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All I can say is, 'She said she (the 11 year old girl) wasn't enjoying it but she was. She loves older guys and likes sex full stop'. If this was a man he would be jailed in a heartbeat, and rightly so.
/r/MensRights21/11/15 01:20 PM
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I like cooking, I'm awful at baking though.
/r/MensRights06/09/15 12:02 AM
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Is her conception of heterosexuality, by which I assume she is referring to the discourse of heterosexual masculinity (not heterosexuality), based entirely on what she assumes all men are like? I mean, she literally assumes that all men are interested in vans, quad bikes and engines. I am a man and couldn't give a flying fuck to be perfectly honest. It's the equivalent of me assuming that all women love baking, barbie and looking pretty for 'their man'. It's funny that someone espousing a view t…
/r/MensRights05/09/15 09:53 AM
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You couldn't be more right. I came to the comments to find sources and the first post is the relevant source, the second post is a valid counter argument. It's nice to see some good debate happening on this forum. We may fairly often fall into a circle jerk, but I've always believed that this sub in particular actually listens to and respects dissenting opinions. Bravo mensrights.
/r/MensRights04/09/15 10:56 PM
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Sorry you had to go through that, that's really shitty. Hope youre in a better situation now bud.
/r/MensRights04/09/15 10:53 PM
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Probably explains why she's at goldsmiths. It's a breeding ground for this dated pseudo feminism. It's a disgrace. We have a school in the Uk who's name I forget at the moment. Anyway, this school has been incredibly good at focusing on minority groups who are facing difficulties and missing educational targets. It is one of the most turned around schools in the UK. Guess who their most recent target minority was? White males of lower social economic advantage. I'm preaching to the choir in this…
/r/MensRights12/05/15 11:03 PM
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Ok.
/r/MensRights03/05/15 04:56 PM
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I can't be bothered reading this, but I'll say what I keep saying. You're changing the context of the argument and effectively just making straw men. The topic was regarding INTELLIGENCE now let me state again that intelligence is capacity. You don't lose it. Similarly, the capacity (ie intelligence) of humans has not changed in the last 2000-3000 years. In fact , I even provided some interesting evidence to suggest the contrary , which you have ignored. READ THE FUCKING ACADEMIC ARTICLE. You ar…
/r/MensRights03/05/15 09:10 AM
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Did you read the article ? No. The argument was about physically incapability... That's exactly what it was. CAPCITY. No, my my argument is something that you just seem to fail to understand ive said the same thing over and over again and your tried to change the topic repeatedly. So, obviously I can't be arsed. Have a good morning. Interesting you think you lose intelligence though, nice bit of an environmental autism angle there. I appreciated that one. Not getting into that debate though, as …
/r/MensRights02/05/15 11:51 PM
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Ok. A.) you are using a definition of intelligence that is clearly warped beyond all recognition. B.) a belief that man's intellectual capacity has somehow rapidly increased to it's zenith over the last 2,000 years is absolutely laughable, and honestly is insulting mine. I honestly find the prospect that man's INTELLIGENCE has varied since the bible was penned to be so laughable as to actually border upon trolling. So why would I feed the obvious troll, and if it isn't trolling, well then I don'…
/r/MensRights02/05/15 09:56 PM
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How am I being 'snarky'? Why talk to a brick wall? You change the subject, won't answer basic questions and are deviating from the argument. It's pointless. So, let me formally inform you that hitherto our correspondence has ended, ceased to be, stopped, passed away. I hope that was formal enough for you.
/r/MensRights02/05/15 09:48 PM
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Bingo
/r/MensRights02/05/15 05:12 PM
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No, intelligence.
/r/MensRights02/05/15 10:12 AM
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Bull. Re read what you have written.
/r/MensRights01/05/15 10:23 PM
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A 'meaningful' definition, or any definition that I know of, of intelligence does not include a hypothesis that people 'in the UK' are less intelligent... Which was never the thesis anyway. I don't really understand your sporadic argument here. Anyway, seeing as you asked. Just for a change, can you provide me with some sources that illustrate that people living in biblical times (so post Athenian democracy etc.) were 'less intelligent'. I don't mean unrelated arguments relating to religion or v…
/r/MensRights01/05/15 12:16 AM
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We are talking at crossed purposes. As you will see from the rest of that wiki page on intelligence you are reading intelligence is defined in terms of one's CAPACITY for, inter alia, logic, abstract thought, understanding, self awareness, communication, problem solving and creativity. Intelligence enables humans to remember descriptions of things and use those descriptions in future behaviours. As for hunter gatherers 'grunting communications' you need to brush up on your archeology and anthrop…
/r/MensRights30/04/15 09:07 AM
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Well, that is definitively wrong. I mean, look at the definition.
/r/MensRights30/04/15 02:11 AM
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Just as a side note, if you believe all Islamism to be 'stupid' I suggest you read some of the literature coming out of Palestine at the moment. Similarly, check out work written by Palestinian academics, it's really quite incredible despite your notion that they must be 'less intelligent'. What is happening is a rise of extremism in the face of extreme circumstances. It's hardly unique either, so let's not try to others this. Europe had wide spread extremism in the last century, similarly the U…
/r/MensRights30/04/15 01:30 AM
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You are conflating education and intelligence. Actually hunter gatherer had no understanding of the scientific method... As it is an invention of modernity. Also, by the by definition of hunter gatherer, they weren't watering crops... This is pre agrarian, think about the name. I'm sorry, you are confusing what intelligence actually is, which is the crux of this argument. Intelligence is innate, it is not knowledge, education or learning. You can't learn being intelligent. As James Flynn argues,…
/r/MensRights30/04/15 01:14 AM
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No you are changing the argument my friend, I am talking about innate intelligence. My argument is that we live within societies that have discourses within them that determine what is 'right' what is 'true' and what constitutes knowledge. The fact is that disgusting shit occurs on a daily basis, and your argument that our biblical ancestors were all moronic arseholes 'cos they did bad things' is empirically incorrect. In terms or their intellectual capacities (what we are arguing about), they w…
/r/MensRights30/04/15 12:59 AM
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Are you british or American? I can give a pretty extensive list of atrocities comparable to those you have listed. We live in a world where all the things you have said, plus more STILL continue, and will continue to prevail. It is you my friend who is either arrogant or ignorant to believe otherwise. I mean, the belief in witchcraft was still so prevalent at Cambridge university in the 18th century that a well known fellow, Naylor, delivered a lecture trying to dispel the belief less than 200 y…
/r/MensRights30/04/15 12:49 AM
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I would say the bible is a hugely sophisticated collection of texts. Without a doubt it has been the subject of more study than any other text. To be fair, I actually think quite a lot of it IS deep metaphor, and is as advanced as other literature of the period. If anything I feel that you have made the mistake of thinking that modern man is a more intellectually capable entity than that of the past.
/r/MensRights29/04/15 10:50 PM
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Touché. I'm just not sure of the context here.
/r/MensRights29/04/15 10:33 PM
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How do you mean far more sophisticated? I am fair sure quite a bit of it, such as god literally writing a set of fairly lacklustre rules then delivering them on a mountain is clear bollocks. You're argument is semantics to be honest, I agree with you. The sophistication angle intrigues me though. Additionally I wouldn't say my grasp of history is poor. In fact I would go as far as to say it's fairly solid.
/r/MensRights29/04/15 10:32 PM
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Oh absolutely. I'm not saying everything WAS a metaphor. I mean, technically quite a lot of the Old Testament was embellished history. Take the Maccabees for instance. I remember reading and analysing it in my modules on roman history while I was in school. My 100% metaphor I was more specifically referring to genesis. I personally don't believe any of the events in genesis actually happened... Or at least they aren't historically accurate. I don't believe in Adam and Eve, the garden of Eden, th…
/r/MensRights28/04/15 06:38 PM
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It's a seriously heavy book. I guess that's not surprising for Russian literature. It's no page turner but if you like a bit of a thinker it's one I'd recommend though.
/r/MensRights28/04/15 06:31 PM
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I'm not a Christian, I have no idea what the 'golden rule' is though. I mean, I know the Gordon Brown golden rule pertaining to the uk budget deficit, but I'm guessing that didn't come from the Old Testament. I'm guessing you mean the 'do unto others' thing? That I think originates in Confucian philosophy, but it was probably 'rediscovered' or just devised independently elsewhere. Let's face it, the concept of 'don't be a dick' is a fairly basic one. Anyway, na I mean that this concept literally…
/r/MensRights28/04/15 04:05 PM
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Ha! Exactly.
/r/MensRights28/04/15 03:39 PM
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That's why I said Blackstone (the chap who wrote this treatise). It's known as his formulation. However, my point is that it stems from a philosophy expressed in genesis. Abraham drew near, and said, "Will you consume the righteous with the wicked? What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are in it?... What if ten are found there?" He [The Lord] said, "I will not destroy it for the ten's sake. Just thought it was inte…
/r/MensRights28/04/15 01:24 PM
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This is going to be so deeply unpopular, but here it goes. The quote regarding, 'it is better to let 10 guilty walk free to save one innocent' technically originates from genesis. When god is doing his number on Gomorrah, he agrees to not sack the city for the sake of 10 innocent people that's why he saves Lot before he goes all fire and brimstone. Anyway, the lawyer I think you're looking for was Blackstone. Hell of a guy. Fun fact, the brothers karamazov has a similar philosophical theme too.
/r/MensRights28/04/15 11:23 AM
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To be clear, was she giving a lecture on epistemology? Or is she just batshit crazy?
/r/MensRights28/04/15 11:03 AM
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So I work in East Africa quite a lot and what amuses me the most is the 'pray for them' sorts of responses are almost identical to the posts my Facebook gets swamped with from my African colleagues. They don't need your prayers... If you want to help then offer your help. Asking an omnipotent fairy to magically solve all the world's problems whilst simultaneously exonerating yourself from guilt and responsibility is fucking moronic.
/r/MensRights15/04/15 05:36 PM
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Oh wow, just looked at your history. This is clearly a troll account and you won't read anything I have posted Anyway, just to rub it in. I am a homosexual male who relatively frequently dresses as a woman for nights out and the like. So suck on my tranny balls.
/r/MensRights15/04/15 01:56 AM
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This is a really good point amongst your typical men's rights banal bollocks. I have heard to so called micro biome hypothesis also used to justify male genital mutilation. That said, I think the possibility that those self selecting the procedure are more aware of sexually transmitted infections is far more likely. That said, I do quite a lot of work in East Africa and many of the people there are hilariously misinformed when it comes to hiv. There is a fairly prevalent belief that hiv is a res…
/r/MensRights15/04/15 01:54 AM
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Give it a google. These sorts of sex typing experiements have quite a history. I'm fairly sure the bbc actually mentioned some of these studies in a documentary a while ago regarding gender. The point is that when the observers are told that a child is male they generally push the child towards more masculine play, or only record play that they see is befitting of the child's gender. Same occurs vice versa. Similarly crazy shit happens when parents are asked to gauge their child's ability to sca…
/r/MensRights15/04/15 01:34 AM
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It's more about the perceived gender of the child in the eyes of the caregiver or observer. It doesn't necessarily have to be 'tranny bullshit'.
/r/MensRights14/04/15 11:30 PM
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Like I say, in reality it's a tough nut to crack for myriad reasons. The important thing is to try to limit direct and overt barriers to employment. If I want to be a kindergarten teacher as a guy it shouldn't be suspicious for example. Similarly not all women who work in engineering are butch lesbians or shit at their jobs. I completely agree though, actual 50/50 equality in all walks of life is unlikely to ever occur.
/r/MensRights13/04/15 01:55 PM
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Read up. I have named studies, 3 of the most influential in the field and one meta review. You have yet to provide any credentials or citations... At all. Presumably because you couldn't find all that 'full data' that is so freely available. I call everyone sweetie, you're not special darling. This is coming from a literal text book narcissist. You never did say what your field of study or level of qualification was. I'm guessing high school or college... You strike me as someone who has reached…
/r/MensRights13/04/15 01:21 PM
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Also sweetie, 10 papers with 'full data' is almost impossible. People don't release their data sets half the time unless you actually contact them. Sadly I just don't have the time to contact numerous researchers in order to obtain their data sets for you to attempt to criticise. If you are interested the work (including some of my own) is all available and easy to find online from peer reviewed journals with only a cursory search. To be perfectly honest the assumption that you can 'list all the…
/r/MensRights13/04/15 01:07 PM
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No, like I say, it is related to what the observer believes is the sex of the child. How many of these early studies achieved this was through putting boys in dresses. For you see the dress is stereotypically associated (at least since the mid 20th century in the UK context, as an outfit befitting of a young girl, not boy). What the studies generally try to get at is that the way in which the studies are reported is influenced by the predefined notion of gender held by the observer. I'm sorry, w…
/r/MensRights13/04/15 12:51 PM
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I don't think it necessarily implies 'positive' or indeed any discrimination. The only thing I want is for their to be equal opportunity. Men should have just as much chance to become teachers or nurses as women, similarly women should have the same odds as men when going into engineering for example. I realise this is idealistic, and I am well aware that it seems to have led to is an agenda of false discrimination. Nevetheless, I still adamantly believe that we 'ought' to have true equality whe…
/r/MensRights13/04/15 12:44 PM
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Oh of course not. Not at all, I am contesting some of the dated research in that documentary that seems to imply that sex typing is entirely biological. Ie. Girls like caring for things, boys like designing and building things. There has been quite a bit of research that implies the contrary.
/r/MensRights13/04/15 12:41 PM
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There have been a tonne of these studies. I myself have been one of the government funded 'quacks' that you are talking about (I have been paid to study gender differences before. Handsomely too might I add) Don't worry about my critical faculties btw, as they were fairly vigorously tested during my PhD. Your talking about one very limited study to build your argument, but there are some meta reviews out there. My former colleague Melissa Hines did some lovely work on socialisation from birth an…
/r/MensRights13/04/15 12:24 PM
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Well said.
/r/MensRights13/04/15 12:03 PM
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That 'science' of women not going in to stem is massively contested in psychology right now. So there have been a series of studies whereby people cross dress a baby then get another mother to observe it's patterns of play. It turns out that if a boy is dressed as a girl they will be far more likely to play with dolls for instance, same goes for girls dressed as boys playing with toys with moving parts. In other words, there is an influence from the caregiver that implies it is socialisation, no…
/r/MensRights13/04/15 12:01 PM
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Why shouldn't we have 50-50 distribution in science? Bear in mind he states 'ought' to have. All things being perfect we ought to have fairly even gender distribution, in ALL walks of life. Doesn't mean it's practical in real life though.
/r/MensRights13/04/15 11:58 AM
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Let's be fair. Those are all situations where you should probably say something. What they have conveniently omitted is any example of women abusing men.
/r/MensRights07/03/15 06:06 PM
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I don't know, she's pretty destructive to be honest. Have you ever read any of her journalism? She's insanely offensive.
/r/MensRights30/11/14 12:30 AM
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Haha. Your description of Pier's Morgan tickles me. Perhaps you're right. I saw her speak earlier this year and I really dislike that woman. She's seriously awful. You're right that comparing her with a literal criminal like Morgan is a little strong though!
/r/MensRights29/11/14 11:38 PM
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Oh for sure! That's part of his brilliance now. He's created the 'clarkson' brand so he really can just say whatever he wants. Sometimes he gets it wrong, goes a bit far and pushes some sensibilities, BUT the difference is that he obviously either doesn't 100% mean what he is saying and is just trying to poke a bit of fun in the public perception of an issue/stereotypes. When Piers Morgan does it I can't help but think that he is just a cunt (for lack of a better word). I mean, he tries to be 'p…
/r/MensRights29/11/14 08:12 PM
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Naaaaaa he really doesn't. You should see how his media persona has changed over time. Same can be said for Hammond and May. Basically since the rise of top gear they have purposefully made themselves more controversial and standoffish precisely because it sells. People absolutely love the plain speaking right wing English man, he's funny and can get away with it. Don't get me wrong, I like Jeremy, my ex actually lives in chipping norton and knows be family really well, they would frequently go …
/r/MensRights29/11/14 08:05 PM
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Let's be fair, Clarkson isn't actually much better. The guy makes his living by being controversial. Just look at this stuff in Argentina recently, or Burma (Myanmar), or India, or Afghanistan, or Mexico, the guy IS pretty damn offensive when you think about it. As a country we have quite a few celebrities that just make their money from being objectionable... Check out a woman called Katie Hopkins, ohhhh you guys would love her. She's absolutely awful, a bit like a female piers Morgan. That sai…
/r/MensRights29/11/14 06:50 PM
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He was the former editor of the news of the world and the mirror, and is the current editor of the mail online US I think. He is an absolute crook and really should be jailed for some of his crimes. As Lord Levesen said following the British public inquiry into journalism (called for in response to phone hacking, including of a murdered teenager, to find sensational stories, bribing police officers, arguably having the British government in the palm of their hands, fraud, framing celebrities in …
/r/MensRights29/11/14 05:42 PM
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Came to say this. It's piers Morgan... It wouldn't surprise me if he wrote this whilst phone hacking some more dead teenagers or kicking some puppies. The man is an narcissistic arsehole who when he isn't spewing controversial drivel is raving in his British tabloid columns about how famous and loved he is in America. The man is despicable.
/r/MensRights29/11/14 04:00 PM
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Let your student union know as well as higher up authorities. I remember my ex had the Christian union's university affiliation removed at a major Christian institution because it wouldn't give voting rights or membership to the LGBT community. This sort of thing is possible, you just have to dedicate yourself to gathering support. Frame it as a problem in the democratic system rather than a men's right issue per ce. At the end of the day the role has influence over all students and therefore al…
/r/MensRights25/11/14 12:59 PM
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Don't get me wrong. This isn't a shirt I would wear for a major announcement, but that said look at the dude. The shirt clearly fits his image well and wasn't intended as a sexist gesture. I think it's far more impressive that you don't have to fit the stuffy old image of wearing tweed blazers with elbow patches to be involved in cutting edge science! If anything he's a champion of access to the sciences, and a funny guy, who cares if he's wearing an edgy shirt. Christ almighty feminism, grow up…
/r/MensRights15/11/14 05:37 PM
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No I was answering a comment regarding a large proportion of rape victims under reporting rape.
/r/MensRights14/11/14 08:19 PM
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Exactly, therefore so is she. Yet we as a community appear to be assuming she is guilty before we are in possession of the facts.
/r/MensRights14/11/14 06:14 PM
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Exactly this!
/r/MensRights14/11/14 06:13 PM
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Is this conjecture or the official line being taken by the prosecution?
/r/MensRights14/11/14 03:33 AM
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Oh god yes. I was assaulted by a woman in my childhood and honestly, A.) I would rather just put it behind me. B.) women are not capable of rape in the UK, and C.) The evidence would consist of my word against her's. (N.B. before I am met with the inevitable, is this just a false allegation brigade, I was under the age of 16 and she was over 10 years my senior, so if i had been a girl it would have been statutory rape irrespective if I just 'regretted it later' as some people seem to believe rap…
/r/MensRights14/11/14 03:31 AM
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who said that? I am saying that it works both ways. We don't have full possession of the facts and can't stay that she definitely WASN'T raped. Therefore is she guilty of a false allegation of rape until proven innocent? Don't forget that she is standing trial herself. You claim 'if she was raped that's too bad but she couldn't prove it', does that imply that anyone who has been subjected to a crime but lacks sufficient evidence to bring them to court should face trial themselves and immediately…
/r/MensRights14/11/14 03:04 AM
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Exactly this. Rape is typically a coercive act. It doesn't surprise me at all that a victim who has just been raped in a toilet would leave a toilet with the attacker. what WOULD be conclusive evidence if there was some sort of witness within the bathroom who could testify to her lack of consent. Alternatively an objective on looker who would be willing to swear an affidavit that she appeared to be not consenting or consenting to the act. The fact is that it's almost impossible to find any evide…
/r/MensRights13/11/14 11:28 PM
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I concur, but similarly we can't prove that she wasn't. Therefore bandwagon jumping to claim that she DEFINITELY wasn't and should face prosecution for false allegation is somewhat premature. We as a community do not know the full details of the case. We have, at best, an unreliable source who are trying to sensationalise a story for the purpose of profit. As a community, and I personally as an MRA, will fight tooth and nail to prevent false allegations be they against men or women. In this case…
/r/MensRights13/11/14 11:20 PM
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Thanks dude, means a lot.
/r/MensRights13/11/14 07:36 PM
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Funnily enough, I do have some knowledge of the Italian legal system, but i must confess only in relation to their laws on migration. I am well aware it isn't the most robust though, put it that way!
/r/MensRights13/11/14 07:36 PM
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Ah, fair enough. It just worries me that we as a community jump on these articles from unreliable sources too quickly. What if this girl actually has been raped and now is facing wrongful prosecution. I don't care if she's man, woman or alien, if that shit happens to someone it's an injustice regardless of her sex. Similarly if she really has made a false allegation she should face trial. The old maxim, 'innocent until proven guilty' should never be forgotten after all. My point is that at this …
/r/MensRights13/11/14 05:43 PM
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Where is that stated sorry? The article says, they were seen leaving a toilet. Besides, two people can enter a toilet simultaneously and one can go too far and rape the other. It doesn't constitute definitive evidence of false allegation. Just checked the details of the case and it seems that she was guided to the toilet. The evidence the prosecution are using is the fact that they left the toilet together. Either way such evidence is not conclusive, as typically in cases of rape the victim is c…
/r/MensRights13/11/14 05:26 PM
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Sadly it's not that easy. It takes quite a lot of work to circumvent foreign judiciaries, not to mention the fact that it's not exactly a vote winner unless it captures the public's imagination.
/r/MensRights13/11/14 05:17 PM
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Exactly this. What if this girl actually was raped? We have no evidence either way apart from an article from a notoriously sensationalist and deceptive paper. This is just yet another case of men's rights seeing a headline they agree with and jumping on the circle jerking bandwagon before they understand the truth of the case. It gives us MRAs a seriously bad name. iF this was a false allegation then fair enough, but knowing how notoriously corrupt the Italian legal system is it is possible tha…
/r/MensRights13/11/14 05:15 PM
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Wow! That's awful! I had no idea she presented at such a young age. Regardless, plenty of kids sexually experiment at young ages. I know it's taboo, but it does happen. I didn't realise this girl was such a bloody danger though! As for this boy, I don't even see it as sexual! It's literally a kiss on the hand.
/r/MensRights07/11/14 06:04 PM
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interesting. I still don't see 7 as an age of legal responsibility, but if as you say, if it is the latest in a long line of incidents then it probably implies some sort of sexual abuse.
/r/MensRights07/11/14 03:58 PM
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Neither should be guilty!! A 6 and 7 year old respectively hardly have a legal responsibility! They're kids for god's sake! They aren't going to be sexualised at that age. Kissing someone on the hand hardly constitutes sexualisation, anyway, you see that in Disney films. It wouldn't surprise me if he had seen it as a sweet gesture on TV and was just emulating it, this reaction is ludicrous.
/r/MensRights07/11/14 01:59 PM
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World health organisation. http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/malecircumcision/en/ Weiss et al. (2000) Male circumcision and risk of HIV infection in 18 studies. (For a nice meta review) There is to be fair 1 meta review of 17 studies that found insufficient evidence to support the reduction of transmission hypothesis however. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1473309909700210 That's another nice meta review you can check out. http://mbioblog.asm.org/mbiosphere/2013/04/circumcision-dr…
/r/MensRights04/11/14 06:37 AM
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I was about to ask this very same question. Surely this isn't legal? I understand unisex toilets but not unisex and women's. That's fucking ridiculous.
/r/MensRights04/11/14 01:07 AM
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Again, misconstrued. No, my argument is that there is a point at which it is acceptable to forcibly circumcise infants 'IF' it truly did prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. It is not absurd at all, as when taken to the extreme, ie. If circumcision totally prevented HIV transmission and therefore saved lives, I doubt many people would object to its enforcement. This is what I keep saying. The point at which you believe the ends justify the means is fundamentally arbitrary. It is a fruitless argument …
/r/MensRights03/11/14 12:57 AM
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No one suggested that it stops the spread of HIV/AIDS. The fact that the disease continued to spread in the 1980s is pretty predictable. I can't think of a single credible source who believes that any 'solution' to HIV transmission be it circumcision, education, condoms, etc. is a panacea. Stating that because people were circumcised, yet HIV continued to spread, therefore circumcision does nothing to prevent HIV transmission is flawed logic. The problem is clearly multi factorial. Let's say the…
/r/MensRights02/11/14 10:48 PM
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It's being proposed as a preventative measure to tackle the spread of HIV in countries with little or no access to other (better and more effective) methods of containment. I would definitely say that HIV is a problem and circumcision is a proposed counter measure. It certainly is not a panacea, I agree. The problem with the 'cure in search of a disease' paraphernalia is that it often considers that fact that HIV still exists in the USA or is more prevalent than in countries that don't typically…
/r/MensRights02/11/14 10:15 PM
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Her research primarily involved episodic herpes treatment and its correlation with HIV. Prior to that she was concerned with public cancer risk. Some of her independent research has actually been concerning the complications of infant circumcision. Obviously she is an advocate, but does a scientific interest constitute a fetish? I research decision making within organisations across space and place, doesn't mean I am sexual excited by the topic. Either way, it's irrelevant. Her work from 2000 is…
/r/MensRights02/11/14 08:41 PM
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Oh and the appendix. There are certainly occupations that advise for the appendix to be removed as a precautionary measure. I had mine removed laparoscopically before undertaking an extended research trip where I would have no access to medical treatment. Admittedly there were some previous concerns some years prior to the operation, but nothing that warranted its removal under normal circumstances. This is quite an extreme example, but nevertheless, I thought you may find it interesting. Haha.
/r/MensRights02/11/14 07:15 PM
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Exactly what I am saying, cognitive dissonance in action.
/r/MensRights02/11/14 04:45 PM
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His analogies were a clear reduction to absurdity. Bilateral mastectomy is not a comparable preventative measure. Be reasonable. Additionally please note that the OP on which the comment was replying to has edited his original post extensively.
/r/MensRights02/11/14 12:16 PM
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I have done research in Africa. Don't write it off quite yet. Most of the insane solutions come from the west not these 'backwards' natives as you seem to imply they are. There have been absolutely LOADS of studies. Please check the meta reviews I have posted. We are talking hundred or comparative studies for a start.
/r/MensRights02/11/14 12:15 PM
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I have done research in Africa. Believe it or not I know what I am talking about. Go and see some of this stuff for yourself. Education is extremely hard to administer with existing infrastructure. We'd be talking about billions rather than millions.
/r/MensRights02/11/14 12:13 PM
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Evidence? Sources? I don't believe that has ever been proven. And for the record, what this insanely reactionary community fail to understand is that this is a fruitless argument. I would like to think that if removal or the foreskin totally prevented STD transmission that no one would object to having it removed. I mean, it's a minor operation for a potential huge individual and social gain in that instance. Similarly, if there was no benefit to its removal then involuntary removal of the fores…
/r/MensRights02/11/14 12:12 PM
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This is a classic example of reductio ad absurdum. Do you seriously mean to suggest that a bilateral mastectomy is comparable to the removal of the foreskin? Don't get me wrong I TOTALLY agree with your ethical basis and I understand that in usual circumstances this constitutes unnecessary mutilation of the genitals, but this seems to be a high potential reward (up to 60% reduced likelihood of contracting HIV in a country in which 1 in 4 carry the disease) for something that is medically quite m…
/r/MensRights01/11/14 08:39 PM
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Haha. You're quite right. As I eluded to elsewhere I am very skeptical regarding any NGO activities that claim to have found some sort of panacea. Check out some of my other posts in this thread, I'm not sure how to link them to you but I have worked in Africa, specifically researching NGO activities in refugee camps. I know all too well that often the 'answers' they promote are anything but helpful. Clearly circumcision isn't a solution, however, all I am getting at is that the positionality of…
/r/MensRights01/11/14 08:29 PM
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You're quite right! The rule my mother always taught me was the rule of 3. Which is basically that you're risk of Hep A, C and HIV respectively are 33%, 3% and 0.3% from a needle stick of infected blood. It's obviously very loose but my mother did write a book on HIV transmission from doctor to patient to be fair (not that she's an expert by any means) so I would imagine has some basis in truth. Anyway, you're entirely right that HIV is technically one of the harder STDs to contract, which just …
/r/MensRights01/11/14 07:58 PM
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That's not entirely true but is a great point. This was a very real epistemological and methodological concern for many of the earlier studies conducted. Most of the modern meta reviews since 2005 or so have accounted for both low income and high income countries. Similarly they now account for the sex trade, which was another commonly levied criticism of the early research. You are quite right that the real issue is high risk behaviour that can only be addressed through education, however, ther…
/r/MensRights01/11/14 07:44 PM
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It was research orientated. I was helping a friend out as a research assistant examining NGO management practices in refugee camps (primarily Darfur). Honestly I just wasn't prepared for how ineffectual the NGOs were at that time (2008). For instance you may have heard of the efficient stove charities that sprung up a few years back? The theory was that through developing efficient wood burning stoves women (who primarily are involved in cooking and firewood collection) would have to leave camp …
/r/MensRights01/11/14 06:55 PM
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It's extremely difficult to get people to wear condoms. Firstly the distribution network is limited in many areas. Secondly, it often conflicts with their religious beliefs. Lastly there is a social stigma surrounding their usage in much of the places I have visited, I have absolutely no idea why though. There's also very limited infrastructure through which to disseminate knowledge effectively in some of the areas we studied. Your arguments are great though btw, it's annoying that the most reas…
/r/MensRights01/11/14 06:32 PM
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I don't think you appreciate the severity and prevalence of HIV in these regions. I have spent time in darfur and the situation is absolutely dire. I mean, there are children born with the disease, no access to basic amenities to keep clean or maintain basic hygiene, limited access to condoms, and almost no education provision. There are still prevalent rumours that raping virgins can cure your AIDS for god's sake. I mean we are talking really dire stuff here. Circumcision is cheap and effective…
/r/MensRights01/11/14 06:25 PM
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I don't think you appreciate the severity and prevalence of HIV in these regions. I have spent time in darfur and the situation is absolutely dire. I mean, there are children born with the disease, no access to basic amenities to keep clean or maintain basic hygiene, limited access to condoms, and almost no education provision. There are still prevalent rumours that raping virgins can cure your AIDS for god's sake. I mean we are talking really dire stuff here. Circumcision is cheap and effective…
/r/MensRights01/11/14 06:25 PM
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This isn't the reason at all.... Why am I being downvoted? This literally isn't the reason it is implemented at all. Check out some of the World health organisation resources. http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/malecircumcision/en/ Weiss et al. (2000) Male circumcision and risk of HIV infection in 18 studies. (For a nice meta review) There is to be fair 1 meta review that I am aware of that found insufficient evidence to support the reduction of transmission hypothesis. http://www.sciencedirect.com/s…
/r/MensRights01/11/14 06:17 PM
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It does limit the spread of HIV. It reduces risk of contraction by up to 60%. Particularly in areas lower standards of hygiene. Source, as I have been downvoted for not providing one initially. World health organisation. http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/malecircumcision/en/ Weiss et al. (2000) Male circumcision and risk of HIV infection in 18 studies. (For a nice meta review) There is to be fair 1 meta review of 17 studies that found insufficient evidence to support the reduction of transmission hy…
/r/MensRights01/11/14 06:16 PM
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Actually studies show it is a pretty good low budget quick response to mitigate the spread of HIV. The world health organisation found that it can reduce the chance of HIV contraction by 60%. Obviously the long run goal should be education but when you're monetarily limited and in need of a solution this is a pretty low cost means to a potentially great end.
/r/MensRights01/11/14 06:15 PM
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Explaining a situation, ie. After a man's wife has died he may feel isolated, does NOT constitute blaming a wife for dying as this article seems to suggest. One can hardly criticise a source for outlining the issue itself, and when discussing widowed men you pretty much have to mention that this is a group who's wives have sadly passed away. I mean... Do some people really need to have that explained to them? If a feminist article is discussing female widows and the article mentions that 'after …
/r/MensRights13/10/14 02:06 PM
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So... Let me get this straight. Feminists are fine at criticising social discourse that has historically (and arguably still does) disadvantages women, but when it's a man who is being impacted by negative social consensus we are to ignore it and only view it through the guise of feminine disadvantage? Is this woman an academic joke? Any feminist researcher worth his or her weight in salt understands that it goes both ways. Masculinity is just as valid a topic of study as femininity and the fact…
/r/MensRights13/10/14 01:52 PM
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Haha, don't you guys get it though? Murdering your husband is really funny... Because her hair is bad? Don't get get that? Like... Her hair is bad... So she's going to kill partner/husband!? Do you guys get the funny joke now? I hope so because it's so super funny. Let's leave the obvious sexist overtones of this advert for a minute. The thing that shocks me most is that people actually believe that this shit would possibly constitute effective marketing. I mean, it's not even funny. It's a stoc…
/r/MensRights07/10/14 11:55 PM
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The teachers should have known better. People often forget that this child hadn't got the legal capacity to consent to this action. Think of it this way, if a 14 year old girl tried to solicit affection from you, would you do it? It's no different just because it's a boy. Believe it or not even girls who are underage can 'brag' about their sexual encounters, it doesn't make it any less of a rape. This chap posting above has it absolutely spot on. Bravo sir.
/r/MensRights03/10/14 01:11 PM
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So condescending but I can see why they do it. There is a social discourse that women should do all the child rearing. Sadly if you're a good dad this sort of shit just seems condescending and offensive. Let's be fair though, education ultimately works. It helps get rid of ambiguity around situations that shouldn't be ambiguous, but which apparently are to lots of people. It would be a hell of a lot clearer if they simply specified 'partner'. I mean, the real lesson here is just to not let one p…
/r/MensRights01/10/14 01:34 PM
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Didn't the removal of anonymity happen years ago? Or was it merely suggested? Either way as a British male I don't know how I feel about sperm donation. I have been quite tempted in the past to be honest. If someone really needs my sperm then i don't think I would care, even if one day I am tracked down by a potential fruit of my loin. I think I would be happy enough to meet them, as long as they are clear that I have no duty nor wish to be a parent to them... I wouldn't be a prick about it , bu…
/r/MensRights30/06/14 12:50 AM
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That's exactly what I'm saying. It 'can' carry a discressional life term. That was what I was getting at, sentencing is a fascinating topic in the Uk. Great comment though, and thanks for the clarity.
/r/MensRights27/06/14 05:03 PM
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Whereas under the international criminal court act 2001 s.51 and 52 genocide only carried 30 years. Aggrevated taking of a vehicle resulting n death, 14 years... Attempting to strangle, however? Life. Incest by man/woman with a girl under 13 (girl only)... 7 years. (Over 13 I believe it's 2). Sexual penetration of a corpse? 2 years. Sexual assault... Life. Ohhhhh Criminal law, you're so confusing. Seriously, the way in which statutes overlap is comical at times. Quite often some really quite ser…
/r/MensRights27/06/14 03:59 PM
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To be fair in the uk rape is defined as penetration with a penis. It's a ridiculous statute I know, but in the Uk a woman is physically incapable of rape... It's a disgrace.
/r/MensRights27/06/14 03:08 PM
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Sure. I'm on the road ATM but will be back at my office in around 4-5 hours and will have access to some of the texts then. I'll try my best to summarise what I mean when I've got a book in front of me.
/r/MensRights06/02/14 02:23 PM
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It's just worth reading... I certainly wouldn't describe it as a waste of time, particularly if you're interested in men's/women's rights, the relationship between individual and state, sexuality, madness, colonialism, etc. etc. he has just written really prolifically on the subject and touches upon power relations being present in all interactions. There is an agenda and power in everything, intentionality doesn't really factor into it. Anyway, we aren't going to agree so read it if you'd like,…
/r/MensRights06/02/14 08:49 AM
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Read some Michel Foucault with regards to discourse and patriarchy.
/r/MensRights05/02/14 02:33 PM
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I understand your point but I think you misinterpret what I'm getting at here. Funnily enough I'm quite familiar 'no true Scotsman' fallacy, I once wrote an article drawing similar conclusions in the gypsy community. Anyway, my point is that feminism has led to incredible advances the way we, as academics, perceive the world around us. Feminism is much more than kangaroo courts and rape allegations and the 'feminist influencers' I have encountered have always been very open to critique. What thi…
/r/MensRights03/02/14 07:17 PM
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You're tarnishing an entire movement due to the actions of the idiotic minority here. Feminism has given rise to a hell of a lot of academic discussions over the years. It's been one of the big voices in pushing forward post modernism and post structuralism over the years for example. In terms of a set of tools we can use to deconstruct societal structures and examine the underlying meaning in texts we have a lot to thank feminism for!
/r/MensRights03/02/14 02:12 PM
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You misunderstand me. I understand the desperation of the situation, I have been in it. What I don't understand is harming another human being. If shit hits the fan in such a way then you man the fuck up and take responsibility even if you are getting the raw deal. Yes, like I've said, it is a horrible situation to be in. Yes, it is a desperate situation. Although, much in the same way not everyone who is destitute has to rob a bank, not everyone who is caught in this situation has to force an a…
/r/MensRights30/01/14 12:52 AM
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Actually I would argue that understanding the action implies a tacit moral agreement with the motivation behind the crime. I can understand why men are annoyed when a man is screwed during a divorce settlement, sure. I can understand the currently situation in which men are awarded no rights when it comes to the choice to keep a child, you bet. What I don't understand, or condone at any level is publicising an individual who has taken it upon himself force an abortion on a woman in order to prom…
/r/MensRights29/01/14 09:41 AM
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I certainly don't... You're saying that bodily harm is justifiable in the course of obtaining gender equality? I understand that men have a raw deal when it comes to abortion, I've been in a situation when I didn't want a child but my partner didn't want a termination. It's an absolute kick in the balls. That said I didn't once consider FORCING an abortion on her! If anyone is sick enough to do that to another human being, be it male or female then they should see jail time!
/r/MensRights28/01/14 06:45 PM
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Thank god someone said this! Men's rights shouldn't be advocating forced terminations!! Men should get an equal say in the decision, not a monopoly over it.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 06:35 PM
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Exactly, but you aren't distinguishing between a good or a shit mother. I could give nuclear research a go. Why the fuck not? I'd be shit, but I'd have a good crack. Same goes for parents. You also need a functioning set of bollocks I'm reliably informed.
/r/MensRights26/12/13 11:41 PM
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You can't compare apples and pairs, neither are comparable. One cannot possibly say that each individual would find one easier than the other. Agreed, you clearly need more training to be a nuclear scientist, but equally you can get PhDs pertaining to childhood research. They're totally different 'professions', thus neither of you are correct.
/r/MensRights26/12/13 01:59 PM
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Regrettably so! I just take some solace in so much that, academically at least, they are a dying breed.
/r/MensRights24/12/13 04:57 PM
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Radical feminism is fairly discounted academically these days anyway. Source, I'm a sociologist who frequently publishes from a feminist perspective.
/r/MensRights24/12/13 05:16 AM
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I think he's trying to explain socialisation and performitivity. What I think he's failed to understand is that female 'oppression' is reproduced through the actions of both men AND women. This is just classic misunderstanding of literature and attributing all inequality to white middle class men.
/r/MensRights01/12/13 02:15 PM
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During school my best friend's parents were divorced. Essentially his mother had been cheating on his father. Understandably the father was absolutely devastated and blamed himself and the extremely long hours he worked to send his kids to private schools etc. Long story short, despite being a lawyer, he let her keep their family home and receive what I can only assume is a disgustingly large quantity of money each year. The only reason I say this is because his mother subsequently never got a j…
/r/MensRights11/10/13 05:56 PM
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See above. I'm not so sure that 'everybody knows'. Nevertheless that doesn't mean you aren't correct. 'There has been a long and often heated debate in the Western academic literature as to whether intimate domestic violence is gender symmetrical – used equally by men and women in heterosexual relationships, or whether it is asymmetrical – with men and women using violence in different ways and with dif- ferent consequences. In reality, the distinctions are largely methodological, the product of…
/r/MensRights27/09/13 12:34 PM
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Yeah I know, I've already checked out the earlier versions it cited. My point is that the bibliography you posted is not peer reviewed... It's difficult to get a sense of validity from a review piece if you can't see the alternative arguments being presented.
/r/MensRights27/09/13 12:24 PM
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Additionally, remember that relying on aggregate sample sizes to draw conclusions is typically spurious. Each case will review slightly different phenomena, hold different definitions of, inter alia, domestic abuse, not to mention hold different agendas and interests in the research process. It also ignores the intersectionality between other phenomenon these articles are exploring. Just look at the top article for example, it is examining only children as well as exploring racial difference. Th…
/r/MensRights27/09/13 11:54 AM
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That's a non peer reviewed bibliography. Besides, have you looked at any of the dissenting opinions? Clearly there is an equally large sample size that would imply the contrary trend if one collates all the feminist arguments. I'm looking for single balanced paper tbh, one that rationally considers both arguments and presents a solid meta review of transactions in the field. Is that too much to ask? Lol
/r/MensRights27/09/13 11:44 AM
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Can you link some of those articles? Are there any meta reviews or anything? I mean I've read the walby and Allen (2004) seminal work on differentiating domestic abuse threats but I've never seen much else pertaining to exact figures. I'd actually be really grateful if you could find some for me. The walby and Allen piece basically found that For women experience domestic abuse 48% had experiences frightening threats and 41% subjected to financial or emotional abuse, compared with 9% and 28% for…
/r/MensRights27/09/13 11:09 AM
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To be fair she is right the prevalence of domestic violence towards women is much higher than it is to men. HOWEVER I don't see how that gives anyone the right to ignore it or write it off as a trivial issue! Men suffering domestic violence already endure an enormous social stigma and the last thing we should be doing is marginalising them further.
/r/MensRights27/09/13 10:27 AM
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The whole sub instantly down votes anything that challenges them or promotes some aspects of feminist debate. Sadly it's for that reason that men's rights are seen as such a joke. The real test of the strength of an argument is whether or not one can take critique, not bury one's head in the sand.
/r/MensRights24/09/13 08:51 AM
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great article. I'm not sure it entirely convinces me that gender isn't socially constructed however. It's extremely difficult to distinguish where socialisation begins really. Merely removing gender distinction in the classroom doesn't mean it isn't prevalent in the rest of society. I'm almost sure that gender has a biological aspect though, I merely contest that this article definitively disproves social constructivism for me.
/r/MensRights22/09/13 11:08 PM
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actually it's not entirely conjecture. I wrote (well co authored) a paper on nimby-ism regarding strip clubs and brothels. Part of that was a fair degree of exposure with prostitutes. I've also done some research work in prisons (although that didn't go well due to ethical clearance). Nevertheless, most if not all of those we interviewed detested the profession. In fact the only work I've ever seen which argues that prostitution is empowering or a positive influence is van blerk's work on child …
/r/MensRights23/08/13 10:17 PM
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good advice. Prostitution is typically a last resort though. I wouldn't say many aspire to it. I am in no way disregarding people's agency. We should have a right to do what we want to do. My point is that MANY don't wish to be prostitutes but end up falling into it due to dire financial strain. Just take a look at Style women's prison. around 85% are in for prostitution offences to fund drug habits. They largely have endocarditis from IV drug use coupled with hep C. Clearly that's stereotyping …
/r/MensRights23/08/13 10:06 PM
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Oh I whole heartily agree, well put. I perhaps didn't explain my point well enough as I ranted on! What I mean to say is that pornography due to the duress and financial constraints places upon the performers isn't quite as consensual nor as enjoyable as many would believe. A very good friend of mine who worked as an escort throughout her phd did some reaaaaaally fucked up shit for cash. Nothing to do with the enjoyment, she would frequently come home crying etc. but purely for the money. I know…
/r/MensRights23/08/13 06:55 PM
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Anyway, sorry that was more of a rant than an answer. Porn is inherently degrading. It is unusual to find anyone who turns to prostitution, escorting, stripping, porn etc. either male or female who has done it without some sort of duress or serious financial concern. It's not the sort of profession you enter because you love sex... No matter what performers have you believe on camera. I know quite a few people who have worked in prostitution and amateur porn and it's fucking awful.
/r/MensRights23/08/13 06:45 PM
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Pornography is an industry plagued by pressure to perform acts that performers don't necessarily want to do. Being degraded is practically part of the business itself. Porn is one of many factors, if not the leading factor, of new extreme discourse becoming prevalent in sexual relationships. Just look at evidence from Greece, Rome to Middle Ages amorous England etc. they were dirty buggers yes, but you never see any references to a 'tight little vagina' or a 'massive cock'. The obsession in porn…
/r/MensRights23/08/13 05:40 PM
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Porn and stripping is exploitative for both men and women. The real neglstect of men's rights here to not to acknowledge that men too go through the same degrading experiences that women do, we just don't get recognised for it. Professional sports however, are a different kettle of fish entirely. Both men and women play sports professionally. There is a strong movement calling for gender equality in sports. Not all sport is akin to gladiatorial combat. You're forgetting that sport existed before…
/r/MensRights23/08/13 11:14 AM
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oh god that's Cambridge isn't it? /facepalm
/r/MensRights17/07/13 09:06 PM
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true!
/r/MensRights07/07/13 05:50 PM
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That's a bit of a condescending comment, not to mention sailing dangerously close to a thought terminating cliche.
/r/MensRights07/07/13 11:15 AM
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I can tell you the exact intent of the author actually... She is indeed a 'feminist' but Octavia is at heart just a fresher trying to get published. I should know, it was me who suggested to her to publish here. Lol. For context I live with Octavia in cam.
/r/MensRights05/07/13 03:35 AM
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