Bringing misogyny into the debate

This is an excellent article , courtesy of Feministe's Caperton, on why looking only at guns and criminalizing mental illness obscures the very real issues of misogyny and entitlement in many mass murders like the most recent one in California:

"Honestly, I’m sure it’s tempting to shy away from that painful truth. It’s comforting to pretend that future killings can be prevented just by making mental health care more easily accessible, or by locking up all the guns. Just like it’s comforting to pretend that rape can be prevented if women just wear modest clothes and cover our drinks. Acknowledge that Elliot Rodger’s killing spree was grounded in misogyny, and we have to acknowledge that preventing such tragedies isn’t about changes in laws —- it’s about changes in society, in a culture that supports the idea that women are objects and sex with a woman is a man’s god-given entitlement."

She links to the blog When Women Refuse , which is worth a losing an afternoon over if you're still not convinced.