#MeToo: how should men respond?

10/23/17 • 19 min

#MeToo has seen women around the world sharing their experiences with sexual harassment and sexual assault. Now two other hashtags have grown in response, and these are about experiences on the other side of #MeToo.
With #IHave and #IDidThat men who have harassed or assaulted women publicly confess to this. But we argue that this doesn’t do women or the whole point of #MeToo any good. These hashtags take the focus away from actually listening to women’s experiences, and are deeply problematic on a host of levels.
Host: Nas aka Nastaran Tavakoli-Far
Co-producer: Cady Voge
Guest: Lucy, guest from the episode on Men and Feminism
Sponsor: Casper mattresses https://casper.com/
Relevant Links:
The Gender Knot https://www.thegenderknot.com/

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Deray McKesson: activism

Being an activist is all about changing the world: from the structures that shape our societies down to the daily conversations we have with each other. Deray McKesson has been active in Black Lives Matter and he is closely involved with people and entire communities both on the ground, and online, and has worked in and with schools in various parts of the US. He also hosts the podcast Pod Save the People, discussing the important topics of each week with a host of experts, community organizers and journalists. He’s therefore on the forefront of some of the most important social changes and discussions taking place in the US today.
Deray talked to us about masculinity in the context of his work as an activist, his race and his sexuality.
We also discuss some of the news of the past week: namely, Harvey Weinstein, and we hear from the author Mark Manson as we try to understand the culture of silence surrounding Weinstein, from men as well as from women.
Host & producer: Nas aka Nastaran Tavakoli-Far
Co-producer: Cady Voge
Sponsor: Casper, state-of-the-art mattresses https://casper.com/uk/en/
Guests: Deray McKesson, Black Lives Matter activist, host of the podcast Pod Save the People https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-the-people/
Mark Manson, author https://twitter.com/IAmMarkManson
Related links:
Deray interview by Jack Dorsey in Interview Magazine https://bit.ly/2Tn4Hru
The Gender Knot https://www.thegenderknot.com
Music: Government Funded Weed by Black Ant (used under Creative Commons) Sourpatch by Glass Boy (used under Creative Commons)

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Mark Manson: is there a masculinity crisis?

Mark Manson, the author of the New York Times bestseller ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck’ and self-development expert, has spent a decade or so working closely with people, helping them improve all aspects of their lives, and has written insightfully and entertainingly about how to improve all aspects of your life, be it emotional, professional or romantic. He’s also worked closely with men, doing one-on-one coaching, as well as writing about masculinity, and his own journey to where he is now. So, given all the current debates about the problems in masculinity, we just had to talk to him!
We ask Mark: is there a crisis in masculinity? We also talk about the problems with certain elements of masculinity and the solutions to these, and also touch on some of the better parts of masculinity.
We also give a shout out to the podcast Details Please, with mother and daughter duo Gail and Rose Reid.
Host & producer: Nas aka Nastaran Tavakoli-Far
Co-producer: Cady Voge
Sponsor: Casper, state-of-the-art mattresses https://casper.com/uk/en/
Guest: Mark Manson, author of best seller ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck’ and self-development expert https://markmanson.net/archive
Related links:
Mark Manson’s article ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck’ https://markmanson.net/not-giving-a-fuck
Podcast recommendation:
Details Please http://www.detailsplease.org/
The Gender Knot https://www.thegenderknot.com/
Music: Government Funded Weed by Black Ant (used under Creative Commons) Sourpatch by Glass Boy (used under Creative Commons)