Men's Group
In reply to the discussion: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against men [View all]lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)Nearly every time someone points out that men are more likely to be victims of violence, the above excuse is deployed - the ONLY way that excuse has any merit is if one assumes that because the victim is a man, then the ass-kicking he just got is justified.
If we were serious about improving education, increasing health outcomes, decreasing violence and promoting justice, a concerted effort to improve those issues from the perspective of men would have a greater effect, since men disproportionately suffer from all of them.
... it doesn't happen because we're not. Paradoxically, it's the patriarchal system which prevents it. The patriarchy was a system in which men decided how to best protect the women. Now it's a system in which men and women decide how to protect the women.