Hey Larry.

Before you label me as a ‘misandrist’ as well, I’d like to say something. Jewel lives in Pakistan. She lives in a country that is slowly improving, but has a history of women’s oppression that is horrifying. I’m not saying that to insult Islam or Pakistan. The facts are that it is a country where honor killings are a legitimate problem, where women face child marriage, arranged marriage, and are at the mercy of their husbands for protection and livelihood. Pakistan allows for polygamy. Women even now, in the rural areas (such as the mountain tribes) are often treated as the property of their fathers, husbands or brothers. They are used as things to barter, married off to elder men, or as second wives.

In such an atmosphere, how many men do you think are raised to respect women? How many do you think believe that women are equal? Judging from your name, I’ll say you live in a developed country (a country like the US, UK, etc.) . I apologize in advance if I’m wrong.

The men on the street, they face consequences if they beat you up. That’s why they’re all bark and no bite. A man in Pakistan has no consequences to face if he beats his wife. If he rapes a woman, her character will be called into question faster than his. People will say that she was tempting him, or some other such inane thing.

No one here is saying that all men are rapists, or on the edge of psychosis. But it’s undeniable that some men feel a sickening sense of entitlement. These people aren’t just in some countries, they’re everywhere. They feel that leering, that touching, that threatening are their birthrights. That it’s the natural order of the world. And that’s something that needs to change.