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Men need to do better. I am a man, I'm very left leaning, I like to think of myself as a feminist, I like to think of myself as someone who does the right thing when they can but I'm 100% guilty of not saying or doing enough to stop a toxic, misogynist culture being the norm. I've not spoken up when I've heard other men saying disgusting things, for no reason other than I've not wanted to have an awkward conversation or because it's easier to pretend I didn't hear it. Despite the fact that most women/trans/ non binary people I know have been the victims of some level of abuse at the hands of men, I've taken the easy route too often to avoid a hard conversation which just perpetuates the disgusting culture which leads to violence and abuse towards people who aren't men being normalised.
As someone above has stated, it's shocking that it's had to wait until an attractive young white woman has very publicly died at the hands of a man for the country to take notice, but right or wrong, it seems to have brought the conversation to the forefront. It seems like the perfect time to change your behaviour and not shy away from those difficult conversations any more.