal profile supposedly responsible for male aggression. They learn the behavior, practice it, and reinforce it through opportunity and lack of consequences. Their actions show that sexual violence grows from environment, reinforcement, and entitlement — not biology. Castration cannot undo learned domination.
Female predators prove castration cannot solve sexual violence
Female offenders demonstrate that sexual violence is:
- behavioral
- strategic
- opportunistic
- rooted in domination
- independent of libido
Castration cannot remove cruelty, entitlement, planning, or the desire to humiliate or harm. The article states this plainly: “It does not reliably remove the desire to dominate, control, humiliate, or harm.” Female predators — including those documented by Ristock and highlighted by Magnuson — prove this beyond argument.
NCFM Position
Female sexual predators commit sexual violence without testosterone. Their existence proves that testosterone is not the root cause — and castration cannot be the solution. NCFM advocates for evidence‑based policy that recognizes all offenders, all victims, and all forms of sexual violence — without ideological blind spots or gendered assumptions. Unfortunately, Magnuson, the (un)Conscious Vet’s silent omissions screech all about women, even her supposed joke about castration and men.
Thank you for this informative and insightful article.