This is one time where I wish Substack was like Medium ... I would happily take a highlighter/comment to half this article.
Thank you for the courage to write it Sarah. It takes us all to break the mold.
Point in question: Our daughter was starting university in the same year that Brock Turner - the swimmer from Stanford who raped a young woman - was being sentenced. We sat her down to lecture her on always making sure she was with friends, the dangers of drinking, walking solo etc. etc.
"I will listen to this," she replied. "But only if you also have my two brothers also sit through this same discussion. Because every sexual assault happens with a boy who is someone's son."
This is about how we choose to behave and how we stand up for one another. Irrespective of gender. And it will continue until the boys become part of the solution.
Thank you, again.
PS. I have so much more to add from the AI side too!
This comment has given me a lot to think about. I would have said exactly the same as your daughter before going to college (and she's right). Still, unfortunately, exaggerated focus on personal protection is needed now more than ever until we can sort the rest of it out.
Thank you so much Karena and I feel for you having that conversation with your daughter... very much look forward to hearing your thoughts on the AI side, definitely a topic of utmost importance to me both from my day job and passion project perspective!
This is one time where I wish Substack was like Medium ... I would happily take a highlighter/comment to half this article.
Thank you for the courage to write it Sarah. It takes us all to break the mold.
Point in question: Our daughter was starting university in the same year that Brock Turner - the swimmer from Stanford who raped a young woman - was being sentenced. We sat her down to lecture her on always making sure she was with friends, the dangers of drinking, walking solo etc. etc.
"I will listen to this," she replied. "But only if you also have my two brothers also sit through this same discussion. Because every sexual assault happens with a boy who is someone's son."
This is about how we choose to behave and how we stand up for one another. Irrespective of gender. And it will continue until the boys become part of the solution.
Thank you, again.
PS. I have so much more to add from the AI side too!
This comment has given me a lot to think about. I would have said exactly the same as your daughter before going to college (and she's right). Still, unfortunately, exaggerated focus on personal protection is needed now more than ever until we can sort the rest of it out.
And - as you said - we need the voices of men to join the conversation.
Thank you so much Karena and I feel for you having that conversation with your daughter... very much look forward to hearing your thoughts on the AI side, definitely a topic of utmost importance to me both from my day job and passion project perspective!