Everyday Sexism

So for the last little while I have been exploring the amazing world of Twitter. I'm always a bit wary of social media, purely because I'm not particularly narcissistic (despite what having a blog would suggest) and I always assume people really don't care what I'm eating or what time I go to bed, unless they're there with me in which case they know already right? Plus, and I know I don't need to elaborate, I don't trust most social media platforms ethical stance.

Suffice to say it took me a while to get in to Twitter but I am thoroughly enjoying it and have found lots of fascinating people to follow and interact with. Social media, like the rest of the world is filled with 2 general spheres, people you enjoy interacting with and people you don't. "Real life" really isn't any different except there are physical limitations on how many people can bombard you at once.

There are a lot of really great social issues that get discussed and shared via Twitter and this is one of the reasons I like it. However I tend to get overly, let's call it, passionate about a lot of things. It's great in a way because these are the issues that I write songs about, in fact they're the reasons I write songs at all. Because while there are so many socially and politically active bands (Anti-Flag and Strike Anywhere being at the top of my list) there is a vast scope of topics that they don't cover and I realised many years ago that the reason for this is that they're men. There are a great number of injustices that they just don't see because let's face it, they don't live them.

Now don't get me wrong, I don't expect them to tell my story. I'm telling it myself quite well. I was however excited to come across a Twitter account called @EverydaySexism who have a hash tag trending at the moment to share everyday sexual harassment and violence. The overwhelming thing for me about this is not that I'm surprised about what's coming out, as I've lived with a lot of the situations that are being raised, I'm excited about the fact that there are a lot of men getting behind this who are not only surprised by what happens every day to women but are actively trying to change it now that they know.

You may ask why it's important that men get involved in women's rights. The answer is sadly obvious, sexism is perpetrated by men. Not all men, but men none the less.

I'm not going to go in to all of my experiences with everyday sexism right now because I think this project covers it so well. If you're interested or you do want to share anything head to http://www.everydaysexism.com/ and check it out.