Masks Off

My friends and I are obsessed with this poem by Jeremy Loveday called “masks off”. It is about the role men play in gender violence. He challenges me to take of their masks and stop hiding behind them and to opening talk about violence women face. Jeremy wants people to start discussing and ending violence against women. What I love so much about this video is that violence against women is not a women’s issue but a mans issue as well. The poem says for men to take responsibility and open their mouths about the harm that is coming to the women they love. “Men, if you could make the world safer for the women you love—for all women, children, and men—wouldn't you? Men, you can. Men, we need you to be courageous—to speak up, and be more than a bystander. Men, put your masks down.” This poem is so powerful through its words and it really sparks something inside of you hen you hear it. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.

here is the link to it:

http://www.upworthy.com/if-a-man-asks-what-women-have-been-asking-for-centuries-will-men-finally-listen