*Trigger warning: This episode DOES NOT focus on violence, but words and terms such as “sexual assault,” “rape,” and “domestic violence” are mentioned.

I’m not going to lie, this episode is a heavy one. Over the past few weeks, there have been several cases and incidences that pertain to violence against women. Although I didn’t focus on the violence in today’s episode, I felt compelled to talk about a concept topic within feminism that I found clarity on.

In this episode, we have a conversation all about men. Specifically, why so many feminist conversations are still centered around men. I discuss the ways in which we attempt to make our voices more digestible for men, and how we might be catering our conversations for men unknowingly. I also breakdown how the media continues to fail women and their families, especially women of color, and how this reveals so much about white male fragility.

This is a heavy discussion, but a very important one to have.

Episode Highlights

• Why this is an important and timely conversation
• My background in women’s studies and work with survivors
• Why are the vast majority of feminist conversations centered around men?
• The problem with the phrase “not all men”
• How the media continues to fail women why this exposes white male fragility
• The innate problems that come with a patriarchal society
• How internalized misogyny within women supports (but doesn’t create) violence towards women
• Why we need to stop catering to and coddling men’s feelings

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