tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233335226582823321.post8643942427233572255..comments2010-03-05T11:34:58.835+00:00Comments on Under the Goggles: Some things we have to do on our own...Jenni Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08216416555259489020noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233335226582823321.post-10079205250730640572010-03-05T11:34:58.835+00:002010-03-05T11:34:58.835+00:00Of course, that should have been 'There's ...Of course, that should have been 'There's a page on their site regarding men who want to help'. Damn geekfingers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233335226582823321.post-35179075722800678522010-03-05T11:33:51.818+00:002010-03-05T11:33:51.818+00:00There's a page on their site regarding menu wh...There's a page on their site regarding menu who want to help:<br /><br />http://www.millionwomenrise.com/howtohelp/howtohelp/howtohelp/page27.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233335226582823321.post-60693020655472208072010-03-05T09:38:22.164+00:002010-03-05T09:38:22.164+00:00I particularly agree on the "We're not &#...I particularly agree on the "We're not 'Reclaiming the Night' if you're with us. I may feel safer walking down Tooting Bec road at 3am if I've got my six-foot boyfriend with me, but that is Not How Things Should Be"<br /><br />First thing my dad said about Mark was that he wouldn't worry about me walking the streets at night anymore! But that's the point, we don't/shouldn't need bodyguards for day to day being outside...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233335226582823321.post-64886575182343794472010-03-04T19:19:53.249+00:002010-03-04T19:19:53.249+00:00Hey, really hope you didn't feel I was one of ...Hey, really hope you didn't feel I was one of the ones complaining!<br /><br />I totally understand where you're coming from. The relationship between wanting to show solidarity and different forms of equality campaigns is a complex one. The gut reaction of a socialist is to stand in solidarity but as you outline, sometimes standing to one side is the best way to do that.<br /><br />I do think some of the phrasing on the MWR website could be improved though. Not because 'it's about me' but because 'to Prevail one must Persuade'*. I think some of the text on the site fails to articulate the issues as eloquently or effectively as both you and Laurie do.<br /><br />I really hope none of this sounds patronising as I'll be mortified if it does! Since becoming friends I've actually thought a lot more about feminism than I used to which is a good thing. Given my workplace and upbringing it's never been much of an issue and whilst I doubt I've ever been chauvinist I'm much more alert to subtleties of prejudice that I used to be which in turn means I'm better placed to challenge them.<br /><br />Michael<br /><br />*The provenance of the inspiration for that soundbite is actually very dodgy, I'll explain sometime. Suffice it to say, it would make the originators cartwheel in their graves to hear lefties subvert their words! ; )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233335226582823321.post-24969005825795202362010-03-04T18:00:10.327+00:002010-03-04T18:00:10.327+00:00I'm one of the complainers :)
I do see the go...I'm one of the complainers :)<br /><br />I do see the good of having a women-only march. It's unfortunate that it hits one of my buttons at not being able to help at places like rape crisis centres, but I understand the very good reasons for that too.<br /><br />I just wish there were more good alternatives for men to help with the MWR movement. I don't like the White Ribbon campaign at all, and must have just missed something important about it... the pledge seems designed to be both useless by definition and antagonistic to non-violent men. But further browsing on their site led to a lot of good stuff too: the aim to "take more responsibility for reducing the level of violence against women."<br /><br />That's good. "Blowing the whistle" on it when you see it is GOOD. Because it's about action against the problem, not a personal pledge by those who were never the problem.<br /><br />Think I just need to sit down and eat some chocolate, I seem to have gone into full-on rant mode when I don't actually have an issue with 90% of the stuff around the march :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824008166685081789noreply@blogger.com