I found the reading ” The Macho Paradox” fascinating because the author wrote this book to educate men and the readers on he is against violence against women. He also wanted to make sure that gender violence in general is proven in society. It is not okay to physically or mentally abuse a person no matter the gender.The author wants us with this reading to be able to make a change in our society, to be able to put a stop on that type of violence and to decrease the rates of women being violence against women. Over 40% in today’s society are sexually assaulted or have encountered sexual violence. Not all women in this world speak up about being sexually assaulted or being mentally or physically abused. In the reading the author also speaks on not just the bad of the violence and sexual violence, he also speaks about how there can be more people who be part of the solution of this tragic event that continues as we speak. One of the the quotes in the reading that brought it all together was when the author stated “If we are going to bring down dramatically the rates of violence against women . We will need a far-reaching cultural revolution. At its heart, this revolution must be about changing the sexist social norms in male culture” (8). He also speaks on pornography and prostitution and he it’s just as bad as being sexually assaulted, because you’re basically doing something you don’t really want to do and it’s traumatizing.