What conversation about the way men treat women in our society wouldn’t be complete without a living example in real-time?
featured one of her most compelling—and popular—recent pieces about how grown men are treating her teenage daughter, only to have the Chat invaded by an asshole who has been stalking women in our community.After re-blocking the schmuck, we had a chance to dive deep into Dana’s excellent story:
Middle-Aged Men Keep Ogling My 16-Year-Old
“This way, mom!” shouts my eldest daughter, carving a path through the throng gathered for the Fremont Solstice parade.
The Chat was full of observations, love, and support. We had some truth and hardship shared, and the community responded with love and grace (as always).
This conversation is topical; what we’re seeing in the news with Trump and the Epstein Files is an extension of this power imbalance. Trump/Epstein is what happens when you give men so much money and power that pedophiles are unleashed to wreak havoc on thousands of girls and women.
The message from Dana’s story seems clear: we can do everything to raise confident young women who know that their worth is not determined by men or the male gaze. But that’s only half the equation—raising men who understand this, too, is just as crucial—and even more rare, perhaps.
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