- "REAL MEN DO NOT COMMIT RAPE"
- "TO END THE DOUBLE STANDARDS BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN THAT PERVADE OUR SOCIETY, WE AS MEN MUST TAKE ACTION IN PURSUIT OF..."
"ACCEPTANCE IS EASY. WALKING AWAY IS HARDER. BUT OUR GREAT RESPONSIBILITY IS TO CHANGE THE STATUS QUO WHEN WE DISAGREE."- "CONFRONTING YOUR OWN PRIVILEGE TAKES COURAGE ... BUT THERE'S STRENGTH IN NUMBERS. THANKS FOR JOINING US."
- "SEXUAL ASSAULT IS NOT JUST A WOMEN'S ISSUE, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO THE MEN WHO HAVE THE STRENGTH AND CONVICTION TO JOIN..."
"MOST MEN DO NOT HURT OR DISRESPECT WOMEN. SPEAK UP TO THE MEN WHO DO."
"IT TAKES TWO SIDES TO HAVE A GENUINE DIALOGUE. THIS IS QUITE AWESOME AND SO NECESSARY, I HOPE IT SPREADS LIKE WILDFIRE."
"I'M TIRED OF THE LITTLE JOKES, THE SUBTLE WAYS THAT ALMOST ALL OF US CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE AN UNEQUAL AND UNJUST..."
"A COMPLETE REVAMP OF WHAT MASCULINITY MEANS AND WHAT MEN STAND FOR. NOTHING LESS."
"GENDER RELATIONS ARE THE OPPOSITE OF A ZERO-SUM GAME, IF YOU WILL, AND ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THIS ONE THAT PROMOTE..."
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How Men Can Stop Rape
by Colleen Jameson 1. Don't put drugs in people's drinks in order to control their behavior. 2. When you see someone walking by themselves, leave them alone! 3. If you pull over to help someone with car problems, remember not to 4. NEVER open an unlocked door or window uninvited. 5. If you are in an elevator and someone else gets in, DON'T ASSAULT THEM! 6. Remember, people go to laundry to do their laundry, do not attempt toThe rape prevention tips below are making their way around the Internet. They are always sourced to "Colleen Jameson", although the original link appears to be broken, so that's the only source I'll give them.
I would like to add one more: Don't purchase sex from prostituted women.
Sexual Assault Prevention Tips Guaranteed to Work!
assault them!
Our duty? Absolutely not.
Some of the men I've spoken to, even in the community of men who speak out against violent against women, do so from a faulty and dangerous perspective. It's the perspective that, as men, it's our job to protect women. It is not. The idea that women need to be protected and men are the ones to protect them, is antiquated, sexist, and part of the problem. Because I am, and want to remain, a part of Menspeakup, I want to reiterate that it is not a man's duty to protect women. It is a man's duty, as a human being, to treat other human beings with respect and to keep his hands off of them.
Silence vs. Belief
What is a “good man”? It’s a difficult question, one that has already been asked by activist and scholar Jackson Katz, and referenced in my friend and colleague Gordon Braxton’s first blog post. Simply not being a rapist oneself cannot be good enough. There must be a higher standard: are we living up to it? Although most of us do not directly hurt others, we do participate in a culture that devalues women, perpetuates gender inequality, and protects a tradition of violence.
