“An inability to deal with emotions in healthy ways is what toxic masculinity is all about. And, in most cases, what this really stems from is fear. They're afraid of the world changing, because then they might have to actually work a bit harder to be seen as important within it. So they shit on women and people of colour and anyone else fighting for political equality alongside them and screech about 'SJWs' and feminism being 'cancer' and think this is enough to mask the stench of fear that rolls off them in waves. But as any true Star Wars fan can tell you, fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” FearSocietySocial JusticeGenderEquityStar WarsToxic MasculinityEmotional Regulation Book:Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship Source: Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship
“Everyone's afraid that their daughters might be hurt. No one seems to be scared that their sons might be the ones to do it.” ParentingGenderAssaultSexual AssaultRaising Boys Book:Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship Source: Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship
“After the events of last week, I'm appalled at the standard Australia seems to be willing to accept in regards to its own behaviour and the behaviour of our leaders. Accuse me of playing the gender card all you like, but I will not walk past it any more. You might consider joining me.” SeemsMightLastsPastLeadershipWalksLeaderAcceptingWeekEventsWillingStandardsRegardGenderCardsAustraliaBehaviourJoining Author:Clementine Ford
“In our current society, it is considered a weakness to be female and a treason to protest this. Highlighting inequality results in aggressive insults and threats, all of which are propped up by the repeated narrative now that women are 'playing the gender card'. And this is the final insult. That of all the unfair things associated with women - the violence and insults, the financial oppression, the very undermining of our worth as human beings - it is the acknowledgement of these inequalities that gives us some kind of unfair advantage over the men who benefit from them.” MenGivingHumansKindWomenHuman BeingsResultsViolenceHe ManBenefitsWeaknessAdvantageFemaleThreatFinalsFinancialCurrentsGenderOppressionCardsInequalityNarrativeInsultProtestAggressiveUnfairTreasonAcknowledgementUnderminingHighlightingUnfair Advantage Author:Clementine Ford
