Part of unlearning the violence and abuse of patriarchy that is so deeply engrained into mainstream masculinities in the US means cultivating different ways of being, supplanting the unhealthy and destructive patterns with masculinities that can more closely align with feminist and non-violent values.
We consider marketing as positive when it is used to raise awareness on children's rights, promote self-esteem, healthy lifestyles, and non-violent values", mentioned UNICEF Regional Chief of Partnerships, Stefan Stefansson.
The recovery and social reintegration services for child victims of violence developed in Cambodia, the promotion of good parenting/non-violent values in Fiji and a model community-based diversion programme for children in conflict with the law in Mongolia have also been highlighted as good examples of carry-on work.
Yet the bad-gal nastiness soon gives way to more generous impulses, trading violent shock value for flamboyant showmanship.
"If these officers are penalized because they are viewed as passive, that validates the view that the police, as an institution, are violent and value violence".
At another time, he said, there was a need to confront and defeat "populism, xenophobia, racism and violent extremism," values he has fought against.
Another community program that is specifically addressed towards men is also needed to reformulate ideas and promote non-violent masculinity values and norms.
It is at root a correctional program intended to keep inmates busy (and therefore less likely to become violent), reinforce the value of work and the sense of self-worth work can provide, and reduce recidivism.
These include all manner of costs, from the time lost waiting in line at airports to pass through metal detectors, to the difference between actual property values in violent neighborhoods and what those values would be if there was no gun violence.
But I feel at liberty to disclose that their dialogue covers a multitude of political and biographical topics, from the value of violent versus peaceful revolution to the kind of flowers Dr. King sends his wife, Coretta.
