Agent_Gman Archive

Upvotes	Title	Category	Author	Subreddit	Date (UTC)
0	"The gender egalitarian masculist movement is tiny." - How the MRM needs to be more inclusive. Bonus: critique of r/MR too.		Agent_Gman	/r/MensRights	23/09/11 02:24 PM

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12	European Human Rights report says Israel killing Palestinians is bad 'because it creates widows, who then struggle' - no mention of the men, who are dead. I know I'm going to get downvoted for this, but look at the freaking title of the report: "The Palestinian Women of Gaza Speak Out." OF COURSE the report is going to be focused on women because that's the point of this particular report. All of their data comes from speaking TO women ABOUT their lives. There are plenty of other reports that discuss male deaths. I'm sure there are ones that also discuss civilian and combatant deaths too. The reports that aim to be gender neutral and are biased ar…	/r/MensRights	13/12/13 07:54 PM
-2	You keep using that word... I do not think it means what you think it means I can't tell if you're being a douchey asshole, which would warrant a downvote, or whether you're trying to creatively contrast the gender situation with race, which would warrant an upvote.	/r/MensRights	29/10/13 08:55 AM
1	Got kicked out of feminist class And what does that have to do with my post? I brought up an idea that demonstrates clearly how all men (really, all people) are negatively affected simply because of their gender that OP could potentially have used in his class to convince people or engage them in conversation. How does any of that not belong in this forum? And more importantly, if people disagree with me (which is fine), say why rather than just downvoting something. It's a violation of reddiquette: Don't "downvote an otherwise…	/r/MensRights	11/01/13 12:05 AM
2	Got kicked out of feminist class For those that have downvoted me, I'd appreciate an explanation why.	/r/MensRights	10/01/13 08:07 PM
1	Got kicked out of feminist class What is integral theory?	/r/MensRights	10/01/13 05:57 PM
-3	Got kicked out of feminist class Should have brought up kyriarchy. Kyriarchy is the more generalized view of patriarchy that incorporates a wider understanding of oppression. Under patriarchy, it can be hard to say how men are oppressed when men are the oppressors. Under kyriarchy, it's understandable how anyone's (and really, everyone's) lives are effected and controlled based on social institutions simply because of some characteristic they were born with.	/r/MensRights	10/01/13 05:01 PM
3	Why Are Feminists Against The Male Pill? These are good points. I don't disagree that these quotes show the blogs are inappropriately stereotyping and repeating weak arguments. But, in answer to OP's question, they don't seem to be against an oral male birth control pill.	/r/MensRights	15/05/12 04:18 PM
3	Why Are Feminists Against The Male Pill? Fair enough, you are a better googler than I am. Still, not all of your evidence demonstrates feminists are against a male pill. The first article is more of a general concern of the unknown but definitely a bit suspicious of empowering men in this way. The 2nd, 4th and especially the 6th were offensive. I have no problem with the 3rd as it takes on a more general inquisitive perspective. The 5th is more of a statement of fact: in a study women said they are cautious about men taking the pill co…	/r/MensRights	15/05/12 04:14 PM
17	Why Are Feminists Against The Male Pill? I don't think they are. This guy has a good discussion about the issue and even links to feminists responses on the topic. He breaks down common strawman arguments and shows that there aren't really any serious views against a male pill.	/r/MensRights	15/05/12 12:58 PM
1	What I immediately think whenever someone tries to argue that circumcision has health benefits What's your source for that? I'm not in a position to critique medical conclusions, so below are relevant quotes from WHO's info pack on male circumcision. "Until the three randomized controlled trials in South Africa, Kenya and Uganda were completed, it was unclear to what extent this was the result of a biological effect of male circumcision, or the result of cultural or social factors that can accompany high rates of male circumcision. A systematic review and meta-analysis of 28 published stu…	/r/MensRights	05/03/12 05:06 AM
11	What I immediately think whenever someone tries to argue that circumcision has health benefits For any typical male living in a developed country, I'm with you OP. But, on the societal level in developing countries with high HIV infections, adult male circumcision has been shown to lower HIV rates. Apparently men in these targeted countries have been coming forward to be circumcised in such high numbers that demand has outstripped supplies. Again though, even if there is evidence for the medical benefits for a society suffering from AIDS, OP's point still applies in developed countries th…	/r/MensRights	04/03/12 08:44 PM
4	I'm a transgender female living as a man; I have some observations and questions you might be interested in, /mensrights I obviously don't know what your discussion was about, but I read a great post on social construction on No Seriously, what about teh menz blog. For example, the idea is that while trees seem to be obviously natural and not socially constructed they--as a concept--are socially constructed. Society could instead of having the the word "trees" have two words, one for "evergreen" and one for "non-evergreen." The result being that "for that culture 'trees' do not exist, even though woody plants with…	/r/MensRights	08/11/11 06:20 PM
2	A local fast food joint "prefers to hire only pretty girls, cause that keeps 'em coming back for more." On the plus side, police and undercover agents can't record conversations with you unless they have a warrant. Of course, it's easier for them to get a warrant against you than for you to get a warrant against them.	/r/MensRights	23/10/11 01:57 PM
1	A local fast food joint "prefers to hire only pretty girls, cause that keeps 'em coming back for more." If its a two party consent state, then doing a secret recording is illegal. I have no idea of which crime carries a worse sentence but a lawyer could tell you exactly what you have to gain/lose in regards to each option. However, if her manager says this in an area where there is no expectation of privacy (e.g. out in the open around other people not in the conversation), then it might not be a crime to discretely record. Again, you'd need a lawyer that knows your state's laws. Another reason to…	/r/MensRights	23/10/11 01:17 AM
10	A local fast food joint "prefers to hire only pretty girls, cause that keeps 'em coming back for more." Generic warning upfront: I'm a law student, not a lawyer. Unfortunately no, that wouldn't be enough proof. The term for what you're talking about is called disparate impact. In this case, it's pretty clear there is a disparate impact against men as shown by the significant statistical disparity. As a legal argument, this was killed by the supreme court in Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Corp (a racial discrimination case against blacks). The supreme court said that you need to show int…	/r/MensRights	22/10/11 07:15 PM
2	What kind of screwed up world do we live in when women are considered minorities and get preferential treatment in jobs and college admissions even though they compose the majority of college students? Going through your argument point by point. In most states men can be raped by women as the rape definition is gender neutral. For example, new york defines rape in the 3rd degree (the lowest degree) as: "A person is guilty of rape in the third degree when: ... He or she engages in sexual intercourse with another person without such person’s consent where such lack of consent is by reason of some factor other than incapacity to consent." For the FBI statistics they still use the old fashion defi…	/r/MensRights	08/09/11 09:24 PM
-13	What kind of screwed up world do we live in when women are considered minorities and get preferential treatment in jobs and college admissions even though they compose the majority of college students? There is different treatment to counter act the centuries of institutional discrimination women have faced because of their gender. 50 years ago wives couldn't be raped.* 100 years ago women couldn't vote. 200 years ago, people can't will property to their heirs. 300 years ago women couldn't even own property. It takes a long time to fix these massive social inequalities but there have been signs of equality recently. And especially in higher education, schools are now doing more to attract men …	/r/MensRights	07/09/11 08:40 PM
3	Feminists trying to trick you into signing petition to broaden the definition of rape to be any time a man has sex with a woman and the woman has imbibed any amount of alcohol If you actually look at the petition (linked here). It actually calls for change in definition that MRA people are likely to support. The current FBI definition is ancient calling rape "The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will.” This petition wants to expand that definition to be focused on lack of consent by anyone. As currently defined, men can't be raped. The petition clearly states that this, inter alia, is a problem, and it wants to it known that anyone can be raped. A…	/r/MensRights	24/07/11 12:30 PM
11	r/MensRights has had less instances of the words "bitch" and "cunt" than accusations may have lead you to believe... If someone has asserted that the use of those specific words are more common in this subreddit (which I doubt), then I bet those words were stated as proxies for hate filled language generally. If I said "I hate women," that counts as hateful language but wouldn't be caught by your quick little search.	/r/MensRights	09/06/11 04:01 PM
1	Men serving our country made to feel like rapists Meh, that bill doesn't bother me too much: single-sex establishments that do not allow those of the opposite gender on the premises — even as guests — can keep their exclusive status. The law kicks in only when one sex is given preferential treatment. That means some gentlemen-only clubs will not be required to tweak their rules to let in the ladies; others are considering complying with the legislation by entirely removing guest privileges to women. It's still up each club whether to allow both…	/r/MensRights	15/05/11 02:29 AM
3	Men serving our country made to feel like rapists That's a fair point. If people want to setup private spaces which are restricted to one gender, then that can be fine. A men or women only club or a men or women only dorm gives some people space to act more freely than if they were in mixed company. And, since they're voluntary, no harm no foul. It's when that gender division goes into public spaces and restricts people's choices in life (like their career choices) when it irks me.	/r/MensRights	15/05/11 12:33 AM
3	Men serving our country made to feel like rapists There shouldn't be men only spaces just like there shouldn't be women only spaces. Discriminating against women joining the military is like discriminating against men becoming nurses or teachers. Doing either limits our freedoms and makes everyone have to worry more about being judged negatively and whatever repercussions could come from that.	/r/MensRights	14/05/11 10:35 PM
4	Men serving our country made to feel like rapists One of my annoyances with people in general is that they're not willing to consider the idea that their small actions could combine to big effects. I agree with you that none of these guys should feel like rapists, but their minor actions can create an atmosphere where sexual violence is more likely (either by legitimizing it or making the chance of punishment lower). It should be a simple cost benefit analysis: My benefit of saying something sexist vs. the probability that that statement can le…	/r/MensRights	14/05/11 10:31 PM
1	Shut up and come back when you can ask nicely... I've never heard this point before, and as someone who thinks both of those things, I was stumped for a while on how to reconcile them. I think I have an answer in that gender is socially constructed (not just conditioned) by us--all of society--calling certain natural inclinations gendered. For example, there is nothing inherently gendered about a small child doing ballet or wrstling, but we as a society call them feminine and masculine activities. Children pick up on these cues and start reinf…	/r/MensRights	05/05/11 04:44 AM
1	Guys like this bring our whole community down. But trolling isn't seen as light hearted humor by everyone. I'm sure some who saw that post didn't care, but I bet most saw it on the scale of "how dumb" to annoyed to disgusted. When a spokesman for the Men's Rights movement (and here, whether jokingly or not, he was acting as a spokesman) makes an idiotic or trollish statement, it makes the whole movement look bad. Why do you think it's a common tactic for governments to slip an agent provocateur into a movement? To deligitimize the movement t…	/r/MensRights	25/04/11 02:42 PM
11	Female reporters in male locker rooms? Is the reverse OK? This statement has no basis in reality. Lots of federal laws limit the actions of private clubs, specially for things involving discrimination (e.g. hiring, housing, etc.). It's also likely that sport locker rooms have their own specific federal laws as baseball and football are generally regulated federally. Since nothing is cited in the article, it's impossible to tell how relevant and directed the law is.	/r/MensRights	12/04/11 04:44 PM
24	A 79-year-old man can be prosecuted for allegedly raping his wife almost 50 years ago even though it wasn't a crime in 1963. A quick analysis from a law student. This is not a case of a post-hoc law being put in place (an action that was legal becomes retroactively illegal and thus the person is punishable). In this case, it was an open legal question whether a husband could rape his wife in 1963. Using common law (law generated from judge's opinions. You can think of it as common understandings by judges), he almost certainly would have been found innocent at that time because a lot of legal scholars thought a husban…	/r/MensRights	19/01/11 08:59 PM
-6	Women Declare Victory Over Men Here's an email I wrote to my feminist friend about this video. Overall, I think this video is factually accurate (this change is occurring), so the question is how can society move to a more balanced situation where all members can effectively contribute. My general response to this video is that she's right: the gender dynamic is fundamentally changing and without discussion it's going to be very painful. I agree that women are better at the requisite skills of the 21st century (e.g., communic…	/r/MensRights	18/12/10 06:23 PM
4	You are not your wallet. Agreed. The thoughtlessness of not internally asking "How will my wife react to this gift?" seems to be the emphasis of this long commercial. This especially applies to that thigh master the old dude gave his wife.	/r/MensRights	11/12/10 05:14 PM