Men and boys worldwide are caught in cycles and storms that leave us speaking to one another in a language of violence.
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Higher Unlearning proudly presents:
‘How To Fight’ by Carlos Andrés Gómez. Video by Dennis Lieu.
Let’s start something…Â
that brought tears to my eyes and a lump in my throat…
Brothers, be brothers so sisters can live with and love you.
I think girls are taught that too, it’s really a shame.
“Created by Jeff Perera of the White Ribbon Campaign”
Uh, yeah. Sorry but I’ll pass.
“White Ribbon is the world’s largest movement of men and boys working to end violence against women and girls, promote gender equity, healthy relationships and a new vision of masculinity.” From their website http://www.whiteribbon.ca/who-we-are/ Do you know Jeff Perera personally and dislike him or do you not agree with the campaign? I’m honestly curious, I don’t know anything about him and only read their website.
It’s the campaign. Chivalrous paternalistic attitudes to solving domestic violence by burying head into the sand, expecting men to speak up on women’s issues whilst women don’t even bother pledging to speak up on violence against men. Why on Earth would a man want to pledge only to stop violence against the other gender when that gender isn’t doing the same for them? Pledge to end it all, because anything less is just a pathetic pledge really. Anti-domestic violence campaigns = good, A sea of anti-dv campaigns framed as men are the perpetrator, women are the victim = bad. Gotta… Read more »
“Why on Earth would a man want to pledge only to stop violence against the other gender when that gender isn’t doing the same for them?” You see, men pledge to stop violence against women because they are generous. You don’t have to receive something in return to do good. In fact, it is because of that mentality that this world is so twisted. Also, pledging the end of violence against women does not mean he only pledges for this. And some women do talk about violence against men. They focus on “men against women” because women are a lot… Read more »
POWERFUL!
I second that. Powerful and important.
Amen and high 5.