I am a man and I stand with Delaney Robinson.

I am a man and I stand in solidarity with Delaney Robinson.

Over the last 48 hours my Facebook feed has been flooded with articles, photos, and posts surrounding the injustice done upon the UNC student last February. Passionate, frustrated pages crying for the voices of victims of rape across the country, to be finally heard on our college campuses. I see organizers shuffling to find ways to bring our community together to rally around her and recognize those who have had to fight the battle she has. And I see the victim herself, possessed of exceptional bravery, fighting for the justice that she and thousands of other women deserve.

I see that despite how many times we’ve seen this injustice hit our campuses, women are always told that they brought this upon themself. I see that Brock Turner’s legacy lives on, that somehow drinking alcohol is an open invitation to be sexually and physically violated. I see that questions about if she was wearing a tight dress or a short skirt are more relevant than “Are you okay? Where did those bruises come from? Who raped you?” I see a justice system that favors athletes over rape victims, that favors convenience over fairness — that favors reputation over respect. I see that the words in Title IX are nothing more than a mask of broken promises and hypocrisy.

I see a Department of Public Safety that is more concerned with taking care of a win-loss record than an 18-year old girl on the night she was raped. And I see a university who just simply hasn’t done, enough.

But I don’t see one thing enough — men. I questioned why in all the posts I’ve read over the last two days, women have authored 90% of them. I am at fault just as much as anyone. It took me a few days to write this message, struggling with what I hoped would mean something. So, my fellow gentlemen, let me be clear, we are not doing enough. We are not speaking loud enough, we are not fighting hard enough, and we are not taking enough responsibility for the gross injustice that repeatedly strikes campuses across the country.

Rape is not a women’s issue. Rape is a human issue.

The culture of sexual assault and violence that exists on our campus and many others will not be disrupted without the support of EVERYONE. So, how do you change culture? You change cultural norms. And how do you change cultural norms? You start movements. And movements require communities across dissimilar lines to recognize that we have an obligation to protect, respect, and empathize with one another. That our humanness calls us to not only change our behavior but also change our fundamental beliefs.

Thus, I challenge myself, and the rest of the men from Carolina and beyond, to fight for Delaney Robinson, and stand in solidarity with the thousands of unheard victims across the country. Let’s amplify our voices on social media, participate in community-led rallies, and actively seek solutions to an injustice that we have passively ignored.

It’s going to take a movement.