Why Women🤦are so Pissed Off

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💁 Why Women are so Pissed Off 💁

Even guys with Wives and Daughters

Jackson Katz, a prominent social researcher, illustrates why.

He’s done it with hundreds of audiences:
“I draw a line down the middle of a chalkboard, sketching a male symbol on one side and a female symbol on the other.

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Then I ask just the men: 

What steps do you guys take, on a daily basis, to prevent yourselves from being sexually assaulted? 

At first there is a kind of awkward silence as the men try to figure out if they’ve been asked a trick question. The silence gives way to a smattering of nervous laughter. Occasionally, a young a guy will raise his hand and say ‘I stay out of prison.’ This is typically followed by another moment of laughter, before someone finally raises his hand and soberly states, 'Nothing. I don’t think about it.’

Then I ask the women the same question.
What steps do you take on a daily basis to prevent yourselves from being sexually assaulted?

 Women throughout the audience immediately start raising their hands.

As the men sit in stunned silence, the women recount safety precautions they take as part of their daily routine. 
                                   

The Men:	The Women:
	Hold my keys as a potential weapon.
Nothing. I don’t think about it	Lock all the windows when I sleep, even on hot summer nights.
	Own a big dog.
I stay out of prison	Use a home alarm system.
	Carry a cell phone.
	Carry Mace or pepper spray.
	Don’t get on elevators with only men.
	Don’t go jogging at night.
	Don’t wear headphones when jogging.
	Don’t make eye contact with men on the street.
	Don’t put my drink down and come back to it;
	Make sure I see it being poured
	Be careful not to drink too much.
	Own a firearm.
	Don’t take a first-floor apartment.
	Don’t use highway rest areas.
	Don’t use parking garages.
	Look in the back seat of the car before getting in.
	Vary my route home from work.
	Avoid forests or wooded areas, even in the daytime
	Park in well-lit areas.
	Make sure to have a car or cab fare.
	Watch what I wear.
	Go out in groups.
	Meet men on first dates in public places.
	Have an unlisted phone number.

Jackson Katz - The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help
The first man to minor in women’s studies at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, holds a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. in cultural studies and education from UCLA.

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