On Christmas Day, Charlie Sheen was arrested in Aspen, Colorado for spousal abuse that may have involved a weapon.
If true, his conduct is horrible, disgusting and inexcusable in itself, and is also incredibly dangerous. As a celebrity, Sheen serves as a role model and thus runs the risk of teaching other boys and men that its okay to beat their partners.
But, in the airport today, I heard something that challenged this in a small but powerful way. Two burly men
were sitting behind me reading the paper and one said “Charlie Sheen is a wife-beater – fucking asshole.” And the other responded, “Yeh, I would never hit any woman I’m with.”
We need more men denouncing domestic assaulters and professing themselves committed to ending sexual and domestic violence. Props to all men who know that strength is not for hurting.
