“The following quote is from a Ted talk my sister sent to me that blew my mind.... We talk about how many women were raped last year, not about how many MEN raped women... We talk about how many girls in a school district were harassed last year, not about how many BOYS harassed girls... We talk about how many teenage girls got pregnant in the state of VA last year, rather than how many men and teenage boys got girls pregnant... So you can see how the use of this passive voice has a political affect. It shifts the focus (and blame) off men and boys, and onto girls and women.” LanguageWomenAwarenessEmpowerment Book:Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide Source: Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide
“Even the term violence against women is problematic. It's a passive construction, there's no active agent (of violence) in the sentence. It's a bad thing that happens to women. It's a bad thing that happens to women, but when you look at that term 'violence against women' nobody is doing it (acts of violence) to them, it just happens, men aren't even a part of it." Jackson Katz, PHD from his Ted talk 'violence against women it's a mens issue” LanguageWomenAwarenessEmpowerment Book:Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide Source: Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide