30 years ago, a man walked into a university in montreal and murdered 14 women in what he called a "fight against feminism." he entered a classroom and told the male students to leave so he could kill the women. instead of teaming up and fighting the shooter, all of the men left.

it is easy to criticize when you aren't in the situation yourself, but... according to reports, in this classroom, there were approx 50 men (including a professor) and only 9 women. FIFTY. and not one of these men took it upon himself to stand up for these women.

30 years later... and some men still scoff at the mere IDEA of being a feminist, or of caring about "women's issues" ... what if more men cared? what if more men viewed women as their equals, as fellow humans? instead of viewing them as disposable? as lesser? as "other"?

while this massacre speaks to the dangers of misogyny, it also speaks to the general passivity of our culture, of city life ... there is a sense of "as long as it isn't me" that allows humans to leak empathy in the moments where we need it most.

in a world where people can take lives with only a flick of their finger, it is not enough to only take care of yourself. we are a COMMUNITY of humans and if we cannot come together and fight for each other in moments like these... who are we?

my mentions are flooded with people (mostly men, go figure) completely misconstruing the point of this thread or accusing me of fabricating this story. everything i said is easily searchable on google. this isn't about shaming. it is about empathy. stop being deliberately obtuse.

also there are a lot of people accusing me of only tweeting about this to score points with the ladies....... sorry to disappoint you folks, but alas, i am gay.

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