Backlo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square291fedilinkarrow-up11.76Karrow-down126
arrow-up11.73Karrow-down1external-linkTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgBacklo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square291fedilink
minus-squareWiseThat@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoThis is a classic case of the Patriarchy / Toxic Masculinity hurting men too. For the government officials to fund a Men’s shelter would mean admitting that men can have moments of weakness, which the men in power do not like.
This is a classic case of the Patriarchy / Toxic Masculinity hurting men too.
For the government officials to fund a Men’s shelter would mean admitting that men can have moments of weakness, which the men in power do not like.