I see @MichealMartinTD is in the Daily Mail talking about protecting kids from porn in the wake of recent cases. Which is of course admirable and what I have been talking about for years. But Michael, are you funding comprehensive sex education? Are you also interested in 1/
Real action or just the usual bluster and soundbites for votes? Are you going to find comprehensive sex education that has proven results? And are you going to work to address root causes at play here, such as that of misogyny in Ireland society? 2/
Are you going to find anti bulling programs? Sexual assault units? Rape crisis centres? Women's refuges? Counselling services? All of these tackle misogyny and and underfunded and oversubscribed- chronically. 3/
Are you going to challenge the media to report ethically on misogyny, rape, murder, domestic violence and sexual violence? Are you also going to tackle the misogyny in the YouTube videos one of those boys were watching? The videos that are linked to misogyny, anti semitism, 4/
Mass murder? You can't have nice, vote-getting soundbites for one aspect of misogyny. Why not step it up and pledge to tackle it all? Where's the action going to come from, and when? Who is going to be tasking with tackling this? 5/
And will they be held accountable if they don't deliver on this mission? This is the fourth round of conversations on porn since Enda Kenny called for it in 2016, and yet not much has changed. But where's all the conversations on misogyny? 6/
Time to step up and take real action that is evidence based, rather than easy soundbites. I don't have faith in @fiannafailparty but I'm happy to hold you to account for these claims. So- working towards a better society, or maintaining the status quo? Time for change.
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