Kai M. Green insists that too many times, oppressed people use whatever power they have secured to oppress another, instead of using that power to challenge the hierarchal order of things.
Kamau Bell is a Dude, and He Wants to Have a Conversation With Other Dudes
April 12, 2013 by 5 Comments
W. Kamau Bell attempts a dude-to-dude discussion about street harassment…via megaphone.
Spring Has Sprung, But You Don’t Have To
March 29, 2013 by 44 Comments
With warm weather comes more revealing clothes. Jamie Utt encourages men to resist the urge to objectify or harass women in the spirit of “Spring Fever”.
Since a Woman Was Stabbed, I Can No Longer Laugh off Catcalls
January 28, 2013 by 2 Comments
Kate Conway and her friends used to laugh off the street harassment they endured every day. But now they are starting to understand the danger.
Why Men Catcall
September 16, 2012 by 229 Comments
For today’s Man Up Monday, Carlos Andrés Gómez challenges men to rise up against the street harassment so many of us have become desensitized to.
Working-Class Beasts and Rape Culture
August 18, 2012 by 36 Comments
TW for harassment. This article provides an excellent example of how the Knight/Beast dichotomy plays into rape culture. Some men harass women on street corners. Generally, our culture presents it as being working-class men– archetypically, construction workers. They’re Beasts, not like the nice Knights who can be expected not to whistle at women who don’t want [...]
Why Are Guys So Obsessed With My Butt?
July 12, 2012 by 123 Comments
A woman hopes Eli and Josie can shed some light on why guys are so obsessed with her rear-end.
Racialicious on Walking While Black
April 27, 2012 by 15 Comments
Racialicious has an excellent post on walking while black. I have felt like Trayvon Martin. Many many times while walking at night, being pulled over by police, being told that I’m not supposed to ‘be.’ My ‘being’ in a space has caused questions, concerns, suspicions. In the back of my mind I always wondered if there [...]
6 Ways to Help Your Daughter Deal With Sex-Based Harassment on the Street and In School
November 14, 2011 by 20 Comments
Soraya Chemaly has advice for dads who would like to talk openly with their daughters about sexual harassment.
Schrodinger’s Rapist: Yes, We Have To Talk About This Again
August 17, 2011 by
Trigger warning for discussion of rape and abuse. Schrodinger’s Rapist is not about “all men are rapists.” It is not even about “all men are potential rapists.” All men are, in fact, potential rapists, in much the same sense as all women are potential rapists, and all brunettes are potential rapists. All people are potential [...]
“Caregiver day is a wonderful idea, becase when you love your children, every day is a day you get to be with and celebrate them.”
This is a comment by CJ on the post “What to the Child of Domestic Violence is Father’s Day?”