Man....enough.

The White Ribbon Campaign--men working to end violence against women--has revamped their message and look, and this is what they've come up with: "Because I know you're man enough to think violence against women must be stopped. . ." Perhaps I'm being a little too tedious, but I find the whole masculinity thing a little ironic. I mean, isn't the idea of being "man enough" much of the reason that violence against women persists? Any thoughts on co-opting ideas of masculinity for social change? Additionally, a friend of mine argues that using images showing bruises/physical does more harm than good: "The misconception of domestic violence as strictly physical abuse ignores the greater dynamic of continuous, coercive control that the abuser uses against the victim, which can occur through any combination of psychological, sexual, and other abuses in addition to the physical ones." The effort is noble and the cause should be supported, but perhaps the folks at White Ribbon need to seriously rethink their message and media materials. Thanks Sarah.