michaelconroy.bsky.social
I work with people who work with boys / young men. Sometimes I work with men who abuse in relationships. Sex realist, in all cases. Am supposed to be writing a book. Also @menatwork_mc on Twitter/X
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Needed / needs saying
Truth-telling is existential
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Speaking of highlights, James, this from Victoria Smith @glosswitch.bsky.social
Especially for you, as Kylie might have said
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IKR?
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Yes, CR do great work. Big fan of Gail’s approach and analysis.
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Cheers, appreciated. I just try and do what I'm able to, where and when I'm able to
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It's an outrage that our Youth Services were so grievously wounded. The ripples are many and multiplying.
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Thank you Jen. I just try to sate what seems obvious - and what flows continually through the experiences of the many professionals who train with me. They know. They see. It's all palpable.
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Feedback from a cross section of professionals who have taken the Foundations: 12 Dialogues training. It's all about facilitating constructive engagement with boys and young men - about being safe and safe to be around.
Get in touch to find out more. www.menatworkcic.org
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Thank you Matthew. It was a good opportunity to cover more ground than is usually available on radio slots. Never enough, of course, as there's so much to explore.
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This may be of interest:
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from the transgression of one’s own ethical framework rather than the kind arbitrarily induced or manufactured by external power) can be a life-saver & life-changer, whether the law works or not. We need to talk abt it more and de-stigmatise it, per se.
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Detection and prosecution is an infrequent, random and unpredictable outcome. Justice is rarely done.
Sometimes the hope of shame as a catalyst for cessation is literally all there is, which is deeply challenging. How do we promote the conditions in which it can happen?
Shame (the kind arising
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It certainly should be illegal. It's a form of conspiracy to harass, surely?
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As a man, I’m logically external to feminism & have no final opinion on what ‘real feminism’ should be, of course, as it’s a women’s movement (altho some do even cede that to men). I think men should focus on DOING anti-misogyny & not SAYING or claiming to BE something. They're very different verbs.
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The kinds of ‘feminism’ such men claim to be exponents of are the ones that offer them the least challenge, which centre their egos and chime with the subordination of women. Yes, some women may use the word ‘feminism’ to describe such patriarchal mutations, more’s the pity.
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For sure, agreed. Took a while to understand what my physical presence could mean.
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Testosterone is the petrol in the car, not the sat-nav, nor the driver 👍🏼
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Have shared the OP. I’d be surprised if any men ‘fess up to currently doing it but you never know.
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I don’t believe them for a nano-second
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Oh, and this book by @glosswitch.bsky.social is very apposite. Recommended.
www.amazon.co.uk/Hags-eloquen...
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Really important to see obvious parallels. No wrestling required. Abusive men (whatever they call themselves) don’t like middle-aged women. They’re the principal historical barrier to men’s excesses. No one could sanely dispute that. Fare well.
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Brother, open your ears and eyes
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Thanks Tracy. Good to connect 👍🏼