GUESS WHAT, MEN. REAL TALK TIME. When you remain silent, youre endorsing another mans behavior. Even if you dont support it. Even if you dont agree with it. When youre silent, its tacit endorsement. When youre silent, youve given someone the approval theyre seeking. So when someone says or does something reprehensible? Call them out. Or youre a frigging accessory. In fact, theyd brag about what they had done afterwards to their friends. That implied endorsement from male friends — or at the very least, a lack of vocal objection — is a powerful force, perpetuating the idea that what these guys are doing is normal rather than criminal. But in a group of guy friends, Oklahoma States Foubert says, the opinions that can end up influencing behavior are often just what a guy thinks his friends think. Lets say you have a peer group of 10 guys, says Foubert. One or two are constantly talking about, Oh, I bagged this b- - -h. Many of the men listening to that are uncomfortable, but they think that the other men support it through their silence.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:28:02 +0000
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