Not one male Golden Globe winner used a moment on camera to mention #MeToo or #TimesUp or sexual assault or men’s violence against women. So I put together a little list of simple, practical sentences that could slide out of men’s mouths at the next award ceremony… or anytime this year, really.
- I trust women.
- I believe women.
- I stand with survivors.
- I will hold perpetrators accountable.
- To end sexual violence we must end toxic masculinity.
- To end sexual violence we must acknowledge, address, and end white male violence.
- I am here to help men have better emotional lives, better friendships, better access to both emotional support and accountability.
- I am here to change myself as part of changing our culture.
- I withdraw my support for the ideals of toxic masculinity.
- I withdraw my support from men who perpetrate sexual violence. I will not be complicit.
- I will stop working with toxic violent men.
- I will stop working with rapists and abusers.
- I will stop producing media that glorifies toxic violent men.
- I will stop producing media that glorifies rapists and abusers.
- I will support media produced by women and queer people of color, with my money and with my social power.
- I will support media that challenges white male dominance, with my money and with my social power.
- I will make mistakes and accept critique.
- I will work hard to make change. Change in my personal life, change in my work life. Change in ways I can’t possibly imagine. I’m here for it.
