Ben Roethlisberger is a proven winner in athletic competition. But the measure of a true leader is how they conduct themselves 24/7, not just during a winning touchdown drive or a goal-line stance. Leadership isn’t something that gets switched off because the game clock expires.

Language usage always has a political context.

It's a bad thing that happens to women, but when you look at that term 'violence against women,' nobody is doing it to them. It just happens to them. Men aren't even a part of it.

Calling gender violence a women's issue is part of the problem. It gives a lot of men an excuse not to pay attention.

The argument that 'boys will be boys' actually carries the profoundly anti-male implication that we should expect bad behavior from boys and men. The assumption is that they are somehow not capable of acting appropriately, or treating girls and women with respect.

If the KKK was smart enough, they would've created gangsta rap because it's such a caricature of black culture and black masculinity.

We need to redefine strength in men, not as the power over other people, but as forces for justice.