Some men who have faced abuse and harassment at some point in their lives wonder if they will get the same support and understanding as women who have dealt with his revelations in the campaign, Metoo#.
Discussions about violence against men, inspired by the international campaign of Metoo#, it lasts for several months, as many male celebrities come up with their own stories.
Among the celebrities who took this step is former Pro hockey star Theo Fleury, CY young-winning baseball pitcher R. A. Dickie; Director Tyler Perry; actors Tom Arnold, Anthony Edwards; and in the end Chester Bennington, lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park.
However, a campaign to educate people even close to the amount of noise #movement of Metoo received.
Chris brown, Professor of music at the University of Minnesota, admitted feelings of loneliness due to the fact that the movement #Metoo primarily aims to support women who have experienced abuse.
“Historically, people considered the bad guys,” suggested brown, referring to public opinion. “If some men to abuse women, we all tortured ourselves… so when it comes to our violated, we deserve it,” – said APNews.
Brown’s sense of alienation from the Metoo movement #follow and other abused men, some of whom are already using #MenToo hashtag on Twitter.
“We do not have Welcome to the parade,” said Andrew Schmutzer, Professor of biblical studies at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, who wrote about the abuse in adolescence.
“As a male survivor you always associate”, – he said. “You never leading the subject”, he added.
Psychologists who work with a group called MaleSurvivor to support the results of several studies that show that approximately one in six men in the United States have experienced sexual abuse in childhood, compared to one out of four women.
Despite such data, experts say that many men are unwilling to open up about the abuse they have suffered or to seek professional help because of social stigma and feelings of shame.
According to some experts, such as psychoanalyst Richard Gartner, it becomes useful to these people when famous people such as actors, music stars and athletes come forward to share their experiences.
Yale University Professor Joan cook said she was delighted with the intensity of the movement #Metoo, but the frustration on behalf of the insulted men, who “should not be included in the tent.”
“Women have waited so long to get them, so perhaps there is a relationship, not take away my voice’,” said cook. “But it’s not a competition. Men also had to wait a long time, and they don’t have to wait. They need to be heard” AP news.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
