Capricious_Paradox Archive

Upvotes	Title	Category	Author	Subreddit	Date (UTC)

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205	UK: Undercover police officers pose as joggers to crack down on men catcalling female runners. OP: The government and society appears to be at war with men and boys. 'These behaviours may not be criminal offences in themselves, but they need to be addressed,' a spokesman for the force said about the patrols. In other words, police officers are spending resources for something they can't do anything about.	/r/MensRights	12/08/25 09:47 PM
8	Is it ok to Hate Women? The same reasoning by which we say it's preposterous for feminists to hate men implies that men shouldn't hate women. I can understand and sympathize with a degree of frustration at the behaviour of some women, but you should never let that transform into hatred, lest you get wound up in a spiral.	/r/MensRights	12/08/25 06:07 PM
3	These two replies (not the comment on the top) are utterly horrifying. He was EIGHT. Simply despicable. There cannot be any notion of enjoying sex if you don't even know what sex is.	/r/EverydayMisandry	12/08/25 05:58 PM
10	Someone who obviously doesn't understand biology making a hot take Also what's wrong with being "best friends who have sex". Some may give a lot of importance to romance, while others may say that, to be in a relationship with someone, what they need is sexual attraction as well as the degree of mutual understanding of two best friends.	/r/EverydayMisandry	12/08/25 05:56 PM
8	"Hey can we stop saying “women and children first/they attacked women and children!!!” like ever again? It deliberately devalues men which is so fucked up, and makes it seem like the death of a woman is worse than the death of a man." Precisely. Also, neither of those two rebuttals makes sense. Firstly, we can absolutely be in fear for our lives and safety, when we're walking alone at night or when we're forced to go to war. Secondly, sexism and racism are to entirely different issues - comparing women to black people and men to white people just doesn't make sense. Also entirely agree on your point regarding the harm done to boys.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	12/08/25 03:50 PM
7	Progress in the development of a male contraceptive pill Virtually everything, in the eyes of feminists, has to be explained through the "patriarchy". If, for some reason, something affects men and women differently, they will invent an ideologically motivated and often inconsistent way to argue that it's the fault of the "patriarchy", without stopping to think why it may be dependent on other factors (like, in this case, biological and hormonal differences).	/r/MensRights	12/08/25 02:25 PM
22	Keep in mind that this is the only reason that men and men's rights are relevant again. As depressing as this may be, it can give us some leverage with Democrats, as they may be more willing to incorporate some of our objectives in their political programs, even if for strictly selfish reasons. Still, I'm not optimistic that they're going to follow through with it.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	12/08/25 02:20 PM
18	"Hey can we stop saying “women and children first/they attacked women and children!!!” like ever again? It deliberately devalues men which is so fucked up, and makes it seem like the death of a woman is worse than the death of a man." The rhetoric of "women and children first" is a remnant of a myopic view that men, being physically stronger, do not need protection. This is simply not true, especially when facing the level of violence and brutality of a war.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	12/08/25 01:44 PM
7	The problem when feminists say men should make their own movement or just be themselves and not worry about society In a stunning example of doublethink, feminists will say that men should make their own movement, but when they do, they will argue that "feminism, in fact, is helpful for men as well", with a few misandrist remarks about MRAs to boot. Put plainly, the fact is that they don't care about men's issues, so they've created this brilliant catch-22 situation, where you're damned if you try to make a men's movement and damned if you don't.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	12/08/25 08:19 AM
2	What are resolves you've made on an individual level? I've starting going out of my way to help my male friends and be there for them. Even without taking into account how rotten the current state of the world is, men need help from other men, because even when women want to help them, it's something substantially different to find support in someone that can understand your experience better.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	13/05/25 12:06 AM
5	Accused of sexual assault at age seven – now Adam, 13, has been allowed to move home (In Swedish, translation in comments) Wait, what does it even mean for a seven-year-old to rape a three-year-old? Do they hear themselves?	/r/MensRights	07/05/25 11:09 AM
3	What do you think of open misandry being normalized? As much as they make my blood boil, I think the best way to deal with these posts is to just ignore them. Even though they're absolutely outrageous, I think we'd better try and spend our energy in building something and fighting more systemic misandry. Not that the normalisation of everyday misandry isn't a problem (it absolutely is!) but there isn't much we can obtain by entering a conflict with a random angry rage-baiting man-hating feminist on reddit.	/r/MensRights	24/03/25 04:59 PM
4	Boys to get anti-misogyny lessons as TV drama Adolescence hits home No, one of them is still an acquaintance, but I've managed to limit my interactions with her to a minimum	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	24/03/25 04:32 PM
97	Boys to get anti-misogyny lessons as TV drama Adolescence hits home Sexual education is actually crucial, but this is entirely ridiculous. Framing sexual violence as misogynistic aggression from men directed towards women is counterproductive, not to mention profoundly sexist. I, myself, have been molested by a male "friend" of mine, which gave me the opportunity to see the way feminist narrative is entirely incapable of dealing with the issue. I have witnessed the way my peers were unable of analysing an event that didn't respect the traditional view of sexual …	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	23/03/25 05:40 PM
3	What can I do in day to day life to mitigate men's issues ? Firstly, there's nothing to feel guilty about. As a supporter of men's rights activism, I wouldn't want women to feel guilty about their gender in the same way men are incentivated to do so by feminism. Secondly, there's quite a lot you can achieve without ever explicitly being a men's right activist. For example, trying to listen to your male friends about their issues can foster mutual understanding and have them feel supported, which is not at all obvious. Another way you can help is trying t…	/r/MensRights	23/03/25 05:23 PM
9	the political upheaval that we are noticing these days is also a result of misandry One of the things I found disgusting about the ad for Kamala is the insinuation that the main reason why some men do not want to vote for Harris is the fact she's a woman. How dare you accuse someone of sexism because he doesn't vote the way you want him to? Don't you think that there may be some other issues he cares about? Shouldn't you try to address those? Also, even from a strictly strategic standpoint, do you think insulting your potential electoral base is a good strategy? But that's the …	/r/MensRights	05/03/25 11:25 AM
10	Are we seeing the birth of a male in-group bias? Are you aware of any studies on gender in-group bias? I've only seen an abstract on pubmed (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15491274/), but it's from twenty years ago. I think we can only expect an increase of solidarity among men, especially after the whole hateful tendency in modern feminism, with their sweeping generalisations about men.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	15/01/25 04:08 PM
9	Gaslighting about misandric social norms Being bisexual, I'm frankly confused by how many gay/bisexual men have been gaslit into supporting feminism. Don't be fooled: feminists want our support because it's easy to turn us against "homophobic straight men", but the only reason many of them accept us is that we're seen as weak and not enough of a threat.	/r/MensRights	15/01/25 01:47 PM
33	What are you views on ex.patriarch? The video is a stunning display of many biases and logical fallacies that characterise feminist discussion of men's rights activism. Firstly, using the fact that, for some people, men's rights may be a way to deflect from a discussion of female issues to disparage the notion of men's rights activism itself is just whataboutism to the second degree. If he's accusing some MRAs of reducing the notion of men's rights to a way to derail conversations about women's issues, then he's guilty of the same…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	14/01/25 09:32 PM
4	What event in your childhood/youth made you aware of anti-male discrimination? Yeah, collective punishment is also, I believe, extremely counterproductive. Those who didn't do it will simply feel a strong sense of injustice, while the one individual who did it will still be under the impression that he got away with it (which he did, indeed). you see it more often applied in situations involving men than women, because in the latter case it's "She didn't do it, why's she being punished?" while in men's case, people have less empathy so they simply don't care. I think you'v…	/r/MensRights	14/01/25 08:31 PM
5	The problem with "raising awareness" Precisely this. I know that we're not many, but if we don't begin we are not going to go anywhere. Also, I know we are online (and very few), but I think there are a lot of things we can be able to do, starting from fundraisers. Maybe this is not the ideal space to do this but, as progressive male advocates, we need to do this. Indeed, if someone is aware of spaces that are more action-oriented, please let me know, because in my experience I have found a lot of difficulty looking for men's space…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	14/01/25 06:03 PM
10	What event in your childhood/youth made you aware of anti-male discrimination? I would say it was a variety of events, but one in particular that baffled me was when I was probably about eight or nine: at some sort of party at school there were a couple of boys being unduly loud. Well, the teacher decided to punish all boys by having them sit down until the end of the "party", while girls were allowed to continue standing up, going around the room and chat. It was such a ridiculous way for the teacher to express her disdain of males that I still remember it to this day. Of…	/r/MensRights	14/01/25 11:57 AM
17	The problem with "raising awareness" I believe the issue is twofold. Raising awareness inside groups of male advocates, I believe, is still important, because before being effective we need to know the intricacies of men's issues. One thing is to be aware that men have issues, another is to know precisely what problems disproportionately affect men and their extent. It's hard to be an effective advocate without being an expert in men's hardships. On the other hand I agree with the conclusion of the article that raising awareness, e…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	14/01/25 11:37 AM
9	Does anyone else get annoyed by the “It’s not about you” excuse? And indeed that's what they achieve: the notion of rape culture, for example, essentially prevents people from actively asking what's wrong with the perpetrator, by pointing towards a vaguely defined "culture".	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	14/01/25 12:28 AM
7	I'm sick of people going through my history, finding that I post here and twist whatever I said to make it fit their agenda. I'm bisexual and I think there are at least a couple of things that we should note. On one hand, I think that having sexual and romantic relationships with other men leads to a degree of understanding, which, at least in my case, has caused me to move towards men's rights activism. On the other, our sexual orientation is actually a strong enough weapon against the demonization of MRAs by feminists. It's harder to use the strawman of the "straight white man", when at least the first adjective isn…	/r/MensRights	13/01/25 11:29 PM
54	Does anyone else get annoyed by the “It’s not about you” excuse? Another typical rebuttal, which is arguably even worse than "It's not about you", is accusing you of having a guilty conscience. According to this logic, if they say that "all men are misogynistic" and you get offended, it's actually because, deep down, you despise women and not because you understandably don't want your ideas to be misrepresented.	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	13/01/25 05:15 PM
37	Noticed something strange I think that a lot of the typical left-wing rhetoric is, often, more interested in purity than in actual progress. The (absolutely rightful) fights for LGBT rights, racial equality and women's rights often transform into antagonization of the straight white male, seen as the epitome of privilege and the root of all evil. Inevitably, men become distrustful of left-wing ideas. On conflating leftism with liberalism, I think this is a typically American thing, where the Overton window has shifted so…	/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates	13/01/25 04:19 PM