Just want to say I value that this topic is now openly discussed and considered. A few ‘bad apples’ (or to put it in more nuanced terms, people who’re trying to get their sexual desires/needs met without considering the needs and feelings of the other person enough) in our community can kill off the open, supportive and trusting atmosphere I often experience myself.
An intuition I wanted to bring up: if we’d slam down too hard on the topic of rape, this might create a taboo the other way where it’s hard to discuss a possible incident with someone who instigated it because of the shame and social punishment associated with that.
I don’t have much experience here but here’s a thought: many milder forms of harassment in the EA could plausibly arise from males having poor social awareness and encountering difficulty and frustration trying to date one of a few girls they come into contact with (this seems the most common case to me but there are others as you mentioned).
Setting out ‘bright line’ rules would still help them gauge when they’re going to far. However, this is only one tool, and a rather crude one at that (since it reacts to incidents on the extreme end of the spectrum as they happen, rather than prevention on the lower end).
Personally, I want to work on empowering fellow men to be more emotionally involved and understanding and to seek out and build healthy relationships (such as by hosting circling sessions and practicing non-violent communication together).
Noting that I’ve scanned through your post and haven’t gone through your arguments extensively enough.
Just want to say I value that this topic is now openly discussed and considered. A few ‘bad apples’ (or to put it in more nuanced terms, people who’re trying to get their sexual desires/needs met without considering the needs and feelings of the other person enough) in our community can kill off the open, supportive and trusting atmosphere I often experience myself.
An intuition I wanted to bring up: if we’d slam down too hard on the topic of rape, this might create a taboo the other way where it’s hard to discuss a possible incident with someone who instigated it because of the shame and social punishment associated with that.
I don’t have much experience here but here’s a thought: many milder forms of harassment in the EA could plausibly arise from males having poor social awareness and encountering difficulty and frustration trying to date one of a few girls they come into contact with (this seems the most common case to me but there are others as you mentioned).
Setting out ‘bright line’ rules would still help them gauge when they’re going to far. However, this is only one tool, and a rather crude one at that (since it reacts to incidents on the extreme end of the spectrum as they happen, rather than prevention on the lower end).
Personally, I want to work on empowering fellow men to be more emotionally involved and understanding and to seek out and build healthy relationships (such as by hosting circling sessions and practicing non-violent communication together).
Noting that I’ve scanned through your post and haven’t gone through your arguments extensively enough.