Prevention doesn’t fail because we lack strategies.It fails because we refuse to be honest.

In this episode, I explore:

-What the manosphere really is — and what it isn’t

-How culture, profit, and silence intersect

-Why prevention can’t work without naming harm

-The myths we’re told about perpetrators

-Institutional power and moral accountability

-Unfinished stories, shame, and survival

-Where personal truth meets systemic failure

Listening note:This episode discusses sexual violence, online radicalisation, and institutional harm. Please listen at your own pace and take breaks if needed.

In this episode, I take a closer look at the UK’s 10-year strategy to end violence against women and girls through reflection, lived insight, and questioning rather than instruction.

Themes explored:

- Reduction versus eradication

- The gap between policy and lived reality

- Institutional responsibility and design failure

- Who gets protected — and who gets left behind

- Urgency, tolerance, and time

- The idea of “the village” beyond sentiment

Listening context:Best listened to with space. This is a reflective episode — not background noise.

In this episode:

- How entertainment teaches us to accept violence as normal

- The "dazzle" effect: when harm is wrapped in beauty

- From C-dramas to conflict minerals: the loop connecting entertainment, technology, and violence against women

- The Economy of Apathy: why corporations can afford to wait out our outrage

- What we can do when we finally see the pattern

Content Warning: This episode discusses sexual violence in media, drug-facilitated assault, exploitation in fashion/entertainment, human trafficking, and violence in the DRC.

Resources mentioned:

Organizations to Support:

DRC/Conflict Minerals:

Panzi Foundation: panzifoundation.org

ENOUGH Project: enoughproject.org

Global Witness: globalwitness.org

Anti-Trafficking (UK):

Unseen UK: unseenuk.org | Helpline: 08000 121 700

The Salvation Army (UK Anti-Trafficking): salvationarmy.org.uk

ECPAT UK: ecpat.org.uk

VAWG Support (UK):

Women's Aid: womensaid.org.uk | Helpline: 0808 2000 247

Rape Crisis England & Wales: rapecrisis.org.uk | Helpline: 0808 500 2222

Refuge: refuge.org.uk

Full UK Support Directory: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mVbCZxYHt8ItGJUymJNi_Uk9hIC9Wa6E0n0SFMIvxaM/edit?usp=sharing

If you need help:

US National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888

UK Modern Slavery Helpline: 08000 121 700

Samaritans (UK): 116 123

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