Women Matter

Men are looking for excuses like this phrase to justify belittling and objectifying women, and it's not okay. When someone says it's "just" locker room talk, this is meant to downplay the severity of what they want to get away with saying.
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But it's not okay.
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Men think they can say whatever they want about women because they are in a position of power and privilege.
When that privilege is confronted or they are called out for their remarks, they go on the offensive because they're not used to having that power challenged.
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Well guess what.
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Women are not objects. They are not and never will be less than males. If they are more qualified for a job, give them the frickin job. Stop cat calling, because they are not an animal. Start trying to see them as the world changers they are, as the friends, sisters, mothers and doctors (who statistically do better as doctors than men by the way), the teachers, engineers, ceos, etc. Stop denying them education and equal pay.
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This isn't 1920 anymore.
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At LEAST acknowledge you as males are in a position of privilege and power, and then begin using it to SPEAK UP and FIGHT FOR rather than ATTACK and BREAK DOWN.
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Stop watching porn. I know it's easier said then done, I've been there. It denies the image of God in women, fuels the sex trade and trafficking, and ruins relationships one day of deleting your Chrome history at a time. I know it's not just males, too. I get that. But that's another excuse that guys will make to justify a habit that slowly breaks down theirs and others personhood. Be proactive and stop. If you need help talk to me or check out @fightthenewdrug.
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Men, stand up for and speak for your sisters, mothers, friends and strangers alike. We need to break societal norms that place women lower on the pedestal than men and reinforce century-old household ideals and power structures. Let's get this locker room talk out of here and stop justifying the belittling and marginalizing of half the earth.
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Women Matter guys, and we can do something about it in the daily choices we make, what we watch, and how we interact with women.