Living in the modern world, we always say things about equality and how women shouldn't be downgraded when it comes to jobs and skills that, majority thinks, "can only be done by men".
As a woman, I have to admit that I experience a lot of rejections and disappointments in my life, and I think so are men and a lot of other people. The thing is society is the one who misinterpret the meaning of equality.
Most of the time, when we think about equality, we always think of women in line with men. Or for some, maybe women getting more recognition than men. When we say equality, it's about not judging a person base on his/her physical appearance, gender, marital status, way of living or even with how he/she expresses his/her self. One example is the advertisement of a vitamin that increases your height. It says in the video that those who are luckily enough to be blessed with such height is more likely to land a job, better than anybody else. And what concerns me the most is why would a boss trust someone who has the "height" rather than the one who has the mind and skills.
This where things start to change more.
I read an article this morning from a well-known source that says about a news talking about a man who got raped by two other men. And since it was posted on Facebook, people are more likely to react on the article. The most disgusting thing about it is that when I went to see the "reactions" of the viewers, the second most reacted emoji was the "Haha" react which meant to be funny. And by the time I checked who these evil people are, 80% of them were men. I can't understand the thought process on why you would react like that.
Personally, if my fellow women were treated that way, of course, I wouldn't react happily to the situation. And besides, the victim was a fellow men of them. Can't they just imagine the hurt and torture the guy went through and what if you were the victim and you saw those reactions, how does it feel to be not treated seriously?
And also, to that 20% women, what's the matter with you? You really think it's funny when men were raped? What if the situation happened to a fellow woman, would you react the same?
Also, whether it happens to a boy, a girl, a lesbian, a gay, a transgender, a bisexual, or anyone else, rape is not and will never be funny. This is one of the situations in life that needs to stop and needs more attention to be gone.
Stop saying that, "Oh, it's okay, he's a guy, he will not lose anything.".
HE WILL LOSE THINGS.
From his dignity, the trust of going out with fellow men, the part of him that shouldn't be "touched" and, in some cases, his way of thinking. Just imagine the trauma it will bring to the victim.
This is why most people who are victims of this horrendous situation are afraid to seek help or to say it to somebody to make the predators pay the price, is because most people are not taking it seriously.
We have to listen and speak up. Otherwise, this will never stop.
I agree with this. Sometimes people always ask for gender equality, because women are said to be victims of it. BUT, men too deserved the same respect & equality that women always ask for. We are all equal in rights, all ages & in any gender.