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Understanding Boys, Understanding Girls.
A friend of mine, Jeff, is apart of the White Ribbon Campaign which is organized by men who want to end violence against women. The White Ribbon Campaign aims to redefine masculinity and tell boys and men that violence does not make a man!
Recently, Jeff has been speaking at local schools and doing activities with the kids. This post explains some of those experiences!
Thought #8: Unlearning
Thought: We can’t be angry at people who display bigoted behaviours and thoughts. Bigotry can stem from a lack of knowledge. We can’t be mad if people don’t know something. We need to teach them. If after teaching, displaying the facts (white is not superior to non-white, men are not superior to women, “normal” is not superior to “abnormal”), and still a complete disregard is still shown, that is when we should be upset, not for ourselves but for that person. It must be hard to live in a head that can’t stop hating when living in a world that is showing us how important it is to love each other.
