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Just about every person with substantial power is a man. The president. The pope. Most of the house and senate are men. Most of the protagonists in major motion pictures are men. Men still rule the world. And the average man? What power does he have? Most of the homeless are men, too. Is that power? And why is it that men seek power? Could it be that women are attracted to men with high status, ambition and a hefty income? Men obtain power to obtain women. Men don't control sex in the slightest.…
/r/MensRights30/06/14 08:52 PM
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The world revolves around women because women control sex and reproduction. If women start becoming attracted to feminine guys, we'll see more feminine guys and there'll be more acceptance. Men tend to try to be whatever they think women want them to be since women have the luxury of having potential partners present themselves to them. A feminine man is setting himself up as being unworthy of, and undesirable to women. That's where the backlash comes from. It's not because femininity is seen as…
/r/MensRights30/06/14 12:20 PM
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They'll just call it "internalised misogyny" and brush it off. They're too heavily invested in their unsubstantiated theories at this point. Not only do feminists need to understand that women are largely to blame for perpetuating these things (how many straight guys honestly hate promiscuous women?) without the influence of men, they also need to accept that instances of female privilege are just that and not "benevolent sexism". These things contradict the doctrines of feminism though, and it'…
/r/MensRights26/06/14 01:20 PM
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Women pretty much have a monopoly on being overtly sexy. That's why those gender-swap comic book covers from a while back completely missed the mark. The covers depicting male characters trying to be sexy were ridiculous not because making things sexy is ridiculous, they were ridiculous because they portrayed men trying to be sexy in a way that only women are allowed to be. It seems to me that teenage girls and middle aged women are more likely to openly find men's bodies attractive. Many women …
/r/MensRights23/06/14 05:01 PM
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Yet more abuse of the privilege of empathy that women receive and more evidence that feminists enjoy perpetuating what they call "The Patriarchy". The entire reason they're taking this angle is because the idea of women suffering is abhorrent to society at large and they know it. If they honestly believed that society was constructed to keep women down or that people thought less of women as people, this kind of tactic wouldn't even be worth trying. You can't complain about society seeing women …
/r/MensRights23/06/14 04:17 AM
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This kind of thing is nothing new. I don't imagine this guy would be getting so much attention if he weren't a criminal. Seems like another case of hybristophilia.
/r/MensRights22/06/14 03:55 AM
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Which, funnily enough, is why Feminism was able to pick up so much steam despite the all powerful patriarchy.
/r/MensRights19/06/14 11:47 AM
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It's pure entitlement. Just like all of those "Where are all the good men?" articles. It's always assumed by the author that she deserves such men.
/r/MensRights17/06/14 03:44 PM
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I agree. Also, telling the caller to quit crying is really not very productive at all. She could have instructed the caller to take a few deep breaths and state that she's going to need the caller to calm a little so that they can get the right details. I'm no dispatcher but I'd assume that you're more likely to get the necessary information by taking a few seconds to do that rather than antagonising someone and giving the conversation a hostile slant.
/r/MensRights16/06/14 08:24 PM
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I don't think she's looking to have her mind changed or even going there with that possibility. She has her heart set on being antagonistic and is looking to write a hit piece. Anyone who posts "ironic" vitriol in AMR is beyond simple ignorance and well entrenched in willful ignorance. Still, that's nothing new. We've seen that crap before and we're still here. I just hope for the sake of the attendees and the speakers that she's not going to pull some big time wasting stunt. Hopefully she's jus…
/r/MensRights15/06/14 11:14 PM
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I don't agree with every post either. I'm sure I'm not the only one. And that's a good thing. It means we haven't become a dogmatic fanatical cult just yet. The day we start ostracising people for merely questioning anything MRA is the day this movement falls apart.
/r/MensRights12/06/14 02:38 AM
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I've flip flopped on the issue myself but I think we can send a stronger message by allowing the good and the bad and voting accordingly. Someone who says good out of fear of punishment or being ostracised is not necessarily a good person. Someone who has the choice of saying good or bad things and chooses to say good is a good person. We can say pretty much anything here as things stand. We wouldn't need to hide our hatred behind "irony" if we really were as hateful as our detractors make out, …
/r/MensRights11/06/14 04:48 PM
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It's pretty terrible that he feels the need to belittle his own experience to remain in good graces with that crowd. He's practically apologising for being a victim.
/r/MensRights11/06/14 01:31 AM
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I've seen people try to justify the lack of concern shown to the male victims compared to the female victims by basically saying there's no use crying over spilled milk. It's true that nothing can be done for the current dead but something can be done to prevent more victims.
/r/MensRights08/06/14 01:46 PM
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Well, they see it as only a step down for men, as if being compared to a woman is to be called weak. Really it's to be called undesirable to women. Men are judged on how they act/what they do, so if a guy acts like a woman, he's going to be judged harshly. It's not because femininity is seen as innately bad, it's just that women don't tend to like it in men. On the other hand, masculinity is not seen as innately good either. Women are judged on the way they look, so if you tell a woman that she …
/r/MensRights07/06/14 01:43 PM
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Those stats were taken from a brigaded survey. That hasn't stopped people from running with it though. They'll believe whatever they want.
/r/MensRights07/06/14 02:08 AM
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Yep, and I think the other rule is "Don't take it personally". Trash talking kids on the internet will use whatever they can to get under your skin. I couldn't tell you how many times American kids have commented on my accent and tried to insult me because of it. It doesn't mean that they hate me or Britons in general, they just want to get a quick and easy rise out of anyone they can. You only validate their attempts if you let it get to you.
/r/MensRights06/06/14 10:04 PM
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So feminists believe for example that women being masculine is seen as a good thing but men being feminine is seen as a bad thing (For example women may wear pants but when men wear skirts they are ridiculed because it is seen as a "downgrade" for the man to do something feminine. It's a downgrade for men because women don't typically find feminine men attractive. To say that a guy is feminine is also to say that he's largely undesirable to the opposite sex. Likewise, not many women are going to…
/r/MensRights06/06/14 07:08 PM
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That's something that most guys learn early on in life. If you hit someone there will be repercussions. I can't imagine what it would be like to go through life thinking that I can hit somebody and just get away with it. That's the kind of mentality that bullies have.
/r/MensRights05/06/14 04:45 PM
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"Boys become men when they do exactly what I want them to do." That's what 'a real man' shaming tactics are all about.
/r/MensRights05/06/14 10:54 AM
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Liking reading is nowhere near the same thing as liking old school role playing games. Most avid readers are women, most old school RPG players were and still are men.
/r/MensRights03/06/14 01:01 AM
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Right, but popular attributes such as status, power, independence, stability and ambition are apparently all demonstrated by a good income.
/r/MensRights02/06/14 04:33 PM
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Guys could be doing the same thing and still falling flat. I'd bet there are a lot of guys who try to get a flattering angle or inflate their height and/or income. It would be interesting to see stats on the latter two.
/r/MensRights02/06/14 04:16 PM
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I agree. I couldn't afford to spare $25 just like that so it would be unfair of me to expect anyone else to. It's an interesting gimmick but there's just no way I could support the inevitable "I told you so" article if the target isn't met.
/r/MensRights02/06/14 04:06 PM
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I guess you're officially an evil, oppressive overlord like the rest of us now. Congratulations.
/r/MensRights29/05/14 11:05 PM
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Check out their latest debate Ha, yeah, their. To be honest, as much as I think the Manhood Academy stuff is a bunch of crap and as much as I've sided with those who want it flat out deleted, having that nonsense here gives us a good opportunity to openly distance ourselves from it. We don't get to do that so much when it gets deleted.
/r/MensRights29/05/14 11:01 PM
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I agree, but feminism as a movement does hold a lot of political power and part of me thinks it would be a shame to waste it. I don't think dismantling feminism and constructing a women's rights movement would set women back to square one but it would be a shame to squander all of that power if it could be redirected for better purposes. I think the ideology is too far entrenched, though. I take my hat off to anyone trying to save that sinking ship but I don't think there's a whole lot you can d…
/r/MensRights29/05/14 10:54 AM
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I'd kind of like to see well meaning feminists jump ship to a less ideology driven women's rights movement but I also agree with the saying "Be the change you want to see". I guess it depends on whether or not you think feminism is too far gone in the wrong direction.
/r/MensRights29/05/14 07:07 AM
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I didn't miss it but I guess I did misinterpret the "these aren't" part as relating only to the mental blockers.
/r/MensRights28/05/14 11:48 AM
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Here's my opinions of men's rights, women's rights and feminism in a nutshell: Men's rights = good. Women's rights = good. Presenting a dogmatic ideology as fact and then basing your rights movement around it while silencing anyone who disagrees = bad
/r/MensRights28/05/14 11:38 AM
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Comedy is the perfect mode of address with issues like this. Would it be possible to crowdsource a tour aimed at schoolboys or even a single event with the intention to distribute CDs? Maybe I have my head in the clouds but if we could get one or two notable comedians on board with such a thing it could be a good way to generate discussion.
/r/MensRights28/05/14 08:58 AM
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men from getting in touch with their feminine side I agree with your post but I have to contend with this part a little bit. I think it's a shame that being caring or thoughtful is considered feminine (acting like a woman), and that acting aggressive and competitive is considered masculine (acting like a man). These are all just human things. I hope at some point that being caring and thoughtful isn't considered to be at ends with being masculine. I think the whole masculine/feminine side thing …
/r/MensRights28/05/14 08:12 AM
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You inadvertently took a sample in day to day interactions with men. A sample that was apparently good enough to use as anecdotal evidence that men don't feel unworthy of women. You brought anecdotal evidence into the discussion and wrote off that entire thread of guys saying that they've never felt attractive or worthy. You said it was a skewed sample and I replied that your own anecdotal experiences are also skewed because men don't talk about that stuff in the open. This totally isn't the exa…
/r/MensRights26/05/14 09:19 PM
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I can say with absolute confidence that a hypothetical trend such as "#Killallwomen" will never gain traction here. Violence against anyone is simply not part of what the MRM stands for. Violence tends to only be condoned here when it comes to self defence.
/r/MensRights26/05/14 08:53 PM
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I think you've spent too much time on Tumblr. Here is the bias part that relates to my point: Self-selection bias, which is possible whenever the group of people being studied has any form of control over whether to participate. Guys who are shamed into appearing sexually successful aren't likely to divulge that they aren't actually successful. They have to put on a front (unless they're on the internet). Calling guys virgins, neck-beards and losers or implying that they don't know many women in…
/r/MensRights26/05/14 08:12 PM
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That said, in my life experience I would be completely confident that not all, not most, or even many men have severe confidence issues that make them feel unworthy of women. I know a variety of guys and from rude gestures to slander to just being manipulative and nasty do not make any indication of feeling inferior to or not worthy of women and girls. Just my two cents. Here's a series of biases. Guys who feel unworthy of women aren't likely to talk about it in day to day life. There's just far…
/r/MensRights26/05/14 06:55 PM
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It'll likely happen at some point in time though, won't it? Some psycho will take it to heart and act upon it, making everyone who posted #killallmen to either question their morals or proclaim it as the start of a revolution. Everything and everyone gets blamed for these kind of things. It's only a matter of time. The bed has already been made. Things will look very ugly if someone decides to follow through with it. #Killallmen is a horrible footprint to have. No matter what the detractors say,…
/r/MensRights26/05/14 11:56 AM
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She's allowed to wail away on you because she's likely smaller and weaker, and yet the big guy likely wouldn't see anything wrong with hitting you.
/r/MensRights26/05/14 11:18 AM
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On that note, I completely disagree with the idea that advertisements aimed at men depict women simply as prizes. They're depicted as something that a man must prove himself worthy of (with the help of a specific product), something that he must earn, not to own but to be devoted to. Advertisements aimed at women tend to portray women as goddesses who can maintain their status with a product, and advertisements aimed at men portray women as goddesses to whom you must first prove yourself fit to …
/r/MensRights26/05/14 11:13 AM
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That's the funny thing. People say that we're a PUA community and then lump that guy in with us, then it turns out that he's anti-PUA and they still lump him in with us. It just goes to show that some people will believe whatever they want.
/r/MensRights25/05/14 06:36 AM
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They used to cite and take donations from TERF Cathy Brennan as well. Anyone who honestly points to the SPLC as an impartial authority should take a look here and here
/r/MensRights24/05/14 08:14 AM
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I think in a way it's important to have two sides instead of one. You're never going to get everyone agreeing on something. There's just far too many grey areas and we all have different experiences which shape our opinions. Having a men's rights movement and a women's rights movement who are able to work together would be a great thing. I hope that we can see a women's rights movement rise up and overtake feminism, because feminism has long ago entered religious fanatic territory. Ridiculous, u…
/r/MensRights23/05/14 08:40 AM
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Being seen as controversial isn't necessarily a bad thing. If the MRM is looking to shake up societal norms, it's a good thing that we're seen as controversial.
/r/MensRights23/05/14 06:17 AM
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It's been said here before but it's true; for all intents and purposes, feminism is patriarchy. No one else is telling women that they have no agency.
/r/MensRights22/05/14 08:48 AM
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I hate the "argument" that the general disdain for feminism is proof that feminism is necessary. Do they apply the same logic to Nazism?
/r/MensRights22/05/14 08:45 AM
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They really do have a lot of ways to tell people to shut up.
/r/MensRights21/05/14 06:41 PM
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Well, the AMR drilldown had this sub as its fourth entry. I don't think they've been posting here to agree with us. Although I suspect that there are a fair number of genuine crossover posters with TRP, there's no telling how many posters from here are going there to agree with them. With that said, I think there are different sides to TRP as far as I can tell. There's the misogynistic women-are-objects to be conquered side and there's the seduction side. Seduction is fair game as far as I'm con…
/r/MensRights20/05/14 11:34 PM
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They're that but also a way of playing the "Look how progressive I am!" holier than thou game. Having the perceived moral high ground is considered game, set and match when social justice warriors discuss something. There's a legit concept under it all when it comes to things like PTSD but the phrase has been thrown around so much and applied so liberally that it's about as meaningful as the word "misogynist" in SJW circles.
/r/MensRights20/05/14 09:21 AM
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That's exactly what they want. They want to be able to keep generalising men and then have the "Of course I didn't mean all men" excuse when they're backed into a corner. It's just a cover in the same way that the whole "Kill all men!/It was just a joke!" folks use a cover to hide their bigotry. And a silencing tactic as well, of course, and a way to further dehumanise and remove the voices of those damned oppressors. Men are to be considered a faceless, inhuman mass at all times. If we start se…
/r/MensRights19/05/14 04:07 PM
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I think the best thing to do in a situation like that is to brush it off with absolute confidence and composure. People are more likely to believe that you did something inappropriate if they see you getting flustered.
/r/MensRights16/05/14 11:24 PM
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I think the problem with trying to play this type of game is that the people who readily subscribe to patriarchy theory do so because they feel that it validates their own worldview. It's a worldview that they'll maintain and try to justify so long as we're only talking theory. They believe it because they want to.
/r/MensRights13/05/14 12:48 PM
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There's a bit on it here and here.
/r/MensRights10/05/14 08:32 PM
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I wouldn't be at all surprised to see a 'Ban Nagging' campaign at some point.
/r/MensRights09/05/14 06:07 PM
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The bar to qualify as a feminist seems to be incredibly low, and yet the bar to qualify as a "true feminist" seems to be unreachable. How about if you believe in equality but also believe that feminist theory is a load of bollocks?
/r/MensRights09/05/14 02:53 AM
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Thanks! It does look a bit expensive but learning gymnastics at home is something I've never really given much thought to due to my lack of space. I've been planning to clear some things out and make some room so it seems like a good time to give gymnastics at home a go.
/r/MensRights08/05/14 09:42 PM
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More of the mat work and tumbling stuff, I guess. Really anything that can improve my balance, flexibility and control of my body while developing a good strength to body weight balance. I was looking for something that could compliment my martial arts experience. People sometimes ask me if I practice gymnastics so I thought it would be worth looking into in case I have some affinity for it. I think there's a local martial arts club that practices a theatrical, gymnastics heavy style. Maybe that…
/r/MensRights08/05/14 05:40 PM
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I've looked into local gymnastics classes myself. They're populated entirely by girls aged from about 6-14 who have their parents in the room. Too much potential judgement there for me. My stance on men or women only classes is that they're fine so long as they don't take up huge chunks of gym time. That can be unfair to people who are paying for a monthly membership. I'd definitely be up for a men's gymnastics class, or just an adults only class in general.
/r/MensRights08/05/14 02:21 PM
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On that note, ever read a post from a submissive male fantasist who believes in female supremacy (at least in his fantasy)? I think there are a lot of parallels there with patriarchy theorists, though the submissive male fantasist is a little more honest with himself.
/r/MensRights07/05/14 05:29 PM
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Men derail flagrant male bashing and make it all about them by saying "Not all men are like that", brought to you by the people who say that homophobia against gay men is really rooted in sexism against women.
/r/MensRights02/05/14 08:44 AM
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They have that whole Schrodinger's rapist thing which they only apply to men. You can't expect society at large to not be skeptical of men and see them as predatory when out of the other side of your mouth you're saying "Any man could be a rapist. Be cautious". And then you have those who will call you a misogynist for pointing to cases of women acting as predators. Many feminists seem intent on playing the victim, or rather, maintaining their position as the "prey". I'm going to sound like a bi…
/r/MensRights30/04/14 12:48 PM
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If you can't directly and clearly point to a problem, just make one up. It's the SJW way. If this place was really as bad as any of them try to make out, they wouldn't need to come here with troll accounts trying to make us look racist, sexist or whatever else. They probably think that their upvoted troll posts, which are upvoted by other trolls, are proof that we really are the way they think we are. If they really think we're all such hateful people, creating troll accounts is the worst way to…
/r/MensRights15/04/14 01:45 PM
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It made me wonder how often guys worry about being perceived as threats when they're just walking around minding their own business. If so, that freaking sucks. There was a thread linked from here a short while back about a comic strip featuring a guy walking behind a girl and worrying about scaring her (anyone know which one I mean?). The thread was full of comments from guys sharing their experiences of that situation. Needless to say, it's pretty common for guys to feel that way. It's drummed…
/r/MensRights13/04/14 08:55 AM
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Most men learn in the schoolyard that there’s a point beyond which it’s not wise to annoy people, but women can sometimes get through their 12 years without acquiring that wisdom. I've been in more than a few situations in which this was clearly demonstrated to me. For example, one time I was walking with a girl and a bunch of guys came walking towards us on the other side of the path. The nearest guy shoulder barged me intentionally to try to assert dominance or start a fight or whatever. When …
/r/MensRights12/04/14 10:04 PM
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Nice_Tight_Fedora is just here to troll and play up to negative stereotypes (which are often created by trolls in the first place). The funny thing about the whole fedora thing is that I see so many male feminists wearing them. Guess they're not too fond of their own.
/r/MensRights12/04/14 09:10 PM
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Some of these questions are a bit off. For example, the questions about airports. Am I supposed to get privilege points because I've never been nervous at an airport or been called for secondary passport control, despite the fact that I've never had a chance to experience these things due to never having the time or money to fly anywhere? Regardless, it still ruled me as unprivileged.
/r/MensRights12/04/14 09:04 PM
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It could be a translation error and they meant to say that in most cases it's entirely the fault of men (on a case by case basis rather than all men, I presume). Still a shitty and dishonest video, though. It's so bad that I hope it is satirical. Unfortunately, I think they believed they were really onto something with this concept.
/r/MensRights11/04/14 01:08 AM
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This is so see-through that it's hilarious. Not only do they not have any point to make with their methods, but I suspect they even employed actors and still failed to make a point. Or is the point that men shouldn't ever challenge anything remotely feminine? Put a woman's face on a machine and suddenly you shouldn't get mad at it? Were the men supposed to stop and apologise to the machine after the video of the woman crying started playing? Such a laughably pathetic attempt to demonise men and …
/r/MensRights10/04/14 09:10 PM
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I'm not really a big fan of that sub to be honest. It's a nice idea and I give credit to the men and women there who are looking to debate and challenge their own ideas but I think it's a bit frustrating to read when so many threads are full of posts from mods stating that a post has been reported or deleted. I just find that so childish (the frequent reporting, not the mods themselves). Maybe it's a necessary evil since modding a sub like that can't be easy but walking on egg shells (and censor…
/r/MensRights10/04/14 06:20 AM
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Anyone saying that you should basically calculate the amount of force you respond with while someone wails away at you is likely a very sheltered person. There's no time to think about that stuff when someone attacks you. It's fight or flight, and if you have to fight, end it as quickly as you can. Worrying about how much force to respond with will only get you hurt. It's not up to the victim to restrain themselves. Predictably, the dectrators are already trying to say that talking about this is…
/r/MensRights10/04/14 02:19 AM
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People like this think that you can't be racist or sexist against white men because there's apparently no historical context but they seem to be trying pretty fucking hard to make one. For how long do you have to be told you're the scum of the Earth with worthless opinions because of your gender and race before it's considered a historical context?
/r/MensRights09/04/14 04:42 AM
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She somehow managed to get on a BBC comedy show and absolutely bombed. Hopefully her "comedy" routine was enough to discourage the BBC from dealing with her again, but if it wasn't, this is worth bringing up.
/r/MensRights04/04/14 11:01 PM
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I recognise her thanks to her contribution to /r/cringe.
/r/MensRights04/04/14 10:52 PM
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It's hands down the most difficult issue to talk about. I think circumcision is fucking disgusting. It gets my blood boiling faster than just about any issue posted here, but at the same time I don't want to offend guys who've been circumcised against their will. It's really hard to discuss it openly without doing that, though. Fuck knows how we're supposed to talk about it. As you said, it's an uphill battle.
/r/MensRights02/04/14 03:17 AM
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Circumcised penises have always looked kind of raw and dry to me but I never knew the name for that. I'm glad it's possible to regain the original texture through foreskin restoration.
/r/MensRights02/04/14 03:07 AM
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That's probably the most sensible compromise, but if we're going to keep having these posts I think we should do more than just rage and post responses that only we're going to read. That's SRS/AMR level stuff. It's easy to cherry pick an idiot or line out of context and feel high and mighty about it but it accomplishes nothing and can lead to negative and bitter attitudes. Something that subs like SRS and AMR don't seem to realise is that if they focused on the positive messages that come out o…
/r/MensRights31/03/14 11:49 AM
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I sometimes wonder if the distrust for black men and men in general are more linked than we realise. I've heard that black men have higher testosterone levels on average, no idea if that's true but it's a pretty common line of thought. Then there are stereotypes about black guys having larger penises and more athleticism. In a way, I think black guys are seen as more masculine than the average white or Asian guy. And, as as we know, masculinity is apparently primal, dangerous and not to be trust…
/r/MensRights25/03/14 12:22 PM
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We often say here that feminists need to speak out against the crazies on their side instead of saying "Not all feminists are like that", so in that sense I do think we should do more than just ignore them. On the other hand, as mentioned in this thread, I don't think he/they really purport to be MRAs. I think Manhood Academy is mainly here to try to cash in on the anti-feminist sentiment and twist it into something else for the guys who are feeling disenfranchised by society. I guess the big di…
/r/MensRights23/03/14 03:56 PM
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Hey guys, I've just started a movement called "Hairy Scrotum Lickers". We're all about equality for everyone, that's the very definition of our movement. If you believe in equality, you're a Hairy Scrotum Licker too. Who's with me?
/r/MensRights23/03/14 12:33 PM
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I think that book is a bit harsh on women in general as well, but on the positive side it's nice to read something flattering about men for a change. I did find the flagrant women-bashing a little too off-putting, though. My memory is a bit foggy, but there was something in that book about men seeking a cruel goddess to suffer for as a way of gaining some kind of acknowledgement or appreciation. That's something I've seen a lot and never really understood. There are a lot of guys out there who w…
/r/MensRights22/03/14 07:44 AM
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But...but...I read an article that said men are raised to hate women...
/r/MensRights14/03/14 08:27 PM
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I think this kind of thing in some way goes hand in hand with there being less female comedians. Guys are thought of as big stupid kids anyway, so we can be silly and kind of get away with it since there's nothing to lose. Comedy is all about not taking yourself or life too seriously. If you're too serious and strung up on the thought of people thinking you're an idiot, chances are you're not going to be very funny. I sometimes take my niece and nephew over to the local parks and climb on the cl…
/r/MensRights13/03/14 08:32 PM
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I'm glad she questioned her own beliefs Time will tell. It's pretty common for documentary makers to say something like that to make the film sound more compelling, only to concede nothing or very little. I hope the red pill analogy is used without influence from The Red Pill movement. I'm sure the film maker is aware that such a thing exists and that the title will invoke comparison and association.
/r/MensRights12/03/14 10:29 PM
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There's this nice little quote that pops up whenever I'm playing Civ 5; "Everything is worth what it's purchaser will pay for it". The only way this kind of crap ends is if guys stop paying for it. Until then, there's no one to blame but the suckers who don't mind being exploited. I think it's morally reprehensible on the club's part but that's how business is. It's not as if the price differential is hidden. If guys want to pay it, let the them pay. I despair for the self esteem of any man who …
/r/MensRights11/03/14 03:10 AM
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Bad writing is bad writing. At least most of us can agree on that.
/r/MensRights10/03/14 01:51 AM
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Here's a link to that story for anyone who wants to read it.
/r/MensRights07/03/14 08:18 PM
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And it's completely inexcusable with the money she made from Kickstarter. It doesn't cost that much to get a decent capture card or personal video recorder equipped to record console games in good quality.
/r/MensRights07/03/14 04:19 PM
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I can't see the linked article for some reason but the same interview is linked on the front page. Here's the full quote from the other version: I know that when I’m sitting in a restaurant and a really beautiful woman walks in, who’s skinny, I instinctively think, “Oh she’s really skinny and beautiful and I’m really fat and ugly.” Every man I speak to always says they find that kind of woman gross, and they prefer a bit more meat on their ladies. So it’s more of a competitive thing. It’s weird.…
/r/MensRights07/03/14 02:59 PM
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I agree, but what I think she's getting at here is "toxic femininity". Feminists harp on about toxic masculinity all the time but very few of them will acknowledge that women have toxic behaviors of their own that are entirely independent from men.
/r/MensRights07/03/14 02:56 PM
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It's pretty much the same case all over Britain when it comes to retail. Women aren't intimidated by other women and men like talking to women. Shop owners exploit that. It's a chicken or the egg argument, but the underlying implication, once again, is that people would rather not deal with men if they can help it. Sometimes it's even a case of male employers trying to improve their own chances with women by creating a favourable ratio.
/r/MensRights07/03/14 01:28 PM
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i never make hulking brute characters, it's always thin, agile characters who use their skill and brains to fight. In video games I always make the most hideous looking characters I can. I think I need a new power fantasy.
/r/MensRights01/03/14 11:28 PM
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Off topic, but I thought this was kind of funny.
/r/MensRights30/01/14 10:34 PM
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In the case of video games and in particular Mario, yeah. I think that's all about a guy chasing the unobtainable female and trying to prove himself worthy of her affection. Guys can relate to that and are the target audience. But as far as porn books aimed at women go, damsels seem to be pretty popular along with the rough hunk who can be tamed by the damsel's beauty and femininity. The common assertion that beautiful women in media can't and don't serve as power fantasies for women is wrong.
/r/MensRights27/01/14 02:34 PM
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Women have sexual power. The damsel has the power to attract and tame the big, strong bad boy simply by being a woman.
/r/MensRights27/01/14 11:01 AM
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This is a pretty clever way of raising awareness and helping people take action in some way. It really doesn't take much time to complete and it says they'll use the answers from the test to help with future campaigns.
/r/MensRights25/01/14 03:29 PM
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I thought about it but that exposes the punchline too early :p It should be said out loud really (or not at all, because it's a crap joke).
/r/MensRights25/01/14 12:06 AM
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"I'm a serial monogamist. I'm staying faithful to my Cornflakes right now" Cheesy joke aside, I agree. There's nothing wrong with it so long as you are responsible, honest and careful.
/r/MensRights24/01/14 07:16 PM
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I just mean that a lot of guys who fit the bill are the types who would be considered lower on the pecking order when it comes to social standing. A lot of geeky guys don't fit that manly man ideal and that makes them easier targets for bullies and "manlier than thou" attitudes. I think that on a primitive level people would consider guys who are physically weaker, less physically co-ordinated, who are intimidated by girls, less outspoken and less outgoing as "betas". I don't agree with that, bu…
/r/MensRights22/01/14 05:10 PM
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Makes sense, and with the added factor of some geeks not being the most socially adept, I can definitely see how these things could be misconstrued.
/r/MensRights21/01/14 09:25 PM
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I was wondering about the geek girl thing. I have no doubt that it happens, but do other people who seem like they're "too good" for geek culture get the same treatment? What I mean is, do good looking guys or guys who look like they're athletic or muscular get the same kind of scrutiny? People who look like they're "choosing" to become geeks because geek culture (or mock geek culture) has become a fad. Also, are attractive girls subjected to more scrutiny than ugly girls? (I'd imagine so) I'd b…
/r/MensRights21/01/14 05:44 PM
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SRS is a cesspit of negativity. It's best left ignored. This sub can admittedly get a little negative at times, sometimes in a sincere way and sometimes in a reactionary way, but it's definitely no SRS.
/r/MensRights18/12/13 06:36 AM
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I think Dana is being a little generous with those numbers. He's also said in the past that the UFC (or the sport of MMA) is neck and neck with football (soccer) globally, which is beyond laughable. The man is a promoter through and through and he'll say something until people believe it's true. He's right about one thing, though, fighting is in our DNA and it will always have it's appeal. That goes for men and women. I don't really know what the article is getting at, here. The fighters are und…
/r/MensRights17/12/13 04:14 PM
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Damn, and all this time I thought I was privileged as a working class male simply for having a dick.
/r/MensRights13/12/13 09:18 AM
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"Don't real" "Freeze peach" Maybe they're on to something...
/r/MensRights12/12/13 01:28 AM
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And yet there are feminists who call for breasts to be "de-sexualised" so that women can walk about topless if they want to. I don't think censorship is going to help too much with that. Over exposure of breasts would be a good thing for their cause.
/r/MensRights12/12/13 01:18 AM
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I'm generalising here, but I think men compete by building themselves up and women compete by tearing each other down (though they do "build" themselves up when it comes to their appearances). I'd bet that having one attractive woman working with a group of men would be a great way to increase productivity. Of course, some guys would rather build themselves up through talk instead of actual improvements, but that's short term posturing.
/r/MensRights11/12/13 02:04 PM
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I can't remember for sure if she explicitly stated it in her book, but she does seem to look at things through the eyes of a feminist. She references feminist theory a few times, if I remember. It's kind of an interesting book but she spent a lot of time with living caricatures and seems to miss the mark on some of her conclusions. Still an interesting read but I don't think you can live as a man for such a short time and gain a true understanding of the social pressure.
/r/MensRights11/12/13 07:47 AM
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It's no bother to me, really. I'm of Celtic ancestry and I'm never going to feel shame over my own heritage. I also think it's great that humans come in so many colours and forms. We're an amazing species. As much as I find the current romantic vampire trend boring, maybe it's a good thing for seeing pale skin in a more flattering light. Seems like pale skin can't shed it's association with death, though.
/r/MensRights01/12/13 06:56 PM
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I think pale skin is associated with ill health and weakness, which probably does tie into the whole "beta" thing. I'm quite pale and had loads of kids trying to bully me when I was growing up thinking I was the weak link. Thankfully they were wrong, but the way they targeted me and the things they said made it seem pretty clear to me that my skin colour was their reason. I've also had the police stop me and insinuate that I'm on drugs a few times, had random people come up to me alone in a crow…
/r/MensRights01/12/13 04:40 PM
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And the murder of many more.
/r/MensRights30/11/13 03:59 PM
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I wonder too, and it's true that sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, but the damsel in distress trope is so common throughout history that it must resonate with us for some reason, otherwise we wouldn't feel so compelled to use it over and over. Maybe it's just a handy and well established style of plot that we can all understand in an instant, but I think it's possible that these stories do reflect on the fact that men have to prove themselves to women more than the other away around. We may not…
/r/MensRights11/11/13 09:57 PM
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I can see this backfiring on the type of people who would want to use this. Hopefully, but I suspect that mental gymnastics will prevail.
/r/MensRights11/11/13 08:55 AM
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On the whole Mario saving the princess thing, I don't think it's a power fantasy at all. I think it's art imitating life. Mario is a regular unattractive guy with a regular man's job. He wants to prove himself worthy of the attractive princess's affection (and high standards) by jumping through numerous hoops and overcoming a ridiculous amount of obstacles. I think this resonates with men because it reflects on reality. It's just the way most relationships are initiated. Women have far more of a…
/r/MensRights11/11/13 08:51 AM
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Hmm, I think you're right. I forgot about the woman in the car. I think Reservoir Dogs would still fail the Bechdel test, though.
/r/MensRights06/11/13 08:36 PM
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Off the top of my head, the 90s. The Thing, Predator and First Blood in the 80s, Reservoir Dogs in the nineties. There must be more since then but I have to say, all of those films were great.
/r/MensRights06/11/13 02:17 PM
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"Oooh ooh, fuck you you little cunt! That was <untranslatable>... That guy in the green just fucked over some girl!" Untranslatable part was "That wasn't on", meaning "That's not fair".
/r/MensRights06/11/13 07:17 AM
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Pro fighters tend to be in agony after getting kicked in the groin while wearing a cup. It's not a myth but there is some variation. Groin attacks are no joke. There was a story posted on here a while ago about a woman who killed a guy by squeezing his balls. I've been kicked in the groin in street fights twice and one hurt a lot while the other didn't bother me. It depends how much room the testicles have to move and if the attack hits the legs or anywhere else that will absorb some of the impa…
/r/MensRights05/11/13 04:43 AM
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I have no sympathy for anyone who would just kick a guy in the groin like it's some stupid game. Women have no idea how that feels. You'd have to have very little regard for someone to hurt them in such a way that you can't even comprehend.
/r/MensRights04/11/13 08:56 AM
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Well, I'd bet in a lot of cases it's not that the man makes more money because he's married, rather that he gets married because he makes a lot of money. Money is important to women, no matter what people say. "Stability" and "Ambition" are the buzz words to get around that, but we all know how those things are displayed.
/r/MensRights04/11/13 08:19 AM
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While I agree that fighting someone with a knife (or anyone, really) is just not worth the risk, those kind of exercises are usually based around wrestling the knife away (correct me if I'm wrong, just what I've seen and recall). The defender isn't usually allowed to respond with a full powered punch to the face. I think I'd try to get wrist control with one hand and punch with the other if it came down to it but hopefully I'll never have to find out how that goes. Maintaining distance would be …
/r/MensRights04/09/13 06:03 AM
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I know someone who was caught in this scam. He flat out messaged all of his friends on Facebook and told them not to watch the video if it was sent to them. I'm sure that wouldn't stop them from watching if given the chance but I never heard anything about it again.
/r/MensRights17/08/13 11:49 AM
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It must be so disappointing for you that none of your troll posts have been upvoted. I guess you're now in the position to either change your preconceptions about this sub or just pretend that nobody noticed. I'm guessing you'll go with the latter.
/r/MensRights14/08/13 09:06 PM
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It's funny, looking at your post history it's obvious that you're projecting. How often do you see actual MRAs make the kind of comments you make, and how often do you see them upvoted? Troll posts like yours are far more common than actual misogyny on this subreddit. If this sub was really full of such comments, you wouldn't need to try to interject them, surely?
/r/MensRights14/08/13 08:57 PM
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All of this "patriarchy backfiring" stuff sounds like victim blaming to me. The cardinal sin of feminism.
/r/MensRights14/08/13 07:05 PM
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Although it's possible that men don't go often because of pressures about manhood and exposing weaknesses, I think it also has something to do with the fact that guys get banged up more often. Men tend to do more physical things, be it physically demanding work or sporting activities. If I went to see the doctor every time I had an injury from sports, I'd be there every other week. Physical pains are just a fact of life for many guys and that could be one of the reasons why guys tend to wait for…
/r/MensRights12/08/13 08:02 PM
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That's true, and I think there will always be some sensitivity lost from the head of the penis as well due to the unprotected rubbing against underwear which dulls the nerves. I hope that restored foreskins can at least restore some of that.
/r/MensRights05/08/13 10:15 AM
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Whenever a game allows me, I always find myself making old or hideous characters. I wonder what that says about my power fantasies?
/r/MensRights05/08/13 10:10 AM
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Look into foreskin restoration. There are surgical and non-surgical methods of restoring the foreskin. There was a guy on the aforementioned Penn and Teller: Bullshit who had restored his by slowly stretching excess skin. I don't know much about it but it may be worth reading a few testimonials to see what kind of results guys have been getting.
/r/MensRights04/08/13 08:34 PM
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See post-purchase rationalization.
/r/MensRights02/08/13 06:41 AM
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I can't remember if there's forced penetration but there's a brutal sexual assault scene in Lars Von Trier's Antichrist. More than a few people call Von Trier a misogynist so there you go. I think most instances of male rape on film are in prison scenes and comedies.
/r/MensRights31/07/13 08:50 AM
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This is why my opinions are never set in stone unless they're based on fact. Every five years or so I look back and think "Damn, what an idiot I was". As a result, I'll never assume that I'm no longer an idiot.
/r/MensRights30/07/13 10:36 AM
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Exactly. If employers can save money by getting the job done for less, they will. In the UK for example, employers like to hire Eastern Europeans because they can pay them less.
/r/MensRights26/07/13 08:47 PM
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I'm still cringing about that in every conceivable way. Surely no one can read that story and say that men can't be raped. Another thing, it's been proven that sexual arousal is often (always?) automatic. There have been many cases where women have been raped and reached orgasm which resulted in them feeling conflicted and guilty. And yet there are people who still say that if a man got hard then he wanted it. These people are the real victim blamers.
/r/MensRights24/07/13 08:19 PM
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I think men are more likely to use absolute methods in general. In places like the UK where guns are scarce, men still commit suicide far more often.
/r/MensRights19/07/13 11:50 AM
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Exactly. I'm a relatively small guy. I'm built more like a gymnast than a strong man. What if I wanted to be a fireman? Tough shit, I'm not strong enough. That's nature for you. It doesn't mean that society is out to get me.
/r/MensRights08/07/13 07:04 PM
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There is a lot to learn about this case, especially when it comes to the idea of gender roles as social constructs. But then, if all of these things were social constructs, you wouldn't get people who feel like they've been born with bodies that don't match their genders anyway. Labeling gender roles as social constructs is basically a way of saying "I'm not happy with what nature gave me", but doing so in an incriminating way. Rather than blame nature, they blame the "patriarchy". The fact is t…
/r/MensRights08/07/13 06:51 PM
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How about if the women are highly trained professional fighters who spar with men? There was a big thing along these lines recently in MMA with Ronda Rousey calling Brian Caraway a bitch and saying that she could beat him and that he lets his girlfriend fuck him with a strap on. The usual emasculating crap. He said he'd be happy to fight her and then the internet jumped on him despite her being a pro fighter who spars with men. I'm going a bit off topic here but it seems like there are no except…
/r/MensRights08/07/13 06:39 PM
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Circumcision in places like the US is really a cultural body mod as well. People who have their children circumsised often do so out of fear that their children will be made fun of, or their penises thought of as abnormal. This culture doesn't exist in Europe, and if there were really so many health benefits and no loss of sexual or health benefits, we'd all be getting circumsised here, too. As it happens, guys who weren't circumsised as children tend to keep their foreskins, and there's a reaso…
/r/MensRights29/06/13 01:57 PM
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There's a documentary about him called "Dr Money and the boy with no penis". It's worth a watch and is one of many pieces of evidence that gender is not an entirely social construct.
/r/MensRights18/06/13 12:24 AM
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I think it's vile. If you want to get it done as an adult, fair enough, but you'll notice that most adults opt to keep theirs and with good reason. Thankfully circumcision isn't a big thing in Europe, not the way it is in North America anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if American porn has helped circumcision become more popular here but it's still not considered the norm. I've heard that a lot of women in the US look at an intact penis like there's something wrong with it. That's pretty messed up…
/r/MensRights11/06/13 05:06 PM
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If anything, calling just about everything a rape reference is making light of rape.
/r/MensRights11/06/13 02:08 PM
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They really are cheapening the word "Rape" with this crap. They complain about people genuinely joking about rape (I know that's not the case in this video) but that seems to be a natural reaction to stupid accusations like this. You know how ethnic minorities sometimes take ownership of racial slurs directed against them? I can see the same thing happening with rape. I don't want to see that happen, because rape is a real issue and we shouldn't become desensitised to it, but I think it's inevit…
/r/MensRights11/06/13 01:57 PM
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And I get down votes for saying that people should stop criminals instead of help them... Something tells me people are being reactionary.
/r/MensRights09/06/13 01:53 PM
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Here's another one they did. Male vs Female assault: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlFAd4YdQks
/r/MensRights08/06/13 02:23 PM
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To be fair, those people were the only people who did the right thing. You should be more angry with the people who let the white guy off and helped the white girl. They were in the wrong, not the people stopping a criminal. Sure, their reasoning may have been off, but it was still the right thing to do. Also, I think the people who did this also did a staged assault in a park. One where a man attacks a woman and vice versa.
/r/MensRights08/06/13 02:20 PM
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Doesn't the whole "Power fantasy" thing people like her talk about actually prove that the average man doesn't hold a lot of power? Why fantasise about something you already have? Escapism is all about doing things that you can't do in the real world. And this guy is 100% right on the confirmation bias and backwards research/conclusions. So much of feminism seems to be based on assumptions.
/r/MensRights07/06/13 05:43 PM
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