'We did get to a point where we started to take notice of the fact that 97-99% of all violent crime is committed by men globally, and that we had to do something about the way men and boys were being socialised and brought up to regard fighting, violence, sexual power, competition and bullying as masculine traits to aim for.' And mens' immediate response was to swiftly hysterically cry 'wah you hate men and not all men are male sexual predators!'
So now once again the focus is not on men and the reasons why so many make the choice to prey on women and girls but on women's and girls' actions/behaviours because somehow female victims must have 'been in wrong place at wrong time!' This women hating trope conveniently erases male actions and male choices as well as ignoring the fact most male perpetrators are never ever held to account so their chances of being arrested are zero!! Mens' male supremacist system remains intact and their system is designed to protect men especially male predators from being held to account which is why the dominant focus is always on claiming 'women are vulnerable and in need of protection' rather than putting men under the 'microscope' and recognising men prey on women and girls because they know they can and they know they will never be held to account!
Thank you Jess. Keep writing, educating, enlightening. You do it so well.
amen
'We did get to a point where we started to take notice of the fact that 97-99% of all violent crime is committed by men globally, and that we had to do something about the way men and boys were being socialised and brought up to regard fighting, violence, sexual power, competition and bullying as masculine traits to aim for.' And mens' immediate response was to swiftly hysterically cry 'wah you hate men and not all men are male sexual predators!'
So now once again the focus is not on men and the reasons why so many make the choice to prey on women and girls but on women's and girls' actions/behaviours because somehow female victims must have 'been in wrong place at wrong time!' This women hating trope conveniently erases male actions and male choices as well as ignoring the fact most male perpetrators are never ever held to account so their chances of being arrested are zero!! Mens' male supremacist system remains intact and their system is designed to protect men especially male predators from being held to account which is why the dominant focus is always on claiming 'women are vulnerable and in need of protection' rather than putting men under the 'microscope' and recognising men prey on women and girls because they know they can and they know they will never be held to account!
Thank you Jess for articulating this so well.
Thank you for this work!
thank you Jessica that has helped me put things together. They do choose to abuse and they get away with it