Wrong to lump good men with bad

There is no question that there are a lot of men who are abusive and there is a need for serious work to be done to reduce if not eliminate all such behaviour.

It is simply not acceptable for a man to strike a woman, never mind the provocation. It may not be possible to eliminate it totally but we must never give up the struggle.

Equally unacceptable, however, is the apparent painting of all men with the same tainted brush. There are still a lot of men who open doors for women, who are polite to the point of obsequiosity, who treat all women with respect and would not even allow inappropriate language to be used in their presence. So why are we being made to feel we are being judged by the same standards as the neanderthal next door or that all of us subscribe to the same beliefs? It appears that good men are being lumped with the bad, which is a frightening development.

Karan Mahabirsingh Carapichaima