I live sweat...: "...we fall woefully short in practice." - Aaron Scott, aka. Attica! Attica!, on punk, sexism, and how men can help.

There’s a blog called I Live Sweat that has been posting a compelling essay series on sexism in punk music.  I decided to submit my own essay, and it was just published yesterday.  If you have a few minutes, give it a read.  Feel free to e-mail me to continue the discussion.

Thanks to Andy at I Live Sweat for getting this series going. I also want to give a special thanks to those friends of mine, female and male, who helped me refine this essay. We have such a great community of writers and thinkers, and I’m grateful that a few of them took the time to help me clarify my thoughts and my words.

Thanks for reading! 

- Aaron

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(Andy’s note: Plenty of readers have been asking after a male perspective on the sexism issue. Here’s one. For my money, Aaron’s done us proud here. Enjoy.)


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