I eventually came up with this poster. It reads, "why not equality? Because gender discrimination is not a one sided issue." In the backgrounds, there is a list of other equality issues. I chose to divide the other issues into blue and pink, symbolizing that they effect both males and females. I chose to do the word feminism in all pink, showing that many people today consider females as THE ONLY victimized gender. I also wanted to call attention to the fact that being a strong feminist only carries the individual farther away from true equality.
While I agree that feminism in other places where women are still barely considered humans is a vital part of the development of society, I feel a lot of Americans, women in particular, over analyze what it means to be a feminist. They go from fighting for their own rights to being man-haters, from pushing for higher wages for women to scrutinizing the male taste in the female body (ex; look at this video game character! So just because she is a princess she has to be skinny?! Not all women are skinny!).
I have personally been involved in situations where men have been taken advantage of, because women know that they have the ability in this country to come off as weak and defenseless in the eyes of the public. Men are very easy to be framed or blamed for domestic violence issues, pregnancy and sexual contact, or harassment and physical assault when in fact it was equally both genders fault. On a smaller scale, I've been friends with girls who think that every guy who wishes them a good day must be lusting after them.
I just wish more people would focus on equality, rather than seeing a vicious thug and an abused little angel every time a man and woman walk into a court room for domestic violence. That is stereotyping, not equality.
Some things I looked at....
http://joyfulheartfoundation.org/learn/domestic-violence/effects-domestic-violence
This website has good information on how to get involved in stopping domestic violence and similar issues, but again, information is mostly focused on women and children as victims.
http://www.safehorizon.org/page/domestic-violence-and-abuse--182.html
Stories from people who have been in domestic violence situations.
http://www.ncadv.org/files/MaleVictims.pdf
Very interesting information on this page, clearly focused on men.
- 1 out of every 14 men have been physically assaulted by a former or current spouse.
- It is difficult to predict accurate counts of male victims, as males are less likely to report being attacked or raped.
http://www.articlesbase.com/relationships-articles/male-victims-of-domestic-violence-when-he-is-the-victim-1157342.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ab_paid_12&gclid=CjwKEAiAv7ajBRCIldS7rp7wzFkSJAAA1n4Dnkbcwv3woVxBfUm17n4e5ixDthhjP70mTisFIhVn9hoCnTPw_wcB
- 400,000 annually-reported incidents of domestic violence, about 40 percent include male victims of domestic violence
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