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Gun Violence Is Not An Act of Passion

May 25, 2018 by mergefo1

In her latest post, DAME contributor Andrea Grimes confronts the media’s portrayals of the causes of boys’ violence. She writes, “…weaponized misogyny and male entitlement [are] the hallmarks of a culture of toxic masculinity that teaches boys and men that they are owed the time and bodies of girls and women… that boys will be boys, and girls will soothe and accommodate.”

Gun Violence is Not an Act of Passion

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