Prince Harming

About this episode

In this episode, Ally Hamilton discusses the alarming issue of men dehumanizing women and the societal implications of such behavior.

First, if you are new to Come As You Are , I am so glad you’re here. Once in a while, an essay hits the right chord at the right moment, and I get to meet a whole bunch of new readers which is incredibly gratifying. Of course, it’s also devastating that the thing that brought us together is our horror over the news that there are men all over the world who have such little regard for the humanity of their own wives, they are drugging them, raping them, filming it — and uploading this content to websites where other men are happy to pay $20 in cryptocurrency to watch. Nonetheless, I am grateful to be in this conversation with such an empathetic group of people. In this episode, I read the essay — a thing I don’t always do — and then talked about some of the issues we are all grappling with — what has happened that we’ve gotten to a place where something like this could occur? Why is it that such an alarming number of men from all walks of life are dehumanizing women this way? How do we get more of the good men to be part of this conversation, actively and loudly? Ultimately, how do we change things — because this is not sustainable or okay. If you want to skip the essay part…

People in this episode

Host: Ally Hamilton

Topics covered

• dehumanization
• gender violence
• male accountability
• women's rights
• societal issues

Keywords

• Prince Harming
• essay
• gender issues
• empathy
• humanity
• men's behavior
• women's stories

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