Rape Culture: 3 Reasons Most Men Are to Blame For Misogyny

[geek tragedy]

23. I don't disagree with anything written here, but I wonder how effective the phrasing and

theme of 'blame' is, as opposed to something like "ownership" or "responsibility."

Yes, misogyny gets planted as a seed in the soil of boys' minds. And bears bitter fruit.

But, imo, "blame" is more effective to get someone to stop doing something than it is to get them to do something.

And what's really needed is for men to affirmatively reject misogyny and rape culture because it's what they should do as men, not because they're shamed into doing it, which will more often than not provoke either a defensive posture or outright defiance--nobody likes to be told what to do, and part of our male enculturation is that a real man stands up for himself and doesn't let other people tell him what to do.

As I said, I don't disagree on an empirical basis with anything he wrote--but it seems like something designed to elicit nods from those who agree moreso than persuade those who disagree.