Three London, Ont. women were among 62 victims of femicide in Ontario over the past year, something a local abused women’s shelter said is further evidence that gender-based violence needs to be treated as the epidemic that it is.
The list, released by the Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses (OAITH) and the University of Guelph, includes women, children, and gender-diverse individuals who were the victims of a gender-related killing by a man.
Reminds me of one report I saw that covered all missing and killed indigenous people in Canada. Over two thirds were men.
Two. Thirds.
And yet, we don’t hear a peep about that. Only about missing and killed indigenous women. As if they’re the only ones who matter.
Sorry, but in many mitigation strategies it is taught that you attack the largest or most intractable problem first, in order to achieve the greatest lasting effect. Doesn’t matter if you’re talking about first aid or personal finance or economic strategies or any other problem space.
I don’t mind paying equal attention to both genders even with a lopsided mostly-male victimology, but focusing exclusively on the smallest group of victims (and often the smallest by a wide margin) is nothing more than a kick in the nuts and spit-in-the-face confirmation that men don’t matter.
Chris Rock was right. Men are only [valued] when they produce something of value. Bring nothing of value to the table? Fuck off and go die in the gutter.
The premise and promise of society is becoming less and less attractive to men all the time. It may have even reached negative-value territory for men. No wonder more and more men are just turning their backs on societal expectations and going their own way.
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