Had I truly considered the scenario I would have accepted that because of my birth-given gender, I have experienced some privileges as a man. What I failed to see at that time, was that response in itself didn’t acknowledge the suffering of women at the hand of men.
I replied with something along the lines of ‘not all men’. As a man who considers himself a feminist, I was offended. They wrote something from a feminist perspective about men being a huge problem. What must first be achieved is a remedy for the pain suffered, and that takes a lot of work, effort and acknowledgement from everyone – straight people included.Ī few years ago, when going through a mental downturn, I replied to someone on Twitter defensively. And unfortunately, injustice cannot be covered by a quick lick of the paint of equality. We have grinned and bore it, often sacrificing who we are to pander to the hand of abuse.
