Men Can Stop Rape Too!

A couple of days ago I stumbled across a couple of websites one called: Men Can Stop Rape and Men Stopping Rape. Both are organizations that provide resources and education to men to create a world free of violence against women. Interesting. Why should all the burden of violence and rape prevention solely fall on the woman? Men need to start taking ownership of their behaviors and actions. Not just the men that commit rape, but all men. Men need to start working with women to end violence and create effective communication between the sexes. Our society has somehow developed a culture that supports sexism, harassment, violence and sexual assault against women, in many overt and subtle ways.
Men: Your mission if you choose to accept it. Be proactive in the fight against violence and sexual assault against women. Don’t use words that degrade women like bitch, whore etc., it sends a message to our society that women aren’t equal. Speak out when you hear other men saying derogatory comments about women. Respect women’s boundaries. Finally, teach your sons to do the same. If we don’t change how our society views women, then the violence, sexual assaults, rape, and domestic violence will continue.
Remember every women is someone’s mother, someone’s wife, someone’s daughter or someone’s sister. How would you feel if that “someone” was you?

Beware of Date Rape Drugs, A.K.A. “Predator Drugs”

We have all heard it before, on TV and in the papers, a drug slipped into the drink of an unsuspecting victim. The victim later awakes unable to recall any events of the past several hours or longer and believes a sexual assault was committed against them. Sounds frightening, but the reality of it is that the use of date rape drugs are becoming an epidemic.

Don’t place yourself into a situation you don’t deserve. Follow some tips to protect yourselves. For example: never accept a drink from someone you don’t trust. Never leave your drink unattended or turn away from your drink (remember it only takes a second for someone to put something in it). Do not drink from open sources such as punch bowls or pitchers, because it might already be spiked. Don’t drink anything that tastes or smells strange and always have a trusted non-drinking friend with you. Also, if for any reason you believe you or a friend have been drugged- seek help immediately.