"#metoo"
Dublin Core
Title
Description
This artifact is a note about the Me Too movement from a male socialized person's perspective.
The submitter provided the following about the artifact’s history:
Self-reflect on pertinent societal issues
The submitter provided the following about the artifact’s history:
Self-reflect on pertinent societal issues
Creator
Unknown
Source
Anonymous submitter
Publisher
Unpublished
Date
Language
English
Coverage
2000-2024
Diary and Journal Item Type Metadata
Genre
digital diary
Material
digital
Circulation
None
Linguistic Text
#metoo
As a male I was socialized early on that participating in very inappropriate behavior was not only acceptable, but encouraged by my peers and adult figures in my life. You're expected to perpetrate vile behavior which expected of you as a right of passage. My momma taught me always to respect women, but societal and peer pressure eroded that away. We were never taught anything about consent or any appropriate behavior for intimate escalation, or any dynamics about intimacy, or even what SA constitutes. I've definitely made mistakes, and perpetrated these things, and I dont absolve myself from any sort of guilt. It goes to show that education is far more effective than moralizing. Ignorance doesn't absolve you of guilt. I'm also under the impression that most, if not all people who were socialized as men have done the same things experiences.
As a male I was socialized early on that participating in very inappropriate behavior was not only acceptable, but encouraged by my peers and adult figures in my life. You're expected to perpetrate vile behavior which expected of you as a right of passage. My momma taught me always to respect women, but societal and peer pressure eroded that away. We were never taught anything about consent or any appropriate behavior for intimate escalation, or any dynamics about intimacy, or even what SA constitutes. I've definitely made mistakes, and perpetrated these things, and I dont absolve myself from any sort of guilt. It goes to show that education is far more effective than moralizing. Ignorance doesn't absolve you of guilt. I'm also under the impression that most, if not all people who were socialized as men have done the same things experiences.
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193187 bytes
Source of Enclosed Items
Unknown
Uploaded
Anonymous submitter
10/20/17
10/20/17
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Citation
Unknown, “"#metoo",” Museum of Everyday Writing, accessed April 27, 2024, https://museumofeverydaywriting.omeka.net/items/show/494.