Men's Liberation
This community is first and foremost a feminist community for men and masc people, but it is also a place to talk about men’s issues with a particular focus on intersectionality.
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Recommended Reading
- The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity, And Love by bell hooks
- Politics of Masculinities: Men in Movements by Michael Messner
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OK, what are the risks men say they are worried about that you reject so soundly?
TLDR: Don't worry, just put yourself out there bro. Just get out of your comfort zone, bro.
You apparently skipped over all the words before and after what you quoted:
It goes on
Sorry, which of those are the risks?
The implication of the article is that men fear a woman will have second thoughts and cry rape after the consensual sex is done.
But while this is a risk—albeit unlikely—it's a smaller risk when compared to actual rape.
What a lot of people are not acknowledging is that men have a social expectation of expressing interest first, and in many ways, that is a privilege.
Feels like a burden tbh
To achieve stuff you most of the time need to get out of your comfort zone. But it on parents to slowly teach their children to overcome fears. It gets much more difficult when you are grown up.
I'd like to know this too.
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They're quoting Richard Reeves.
Wonderful! But WHY is she quoting Richard Reeves? That was my question, after all.