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Given the power dynamic between genders, do you think it's accurate to draw an equivalency between the sexual harassment of women and of men? You've thought abo

Given the power dynamic between genders, do you think it's accurate to draw an equivalency between the sexual harassment of women and of men? You've thought about and know about these issues far more than me (and most people here); how do you think about this question? SV is run by males and so is much of society. Men also generally have far more physical ability to defend themselves, and to a much greater extent they are socialized to assert themselves. Also, I expect that sexual harassment and assault against men is much less frequent. Finally, I'm sure you are aware that a common way to derail other issues of discrimination is to claim that the people on the dominant side of the power dynamic also are victims, such as when people claim racial discrimination against white-skinned people is ignored. How do you think about these factors?

tomp 8y ago
Your problem is that you're treating "men" as a non-distinct group, not people as individuals. Just because most people in power are men, it doesn't follow that "the people on the dominant side of the power dynamic" cannot also be victims. That's just extremely bad logic. Furthermore, including men would result in having more victims/documented cases, which should help resolve the problem sooner (unless of course one's intention isn't to solve the problem of power abuse and sexual harassment, but instead to "turn the tables on men" or something similarly sexist).
- funkythings 8y ago
  wait wait wait wa...are you suggesting we should treat people based on the individual, not group identity?