Charles Blow's autobiographical "Fire Shut up in my Bones" is a wonderful contribution to understanding how sexual abuse deforms men and the lengths they need to go to overcome it. We just read it in a mostly women book group. Readers were stretched.
"If our understanding of sex abuse has men as predators and women the prey, what does that make preyed-upon men?
Speaking out about surviving sexual violence is difficult no matter who you are. But men face a particularly complex landscape, especially when navigating the terrain of power and coercion."
Really powerful question and three sentences. Definitely stopped me in my tracks. Really thoughtful piece I shared with my (few) male friends.
Charles Blow's autobiographical "Fire Shut up in my Bones" is a wonderful contribution to understanding how sexual abuse deforms men and the lengths they need to go to overcome it. We just read it in a mostly women book group. Readers were stretched.
"If our understanding of sex abuse has men as predators and women the prey, what does that make preyed-upon men?
Speaking out about surviving sexual violence is difficult no matter who you are. But men face a particularly complex landscape, especially when navigating the terrain of power and coercion."
Really powerful question and three sentences. Definitely stopped me in my tracks. Really thoughtful piece I shared with my (few) male friends.