Cute honey, really cute.
Here's the problem with most sociological studies about men and women--they function of a strictly dichotomous belief that men and women are inherantly different and therefore they MUST develop differently. We don't develop all that differently--but the research out there perpetuates the belief that men and women are nearly a different species.
Most girls I know have a very good reason for saying such silly things as "Men are pigs" or "Guys only want one thing". Those phrases didn't drop out of thin air. I am willing to admit that I am largely afraid of men. I refuse to be alone at night, I try not to cross campus by myself, I have a knife on me at all times, I have been known to cross the street if there is a group of 3 or more men walking towards me. Are my fears unfounded? Of course not. I have been hurt in ways that justify my fears . . . as have most girls. The unfortunate thing is, women have MORE of a reason to be warry of men than men of women.
85% of murders are men
90% of all assault is commited by men
95% of all domestic violence is commited by men
95% of dating violence is perpetrated by men
95% of child abuse cases involve the father
99.8% of all convicted rapists are men
The women who do murder? 9 times out of 10 it's an abusive boyfriend/spouse they've killed. Out of self defense.
The crime in the United States IS a gendered phenomenon.
The #1 reason for emergency room visits for women is abuse, the #1 reason for men is bagel knives. Am I saying ALL men are like this? No, of course not. But the view that many women take of men being "toxic" didn't come out of no where. Girls have a good reason--6 good reasons--to fear men. So guys, I place this challenge to you--what are you going to do to ensure that the women in your life don't become just another statistic? What can you do to make absolutly sure that the girls you care for won't become the 1 of 4 women who will be assulted or raped in her lifetime? What can you do to change the "toxicity" of your gender?
*ahem*
That's a nerve. It's been struck. Sorry to get so serious.
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