Men Don’t Get It: The Lights Are On and Nobody’s Home

I had a very interesting interaction with a man, who I will describe as white, probably straight, and older than I am. Frankly I don’t care about who he is and what makes him who he is physically, it was his mind set that made me raise an eyebrow. His thoughts in response to my essay, <a href="https://medium.com/fourth-wave/french-feminists-legally-secure-irreversible-abortion-right-from-2024-01d7f138e547" rel="noopener">French Feminists Legally Secure Irreversible Abortion Rights</a> which they have done from 2024. In a nutshell, he felt that, “it’s a woman’s responsibility to be responsible for her body,” this is how it all started. So naturally I pointed out: what makes him think women aren’t? Especially as the statistics show rape, abuse, and sexual attacks on women at a high rate — by men. The statistics don’t support his argument about women not being responsible. What the statistics show is: (some) men taking liberties with women’s bodies via the statistics around rape, abuse, assault, and the fact that it’s been widely reported women are familiar with the men who assault them. Meaning most likely men they thought they knew, and probably liked to think they could trust, too. <a href="https://medium.com/the-diarist/men-dont-get-it-the-lights-are-on-and-nobody-s-ho-31123cf8c71a">Read More</a>