“For example, over 85% of the people who commit murder, are men, and the women that do,
often do so as defense against men who are battering them. Ninety percent of people who
commit violent physical assault are men. Ninety-five percent of serious domestic violence is
perpetrated by males, and its been estimated that one in four men will use violence against
a partner in their lifetime. Over 95% of dating violence is committed by men, and very often
it’s young men in their teens. Studies have found that men are responsible for between 85%
and 95% of child sexual abuse whether the victim is female or male. And 99.8% of people in
prison convicted of rape, are men.
What this shows is that an awful lot of boys and men are inflicting an incredible level of pain
and suffering, both on themselves and on others. And we know that much of the violence is
cyclical, that many boys who are abused as children grow up and become perpetrators
themselves. So calling attention to the way that masculinity is connected to these problems
is not anti-male – it’s just being honest about what’s going on in boys’ and men’s lives. And
while women have been at the forefront of change and trying to talk about these issues in
the culture, it’s not just women who will benefit if men’s lives are transformed. In fact, while
men commit a shameful level of violence against women in our society, statistically
speaking, the major victims of men’s violence are other males. There are millions of male
trauma survivors walking around today, men who were bullied as adolescents, or abused
physically or sexually as children. Thousands more men and boys are murdered or
assaulted every year – usually by other men. So, men have a stake in dealing with these
problems, and not just those of us who have been victims, but also those men who are
violent, or who have taken on the tough guise, they do so also at the expense of their
emotional and relational lives.” -Tough Guise, Jackson Kratz
This issue, that you have so colorfully written of, is part of a greater issue facing out generation. I wonder if you would still bash these types of women if you just looked around what out society is telling young women and girls. I don’t need to tell you that men control most of these media outlets show casing The Kardashians or The Real Housewives? What kinds of women do they offer on TV? Women who act dumber, dresses are cut low (even on ESPN and news networks), and are objectified and dehumanized. Unfortunately you are doing the same here in this article, as if these wayward beings have no souls. It is the culture’s fault, if you need more explanation check out the documentary, “MissRepresentation.” Males in our society grow up thinking that these projections of women are real and expected. So if you are attempting to be a journalist/social commentator, I urge you to look at all sides of the issue at hand and please do your research. Although I really hope “Total Frat Move” is not a best-seller, please no. If you wish to expand your knowledge of the issue of our culture, a link to the trailer to the documentary is shown below. Also if being a writer is your goal in if, I may suggest reading more, as your writing seems to need improvement.
Jackson Kratz is a creator of a gender violence prevention and education program entitled Mentors in Violence Prevention, which has been actively marketed to the U.S. military and various sporting organizations.
Katz’s work centers on violence, media, and masculinity, with an added focus on media literacy. He has made several documentaries on the representation of women and men in media.
Here is his script from his documentary “Tough Guise,” that you may want to take a look at http://www.mediaed.org/assets/products/211/transcript_211.pdf
This is that you have so colorfully written of, is part of a greater issue facing out generation. I wonder if you would still bash these types of women if you just looked around what out society is telling young women and girls. I don’t need to tell you that men control most of these media outlets show casing The Kardashians or The Real Housewives. What kinds of women do they offer on TV? Women who act dumber, dresses are cut low (even on ESPN and news networks), and are objectified and dehumanized. Unfortunately you are doing the same here as if these wayward beings have no souls. It is the culture’s fault, if you need more explanation check out the documentary, “MissRepresentation.” Males in our society grow up thinking that these projections of women are real. So if you are attempting to be a journalist/social commentator, I urge you to look at all sides of the issue at hand.
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“For example, over 85% of the people who commit murder, are men, and the women that do,
often do so as defense against men who are battering them. Ninety percent of people who
commit violent physical assault are men. Ninety-five percent of serious domestic violence is
perpetrated by males, and its been estimated that one in four men will use violence against
a partner in their lifetime. Over 95% of dating violence is committed by men, and very often
it’s young men in their teens. Studies have found that men are responsible for between 85%
and 95% of child sexual abuse whether the victim is female or male. And 99.8% of people in
prison convicted of rape, are men.
What this shows is that an awful lot of boys and men are inflicting an incredible level of pain
and suffering, both on themselves and on others. And we know that much of the violence is
cyclical, that many boys who are abused as children grow up and become perpetrators
themselves. So calling attention to the way that masculinity is connected to these problems
is not anti-male – it’s just being honest about what’s going on in boys’ and men’s lives. And
while women have been at the forefront of change and trying to talk about these issues in
the culture, it’s not just women who will benefit if men’s lives are transformed. In fact, while
men commit a shameful level of violence against women in our society, statistically
speaking, the major victims of men’s violence are other males. There are millions of male
trauma survivors walking around today, men who were bullied as adolescents, or abused
physically or sexually as children. Thousands more men and boys are murdered or
assaulted every year – usually by other men. So, men have a stake in dealing with these
problems, and not just those of us who have been victims, but also those men who are
violent, or who have taken on the tough guise, they do so also at the expense of their
emotional and relational lives.” -Tough Guise, Jackson Kratz
“MissRepresentation” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gkIiV6konY
This issue, that you have so colorfully written of, is part of a greater issue facing out generation. I wonder if you would still bash these types of women if you just looked around what out society is telling young women and girls. I don’t need to tell you that men control most of these media outlets show casing The Kardashians or The Real Housewives? What kinds of women do they offer on TV? Women who act dumber, dresses are cut low (even on ESPN and news networks), and are objectified and dehumanized. Unfortunately you are doing the same here in this article, as if these wayward beings have no souls. It is the culture’s fault, if you need more explanation check out the documentary, “MissRepresentation.” Males in our society grow up thinking that these projections of women are real and expected. So if you are attempting to be a journalist/social commentator, I urge you to look at all sides of the issue at hand and please do your research. Although I really hope “Total Frat Move” is not a best-seller, please no. If you wish to expand your knowledge of the issue of our culture, a link to the trailer to the documentary is shown below. Also if being a writer is your goal in if, I may suggest reading more, as your writing seems to need improvement.
Jackson Kratz is a creator of a gender violence prevention and education program entitled Mentors in Violence Prevention, which has been actively marketed to the U.S. military and various sporting organizations.
Katz’s work centers on violence, media, and masculinity, with an added focus on media literacy. He has made several documentaries on the representation of women and men in media.
Here is his script from his documentary “Tough Guise,” that you may want to take a look at
http://www.mediaed.org/assets/products/211/transcript_211.pdf
This is that you have so colorfully written of, is part of a greater issue facing out generation. I wonder if you would still bash these types of women if you just looked around what out society is telling young women and girls. I don’t need to tell you that men control most of these media outlets show casing The Kardashians or The Real Housewives. What kinds of women do they offer on TV? Women who act dumber, dresses are cut low (even on ESPN and news networks), and are objectified and dehumanized. Unfortunately you are doing the same here as if these wayward beings have no souls. It is the culture’s fault, if you need more explanation check out the documentary, “MissRepresentation.” Males in our society grow up thinking that these projections of women are real. So if you are attempting to be a journalist/social commentator, I urge you to look at all sides of the issue at hand.