8:22pm May 24, 2014

“Misogyny and rape culture are real and have deadly consequences.”

There was a “shooting rampage that killed 7 near University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB).”

The UCSB shooter made a video, said he was “the true alpha male” — this is toxic hyper-aggressive masculinity taken to its extreme. He talked about women in a sorority house — he called them “animals” and said he would “slaughter them like animals.” Both women and animals are viewed as expendable and disposable in our society. It’s the same mindset of dehumanization and objectification. The murderer felt “alienated” and “rejected” by women, so he felt he had to exert his power and dominance over them.

Misogyny and rape culture are real and have deadly consequences.

(via opinionessoftheworld)

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