#YesAllWomen and White Male Aggression

[Black Magisterialness]

If you didn't know this hashtag and the conversation around it was sparked by Elliot Rodger and his mass shooting in Isla Vista,California. Rodger, who in a recorded manifesto, blamed young women for his still being a virgin and claimed that they would "give their sex" to other men besides him. The video and shooting began a reactionary dialogue among women and men about just how women are viewed in this country here are some examples.










I read on and even had a few dialogue's with people in real life about this. Here's the thing. I couldn't help but notice that the vast majority of MEN who took issue with this were not unlike Rodger himself. Young, white, and well off. I asked the question to myself.

"Is sexual aggression something afforded to white men?"

Of all the men of color I talked to (most of which came from single mother homes) somewhat understood the plight of women. Now, I'm no feminist or male apologist but I recall many nights at frat parties and different college events where myself or others have had to step in or down right fight cats who were taking things too. Far, again these were just about all white young men. So I ask the second question...

"Why is it that young white men even feel this way if that's true?"

Not to say that white men and sexual assault are mutually exclusive but the attitude seems to tilt the scales. I don't know if a topic on this has already been made but i really think as a mostly male board, we can often make jokes and laugh about things...but how do we really CHANGE the culture?

 

[HideoKojima]

Imagine Martin Luther King Jr. tweeting hashtags instead of taking action. I wonder how far he would've gotten.

 

[Mr swag]

Imagine Martin Luther King Jr. tweeting hashtags instead of taking action. I wonder how far he would've gotten.

How far did he get? When he was killed the shyt was the same

 

[MaccabeanRebel]

How far did he get? When he was killed the shyt was the same

 

[Snoopy Loops]

How far did he get? When he was killed the shyt was the same

 

[the cac mamba]

How far did he get? When he was killed the shyt was the same

 

[Insensitive]

I don't know if "Sexual Aggression" is afforded to white men.
What I do know is that the Elliot Rodgers situation is more complex
than the guy simply not receiving sex from women.
He was not simply a misogynist, he was clearly a sociopath.
Someone who hated any and everyone, his desire to murder
didn't just stop at women, I mean the guy even fantasized about
killing his own little brother. He was clearly "off" and any attempt
to associate his emotions with that of the normal male populace
white or otherwise is a bit disingenuous.



I think the tweet above is a perfect example of this.
Just reading it, it's ridiculous
Hire a handyman yet fear he'll rape you ?

 

[Calmye]

How far did he get? When he was killed the shyt was the same

White people man

 

[LA Fisher]

How far did he get? When he was killed the shyt was the same

In

 

[Street Knowledge]

He hated everyone tho

 

[Serious]

White people man

He's a fellow person of color though.

 

[Calmye]

He's a fellow person of color though.

that's even worse

 

[sun raw]

I don't know if "Sexual Aggression" is afforded to white men.
What I do know is that the Elliot Rodgers situation is more complex
than the guy simply not receiving sex from women.
He was not simply a misogynist, he was clearly a sociopath.
Someone who hated any and everyone, his desire to murder
didn't just stop at women, I mean the guy even fantasized about
killing his own little brother. He was clearly "off" and any attempt
to associate his emotions with that of the normal male populace
white or otherwise is a bit disingenuous.



I think the tweet above is a perfect example of this.
Just reading it, it's ridiculous
Hire a handyman yet fear he'll rape you ?

The sentiment might come across as ridiculous but a lot of times it comes from an understandable place. She's alone with a man she doesn't know, if she's been conditioned as most women in this society have, her mind might go to that place, to the thought that something might happen. To me then the conversation isn't about how ridiculous it sounds, it's about why does a woman (or women) immediately jump to that scenario.

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

so Elliott rodgers killed more men than women right????

on top of that you took people losing loved ones to turn it into something about how some guy was eye-fukking you at a bar once......

I get it that this male dominated society might somehow lead to sexual violence against women but it's kind of disgusting that this is the platform you are going to use.

 

[sun raw]

so Elliott rodgers killed more men then women right????

on top of that you took people losing loved ones to turn into something about how some guy was eye-fukking you at a bar......

I get it that this male dominated society might somehow lead to sexual violence against women but it's kind of disgusting that this is the platform you are going to use.

People keep bringing up the fact that he killed more men than women but that's because his plan failed. He always intended to target women, to specifically get into a sorority house and massacre the people in there. But that fell through and he improvised.

And here's the problem I have with that last part: if it's not right to have a 'conversation' about this now, after a significant act of violence like this, when is it? It's the same issue surrounding gun control dialogue. It's not right to have that convo after a school shooting? After someone opened fire in a movie theater? When is it? How long do you have to wait for that? By the time the next spree shooting occurs? When Onion headlines referring to these types of things are more depressing than funny, it's some real shyt.