Here's how toxic masculinity feeds rape culture

I guess some of this is like the argument that you shouldn’t teach women to stay safe, you should teach men not to rape. In fact, they’re both true and can be approached at the same time. I would say that early and comprehensive education about relationships that focuses both on aspects to do with sex, but also on healthy relationships would empower both men and women to do better in this area. It doesn’t require everyone to be a good actor - in fact, it assumes that people often need to be taught how to be one. And the results are visible, much as the results of good teaching in any area can be seen.

Dealing with a culture without this background will be more difficult, but so is trying to run an economy well without good schooling. It’s not hopeless, but you can’t beat doing it right from an early age.

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