In what has been dubbed the “barbershop conference” (because men hang out in barbershops, geddit?), Iceland’s Foreign Affairs Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson said of the assembly, “We want to bring men and boys to the table on gender equality in a positive way.” Language, while sometimes employed thoughtlessly, rarely fails to convey the truth of people’s motivations. The positivity that Sveinsson speaks of is undoubtedly related to the idea that gender equality typically has negative associations for vast quantities of men. Not because they’re being asked to surrender a degree of power (although that certainly accounts for the real reason), but because when women talk about systemic discrimination, violence and oppression, it makes men feel baaaaaaaaad. Me on Icelands Boyz Only conference on womens issues.
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 23:15:35 +0000
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