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An Open Letter To #DonaldTrump: Thank You.

Dear Mr. President, You have truly done so much for this country. As a black man and 21-year Army veteran, I, for one, would like to sincerely thank you. There is so much to thank you for that I don’t … Continue reading

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Ladies Annoyed With #MeToo: Please Stop Using “Victim” As A Dirty Word

Speaking as a man, I won’t even try to imagine what women have gone through during the #MeToo movement in having to relive the many horrible and often tragic incidents of sexual assault that they’ve experienced, whether it was recently … Continue reading

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#NotAllMen: Why We As Men Need To Stop Saying, “Not All Men Are Like That!”

It never fails. Something is posted by either a man or a woman (more often women) where there exists a complaint of some kind about a man. It isn’t long before a man comes along to say some form of … Continue reading

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#WomensEqualityDay: If You Have To Ask, “Why Is This Needed?” That’s Exactly The Problem

It never fails. Women do something, or something exists promoting women’s equality and people ask, often in a nasty and condescending tone, “Why is this needed? Women have all the same rights as men!” Since I would absolutely hate to … Continue reading

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#ViolenceAgainstWomen: Like Much Else, Speaking Up Against It Bothers More Than The Acts Themselves

Let’s say you’re a man and walking down the street, a kid comes up to you and kicks you in the shin. Or, let’s say the child just shoves you. Now I understand that kids can be brats at times; … Continue reading

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Why The Bill Cosby Scandal Is Proof of What Many of Us Already Know…That Way Too Many People Still Do Not Take Sexual Assault Seriously

As a 36-year-old man, the first time I remember seeing Bill Cosby was on Fat Albert. As a kid who was a few years past toddler when I began to watch, I didn’t know Cosby as many of those older than … Continue reading

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