We live in a society where news is filled with stories of crime against women across the country. While there seems to be no respite, it is heart-warming to see some men talking about how to make the country safe for women.
Recently, a brilliant topic was trending on Twitter: #MenTalkingToMen. This thread was started by Rituparna Chatterjee, where she asked men on Twitter about what they can change to make the country a safer place.
This is a question to men: What is the one behaviour you’d want other men to change to make safer, better spaces for everyone? Genuine question, abusive, troll tweets will be ignored/blocked. Purely to engage and to listen.
— Rituparna Chatterjee (@MasalaBai) November 11, 2020
We loved that this tweet got many positive responses!
Men responded with things like not making wife jokes, listening to women, and giving them the support that they need.
Stop glaring at woman. Stop undressing them with your eyes. I just hate that bit. Learn to respect woman. We all have mothers, sisters & daughters at home.
— Joydeep Ganguly (@joydeepg9) November 11, 2020
Start confronting other men, especially those in your circles, when they make sexist remarks or jokes etc. That will reduce tolerance for misogyny and will normalize standing up for women.
— Chandrahaas Uniyal (@taru_uniyal) November 11, 2020
Start with social attitudes at home; start with the sheer arrogance and disrespect to the spouse and all females attached to the family. Start with the idea that a family can move ahead only when all pitch in- both hubby, wife, other males and females in the family.
— RJ (@nesoron) November 11, 2020
Jokes aside, men should stop controlling the women of their families. Support their wives and daughters and nieces as they navigate the world, in a way that empowers them. Young boys learn from their fathers that women have less rights and less freedoms.
— D(v)stl (@_VishalC) November 11, 2020
1. Assuming that a girl is into you. Don’t assume. Please ask openly for consent.
— Madhan kumar (@madhan_2) November 12, 2020
2. don’t blindly believe movies and keep pestering women, hoping she would turn.
3. Final one, when ur actions make a girl uncomfortable, one should stop
We, men, should learn to tone down our audacity. I am surprised to see many of us having so much audacity to slut-shame women on social media. Some of us even DM women with vulgar comments. Whatever a woman is posting, it is not an invitation for us to misbehave with them. https://t.co/y13rzYSnNZ
— Kaushik Raj (@kaushikrj6) November 11, 2020
Some men even talked about sharing the load equally with their wives.
3) We are equally responsible for the household chores. Learn to cook and do other chores, even if we can’t do it daily, atleast a weekly/monthly give a break to your wife as you need a break from your work…give her the Weekends you look forward to every day!
— Azad (@memythoughts) November 12, 2020
Isn’t it great to see the change in our society? We feel our country would be much safer and better for women in case all men started thinking in this fashion.
Let us know what you think?