A speech worth spreading

[starrylizard]

This is a most amazing speech on how our culture promotes the violence against women. Not a new concept unfortunately,  but still relevant. 

http://speakola.com/ideas/ken-lay-violence-against-women-2015

"If we truly believe that the future of our girls are as bright as our boys, we need to meet that desire with something other than vague commitments on one day a year.

It needs to be matched with our lessons, both spoken and lived.

How often do we tell our daughters what to wear – but rarely tell our sons what respectful sexual relations are?

How often do we warn our daughters about provocation – but rarely talk to our boys about consent?

How often do we justify the cruelty of boys? And ask our girls to avoid it.

How often do we thoughtlessly accept that boys will be boys.

The answer is … every day."

Comments

[meg-tdj.livejournal.com]

Yup. Boys need life lessons, too. I've never understood the logic in neglecting that.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

yeah!

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

So very true.

[el1ie.livejournal.com]

boys will be boys

And there we have the gist of the problem and one of the most infuriating and over used phrases, sadly, most times I hear it, it's uttered by mothers, by women and it bugs the shit out of me.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

I know right! 

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

So very sad.  Let's hope we change it.