[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Captain.Remy

Yeah they're like "I don't do it so don't say all men".
But like there's a reason women are scared, there is a reason most sexual assault are committed by men as you pointed out. It's that there is a big enough concern for women to speak up about it to make ALL men involved in this.

I have a friend who is a teacher, and as mentionned earlier, there were such workshops/lessons in high school about it in France. Some of her students came back the next day saying "this is bullsh!t, what you said is not true, men are better than women" etc And she felt discouraged because what she was trying to teach them at school was destroyed at home.

The elephant in the room is that a lot of that kind of attitude is cultural

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

The elephant in the room is that a lot of that kind of attitude is cultural

Well yes, the strength of what's being taught at home will always massively outweigh what's taught in school and even from peers with a lot of this stuff. For example, if there's a kid at school spouting sectarianism, you can bet your bottom dollar that Dad's at home watching the Rangers game. *ahem*

On the other hand, offering an alternative view (and a strong one) is important because you WILL get divergence from parent's attitudes in kids and teens. A spark of "Umm I'm not sure this is right..." when hearing what their parents are saying, but that can quickly be stamped out if there isn't an alternative view being offered... if it's all you hear, you're eventually going to think "hmm I guess it MUST be right then".