Should mothers be practice-dating their sons, too, so boys will understand that a normal first date isn't pizza and unprotected sex? Let's try educating young men instead of putting the entire burden of being responsible for setting and enforcing boundaries on women.
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Replying to @MKMartinWriter
That assumes 3 things: 1) That her first date will be with a man 2) That only men push bad dating boundaries and 3) That you can teach every partner in the world to behave respectfully and legally. If 99.9% of partners are good and 0.1% predatory, young women need to stay safe.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
So again, why don't sons need dating instructions? Your concern that young women need to stay safe from predators ignores 1) most predators are young men and 2) young men could and should be taught not to act in predatory ways.
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Replying to @MKMartinWriter @EverydaySexism
Your projected sexism is standing in the way of legitimately helping young women who are at risk of abuse and sexual harm. If your complaint is that I didn’t create a comprehensive list of solutions for every variable while focused on protecting women, we have nothing to discuss.
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You seem to be missing the point - which is not "don't teach girls" it is "teach boys as well as girls" Doing both will protect more women.
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I, a father, encouraged other fathers to teach their daughters safety and self-respect to keep themselves safe REGARDLESS of what other parents may teach.
@MKMartinWriter complained that I didn’t issue a press release detailing a comprehensive overhaul of society.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @TheBrometheus @tricyclist100 and
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@MKMartinWriter tagged in@EverydaySexism to try to score some publicity for rebuking me for not issuing a comprehensive overhaul plan. If you’re going to shout down every person trying to do a little good because it’s not good enough, nothing will get done.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @TheBrometheus @tricyclist100 and
But hey, you do you. I’ve got a daughter to raise. At 5 years old she’ll be learning martial arts and ancestral combat weapons and tactics. She’ll be trained in wilderness survival skills, and she’ll understand healthy social boundaries. If that makes me your villain, so be it.
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Point stands. Instead of saying "hey don't tell me not to teach my daughter" (She wasn't) You could have said "hey good idea. As well as encouraging people to teach daughters how to be safe - lets also teach our Son's how respectful relationships work". Why do you object to that?
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She complained my advice created a hardship on women and then tagged me as sexist to score points. And again her only response to my advice TO FATHERS was to complain that I didn’t also issue a more comprehensive plan. Sounds like you’re also a professional complainer. Done here.
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One last thing: Catholic doctrine expressly commands parents to teach their sons this very thing. No pressure on dates because that’s adultery, and marital sex must be entirely consensual because it takes place within a sacred covenant with God to honor and nurture your partner.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus @tricyclist100 and
I’d said I was done but I’d feel remiss if I didn’t point out that you’re advocating for Catholic teaching, with which I heartily agree. My contention was to your accusatory tone. You showed today what feminism is really about: scoring points and being rude to feel empowered.
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