Tony Porter Ted talk; A call to men.

[Catherina]

15. It could be. Not being a man, it's hard for me to gauge

The thing I like the most is that rather than women saying "YO!" in an accusatory manner, this is men telling other men that good, decent men hold the real key to put an end to this. If women could have, this would have ended long ago but we haven't been able to.

It was news to me that there were mens' organizations out there that even cared. I know many men care, but seeing an organization set up to talk to young men, impressed me.

Also, it may seem anachronistic to you but it's making younger men, who aren't as progressive, think hard.

We're talking manbox here, so I'm totally out of my element but I do know there's a way to talk to young boys and help them grow as men, a way to raise them as macho jerks and sadly a way to unwittingly make them feel emasculated.

My mom raised 7 girls and 1 boy. All the girls are fine and strong and independent. She treated us all equally and demanded the same from all 8. This wasn't a problem for any of us, except my brother, who came out of the whole experience feeling emasculated because my mom walked all over my father, hard, and also because we were treated equally with no special privileges for him. Now he's a macho jerk. When I hear Porter talk, I think of my brother. Obviously I'm not the best judge but it doesn't sound anachronistic to me.

I'm very interested in what you guys have to say and your reaction to it.

I'd like to add one more thing. I think men have come a long way, just as White people in the US have, when it comes to recognizing we're all created equal. It's just that we all fall short sometimes and talking about it is always good.

I think you already know that I see the real problem as a class issue and not gender but there are still gender issues there because of the way we're all raised.