Two men breaking down toxic masculinity by ‘Raising Gentle’men’ at shelter
NAPLES, FL (WINK) — Two men from the Naples Shelter for Abused Women and Children are on a mission to raise gentlemen by breaking down toxic masculinity.
Antonio Garza and Jordan Davenport travel from public schools to teach children about violence and how to avoid it.
The duo teamed up to show children how physical and verbal aggression, especially toward a spouse is not acceptable. The two men also spearhead another initiative, the Raising Gentle’men Program. In this program, male students are specifically talked to and shown what a good male role model looks like.
“We first start with positive because we do like to be positive, should come first. Then we work into what you’re not supposed to do with your hands,” said Garza. “It put in the situation that when someone hits, it hurts a person’s body, and it hurts a person’s feelings too. We give them multiple examples of a child looking like he just got hit and you look like he’s a little distressed.”
