You shouldn't need skin in the game to be fair to women
has swept headlines around the globe today for an impassioned speech against a male member of Congress who she says called her a 'fucking bitch' in front of witnesses.
It's a trope many of us will be familiar with. And it manifests in many ways. As a 'I'd never do that, I'm a DAD!' defence. But also as a way of reinvention and a vow to be better. The 'Now that I have daughters, I understand...' line. Finally, after AOC's powerful speech, we hope that amongst all the continued debate over what happened, some good can come - and that's the end of this trope.
Why, oh why oh why oh why please WHHHHYYYYY, does a man need to have meaningful interaction with women or have a woman in his close family to be 'cognizant of the languageuse'? Why is this idea rolled out again and again that men need skin in the game to understand why they shouldn't call women bitches? Or a reason why they'd NEVER touch women up, abuse them, dismiss them, demote...
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