I’m Done Pretending Men Are Safe (Even My Sons)

This short piece reflects on the viral fallout of a Washington Post article in which the author reflects on her belief that her teenage sons - like almost all men - will never come to accept the non-redemptive reality of being a male in what she views as a rape culture. What’s most notable about this piece is the ease with which the writer is willing to reveal her lack of faith in the goodness of her sons and her lack of appreciation of how it might feel for her sons to have identities publicly known. A related article was published in the UK Telegraph in 2015 and places the shame of being suspected of being potential perpetrators at the center of the educational lives of boys and young men.