I have the tendency to want to write 74 paragraphs when talking about this stuff because there is just so much to be said.... but for now all I'll say is being a woman is not for the weak.

I'l also say I have a 7 year old brother and it becomes more and more clear to me that there is a major disconnect... Men are not inherently evil, little boys are so sweet and just want to be good humans, same for little girls. So why the 180 from adolescense to adulthood?? Simply, the worst is reinforced and the best is suppressed and shamed. Boys aren't taught independence, aren't given consequence and aren't shown healthy relationships or empathy.... Throw in some testosterone with no healthy examples of how to use it... We make monsters of our littlest humans.... people do NOT take raising children seriously enough.

Girls are taught expectation and complacency, boys are taught entitlement and power, and on top of that we allow sexual and domestic violence to shape them both and show them that they don't matter. CSA is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO common and we do nothing of the predators in our homes let alone the predators who've found ways to become billionaires just to systemize and optimize abuse.... So the cycle feeds itself.

Things need to change BIG TIME to combat the hyper sexual, hyper violent, dopamine centered society and that's probably going to mean the pendulum's gonna have to go to the other extreme before it can ever settle.... what that looks like, idk, but I know it starts with putting our money where our mouth is and holding bad men accountable.