take two: why it's not just women's responsibility

[me_weird]

A few weeks ago I posted about why I think it's important for men to stand up when women are being harassed. A little bird told me some of you were surprised by this, because I wasn't encouraging women to be strong and empowered and all that. Then this little bird proceeded to debate with me about when it would be good and when it wouldn't for

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[fledermauskid]

I also think that telling women to fix this is blaming the victim. Yeah, we should stand up for ourselves. But we didn't cause the problem. So lets take some of the responsibility off us and spread it around.

Yes. I can't agree more. It isn't easy to consistently stand up for yourself. Especially since girls are basically trained from a young age to just sit and take it. Be quiet. Be accepting. Don't make a scene.

Change comes in small and steady steps, and I agree the people on the receiving end of the harassment shouldn't be the only ones expected to take those steps.