Robert Kiesling wrote:
>And my ranting about it doesn't seem to do any more good than
> your ranting about it.
I dunno. Women's ranting about issues has given us the vote, 75%
of equal pay, the opportunity to actually earn our own living
(mostly), _some_ subsidy for shelters, roughly equivalent education...
We're now fighting semi-conscious and subconscious cultural bias, not open
and overt bias. Which is an improvement.
> The main difference seems to be that when women get physically abused,
> there's almost always a support network to assist them and correct
> the abuser. No similar system exists for men, that I know of.
> It's culturally unthinkable here in the Midwest.
So do something about it.
Read up on the biographies and histories of the women who did something
about abuse of women, and adapt their techniques to your purpose.
Contact the women's support network until you find someone who admits that
abuse of men exists, and have them advise you on setting up a network for
men.
Contact the networks for men - which DO exist - in other places, and get
their help.
You're starting in a bad position. I accept and admit that. But I suspect
that when you research things, you'll find that your position is no worse
than those of the women who first formed support for women with 'strict'
husbands.
So you've got as much of a chance as they did of succeeding. And look how
much they've done! Take heart from the fact that the women's networks DO
exist. They're proof that you can get your networks in place.
Jenn V.
--
"We're repairing the coolant loop of a nuclear fusion reactor.
This is women's work!"
Helix, Freefall. http://www.purrsia.com/freefall/
Jenn Vesperman [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.simegen.com/~jenn
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