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EDIT: The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help

See, I knew I liked you. Much credit to you for being willing to say that there are things you need to learn more about. I, on the other hand, understand basic science so poorly I am living most of my life based on pure faith that somebody understands how airplanes, nutrition, the internet, etc work.

I called in the cavalry and asked a friend who's very well read on the subject for something good. They recommended The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and and How All Men Can Help by Jackson Katz. The book's main premise is that we have to change the culture, and that this is about not just women protecting or empowering themselves, not just about men not actively attacking women, but that men have to make certain kinds of behavior socially unacceptable for their peers. Here's the same guy talking briefly on the subject if you'd prefer: youtube.

What he seems to mean by "reshaping" masculinity is eliminating it.

I refuse to buy into this "gender is a social construct" bull.


His book:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Macho-Paradox-Some-Women/dp/1402204019

>Katz is cofounder of the Mentors in Violence Prevention Program (MVP), and his focus is on prevention—his intended audience is not violent men who need help changing their ways, but all men, who, he says, have a role to play in preventing male violence against women. His basic assertion is that rape, battering, sexual abuse and harassment are so widespread that they must be viewed as a social problem rooted in our culture, not as the problem of troubled individuals. He urges men to directly confront the misogynistic attitudes and behavior of their peers. Some men may find Katz's advice occasionally baffling: he is full of directions about what not to do (such as paternalistic actions that deprive women of their autonomy). He wants to bring men into the larger discussion of pornography (which, he points out, has been dominated by women) and get them to look at its impact on themselves.


Violence against women and rape social and cultural problem, not the problem of troubled individuals. Porn is evil and degrading. All men are misogynistic....

This guy is just your typical 3rd wave feminist.

Please read Macho Paradox and get informed.

"The Macho Paradox" by Jackson Katz is an excellent book, and was one of my first intros to feminism.