Blog 7: Pro-feminist Men

Check this out---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8jPZOTFyHI

The idea of a pro-feminist man is a fairly new idea, but once you have your “click!” moment, the world begins to change and changes in very dramatic ways. The “click!” moment for both men and women is the same; suddenly we realize, it’s not just the “bad” men of the world who are the problem---it’s all men. Women, however, tend sympathize with each other on a different level; as they suddenly realize their pain, fears, confusion and anger are not theirs alone.

It seems to be a never ending cycle of violence, ignorance and oppression. Men simply don’t even realize what they are doing is wrong, because they were raised in environments that promoted such behavior just by being exposed to it. This is the same reason many women still live oppressed lives, they simply grew up in similar environments and don’t know any other way of life, until it literally hits them in the face one day.

One pro-feminist man told his story about how he finally had his “click!” moment. This story truly puts a face to the real physiological struggle women go through daily after traumatic experiences, like rape. While being intimate with a lady friend of his, she literally went into a self introduced, mental coma, just before sexual penetration. Then, she later told him how she has to do this in order to make it through sexual experiences and that is because she was raped in high school; this is her way of protecting herself. He was the first guy to notice.

It is now time for feminist women and pro-feminist men to lead our nation into tomorrow, just as many other nations have begun to support equal rights between men and women today. I believe as more men begin to support women’s equal rights, they will begin to live much happier, healthier lives. The first step for “change” is the realization that something isn’t right and second is to stand up for what is right!