They shouldn’t be happening to anyone

Posted on | October 9, 2018 | No Comments

A problem with saying that you want to protect women’s rights because you love your mother, sister, best friend, wife is that essentially you are saying that you’re passionate about what happens with the people you love and you don’t really care that much about what happens to strangers. That ultimately you want justice for people you know, who you most closely identify with. Which is a particular problem with justice. And why men stand with men against women, and why racism is such a powerful force.

This same approach is being used by conservatives when they say we need to protect our sons, our husbands, our fathers. Essentially saying you need to protect the people you love and people outside of that protective sphere can be allowed to suffer because they are less real because you don’t know them.

The thing is that the people you love are strangers to the vast majority of the world. Laws aren’t for protecting people you love. They’re for protecting everyone, including people you don’t know well enough to care about. If strangers aren’t protected the people you love are also in danger. That we need to say these things are wrong one hundred percent of the time. The things aren’t wrong because they might happen to someone you love.

They’re wrong because they shouldn’t be happening to anyone.

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Michael Kimber is a 26-year-old journalist who suffered a nervous breakdown on November 3rd, 2009. On March 28th, 2010 when he recovered from mental illness, he began writing a blog called Colony-of-losers. About falling on your face to figure out who you are and the hilarious antics of a blond jew. What began with a few friends and his mother reading has become a cult phenomenon, averaging 10,000 views a week, receiving praise from Commonwealth Award Winner Shandi Mitchell and many others. On, November 3rd, 2010, the one year anniversary of his mental breakdown he signed with Anne McDermid and Associates, the largest literary agency in Canada. In a year he went from wearing pajamas, making his couch depression HQ to leaving his hometown for the Toronto, where he exclusively wears business suits and the armor of ancient Greeks. Don't worry, he's still choking on the feet he contently sticks in his mouth and making moments awkward just by being part of them. During these struggles he met other talented bastards and drew them into his circle. Peter Diamond became his illustrator. Patrick Campbell his video editor and part time photographer. He recently added the incredibly talented John Packman as Colony of Losers Toronto photographer. Without the support of the Colony of Losers, Michael Kimber would be nothing. Welcome to the losers and the success that comes from utter and complete failure. You aren’t alone. Follow him on twitter.com/colonyoflosersand twitter.com/quimbo. If you’d like to hire him for a public speaking engagement for mental health events in Toronto, like to arrange an interview, offer millions to publish his book or for another reason contact Michael please email him. And join his facebook Colony of Losers.

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