I am a white man. I commit sexist acts every day. I have been so trained by this society to objectify womens’ bodies that it takes constant effort to keep myself from doing it. After 10 years of awareness of my problem, I still struggle every day with this problem. I get pleasure from giving in to my training but I know it’s wrong and I feel terrible when I choose to do it. My sexist acts consist mostly of looking or staring. I never say anything or commit battery, those are things I’ve never done, but I have seen men do these things and have not intervened. I want to apologize to the women who are the object of this constant assault, including my own, and I discuss it as often as possible with my wife to see how I’m progressing. I figure I have 20 more years to live, hopefully I’ll eventually have a day or two without a sexist thought.
