This video was really uplifting and was shared on Facebook on lots of my friends walls and I even had one of my friends in a fraternity here said that this video should be shown to each fraternity at one of their chapter meetings.
http://www.upworthy.com/if-a-man-asks-what-women-have-been-asking-for-centuries-will-men-finally-listen?c=bl3
The author really goes into how deeply ingrained the culture of violence is when he speaks directly to the men and asks them how many times they referred or heard someone compare a victory to "raping" a test or the other team, and asks how many of them refer to a certain article of clothing as a "wife beater".
I think the video itself and the sharing that I saw throughout this week on Facebook of people that I didn't know were the "type" of people who would share things like this- things that challenged people and not cute friendship Buzzfeed articles...
It was nice to see so many people share it and hear conversations in class and work about the video and its impact. Thoughts?
So powerful! I am surprised that more men don't respond to gender violence like this. If I were part of the group that was the majority of the attackers, I would want to stand out and make it clear that I wasn't like my peers. I hope that more men will take a stand against sexual violence!
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