Yay for the men at my school

Last month, my school supported the White Ribbon Campaign. Basically, it's men who oppose violence against woman. Almost two thirds of the guys in my school signed the petition. I know petitions don't really do much, but it is so nice to know that they care.

 

That is great to hear

 

Well that's definitely a good thing!

Hugs...

 

i really dont understand why we insist to separate men and women in things like this.

Isnt stopping violence against everyone better than stopping violence against just women?

 

Yeah, who's gonna stop people from beating me up?

 

that is sooo great because they're so much in the media about men being violent against women and true as it is...it's not true for all men...they shouldn't all be tarred with the same brush

 

I agree with Megara, violence isn't just one sided but both sides.

However, it is a nice thing that most the guys signed the petition.

 

symbolism over substance.

 

women slap, punch, throw things, scream, name call and belittle their men all the time.

it's time for women to stop the double standard. that is, if we're really equal.

 

Did I ever say that violence against men isn't wrong just because violence against women is? That's like saying that because I'm against mistreatment of Hispanics, I must be okay with mistreatment of Asians. That logic doesn't even make SENSE.

This is a women's issues forum, so I brought up a women's issue. Violence against men is a men's issue. There is forum dedicated to men's issues where anyone can feel free to discuss any men's issue they deem fit. See how that works?

 

it's time for SOME women to stop the double standard. some of us were raised with the concept that you dont hit people and act like an all around twat.

 

sorry, sweetie, it's fair game here. it is a double standard and it was brought up.

 

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sorry. the violence against women issue has been beat to death, imo. of course my mom was one of the original feminazi's so i've had 35 years of hearing about violence against women and how women are abused.

what's interesting is .... why is there still violence against women? why do women stick around for it when there's been awareness about it for so long and places for help. is there really that much violence against women? do some women contribute to violence against themselves by participating and being violent against the men they hang around with or just staying with violent men even though they should know better now.

the 2/3's of males who participated by wearing white ribbons shows that a majority of the young male population at your school won't be violent against women. it's nice to know this can become a thing of the past yet i wonder when people will stop harping about this issue and making a stink about it.

as women we have an equal responsibility to end this madness, not stick around for it and not participate in it .... yet we put the responsibility solely on men.

 

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Yeah....my school does things like this too...last year all the guys were called to the cafe to do the painted hands on the wall thing to show that we wouldn't be violent towards women and all that...And I'm for these kinds of things...

But...in the back of my head, I'm always thinking that I could never pledge to be completely anti-violent towards ANYONE...including women...I have no problems with the thought of hitting a women if it's for self-defense (some of the stories of the gangs of violent ladies in my town beating the shit out of random people in the street make me realize that woman or man, defense is defense and I don't care what gender you are if you attack me)

I think it was Bernadine Dohrn who said something about not being able to dedicate oneself to non-violence in one of the most violent times society has created (although, that was the sixties and this is today)...

Anyways, my point is, when it comes down to it, unjustified violence towards anyone is wrong, male or female against male or female...however, when the situation comes up that this person has the potential to do some damage to you, you have the right to allow your reservations to fall away (but still must exercise control obviously)...

...It's funny, I actually remember a quote from one of my newspapers stories about those girls who were beating up others (guys and girls, couples, young mother WITH children, etc.)...one of the little bitches had the nerve to say that whomever she was beating on had no right to hit back "cause she was just a girl"...

 

ugh. what a twat.

 

hmmmm sounds like she has entitlement issues. she's entitled to hit others yet not be hit back because she's a girl. what a shame.

 

I got mad once and bloodied a former lovers nose. He punched me in the jaw. Knocked some freaking sense into me.

 

I'm fine with getting hit by men if I hit them first, If I hit you I expect it. I think that women who hit their boyfriends assuming that he's going to take it are idiots. If you can dish it out you should be able to take it IMHO.