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Men Are Responsible for Their Actions: A Rebuttal to Sarah Pochin's Viral Video

Natasha Devon

1h ago· 5 min readenOpinion

social commentary personal politics feminism

Summary

A personal essay recounting the author's experience being sexually harassed as an 11-year-old girl by a stranger at a train station, used as a launching point to critique a viral video by Sarah Pochin that argues men are not responsible for their actions due to biological impulses. The author argues that such narratives are dangerous, shift blame away from perpetrators, and undermine the accountability that society must demand from men, especially in the context of violence against women and girls.

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Key quotes

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'I love you' he said suddenly. 'I love you all over' he continued, looking me up and down.

The idea that men aren't responsible for their actions needs to get in the bin (along with Sarah Pochin's stupid video).

We cannot build a safer society if we keep making excuses for dangerous behaviour.

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When I was about 11 years old I was sitting on a bench at the station in my school uniform, waiting for my train home, when I was approached by a random man.

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