Gilthanass Archive

Upvotes	Title	Category	Author	Subreddit	Date (UTC)
7	False Rape Statistics		Gilthanass	/r/MensRights	11/04/13 06:15 PM

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1	Woman screams at Reporter to leave because he is a "fucking white male". Isn't it sad that this considered fairly normal now? granted I'm only a "white man", but I genuinely don't understand the "woman of colour" language that seems so prevalent. If anyone does understand it, please explain it to me (And this isn't sarcastic, I honestly would like to know). I mean, what is the purpose of it? Why is being non-white a group to identify with? I mean, I grew up in a predominantly Chinese area, and let me tell you, the older Chinese immigrants were probably the most racist people I've ever met (just ask their embarrassed ch…	/r/MensRights	13/10/16 06:36 PM
10	Feminist Australian Senator put on the Spot for Using the term 'Mansplaining' very true, you get the men going there that are really offended (people who are passionate about things like men's rights), and the women who go there that really support (SJW types) but no one in the middle who think's she's dumb, but it isn't worth commenting (most people in the world).	/r/PussyPassDenied	19/08/16 03:44 PM
27	Feminist Australian Senator put on the Spot for Using the term 'Mansplaining' Try something for me (which I did after noticing a trend). Scroll through the comments, and only read those made from women. I would say they are 95% in favour of the senator there. This isn't just about SJW terminology, it seems to be about how men perceive that interaction vs women. Not good.	/r/PussyPassDenied	19/08/16 02:55 PM
3	Woman gets pregnant by 13 year old student. Media calls it being "romantically involved". No, since neither can give consent it's actually DOUBLE rape.	/r/MensRights	01/06/16 07:45 PM
13	British soldier left unable to walk or speak properly after being in road side bomb could lose part of his £1.1M compensation as part of divorce battle. What I find interesting about this quote from Hilary, is how non-controversial the statement seems to be. I don't talk about anything related to Men's Rights most of the time in real life (mostly because it only serves to completely alienate people it seems). I have thought (a few times) that bringing that quote up was a pretty easy win, I mean, surely almost anyone can agree that it's ridiculous to say that women are the PRIMARY victims of war, right? Nope. I've brought it up twice (to people I…	/r/MensRights	21/09/15 07:16 PM
2	Feminist Karen DeCrow on Male Reproductive Rights The point of the cards is only meant to impact financial consequences. So, let's say a woman has a "will have abortion" card, but decides not to go through with it. Not a problem, she can have the baby. The difference is, the man won't have to pay child support, because he didn't consent to it. If the man wants to keep the baby and the woman wants an abortion? Too fucking bad. I in no way am looking to reduce a woman's right to choose, only adding a MAN'S right to choose as well (and at that, on…	/r/MensRights	26/08/15 03:36 PM
2	Feminist Karen DeCrow on Male Reproductive Rights I think the easiest answer (easiest being not taking into account human emotion or behavior) is to have either men or women carry a card around indicating what they would do in the event of an unintended pregnancy. Let me give you an example: If Women carry the cards (meaning no financial abortion): Women have cards that say "if pregnant, I will get an abortion" or "give it up for adoption" or "keep it". The man signs off on that, and if she gets pregnant, has to support her up to the that decis…	/r/MensRights	26/08/15 01:49 PM
3	Feminist Karen DeCrow on Male Reproductive Rights As someone who recently had a child (a man, so I guess I didn't have the child, but you know) I will say this: You are absolutely correct that men (at least this man) doesn't have the kind of connection to a child in utero that women have. My wife was living with our daughter long before she came out. She knew her sleep cycles, knew when she was active, and how she responded to different foods. Me? I just knew what it was like living with a pregnant woman. Yes, I went to ultasounds, I felt the b…	/r/MensRights	26/08/15 01:41 PM
3	Feminist Karen DeCrow on Male Reproductive Rights Yeah, discounting semi-permanent solutions (like getting the big V or tubes tied) here are the choices males have vs females on parenting: Females: BEFORE: Take contraceptive pills BEFORE: Use a contraceptive device (ring, under skin, etc) DURING: Use a diaphragm, have man use a condom AFTER: Plan B AFTER: Abortion AFTER: Safe dropoff AFTER: adoption Males: DURING: Condom Yeah... that's it. Basically, it requires a single mistake (or accident) for a man to have an unwanted pregnancy that can lea…	/r/MensRights	26/08/15 01:31 PM
2	Feminist Karen DeCrow on Male Reproductive Rights Alright, then give the man an option. If the woman wants to carry the child to term, he can help financially support her during that time (so she can potentially take time off, pregnancy leave in some countries). I am sure 10/10 men who didn't want children would take the option of financially supporting an unplanned pregnancy over supporting a child for 18 years.	/r/MensRights	26/08/15 01:21 PM
5	Two NYC men arrested and charged with "man spreading" Yep, feminism is about mainly white, upper-middle class women desperately wanting to feel oppressed so they lobby for laws that unfairly target members of actually disadvantaged communities while believing they are going after the "big bad white man".	/r/MensRights	29/05/15 01:31 PM
1	She unfriended me. Guess her communications degree is being put to good use. Thanks, I've posted this above as well. The fact is, both stats can be true, so the 4% stat is in no way contradicting the 50% stat. My question for things like this is always "ignorant or malicious" as in, do the people posting these answers not understand statistics, or are they just trying to "lie for the greater good".	/r/MensRights	29/05/15 01:25 PM
2	She unfriended me. Guess her communications degree is being put to good use. When viewing feminist stats, I find the following helpful: 1) Look for statistics from both sides. As in, many feminists will use a single statistic ("1000 women will be the victims of domestic violence this year") without a comparative statistic on male victims. This allows them to create gendered issues where none exist (if male and female are the same, there is no gendered issue, only a societal one) 2) Look for unbalanced statistics. This is a trick they love to pull. They will give you stat…	/r/MensRights	29/05/15 01:24 PM
3	She unfriended me. Guess her communications degree is being put to good use. It's those stats that some feminists use that piss me off the most. I don't know whether people throwing those stats around are manipulative or ignorant (or some combination) but it's really fucking dumb. Let me try to explain. The OP on facebook was saying that half of domestic violence is perpetuated by women. In order to refute that, the responder pulls a completely different stat out that SOUNDS like it supports her position, but doesn't actually do anything of the sort. What her stat is (wh…	/r/MensRights	29/05/15 01:16 PM
2	Feminists can't understand why men are needed for human reproduction Sexual dimorphism has distinct advantages No, it CAN have advantages. It's more of a case of advantages coming later, and not that sexual dimorphism developed because of those advantages. Think of it this way, sexual dimorphism existed before social animals. The only way for sexual dimorphism to be a benefit on a population is if it exists in social communities. So yes, you're correct that in certain species sexual dimorphism itself can be an advantage; however, that was more of a "using what's …	/r/MensRights	19/05/15 04:23 PM
2	Feminists can't understand why men are needed for human reproduction it could be that sexual dimorphism is an advantage to genetic survival Yes and no. Sexual reproduction is absolutely an advantage genetically. It means that different genes and combinations of genes can be combined MUCH more quickly than asexual reproduction. That means that if there is a change in environmental factors, a species with sexual reproduction will "adapt" much more quickly than one using asexual reproduction. Over time, this means species that reproduce sexually will out-compete tho…	/r/MensRights	19/05/15 03:06 PM
17	Feminists can't understand why men are needed for human reproduction It's actually a really poorly written scientific article though, written by someone who, I can only imagine, has no idea what she's talking about. There is no great question about why sexual selection exists. It's not something that has biologists scratching their heads. It's a very powerful force for genetic "mixing", that is to say, it's a great way to experiment with different genes and gene combinations (since mutations can occur in multiple lines, and be combined through sexual reproduction…	/r/MensRights	19/05/15 02:50 PM
1	Boston U prof now sorry for 'indelicate' tweets blasting white men - yea right Now all we need to do is find out why a professor with a public voice appears to lack the capacity to exert power in their eyes. That's the brilliance of it. They don't actually acknowledge personal power AT ALL. To them, there is no spectrum, there is no personal ability to exert power. To them, it's a systemic issue (and one that they don't have to defend), which means that personal power doesn't play into it at all. If you are black, you are oppressed. If you are a woman, you are oppressed. T…	/r/MensRights	15/05/15 05:09 PM
6	A female physician had an affair with a male physician. No intercourse took place, only oral sex. She secretly took the sperm from her cheeks to impregnate herself. She later sued for child support and won. But without a qualifier, "women will take advantage of you" means all women, or at least most women. How about these statements: "Blacks are criminals" "Gay men are paedophiles" or even "Men are taller than 6'2" How do those statements strike you? They are all true by your definition, but if you asked people if those are statements were true, you would get a pretty solid "no" answer.	/r/MensRights	08/05/15 01:57 PM
3	A female physician had an affair with a male physician. No intercourse took place, only oral sex. She secretly took the sperm from her cheeks to impregnate herself. She later sued for child support and won. I'm not sure if you're trying to get attention, of if that's your actual opinion. Option 4 is probably the worst option possible. You can't have the government decide who can and can't have children, that would be... a disaster.	/r/MensRights	08/05/15 01:46 PM
3	A female physician had an affair with a male physician. No intercourse took place, only oral sex. She secretly took the sperm from her cheeks to impregnate herself. She later sued for child support and won. Ok, I'll give you the opportunity then, show your evidence that what you're saying is reality (and since it's a fairly extraordinary claim, it requires pretty solid evidence).	/r/MensRights	08/05/15 01:41 PM
6	A female physician had an affair with a male physician. No intercourse took place, only oral sex. She secretly took the sperm from her cheeks to impregnate herself. She later sued for child support and won. saying "women will take advantage of you" is akin to saying "men will rape you". If you don't accept the argument "I didn't say ALL men" from feminists who say it, you shouldn't accept that argument here either. Language is important here. Right now, men's rights is already pretty poorly regarded. The only thing we can do is be careful in crafting our messages so that they are factual, and clear. "Women will take advantage of you" is unclear and unnecessarily inflammatory. Don't make a trait gen…	/r/MensRights	08/05/15 01:40 PM
6	A female physician had an affair with a male physician. No intercourse took place, only oral sex. She secretly took the sperm from her cheeks to impregnate herself. She later sued for child support and won. Though an interesting suggestion, it would be political suicide. Even if you could get around the perception that you're attacking mothers (good luck getting elected on that platform) you're NEVER getting around the perception you're attacking children. The "won't somebody think of the children" argument is the oldest and most powerful in politics. There is really no good answer to all of this to be honest. Nothing that doesn't leave a very bitter taste in your mouth. Here are the options as I s…	/r/MensRights	08/05/15 01:36 PM
21	A female physician had an affair with a male physician. No intercourse took place, only oral sex. She secretly took the sperm from her cheeks to impregnate herself. She later sued for child support and won. Okay, SHE committed a genetic crime against HIM. SHE should be the one giving money and HE should be the one with custody (if he even wants it). You're missing a huge component here. Paternity laws are not in place for the sake of fairness. They are in place because without child support, the state has to pay more benefits to single mothers. So, there is incentive to find SOMEONE to foot the bill that ISN'T the government. It's why all of these cases as so ridiculous, because there is incentive …	/r/MensRights	08/05/15 12:19 PM
27	A female physician had an affair with a male physician. No intercourse took place, only oral sex. She secretly took the sperm from her cheeks to impregnate herself. She later sued for child support and won. Women will take advantage of you, they will betray you, and they will get away with it, because the legal system does not recognize a man's right to reproductive choice. I think we have to be careful how we frame that (to avoid the common label of misogyny). From my perspective, I would say there is nothing unique about women that makes the want to take advantage of men. It isn't an inherently female trait. The problem is, it is a HUMAN trait. All humans (or at least a percentage of them) will l…	/r/MensRights	08/05/15 12:15 PM
3	For those who haven't had the pleasure of watching this yet, here is the best series on men's rights and feminism, by ManWomanMyth. Just watched 4 of them. They are quite interesting and bring up some decent points. I would suggest he is too harsh on women (stupid, greedy, etc) though. Many people (men and women) fall for ideas that don't have the substance they think it does (communism is one example). It isn't a unique quality of women that makes them prone to this, it's human nature. Other than that though, I find the theory of "getting women to work" actually very interesting. At its core, all women had to be convinced o…	/r/MensRights	07/05/15 04:57 PM
4	Social Justice Warriorette: Sexual Consent Is Meaningless, Because Sometimes "Yes" Means "No" This is my absolute favourite part: When you’re poor, disabled, queer, non-white, trans, or feminine, 'no' isn't for you. So basically, she is once again saying that the only group of people that are actually responsible for their actions are straight, cis, white, males.	/r/MensRights	05/05/15 05:35 PM
9	"The Avengers" Director Joss Whedon Deletes His Twitter Because of Feminist Nutjobs Also, I'm pretty sure the "Trained cold blooded killer" aspect was why she referred to herself as a monster more than the "can't have children".	/r/MensRights	05/05/15 04:59 PM
4	Men in their early 40s have the longest commutes (and men at all ages have longer commutes than women) Women on average maintain a much better work-life balance than men do Be careful about value statements on things like this, because there usually is no universal "right" and "wrong" way of doing things. It's also how most feminist arguments ensure you are on the right side. Think of this: "Men have had the freedom to go out into the workplace, while women have been relegated to staying at home with the kids" Immediately that places a value judgement on both of those activities. That argument is…	/r/MensRights	27/04/15 06:00 PM
1	So I pay the same price as a woman, but she gets a better product? The point isn't the type of equipment. Let me give you a relevant example: Let's say my city has 2 highways that run parallel. Both are identical in lanes, and in exits. One is open to everyone, the other is white people only. Would you say that white people have an advantage here? Well, of course they do. I mean, sure, there would be no advantage without any other traffic (it would be weird, but everyone would get to their destination at the same time) but the key is, when it's rush hour, sudde…	/r/MensRights	24/04/15 02:11 PM
2	The Guardian: If a Woman Consents to Sex with a Man, It’s Likely Still Rape First of all, we need as a society to come up with a way to differentiate between types of rape (like we do with Murder). It doesn't help anyone to conflate "we were hooking up and consent wasn't mutually understood correctly" with "a stranger grabbed me on the street and pulled me into an alley". The problem is, the two types of rape have vastly different ways our society can combat them, and by conflating the two, we ignore half of the solutions. For Example: Stranger/First Degree Rape (assumi…	/r/MensRights	24/04/15 01:31 PM
2	"Everything bad that happens would be better with feminism"... How do I counter this? I don't hold with the idea that boys should 'embrace their feminine side' See, I don't either, but perhaps for a slightly different reason. Personally, I think there is a lot of STRENGTH in masculine stoicism. The ability to control emotions and not just react can be a positive in many situations. I am greatly (and here I think you agree with me) opposed to the feminist and societal view that masculine traits are all inherently bad. I'm not saying that feminine traits are bad, but both certainly…	/r/MensRights	07/04/15 05:45 PM
0	Famous YouTube star, Anna Akana, releases rape culture video. Video claims young boys are taught that rape is an "option" On an objective level, you would say murder is surely worse (ask anyone if they'd rather be raped or murdered). The problem is, from a taboo/societal perspective, we definitely treat rape as much worse. That said, there may be some confounding factors here. Most notably, that rarely in my examples above do protagonists murder/assault WOMEN. That is to say, when a good guy does some murdering, or kicking ass, he is almost always doing it to another man. This is because we (as a society) don't hav…	/r/MensRights	07/04/15 03:33 PM
9	Famous YouTube star, Anna Akana, releases rape culture video. Video claims young boys are taught that rape is an "option" The truth is, it pretty much is regarded that way by society (which makes "rape culture" even more misguided). Think about this: 1) List characters in TV shows who are regarded as heroes/good guys who have murdered someone? Stole something? Assaulted someone? Did illegal drugs? Cheated on taxes? Now list those who have raped someone? 2) List games in which you, as a playable character, are allowed to murder an innocent person? Steal stuff? Assault someone? Now do the same for rape. In our societ…	/r/MensRights	07/04/15 02:41 PM
5	How do you get a 50% female student body from a far below 50% female pool of qualified applicants without gender discrimination? Tip: you can't. Yeah, the problem is, if they artificially create a 50/50 split by lowering the standards on female students, they are caught in a trap. So, let's say they grade all students fairly. Naturally this means more female students drop out than male (since they artificially created the 50/50 split). Now, if that happens, the university is going to be hammered because they've obviously created a "hostile environment" towards female students (because why else would they drop out more?). The university i…	/r/MensRights	09/03/15 05:06 PM
1	University of Wisconsin panel discussion: men accused of rape should not be innocent until proven guilty The problem with most of the "x% of accusations are false" claims is that they are put together by someone with an obvious lack of any kind of understanding of statistics. The problem is, we have a bunch of numbers that can be compared. 1) The number of rape accusations ending in conviction 2) The number of rape accusations that go to trial 3) The number of rape accusations that are reported to police 4) the number of total rape accusations (report + unreported) 5) the claimed number of rapes (i…	/r/MensRights	04/03/15 03:10 PM
1	Absolutely disgusting attempt to connect boy knocking over toy with man murdering wife. Boys are in the firing line, we need to speak up. It's funny, because I was trying to look up Australian stats for domestic violence (since every number given in this "article" was about women only, with no indication of the number of male victims). Well, as I tried to look up domestic violence stats in Australia, I found a funny thing. Every link I went to had no comparative stats, only stats about women as victims. Is that something normal in Australia? I found it very strange. Anyway, I did eventually find numbers for Canada (which I can onl…	/r/MensRights	25/02/15 06:03 PM
2	Woman jailed after 11th false rape claim in a decade. That's what a lot of people seem to be missing here. It is not the case of "either he goes to jail, or she does". If someone is brought on charges for rape, and is found not-guilty, that does NOT mean the accuser is automatically guilty of lying (nor even that she's immediately brought up on charges of false accusation). Basically it would happen like this. Person A goes to the police and accuses person B of raping him/her. The police look into it, determining if there is enough evidence to proc…	/r/MensRights	09/02/15 02:38 PM
2	Woman jailed after 11th false rape claim in a decade. Victim get killed in prison or kills himself? Murder charge. That's a little unfair here. Let's say you broke up with a girl and she killed herself, is that murder? Let's say you stole someone's wallet and they killed themselves over it, is it murder? You should only be held accountable for the actions you actually did. In the case of (willful) false accusation, you should be charged with (effectively) attempted false imprisonment (scaling with the number of years the person you're accusing COUL…	/r/MensRights	09/02/15 02:33 PM
1	Feminists have a conniption because someone publicized the "he said" side of a major "he said-she said" rape claim Yeah, what I want to know is the timing of all of this. As in, was this a project that had already been assigned, or one that she suggested after the incident? If it had already been assigned, what was her original plan? Effectively, if she was taking a course with a large "performance art" project as part of her grade, and she had no original plan on what she was doing, this seems terribly convenient. That's not saying nothing happened, but it is saying that the timing is quite fishy.	/r/MensRights	06/02/15 02:32 PM
2	This was sent out to all the students on my campus. I want to say something to the director... The problem with rape statistics is that they are pretty much DESIGNED (or at least how they're presented) to convince you of their conclusion, instead of just presenting the data. What I mean is, usually when those stats are presented, they count only those proven to be false as false, and everything else, INCLUDING rapes never reported, or rapes never even admitted by the victim, as true. That way they can say things like "99% of rapists never go to jail" and show you those nice infographics t…	/r/MensRights	05/02/15 02:45 PM
3	I'm pretty sure this sub is being raided. I agree. In general I think this sub is very good for not falling prey to the "they're on my team, so we should agree" fallacy, but some things could be improved. One specific example are blanket "feminism" statements. I think it would be more helpful if specific groups/organizations were cited instead (for example, if a feminist group shuts down a men's rights talk, try to be specific about WHICH feminist groups were involved). Heck, even changing "feminists shut down men's right's rally" to "T…	/r/MensRights	22/01/15 06:14 PM
4	Petition: Fully Investigate All Rape Accusations and Punish False Accusations as Seriously as if it were Rape What is important to me is this: False rape accusations should be treated the same way other malicious false accusations are treated. I don't want one rule for rape, one for other crimes, because that makes no sense. The only differing factor should be the length of sentence should the accusation work (as in, accusing someone of stealing a candy bar would be treated with the understanding that the maximum penalty is a fine). So, I guess what I'm saying is the penalty should be in line with the r…	/r/MensRights	22/01/15 06:02 PM
25	Local university wants to make a rule that women get to speak first in classes...Uh, what? Ashburn said people can get upset with this approach, because they have to give up some privilege, a topic the forum discussed throughout the first panel of speakers. Holy fuck me. This is how they're doing it (and going to do it). For those that may have disagreed with the whole concept of "privilege" but thought it was harmless, this is why you're wrong. "Privilege" is being used as a stick to beat men into line. It is designed as something that's impossible to argue with "you are so privilege…	/r/MensRights	16/01/15 04:17 PM
1	Ad seems to imply that men who don't get super high raises and buy their wives new cars are not good husbands ... How did you get that impression? I am as sensitive as anyone to men's issues and societal expectation, but that's a pretty far reach friend. Let's not abandon impartiality to support our point.	/r/MensRights	15/01/15 03:03 PM
14	[Study] Men who treat women the same as they treat other men, without benevolent sexism/female privilege, are seen as overwhelmingly sexist by both men and women. I agree, and that's where patriarchy theory completely falls apart for me. If a theory is virtually immune from falsification, it holds no predictive merit and can be thrown out without further thought. Basically, Patriarchy theory doesn't predict what WOULD happen were it true, it just explains WHY things happen we already know happen. Because of this, anything can be used to support the theory by doing enough mental gymnastics. Even things that are demonstrably anti-male are still somehow desc…	/r/MensRights	15/01/15 02:10 PM
1	Received one talk about sexual consent in high school in 2005, and another yesterday as I prepared to go to college for the first time yesterday The end game of these laws seem to be bringing back the glory days of sexual purity and chaperones! Sorry guys and gals, you are no longer able to spend time with members of the opposite sex without a chaperone present. You understand, it's the law!	/r/MensRights	12/01/15 05:36 PM
1	8% of female police officers in London don't meet basic fitness requirements (this compares with 1.2% of male officers) Thank you for including the comparative stats for men. It's one thing I've been incredibly frustrated at with a lot of feminist statistics is they never put things in context. Really, it's only a gendered problem if there is a difference. Anyway, I appreciate it.	/r/MensRights	12/01/15 05:27 PM
1	I am a woman, and I am appalled by feminism. I think most people here agree with you with a few caveats: 1) Pro-choice. I think almost everything here can agree that abortion has to be legal, and that it has to be ONLY the woman's choice. No one wants to take that choice away, because there is no good way to allow the potential father to have an opinion on the matter without rendering the woman's opinion irrelevant. That said, a lot of people here support legal paternal surrender. That is to say, men should have the right to sign away all …	/r/MensRights	12/01/15 05:20 PM
2	The "manslamming" campaign is literally a campaign for slamming into men and then claiming they slammed into you. Holy shit I hate unbrellas. I will NEVER use one, I have that much of a hatred for them. I am 6'5. Unfortunately, that puts me squarely into eyeball range for MORE short people. Do they notice they're about to take my eye out? Hell no, they just walk along as if they were wielding a deadly weapon. So yes, fuck umbrellas. Get a coat with a hood.	/r/MensRights	12/01/15 04:56 PM
1	The "manslamming" campaign is literally a campaign for slamming into men and then claiming they slammed into you. Which is where they get this retarded "men don't move!" thing from. They don't notice when they DON'T move over (unless someone hits them), they only notice when they DO. That means they will always think they are the only ones that move over.	/r/MensRights	12/01/15 04:51 PM
2	The "manslamming" campaign is literally a campaign for slamming into men and then claiming they slammed into you. The great thing about this "experiment" is that it's based off of people's perceptions (that they always move out of the way) that are pretty much necessarily wrong. Here's the truth of this "problem", nearly 100% of people (men and women) will think they move out of the way for other people more than other people move for them. Why is this? It's actually rather simple. When you are walking down the street and paying attention to where you're going, you notice people in your way and move around …	/r/MensRights	12/01/15 04:50 PM
1	Writer says men have nothing to fear from new "affirmative consent" rape laws: they should just trust women's good faith They're right, it would take a morally repugnant individual to do such a thing. Of course, it would take a morally repugnant individual to rape someone as well... so maybe we should just trust men not to rape? No need for laws anymore!	/r/MensRights	08/01/15 05:56 PM
2	As if you needed another reason to not get married Since it's not a law (and appears to be the case that the doctors who do it, do it to avoid a law suit) there seems to be only one solution here: Go to a doctor to have a vasectomy. If the doctor insists on a signed form to do it, refuse, and insist they perform the procedure anyway. If they still don't perform the procedure, get that documented, go home, and get your wife pregnant. Now turn around and sue the doctor for child support. You might not win, but at least you have actual damages you …	/r/MensRights	08/01/15 05:45 PM
1	Takeaway from new University report on sexual violence: college women need Victorian-era fainting rooms Oh for sure, I love the headlines about women making up more than 50% of university students. Almost every one of them seems to be reporting it as a WIN. As in, 60% of university students being female is much better than 50, and if it gets higher, that would be even better!	/r/MensRights	08/01/15 05:25 PM
2	The man who is standing up for equal rights by suing his gym This is my favourite part: Women feel excluded from sport and physical activity for a variety of reasons. Our women’s only sessions are effective in increasing participation and improving health. I've rarely seen it so blatantly spelled out before like this. Effectively, women FEEL excluded (even though they aren't) so in order to rectify the situation, they actually make RULES to exclude men. That seems to be a common thread in legislation pushed by feminist groups right now. Fixing feelings wi…	/r/MensRights	08/01/15 05:04 PM
1	Women given 'free pass' on domestic violence, says former Nationals senator It kind of underlines exactly where they are coming from (that it's a women's movement, not an equality movement). When you view it in that way, it's all totally internally consistent. By trying to get sex from a woman who doesn't want to have sex, you are making the woman feel badly. By rejecting a woman who wants sex, you are making a woman feel badly. Effectively, it is the distillation of the "feels are more important than reals" philosophy. Many of the arguments are not based on equality, o…	/r/MensRights	08/01/15 04:50 PM
23	Recently found out my wife was pregnant, went to the hospital for a check up, received this in the ''welcome pack''...and no, there isn't one for my wife. Hmm, I bow to your superior logic	/r/MensRights	08/01/15 04:39 PM
126	Recently found out my wife was pregnant, went to the hospital for a check up, received this in the ''welcome pack''...and no, there isn't one for my wife. Yeah, that list is bullshit. It is really playing into the (toxic) societal expectations of men. Men must be perfect. They must never sulk, they must never get angry, they must be happy and "consistent" at all times. They must NEVER rely on their partner for anything. They must do their share of the housework, no matter what kind of arrangement you have. They must do half of the child raising, no matter what kind of arrangement you have. In short, a man must be everything a woman wants/needs, an…	/r/MensRights	08/01/15 03:57 PM
3	It's this kind of shit. [x-post from /r/askmen] Sorry, my comment about "men have the capacity for violence" was more directed at the person above you. The gist of my argument, I would say, is this. I am not arguing that it should be more acceptable for men to hit women. I guess I am arguing that we treat them the same from a young age. That being: teach BOTH men and women that they cannot hit anyone. If it is every acceptable to hit someone, it is acceptable to hit BOTH sexes. Right now, the problem is that we really DON'T teach girls not to…	/r/MensRights	07/01/15 02:23 PM
6	It's this kind of shit. [x-post from /r/askmen] So, just to be clear, if a woman in public takes a picture of my (a man) butt, I can slap her?	/r/MensRights	07/01/15 02:07 PM
3	It's this kind of shit. [x-post from /r/askmen] Humans, to varying degrees are, so that's not a valid statement, read psychology. I don't think it's right to say that men aren't violent. In fact, men (as a whole) certainly have a large capacity for violence. What had happened, though, is 2 things. 1) Boys are taught from a very young age NOT to react physically to things. Girls, on the other hand, don't seem to be taught that at all. It's like dogs (if I can get away with that analogy). When people have doberman puppies, they will (tend to) t…	/r/MensRights	07/01/15 02:04 PM
2	Watch What Happens When These Boys Are Asked to Slap a Girl.....would anyone dare to reverse it? This is a brilliant example of an ideology without any sort of merit. So, here's what happened. They performed a social experiment. Ok, sounds good, what are you testing? What's your control? What's your null-hypothesis? What do you expect to happen, or how will the experiment support or contradict your theory? Oh, that's right, they didn't have any control or experimental design. They didn't show differences in gender (which is the ONLY way to support any kind of gendered philosophy, you can't …	/r/MensRights	06/01/15 02:55 PM
3	Russell Crowe: female actors should act their age It's just another in the long list of "men are actors, women are acted upon" our society for some reason embraces. Think of it this way, you have 2 couples. In both, one person is 25, and one person is 65. In both, the 65 year old is wealthy. The only difference is, the sexes are switched. Now, tell me, which person in each relationship is most vilified by our society? It's the old man ("how dare he take advantage of that young girl! He's using her for her body!") and the young man ("how dare he…	/r/MensRights	06/01/15 01:31 PM
5	Origin and basis of the wage gap myth? Careful with that interpretation. To make the point, look at the "35-39 hours a week" section. What do you see? That women make more than men in that range. Now look at the rest of the breakdown. For every category, the percentage is higher than 82.5%. Why? Because of the distribution of workers. Women are more highly represented at the lower hours, which is obviously correlated to lower pay. This is important, because the way you represent that data changes the message you're sending. For examp…	/r/MensRights	18/12/14 08:28 PM
1	CDC accepting comments on circumcision recommendation. Now is the time to tell the CDC that genital mutilation of boys is unacceptable. Circumcised male here. With I wasn't. I understand why my parents did it (cultural pressure) but I still feel angry and upset that it was done to me. Should I have a son, he will NOT be circumcised.	/r/MensRights	03/12/14 03:57 PM
3	Prosecuting rape liars 'violates human rights,' and rape victims' advocates want it to stop I wonder how they would feel if a woman had her life ruined by a false rape accusation? The problem is, this doesn't really happen. Even in actual rape cases, the women accused are never vilified the same way men are. The women are given the benefit of the doubt, and the men are just told "they were lucky". I can't find a single instance where a woman has had her life ruined by a false accusation of rape (though if you know of any, I'd be quite interested in reading about it).	/r/MensRights	03/12/14 03:29 PM
28	UK: Women should get PAID menstrual leave every month (and men will just have to lump it), says leading doctor. Canada is considering the proposal. That depends on the laws. In fact, unless there are strict "50/50" laws for hiring, you will see increased unemployment in women. The fact is, if they have to pay women more than they pay men, they will take men every time (it would be the same in reverse). If they have to give women x days off a month, but pay them the same, they will hire men. If the pool of male candidates is too low, they will pay men MORE than they will pay women, because they are paying for productivity (and a man is more …	/r/MensRights	03/12/14 03:12 PM
6	What's with this feminist obsession to ban all male spaces? The problem is though, that boy scouts (used to be) one of the few male spaces left. When I was in scouts, it was males only (both leaders and kids). It was NICE to be able to have a space where "boys could be boys" so to speak. There was nothing anti-female about the space. In fact, girls/women were not really mentioned there at all. It was about a space you could feel more comfortable in. It wasn't about romance, it wasn't about crushes, it wasn't about who liked who, it was... simpler. The pr…	/r/MensRights	01/12/14 06:27 PM
2	Men at work: percentage of U.S. workers who are male, by sector (2012) The problem is, you need to take into account the number of employees in each of those careers as well. Obviously there are more kindergarten teachers than there are boilermakers for example.	/r/MensRights	01/12/14 06:18 PM
1	Men at work: percentage of U.S. workers who are male, by sector (2012) Honestly, whether a profession "needs more" of one sex or another really depends on what it is. For teachers for example, there is a good reason why you should try to have more men (since you're dealing with children of both sexes, and it may be important for them to have a same sex role model to look up to). The thing is though, some jobs who you are is completely irrelevant. If you are a roofer, or a machine operator, what sex you are (or race, or background, or really anything else) is not re…	/r/MensRights	01/12/14 06:10 PM
4	What's with this feminist obsession to ban all male spaces? You make an interesting point. It seems like some feminist groups/voices have always though that "the patriarchy" was a real thing that existed in spaces they could not see. So they thought this group in power in society met in male only spaces to further the goals of oppression. The problem is, as they dismantled male space after male space (country clubs, board rooms, etc) they were hard pressed to find anything of the sort, and "the patriarchy" somehow didn't come to an end because of their p…	/r/MensRights	01/12/14 05:30 PM
16	This is what Canadian psychologists actually believe Though I think you have a point from a biological point of view, it's also a minefield to actually defend from a PR point of view. If the MRM actually held this up as an issue worth addressing, it would be a field day for everyone who doesn't want the MRM to exist ("They just want an excuse to fuck underage girls!!"). Anyway, I would suggest you stay away from topics like this, and stick to other examples of society criminalizing masculinity.	/r/MensRights	26/11/14 04:41 PM
4	I'm well aware of the point of the "gap"... In Canada, it would be March 11th, or 10 weeks past the new year to catch up.	/r/MensRights	13/11/14 02:46 PM
1	11 signs you are a hyperbolic feminist who is willfully ignorant about MRM. Most of these are completely made up bullshit. The only one that has even a BIT of a point is 9 (about male feminists). That's the only one I've even seen a little bit of (though possibly in a joking manner) in the men's rights groups. The rest is just ridiculous, and seems to be conflating entirely different groups of men.	/r/MensRights	11/11/14 05:18 PM
4	UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman implicitly denies the existence of man, boy, and LGBT DV victims: "To me, there is no greater injustice than violence against women and girls. I can teach them not to condone or accept discrimination and violence against women and girls." My biggest problem when these stats come up is they never give any comparative stats, which makes them meaningless to me. Here's what I mean. Let's say we're talking about Murder. If I said that Toronto has a huge murder problem, because our rate was 3.3 murders per 100,000, the first logical question is "how does that compare". As in, if I'm trying to make the point that TORONTO has the problem (and not Canada, or North America, or the world) I need to see how our number compares to everyone el…	/r/MensRights	03/11/14 05:05 PM
1	Why do feminists think men are safe outside?!? Not just feminists. I think women in general believe that men feel safe walking at night. This is probably because when men walk with women at night, we have to exude false confidence (it's what's expected of us). So, women just feel like we're perfectly at home walking around at night. Here's the truth. Whenever I'm walking through a somewhat sketchy neighbourhood, I'm very much on edge, watching everyone around, looking for places I can be surprised, etc. What many women don't know is that I f…	/r/MensRights	14/10/14 02:35 PM
1	The global "male population problem". Apparently there's too many men in the world. Theoretically, if all females were on the same page, they could do something pretty close to that given enough time. All it takes is a network of female abortion doctors, and the will to do it. If all females started to abort all (or most) male babies, they could drastically alter the sex ration of the human population without raising a single gun. edit: Before anyone takes this out of context, I do not think such a thing is REALISTICALLY possible. I don't think there is some female conspiracy, …	/r/MensRights	07/10/14 05:25 PM
1	World's top female soccer players are to sue FIFA, forced to play on artificial turf fields as opposed to grass. It amounts to gender discrimination, which violates Canadian law. Could the men also sue for playing on grass. What about tennis 5 sets and 3 sets. How does Canada stand on that. Well, Canada hosted the U20 men's world cup on turf already, and I don't remember the U20 men threatening to sue. The problem is, the women's world cup is just a LOT smaller than the men's, brings in less revenue, and is less worth while to build entire venues for (which is where the grass comes in). Let's compare 3 world cups. 1994 Men's World cup 2003 Women's world cup 2007 Men's U-20 World cup I picked these specifically so we can look at world cups in the same part of the world (USA and Cana…	/r/MensRights	29/09/14 06:19 PM
1	Colleges forcing fraternities to accept women into their ranks in the name of "gender equality" It's very true, and it's happened in my lifetime. When I grew up, boyscouts was a male space. Now it has to allow females (thought girlscouts do NOT have to involve males). I played hockey, and in the last year I played hockey, the league was forced to let in females (though again, no female sports league was ever forced to allow males). Basically, it has quickly become evident that we view male spaces as exclusionary, and female spaces as empowering. We have decided that the ONLY reason to have…	/r/MensRights	29/09/14 04:06 PM
1	Short Men Do More Housework, Earn More, Divorce Less Yeah, it's super misleading (especially when they talk about reasons to go out with a short guy). Here's the thing. Tall guys on average make more money. According to this study, short guys on average make more as a percentage of household income. Basically, that can be driven by 2 main factors. 1) Short guys tend not to get married as often (possibly due to selection). The ones that do, have been able to find a mate because they made more money than average. Basically, if this were the case the…	/r/MensRights	29/08/14 03:25 PM
1	"For Women on the Internet, It Doesn't Get Better" - The Week This is the problem. It actually happened (to a lesser extent) in the workplace as well. The problem is, male spaces have ALWAYS involved good natured insults. I've heard that to women, a compliment can be an insult, and to men, an insult can be a compliment (obviously an oversimplification). So, when females started entering male spaces, many started taking normal male "ribbing" as picking on them BECAUSE they are female. (and yes, I'm aware there was some actual crossing the line shit as well)…	/r/MensRights	26/08/14 01:13 PM
2	You won't be able to avoid Cal's new sex consent laws even if you record... The third being fear it would get out by accident. Personally, I would be uncomfortable knowing a videotape of me existed, even if I trusted the person. Hell, I would be uncomfortable with a video of me existing on my own computer.	/r/MensRights	15/08/14 01:10 PM
1	Will sex robots eliminate rape? Yeah, it really depends on what "type" of rape we're talking about (as a side note, I don't know why some people seem to be opposed to defining rape in degrees. We do it for murder. Why not have a first degree (pre-meditated), second degree (heat of the moment), and non-consensual sex (I don't know, things like problems with consent)?) Sorry, got off topic for a second. What I mean is, there are certain types of rape that robots won't fix. Rape as a power fantasy mostly. Attacks in the street, t…	/r/MensRights	15/08/14 12:42 PM
1	GF is pregnant and wants it. I do not. I am considering leaving the US. (x-post from /r/offmychest) I have a question for you (that won't help this situation possibly, but may help others). Did you discuss with your GF what would happen if she got pregnant? I know it's not something that you usually bring up with a short term relationship, but if you're with someone for any length of time, that SHOULD be discussed. If you have the discussion and she says she would want to keep the kid, then you either break up with her, or take the chance and if it DOES happen, you can't blame anyone but yours…	/r/MensRights	15/08/14 12:35 PM
6	You won't be able to avoid Cal's new sex consent laws even if you record... If she refuses to have the encounter documented, she is probably up to something and you don't want to have sex with her anyways Sorry, I assume you're being facetious? You can't think of any other reason someone wouldn't want a videotape of themselves having sex?	/r/MensRights	15/08/14 12:06 PM
2	An attack on bachelors – and their reply Actually that's a false etymology. There is no evidence that homosexuals were burned at the stake in that way. Most likely it came from calling old women faggots as in "a burden to be carried". It transferred over to homosexuals in the same way that all female specific insults did.	/r/MensRights	15/08/14 12:01 PM
0	15 Jobs Where Women Earn More Than Men It's the same thing with college demographics. Most of the articles I've read about it, seem to present the fact that 60% of people enrolling in college are female as a VICTORY!	/r/MensRights	14/08/14 04:32 PM
1	What Hollywood Needs Is Fewer Strong Male Characters I think the key point has to be to understand that society isn't dictated BY Hollywood, society actually dictates TO Hollywood. People don't see men as disposable because they saw it in a movie, society views men as disposable, which allows Hollywood to use them like that in a movie. Entertainment can be a good litmus test to see what values society has. For example, anyone arguing for rape culture (a culture that specifically glorifies or allows rape) need look no further than entertainment. Ho…	/r/MensRights	14/08/14 04:29 PM
7	Feminist nerd inadvertently shows why we need MRA I have never seen a single MRA try to ban any words, can you please link me somewhere that supports that? I am legitimately curious, it sounds... odd.	/r/MensRights	13/06/14 05:09 PM
14	I was kicked out of my campus feminist group for talking out about circumcision. I think the problem comes from these groups wanting things both ways. On one hand, every time a men's rights group tries to form feminist groups say they are not needed because feminism is fighting for both genders. On the other, if you actually try to bring up an issue men face, they tell you it isn't the right venue. Basically, if mainstream feminism accepted the fact that MRM groups were valid, this wouldn't be a post at all.	/r/MensRights	13/06/14 04:38 PM
1	who texts their rapist right before the "rape" "do u have condoms?" Look, all of that is true. It's perfectly possible that it happened exactly as you're imagining it did, that she withdrew consent, he attacked her, she pretended it didn't happen. That is possible. The problem is, it isn't PROBABLE. And, more importantly, there is 0 evidence for it happening that way. If there is NO evidence that a crime occurred (other than he said she said) and a bunch of evidence it didn't, there is no way it should even make it to court. Sorry, but that's the way the system …	/r/MensRights	13/06/14 03:32 PM
1	who texts their rapist right before the "rape" "do u have condoms?" Nope, then we're all misogynists because we "don't think women are even worth acknowledging as human beings". Don't worry, it's a no win scenario.	/r/MensRights	13/06/14 03:23 PM
1	How can a student prove consent to sexual activity under California's proposed "affirmative consent" law? The bill's co-author says: "Your guess is as good as mine." Not good enough. See, "no means no, yes may mean no, even if yes means yes it only means yes for a microsecond before it can mean no again". So, even if you get consent, even if it's signed. Even if 10 people see her say yes and sign the form, it doesn't matter. She can withdraw consent at anytime without telling you. Boom. Rape. Sorry about that lad.	/r/MensRights	13/06/14 02:40 PM
7	Yoga pants are not a civil right The high school I attended (way back when) had a school uniform. I actually liked it. Not the uniform per se (grey slacks and a golf shirt) but it made dealing with the social pressures of high school easier. You didn't have to worry about what you wore, about what that said about you, about what clique you would fit into, etc. You just put on your uniform and go.	/r/MensRights	03/04/14 04:09 PM
3	The next time someone tells you feminism is about equality. First of all "men" didn't decide anything. There has never been a council of men getting together to decide what the gender roles would be. Society developed based on need. Why were men originally hunters? Because the women had to stay home with the kids (this wasn't a sexist thing, this was a "pregnant women would be shit at hunting, and infants require milk to live, which doesn't come from men" thing). So sexual dimorphism developed. Men became stronger and faster because that was what was nee…	/r/MensRights	03/04/14 03:06 PM
37	Be a man who has sex with your underage girlfriend and become a felon,spend a decade in prison, and register as a sex offendor; be a woman who has sex with your underage girlfriend - continue to be caught having sex while during trial - and receive a misdemeanor charge and 4 months in jail. The problem really is that the MRM is kind of damned if they do, damned if they don't. Let's say they take your tactic. They lobby to reduce punishments on men who have had sex with underage girls. Tell me how that plays out? Do you not see how often men's rights groups are accused of being rapists and rape apologists already? If they suggest that some rape claims may be false, or that someone accused of rape deserves some respect until proven guilty, they are crucified. Basically, either they a…	/r/MensRights	04/10/13 03:43 PM
0	If you get furious about... yeah, it's true. There are often some crazy decisions that come out that make you question where they come from. That said, I'd rather a 60 year old CEO than a 25 year old (at least of an established company).	/r/MensRights	12/08/13 05:42 PM
10	If you get furious about... I know this is irrelevant, but: which I feel is stupid what does a 65 year old dude know about running a company selling technology? is kind of disingenuous. The fact is, the CEO and executive usually lead from a strategy point of view, not a technical one. They are also surrounded by advisers who ARE technical experts. The truth is, if the company is large enough, you have to know more about running a company than you do about what that company does.	/r/MensRights	12/08/13 05:36 PM
2	False Rape Statistics Actually, I ended up finding the study I believe you're referring to: Fisher, Cullen and Turner (2000) - https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/182369.pdf It's an interesting study, and one I actually read the whole way through. You're right that the questions seem to be well worded, so I have no issue with them. I do have a few issues with the study however: 1) The "25%" figure seems to be extrapolated in a sloppy way. Basically, they took their sample, determined that 2.8 percent of the responden…	/r/MensRights	12/04/13 02:48 PM
1	False Rape Statistics I do not advocate the changing of rape to mean "both people are aware" for the very reasons you said. I think the point that was trying to be made was that it is possible for the victim to believe she/he had been raped, without the "rapist" knowing. It's a very complicated situation, and one where I think more education is needed both for men AND women. As for your 25%, do you have a link to that study? I'm interested in seeing how the actual questions were worded. Thanks,	/r/MensRights	12/04/13 01:47 PM
2	False Rape Statistics I can see how this logic can be tempting, but frankly there's no scientific basis for claiming that this assumption is true. Science demands that we make as few assumptions as possible (Occam's razor), so I don't think this line of reasoning really leads anywhere useful. This is true, but the problem is, I think that occam's razor demands that we either discount those 75% entirely (still landing us at 24%) or assume the distribution is similar unless we have a valid reason not to. The problem is…	/r/MensRights	12/04/13 01:44 PM
1	False Rape Statistics Yes, I completely agree, and think that the conflation of all forms "un- consensual" sex is damaging to society, and to rape victims. You cannot say "rape is rape", because then it makes violent rape the same as drunken sex (defined by some as rape by definition).	/r/MensRights	11/04/13 06:52 PM
1	False Rape Statistics I know, which is why you see so many people playing so fast and loose with the stats about rape. The problem is, using stats that don't line up, you can support any argument and make it sound relatively true. That's why I tried to compare apples to oranges to try to get some sense of the reality. It does not seem outside the bounds of reality to think that 25% of reported rapes are false accusations. It does seem ridiculous that 25% of all women have been raped. Unless, as is the case with many …	/r/MensRights	11/04/13 06:34 PM
1	A post from the "Yes, I'm a feminist. No I don't hate men" Facebook page - your thoughts on this? "I can be loud with no fear of being called a shrew. I can be aggressive with no fear of being called a bitch. If I get loud, I become perceived as scary. I'm not allowed to get loud. A man who raises his voice is a threat to all of society." Holy fucking shit! I know I'm a little late on this one, but after reading through this retarded list, that one made me actually pause to consider how FUCKING RETARDED THIS STATEMENT IS (not yours, the one in the list). As a male, I cannot be angry. I canno…	/r/MensRights	11/04/13 05:36 PM