This sounds like a no-brainer and all-round polite advice. In fact, I've listed it before in a more general post of mine. However, it bears repeating. When we - and by we, I mean us men - talk about the plight of women and minorities, a peculiar thing often happens where we hand-wave away any objections from the people we are talking about. This sometimes even happens when everyone has the best intentions at heart.
Listening, actually listening, isn't just good to try and understand what someone else is trying to tell you. As a consequence of not taking the debate or conversation in your own hands, you're giving someone else space to actually express their thoughts and feelings.
Listening, actually listening, isn't just good to try and understand what someone else is trying to tell you. As a consequence of not taking the debate or conversation in your own hands, you're giving someone else space to actually express their thoughts and feelings.
