Males under fire in many quarters

It appears that all that is required is for an allegation to be made and the man is automatically considered suspect, whether there is evidence or not. The consequence of such an orchestrated attack, as it appears to the interested observer, must be a retreat to a defensive posture, which militates against respectful dialogue.

This is not to suggest that many men are not guilty of such allegations or that they have not contributed to the perception, but all men cannot be painted with the same brush and it is a disservice to the development of gender equity to approach the matter with a bias. Dialogue must commence from a point of mutual respect for it to have any chance of success.

Reading the comments of so many of the people who have embarked on this new aggression makes one fear for the position of men in the society.

KARAN MAHABIRSINGH Carapichaima