Tubonge SRHR

I have observed a behaviour that I find quite risky to the future of our integrity and principles as a community.
Men rarely hold fellow men accountable unless it's on an issue that directly affects them.
As a matter of fact, supporting 'bad' behaviour is considered cool. (Bad is in quotes because I realize we have greyed our black and white so much so that what's right or wrong has become relative)
As we reflect on this, as a man, how easy is it for you to call out your friend for catcalling a woman or for bragging about sexually harassing a lady? Whenever the school holidays approach, I see grown men engage in conversations with excitement about how they can't wait for the young tender girls to come home. Visualizing the bodies of teenagers (13-17 yrs) is disgusting. But I rarely see men caution fellow men on such behaviour. Why do we encourage pe******ia?
Did you know that a major reason why men shy from reporting sexual assault cases is because fellow men call them weak? You jump to ask your friend who's hurting and feeling violated 'was she pretty? Maan you are lucky! Can she come and r**e me too?"
We say men support fellow men but do they really genuinely do that? Do men encourage one another to grow in the right direction? Can you call out your fellow men for making inappropriate comments or are you afraid of looking weak?

As a woman, a human rights activist and a gender equality champion, I get very happy when I see men match with us to the streets to speak against injustices on women, or when men support equality campaigns. But that's a step ahead of ourselves. Let's take a few strides back and prevent these injustices by discouraging hurtful misogynistic conversations.

Let's mend the cracks! Building a new wall is costly!!