Word: sexualism
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Matthew P. Vollenweider ’11, a member of HMAR, also said that making other men think about the issue of sexual assault is a primary goal and added that he had observed two principle reactions during this week’s Campaign...
...latter group of people questioned the need to raise awareness for sexual violence, arguing that its occurrence is already acknowledged as a problem...
Abbas Jaffer, a Divinity School student active in HMAR, said that many men become involved in assault prevention because they are close to women who have been affected by sexual violence...
...Even a partial connection can give men the impulse to advocate against sexual violence,” he said. “When they see something beyond theoretical ideas and statistics, something that touches their hearts, they want to do right...
According to Jaffer, members of final clubs, fraternities, and athletic teams who are involved with both HMAR and the Campaign are taking a proactive approach to combating the stigma that much sexual assault is perpetrated by men in these organizations...