Thursday 27 June 2013

Is it Sexist?

A comment about Beyond Blue's Man Therapy page referred to it as being sexist since it's all about men. For those who don't know, Beyond Blue is an organization that helps people deal with things like depression and anxiety.Man Therapy was a side page dedicated to get men to look it up and give it a shot to convince them that what they suffer from is normal and that seeking help it the 'manly' thing to do. The male attitude in society is that if you suffered from these problems then it is a sign of weakness and so many men cover this up. This tends to lead to more violent responses to other people and may be responsible for the increase in drugs, crime and domestic violence (domestic violence in particular is very worrying indeed).

But is the creation of this page sexist? I guess you could say that since there is no such program dedicated to women or that the perception that somehow men need more help then women could give the impression that it is. Perhaps if they created a page dedicated to helping women then perhaps the sexist claims would go. I doubt it, but I would still support it's creation. However, I don't have any issue about the Man Therapy site if it's helping those who need help. In this day and age, any and all help is a blessing.

Update: Upon thinking about this more, I do feel that there is also the problem of AVO's. When it comes to violence of any kind, while DV has some laws and protection, AV's have little to no protection for women. I had forgot about that when I first wrote it and wanted to make sure that this issue was also included.

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