How many men who are publicly expressing surprise at the ubiquity of sexual harassment/assault allegations have reflexively defended other men when women tried to talk to them about having been harassed/assaulted?
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 29, 2017
How many men who are publicly expressing surprise at the ubiquity of sexual harassment/assault allegations have said some variation on: "I'm sure he didn't mean it that way." Or: "No way. He's a good guy."
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 29, 2017
How many men who are publicly expressing surprise at the ubiquity of sexual harassment/assault allegations have gaslighted women to whom THEY THEMSELVES have been sexually inappropriate?
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 29, 2017
How many men who are publicly expressing surprise at the ubiquity of sexual harassment/assault allegations have listened to male friends tell "sex stories" that are really sexual assault stories? And laughed? Or high-fived? Or been uncomfortable, but stayed silent?
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 29, 2017
How many men who are publicly expressing surprise at the ubiquity of sexual harassment/assault allegations have failed to intervene while witnessing another man or group of men sexually harass and/or assault a woman in public? On public transportation? At school or work?
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 29, 2017
How many men who are publicly expressing surprise at the ubiquity of sexual harassment/assault allegations have publicly defended men they admire who've been accused of mistreating women? (Incl other forms of oppression that affect women: Racism, LGBTQ hatred, disablism, sizism.)
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 29, 2017
How many men who are publicly expressing surprise at the ubiquity of sexual harassment/assault allegations have flatly refused to listen to women when we've tried to tell them?
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 29, 2017
How many men who are publicly expressing surprise at the ubiquity of sexual harassment/assault allegations are using the expression of shock to keep concealed their own history of abusing women?
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) November 29, 2017
I don't know the precise answer to any of these questions, but I know that the answer to all of them is >0.
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