Stopping Male Violence Chapter Summary

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In chapter 4, Stopping Male Violence, from the book, The Will to Change, the author Bell Hooks examines how a patriarchal system perpetuates violence. Although violence is predominantly depicted as a male issue, and patriarchy is a system that is most beneficial for men, the author makes it a point to say women can also use the patriarchy for violence. In her own experience, she grew up with her dad, who was usually quiet and reserved but could be quick to anger. In her love life, she chose two partners, one that was psychically abusive and the other that was emotionally abusive. While in hindsight it is obvious they were abusers, she did not go into these relationships with this assumption. Abusive partners may only present these qualities in certain situations, or also only after being …show more content…
Knowing this, I expect there to be many instances of girls dismissing what happened to themselves since not long ago it would’ve been considered ‘normal’ or ‘legal’. An interesting statistic that I would like to see that wasn’t shown, is how many men in these areas are considered rapists. Violent acts committed by a single man are undoubtedly horrible, and if as a society a large majority of men are committing these acts, it points to bigger issues that need to be dealt with at its source. In last week’s WRL, this was a topic of conversation on The Man Enough Podcast, where they asked the question, “What can we do for men who realize they are the abusers?” In the documentary War Against Women, they briefly acknowledge this question by showing a men’s rehabilitation center, where we are introduced to a teen or young adult boy by the name of Pai Pai. When he was 12 years old, he was forced to join a group of armed men for 5 years. They were all taught to rape any woman or girl in sight and kill any male children. He recounted his part in these actions, where he was guilty of raping, mutilating, and killing many people, and expressed feelings of remorse for
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