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The Marine Corps has a “toxic masculinity” problem
The fight for the soul of the Marine Corps is just getting started.
Updated by Alex Ward@AlexWardVoxalex.ward@vox.com May 29, 2017, 8:40am EDT
On May 12, the US Marine Corps launched its first commercial with a female lead, part of a broad effort to persuade more women to join the service.
The ad, titled “Battle Up,” was meant to let women know they’re welcome in the Marine Corps. But it also inadvertently refocused attention on the service’s well-earned reputation for being a fraternity that often marginalizes or mistreats female troops.
The commercial dredged up memories of last March’s “Marines United” scandal, where male Marines shared photos of naked female Marines, veterans, and other women on Facebook without their consent. Around thirty Marines face courts-martial for their involvement in the group.
Marine leaders are trying to change the culture with measures like a new rule that says Marines can be forced out of the service if they share nude pictures online without consent.
The fight for the soul of the Marine Corps is just getting started.
Updated by Alex Ward@AlexWardVoxalex.ward@vox.com May 29, 2017, 8:40am EDT
On May 12, the US Marine Corps launched its first commercial with a female lead, part of a broad effort to persuade more women to join the service.
The ad, titled “Battle Up,” was meant to let women know they’re welcome in the Marine Corps. But it also inadvertently refocused attention on the service’s well-earned reputation for being a fraternity that often marginalizes or mistreats female troops.
The commercial dredged up memories of last March’s “Marines United” scandal, where male Marines shared photos of naked female Marines, veterans, and other women on Facebook without their consent. Around thirty Marines face courts-martial for their involvement in the group.
Marine leaders are trying to change the culture with measures like a new rule that says Marines can be forced out of the service if they share nude pictures online without consent.
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