Where are the men? With the Epstein files out, women are asking why white, straight men aren’t speaking up. Why they weren’t speaking during Me Too. Why they weren’t speaking when Trump bragged about grabbing women’s bodies. Why the silence now. Here’s what I’ve learned from living inside this dynamic for decades: Men’s silence isn’t only privilege. It’s shame. Privilege keeps consequences away. Shame keeps them from landing. Shame builds a wall around the heart. Truth hits it and disappears. No