When media coverage sets up a binary opposition between 'the accuser' and 'the accused,' there is no longer … - Jackson Katz

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The state of my poor boy's health prevents me from leaving home for a night.

Jackson Katz

When media coverage sets up a binary opposition between 'the accuser' and 'the accused,' there is no longer a victim or even an alleged victim - a flesh and blood person who was harmed by the violent act of another.

Accused, Blood, Harmed, Media, Opposition, Violent Acts

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We need more men with the guts, with the courage, with the strength, with the moral integrity to break our complicit silence and challenge each other and stand with women and not against them.

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The argument that 'boys will be boys' actually carries the profoundly anti-male implication that we should expect bad behavior from boys and men. The assumption is that they are somehow not capable of acting appropriately, or treating girls and women with respect.

Bad, Boys, Capable, Girl, Implication, Men

It's a bad thing that happens to women, but when you look at that term 'violence against women,' nobody is doing it to them. It just happens to them. Men aren't even a part of it.

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We need to redefine strength in men, not as the power over other people, but as forces for justice.

Justice, Men, People, Strength

Calling gender violence a women's issue is part of the problem. It gives a lot of men an excuse not to pay attention.

Attention, Excuse, Giving, Issues, Men, Pay

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The state of my poor boy's health prevents me from leaving home for a night.

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