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| 1 | Why is it that women-only fitness facilities are acceptable, but it isn't for men?SO, why do women feel the need to participate in women only environments? Why is Curves so successful? | /r/MensRights | 21/05/13 04:17 AM |
| 1 | "Men Are The Best" According to the Onion, all men are responsible for the Cleveland Kidnapping.Brings up a good question. Why do men do this? | /r/MensRights | 08/05/13 10:05 PM |
| 1 | Understanding feminism part 1: The Patriarchy and Patriarchy theoryOne would argue that the central role of leadership and authority is that of parent, and in our present society men are not expected to dominate or even occupy this role to anywhere near the degree that women are. Furthermore women make up the majority of both the workforce and of students in higher education. This is important because it points towards our future and who will be in positions of power within our society for the decades to come. The key thing to notice is that this is being heral… | /r/MensRights | 08/05/13 09:50 PM |
| -1 | Understanding feminism part 1: The Patriarchy and Patriarchy theoryI am speaking from the perspective as Feminism being one of many schools of thoughts that can provide wisdom. Most here frame Feminism as some kinda whacky out there idealogy. Creationism is 'wrong' not because of its influence by religion, but because there is no actual real proof to its method as a way to explain the origin of beings. Feminism on the other hand has a lot more going for it (being, you know, a large and varied school of thought) thus the comparison to something like creationism … | /r/MensRights | 08/05/13 09:13 PM |
| 2 | Gendered Political Correctness Run Amok - Troops' workplaces will be checked for 'degrading' images of womenI was trying to allude to the overall idea that this response of "Removing sexual imagery" is pretty much the bare bones least possible effective thing you could do. While on its surface may seem a nice gesture, it doesn't really address why the abuse happens or why it continues to happen. | /r/MensRights | 08/05/13 08:54 PM |
| -1 | Breaking the Boys Code of MasculinityHow is combating destructive behavior 'anti-male'? In fact this video in question is probably the most roundly 'pro-male' in all aspects. | /r/MensRights | 08/05/13 06:23 PM |
| 2 | Gendered Political Correctness Run Amok - Troops' workplaces will be checked for 'degrading' images of womenHagel also unveiled the Defense Department’s annual report on sexual assault, which estimates that about 26,000 troops experienced some form of “unwanted sexual contact” during the past year. That’s roughly one in every 50 troops in the active-duty force. Those numbers are derived from anonymous surveys designed to estimate the prevalence of sexual assault in the military. Those surveys suggest that only a fraction of troops who are the victims of sexual assault ultimately come forward to make a… | /r/MensRights | 08/05/13 06:12 PM |
| -8 | Understanding feminism part 1: The Patriarchy and Patriarchy theorypassiveaggressivecomment.txt Seriously, I am laughing aloud right now at how ridiculous this comment is. Is it REALLY that hard to consider it without assuming its false? Its almost like if anything even has a HINT of feminism, posters here turn into literal children. | /r/MensRights | 08/05/13 05:55 PM |
| 1 | Great TED talk on what it is to "Be a man" and how to reclaim the phrase.I think it also points out something even more important: The idea of a empathy deficit disorder. If one does not know their own feelings, how can we expect them to understand the feelings of others? | /r/MensRights | 08/05/13 05:42 PM |
| -3 | Thomas Sowell Dismantles Feminism and Racialism in under 5 MinutesI don't mean to be that person, but nothing of the sort happens in this this video. A more apt title would be "Thomas Sowell gives his opinion on things in relation to certain questions while the video is framed to speak to an already established group thought of libertarian minded thinkers" Secondly, this does nothing to 'dismantle' Feminism which being a large and varied school of thought is not solely defined on one or two issues but many many many many issues. And Racialism, really? Really? | /r/MensRights | 08/05/13 05:28 PM |
| 4 | This may seem inflammatory, but home-births make women seem so entitled that they are willing to risk the lives of their children to enhance their own comfort.Don't you remember? Its mensrights! That means when a woman wants to do something concerning their own body its suddenly a mensrights issue because EVERYTHING a woman does can possibly inflict harm upon the already precarious state that men exist in current culture. But the person is missing the point is that death rate is mostly higher because either the midwife is not trained properly or that they don't have the medical equipment to possibly deal with complications after the birth. | /r/MensRights | 08/05/13 05:17 PM |
| -7 | Understanding feminism part 1: The Patriarchy and Patriarchy theoryThere is also this more concise definition of patriarchy as a term used in the context of Feminism that which I found on a certain forum. "Patriarchy is a social system in which men are expected to dominate the central roles of leadership and authority. It is perpetuated through cultural norms and concepts which have roots from long before any of us were born. Patriarchy is not a secret cabal of men plotting ways to oppress women. It describes the entire structure of a given society, from the ro… | /r/MensRights | 08/05/13 04:57 PM |
| -1 | Found on my newsfeed.The narrative its presenting is one that doesn't actually exist except in the mind of disaffected self-loathing individuals. BUT this is Mensrights after all :P | /r/MensRights | 08/05/13 04:33 PM |
| 0 | RE: Patriarchy.Patriarchy is a social system in which men are expected to dominate the central roles of leadership and authority. Its important to know that this describes a cultural institution, which can be upheld by men or women whether it benefits them or not. Typically it only benefits the already powerful. It exists both big and small though in terms of oppression. Its relevance to the MRM includes how patriarchy is very oppressive to men as it defines the contradiction that is how women can be like men,… | /r/MensRights | 06/05/13 10:06 PM |
| -1 | Help me hone an argument that aims to disarm feminists, and perhaps sew the seeds of doubt in their minds.In that case it was a troll. I would like to clarify that SRS and Againstmensrights are not trolls. They do care about mensrights, its just as mensrights exists now its very easy to make fun of because of how awful it can be. They find the opposition to feminism laughable because feminism provides the academic context for the elaboration upon why inequality exists in a cultural context. At a base level, mensrights as a movement on the internet is basically a non-inclusive version of social justi… | /r/MensRights | 27/04/13 05:23 PM |
| 1 | May 2013 Things that make you go, hmmm: Angry men pose a threat to tyranny, but feminists have made it a crime for men to be angry.Wow, that website sure has a knack for making me incredibly angry. Why am I not arrested for being angry? | /r/MensRights | 27/04/13 05:09 PM |
| -4 | #ViolenceAgainstWomenIsWrong - Trending on TwitterI think of it more along the lines of 'Violence Against women for the sole fact that they are women, is wrong'. But that would make too long of a twitter hashtag. | /r/MensRights | 24/04/13 03:29 PM |
| 2 | I love the basic philosophies of MRA's. What's your best one-line mantra?Words have meaning, whether we mean it or not. Being an effective communicator means realizing that what you say matters. | /r/MensRights | 24/04/13 03:15 PM |
| -1 | How do you gentlemen feel about the act of male circumcision?I do have an issue with it. I already acknowledge that it should not be done at all. I just have an issue with others who think they can just come up to me and say "You are a lesser human because you are circumcised! You should be angry!" Nope. I will not. Its not of your business to decide what I think of my own body, especially my private parts. | /r/MensRights | 24/04/13 03:02 PM |
| -3 | Nice to see some pushback against the feminists trying to take over the gaming / nerdy communityFirst of all, no I am not a troll, I only have low comment Karma as I tend to employ feminism in my writings here at mensrights and for whatever reason that bothers people. Aside from the occasional snipe. What man shaming? What 'normal' people? What does cosplay drama have to do with feminism/feminists? These are valid questions because what does this all have to do with mensrights? I don't see it. | /r/MensRights | 24/04/13 02:46 PM |
| -72 | Nice to see some pushback against the feminists trying to take over the gaming / nerdy communityYeah but they didn't choose to be sexually harassed. MensRights? Whats that? I just wanna complain about straw feminists!!! | /r/MensRights | 23/04/13 06:13 PM |
| -15 | How do you gentlemen feel about the act of male circumcision?No. I don't understand the people that do. Unless of course there was complications, then that is a different story. Violated or a sense of loss? What I have now is all I know, and will ever know. Its not possible to have a sense of loss as I never lost anything at all. I don't feel violated because I like who I am too much. I personally think people make too much of a big deal out of it sometimes, but for all the wrong reasons. The attitude that circumcision was a giant slight against them, the… | /r/MensRights | 23/04/13 03:51 PM |
| 0 | I wanted to get a broader women's perspective on the "This is what consent looks like" infographic - and test the practicality of it.I don't see why people are splitting hairs over this. If you are trying to have sexual relations with someone you don't know very well, OF COURSE YOU SHOULD ASK FIRST. If you already know someone very well and are already romantically involved with them you wouldn't need to ask because you would trust each other enough by that point. Sheesh, Its so simple, I don't know why people are so obsessed with minutia. Its not that hard to figure out. I think what bothers me though is how people treat sex… | /r/MensRights | 21/04/13 12:21 AM |
| -4 | **Don't worry, psychology isn't feminist at all** "The Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity - i.e. American Psychological Association Division 51, "Acknowledges its historical deI don't see anything wrong with this. Feminism is an already established school of thought. I don't get the comments here. Feminism as a school of thought basically allows them the language to even begin talking about gender issues at all. If they did not, it would be pointless, or superficial at worst. | /r/MensRights | 21/04/13 12:05 AM |
| -20 | Eliminating feminist teacher bias erases boys' falling grades, study findsOh lord. That website has no credibility. Upvote my comment if you want to end abortion! | /r/MensRights | 20/04/13 11:50 PM |
| -7 | "The Atlantic". Criticizes focus on arbitrary characteristics of Boston Bombers, includes reading significance into their gender.Title is misleading, this is all it says about their Gender: "They may have been Chechen. They may have been male. But that was not all they were. Their lives were like all of ours: full of small incongruities that build and blend to drive us in different directions. Another thing we think we know about the brothers is that they lived in the middle of one of America's richest cities, near a gas station. And a retirement home. And an auto-body shop. And a really good cafe that serves homemade ice… | /r/MensRights | 20/04/13 03:03 PM |
| -5 | Should feminists be included on discussions of rape or ipv?I am on the fence with this one. Its a crime yeah, but at the same time from my understanding I just don't see it affecting everyone equally. The cultural implications, along with other things makes me think its more necessary to focus on teaching men what exactly rape is and how to avoid it. I just can't say its a gender neutral issue, its certainly doesn't seem like one. | /r/MensRights | 19/04/13 09:48 PM |
| -8 | If Register Her was Register Him it would be applauded and a norm. in the mainstream. RH shines light on this double standard. Every time the mainstream applies this double standard, it bacomes a platNo it wouldn't. Register Her is a petty thought crime database ran by the biggest man-child in recent memory. Seriously I don't even know why anyone would want to associate with someone who gets aroused by hating feminists. I don't even wanna mention the creepy self-promotion as some sort of ultimate truth sayer while everything he says is grounded in gender essentialism. I also doubt there would be something called Register Him ever coming to fruition because there is no equal and opposite in t… | /r/MensRights | 19/04/13 09:22 PM |
| -7 | Anita Sarkeesian's mask cracks and the glee of the successful female feminist Internet troll is seen.lol whut? I don't get why people are still reactionary towards Anita. Its starting to get rather old. I mean really, Anita is not incorrect, she has done nothing but give her opinions in conjunction with feminist thought yet people still rag on her like she is the second coming of Jack Thompson. Except that Anita is pretty much correct and that Jack Thompson was poorly misguided. But really, what the heck is wrong with the internet. I find it absolutely hilarious that people are making Anita out… | /r/MensRights | 19/04/13 09:06 PM |
| 2 | An open letter to feminists [Fixed]I don't mean to be dismissive but I don't see how exactly it is oppressive. What am I missing? | /r/MensRights | 19/04/13 08:52 PM |
| 1 | An open letter to feminists [Fixed]Could you point one out? | /r/MensRights | 19/04/13 07:37 PM |
| -7 | Question About /r/Mensrights's BeliefsI don't mean to be that guy but SRS IS the rational feminist subreddit. Its pretty much the purest strain of feminist thought you can find on Reddit. The reason why Mensrights and Feminists don't get along is because Mensrights related things tend to subscribe to gender essentialism. Mensights related things tend to go into discussion with already defined ideals of what a man and a woman are and what their purpose is. Whereas feminists do not subscribe to gender essentialism, rather they analyze… | /r/MensRights | 19/04/13 07:24 PM |
| -1 | Michael Moore on Twitter: "I guessed correctly. The bombings were not carried out by women."Thats somehow worse. This incident is not, should not be a characterization of man acting on their convictions. | /r/MensRights | 19/04/13 06:41 PM |
| -4 | An open letter to feminists [Fixed]Alrighty I have to be honest with you, it makes less sense this way. The satire doesn't work because the original article was pretty much on the money. It only shows me that yet again MRAs don't seem understand that you can't fix oppression by being oppressive. | /r/MensRights | 19/04/13 06:26 PM |
| 0 | Michael Moore on Twitter: "I guessed correctly. The bombings were not carried out by women."No. You made the statement in reference to this tragedy. The way I read it, I found it insulting because it appeared you were excusing these actions because they had 'conviction'. | /r/MensRights | 19/04/13 06:14 PM |
| 3 | Michael Moore on Twitter: "I guessed correctly. The bombings were not carried out by women."Michael Moore is just gettin' a cheap shot... This.. This post however demonstrates a sort of misguidedness that makes me broil. Those bombs were specifically made to cause carnage, people died, children died. Convictions? No, only Cowardice. | /r/MensRights | 19/04/13 04:34 PM |
| 2 | Would this still be okay if this was a dude and a girls baseball team?Thats problematic thinking. Sexual Harassment is still just that. But the thing people miss is that a Man's Sexuality is not bad or perverse or deplorable. It is simply over-represented to the point that it becomes all we see of it, rather, the default. Thus what happens is that the act of telling a man to tone down the sexual aggressiveness is not in a cultural context a bad thing as men are already considered sexually aggressive by default. Most importantly, a woman's sexuality is not good, he… | /r/MensRights | 19/04/13 04:19 PM |
| -5 | Something amusing I thought about circumcision.The image is disingenuous. The sad reality is that people were pulling the whole oppression olympics for two unlike things. | /r/MensRights | 19/04/13 04:04 PM |
| 1 | A little misleading?That is called rape. But that is also what I was getting at. Just because you are drunk does not excuse you from putting yourself upon strangers without their permission. | /r/MensRights | 17/04/13 07:43 PM |
| 2 | A little misleading?That is not how it usually plays out. Its usually someone taking advantage of a drunk person as they have low inhibition. What people are not understanding in terms of nuance is that rapists are rapists because they are specifically looking to take advantage of someone, its not about the sex, its about control. At the same time its still possible to rape someone if they did not give consent or cannot give consent. Consent being of the usually enthusiastic sort in which its very obvious they want… | /r/MensRights | 17/04/13 07:11 PM |
| 0 | Science must be wrong, because scienceman doesn't have boobs.That is not what they are saying at all. Science is correct. Science man is misguided in thinking that women would want to do without bras as she does not consider them a false necessity. Its like saying "Pants can be constructive and cause chafing therefore a false necessity as maximum comfort is most important." | /r/MensRights | 15/04/13 04:22 PM |
| 2 | I think we're getting trolled if we support Erin Pizzey, by way of cognitive dissonance leading to hypocrisy.I find her arguments against feminism dubious at best. They are mostly reliant upon gender essentialism that reflect a more conservative Christian outlook on family structure. Not only that she basically said women are not physically capable for mathematical thinking or some such which is just an irredeemably awful thing to say. | /r/MensRights | 15/04/13 04:02 PM |
| -9 | Have you heard of this app? Women "review" men on everything including sex. This is terrible.Well... yeah but on the outset I don't think its that kind of application as they say "To be clear, Lulu isn't a place to trash-talk: Lulu's review system makes it impossible for a vindictive ex to reveal the size of a guy's itty bitty friend or claim he gave the Herp to 1,000 women." But don't get me wrong, I understand the concern, its just I don't really see any ultra solid evidence that points to Super Major. Maybe a good question is why do women need this application at all? | /r/MensRights | 15/04/13 03:41 AM |
| -9 | Have you heard of this app? Women "review" men on everything including sex. This is terrible.I am just not seeing the problem. Its a facebook profile. They are already on the internet. I am not just seeing how this is a dire issue. | /r/MensRights | 15/04/13 02:00 AM |
| 7 | A genuine question for /r/MR concerning the word "Disposability." Question inside.Disposability stems from the idea that its a man's place to die for the greater good or movement of society such as fighting in wars or the like. That its the place of men to subjugate other men as if the value of a country is solely dependant upon whether or not they can kill the entire world quicker than the other. Disposability is the result of when men prioritize the death of other men over the welfare of other men. | /r/MensRights | 15/04/13 01:47 AM |
| -1 | It's true: Men can't read women's emotions, study confirmsWhat concerns me more is that women have no trouble interpreting the emotion of both men and women. Or at least to my knowledge women have no trouble identifying with men, AND women. Whereas men tend to be unable to identify with women but able to identify with men. Why is this? I think its because men are taught not too, while given the media is saturated with men and their characters it's pretty much obvious that women HAVE to anyway by default since characters who are female and prominent are… | /r/MensRights | 15/04/13 01:34 AM |
| 2 | Hey, r/mensrights! Can you help me represent men's issues in my lesson plan on media literacy?Well, I don't have any specific sources but it can be easy to note that in some commercials they play the men off as incorrigible dudebros or literal children (such as the one where the guy spills something on the couch and just flips the cushion to hide it) It bothered me because at the same time it acted like ALL men or that being a man means: Acting like a literal child and not cleaning up after yourself. Its hard to find examples because they are generally very innocuous in our culture and t… | /r/MensRights | 15/04/13 01:22 AM |
| 2 | Rough draft of letter I am writing to my state Representative. Critiques?I think its misguided. The trend is academia is not to blame everything on the white men but to acknowledge that it wasn't only white men who did anything of historical importance given how history books and the study of history tend to be from the white male paradigm with everyone else being the supporting cast. I am not saying this as "hahah white men so bad" but rather, thats just how it was. Those issues you bring up such as the issue of suicide and homelessness along with workplace fataliti… | /r/MensRights | 15/04/13 01:12 AM |
| -10 | Have you heard of this app? Women "review" men on everything including sex. This is terrible.Well that could be problematic, I don't think its that kind of app though. I don't believe its main focus is sex so much as talking about men. | /r/MensRights | 15/04/13 12:49 AM |
| 0 | Is the feminism mouvement a social equality mouvement?Here is an easily accessed book on modern feminism if that helps: http://excoradfeminisms.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/bell_hooks-feminism_is_for_everybody.pdf Its around 110 pages of information. Very useful as an original source. | /r/MensRights | 15/04/13 12:34 AM |
| -7 | Have you heard of this app? Women "review" men on everything including sex. This is terrible.While I think its a little weird, I don't think it was intended to be inflammatory so much as a tool to help women to more about men they may be interested in. http://www.onlulu.com/faq.html But at the same time I can't help but feel its problematic somehow. Though I don't think this is this kind of app, I don't think its trying to be superficial but I am unsure if the potential for abuse exists or not. Overall, it just doesn't scream much ado with being overtly harmful to men so much as a tool … | /r/MensRights | 15/04/13 12:24 AM |
| 4 | Feminism finally shooting itself in the foot. Affirmative action harming women, black woman basically says to check your privilege.Oh I see, doing the oll "Feminism only benefits the wealthy elite" song and dance while ignoring that feminism is a school of thought and is not solely defined by those who acknowledge it as such. | /r/MensRights | 12/04/13 09:13 PM |
| 1 | The Rational Humanist: Keep calm, know the facts, speak up for men's rights, and let feminism implode on itselfI already gave you an answer. You just don't like it. I do not need to give another as the context has languished too long. Because if you do not understand the ideas of others and why they come to those conclusions you do not really learn anything do you? Nope, instead what happens is that people start arguing over semantics instead of building upon already reasonable and great ideas. Feminism as a school of thought already knows what the problems are and where the problems lay. Nope, but inste… | /r/MensRights | 12/04/13 04:41 PM |
| 9 | Feminism finally shooting itself in the foot. Affirmative action harming women, black woman basically says to check your privilege.Can someone explain to me how feminism is shooting itself in the foot here? How does this have anything to do with feminism, halp. | /r/MensRights | 12/04/13 04:23 PM |
| 0 | The Rational Humanist: Keep calm, know the facts, speak up for men's rights, and let feminism implode on itselfI see this a lot actually. And no, feminism as a school of thought does not pick and choose, it tends to address the whole pie because it has too given that its.. a school of thought. People are not losing their jobs for questioning feminism, they tend to lose their jobs for being hateful, awful people. How has feminism censored anyone? If anything it has enabled minorities and the oppressed to speak out against injustice by providing the words to do so given that it is a school of thought. Your… | /r/MensRights | 12/04/13 04:01 PM |
| 1 | The Rational Humanist: Keep calm, know the facts, speak up for men's rights, and let feminism implode on itselfWhy should I if you are not even going to listen? What is the point of questioning everything if you already retroactively dislike any answer unless it falls within your own worldview? Questioning for the sake of questioning makes no sense. Why? Because not everybody has all the answers or specifically the right answer. You have to read and comprehend ideas and WHY they come to those conclusions. | /r/MensRights | 12/04/13 03:50 PM |
| 0 | Am I the only one that gets pissed when I hear/read the term "cis"?I don't mean to seem callous or rude but I am still completely baffled that they even take offense in the first place considering even as insult it is not even insulting. Its like saying "You are a normal person!" in any cultural context outside of academics. This is one of those times I see someone on the internet, I just shudder to think what would happen if someone actually DID insult them with a real insult. At this rate it would seem like instant death. | /r/MensRights | 12/04/13 03:40 PM |
| 1 | I don't understand how someone can actually believe this...That is rather rude. Being made fun of at school for being white is a worlds difference from having your chances of being hired lessened on the sheer fact that your skin is the wrong color. | /r/MensRights | 12/04/13 03:29 PM |
| -1 | The Rational Humanist: Keep calm, know the facts, speak up for men's rights, and let feminism implode on itselfBecause one cannot stand on slippery ground by constantly scooting their feet about. | /r/MensRights | 12/04/13 01:55 AM |
| -1 | The Rational Humanist: Keep calm, know the facts, speak up for men's rights, and let feminism implode on itselfSome things are to be considered and understood, not questioned for the sake of being questioned. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 11:01 PM |
| -9 | The Rational Humanist: Keep calm, know the facts, speak up for men's rights, and let feminism implode on itselfThis is why I said that this quote doesn't even remotely apply to modern society. The act of questioning things that don't need to be questioned (because they are a school of thought, not oppressive institutions) doesn't make you some sort of rogue free speech mogul, it just makes you look like a pedantic weirdo who wants to win a cheap argument for the sake of argument. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 08:38 PM |
| -2 | Women's Studies department name change?What so exclusive about the word 'woman'? | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 08:24 PM |
| -16 | Wildest thing happened last week and i need to ventI find this rather frustrating because the CPS doesn't get warrants just to screw with people. They were genuinely concerned a child was in danger. The OP was wrong to be so belligerent about it and should have been more helpful and less selfish. And I am not saying that Police and CPS can be crappy, in this situation however from what I can see it is more like a case of misguided anger at an injustice that did not exist. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 08:11 PM |
| -10 | The Rational Humanist: Keep calm, know the facts, speak up for men's rights, and let feminism implode on itselfThat quote damn that quote. Its misused. Its refering to the systemic imbalance in how its okay to question minorities and social justice related things like feminism yet not okay to question the actual status quo of oppressive systems held up for no other reason than being WHAT we know to be 'normal'. We are not allowed to question those who use the status quo for good or ill because we accept it as 'normal'. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY that quote does not even remotely apply to modern society. Ones l… | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 07:58 PM |
| -18 | Wildest thing happened last week and i need to ventI just think he was in the wrong to be needlessly belligerent with individuals who genuinely believed a child was in danger. One should not make misunderstandings more complicated by being needlessly rude to others because they inconvenience you somehow. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 07:46 PM |
| -10 | I don't understand how someone can actually believe this...Generally people who live in the real world and not the internet see this in a cultural context. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 07:32 PM |
| -8 | The Rational Humanist: Keep calm, know the facts, speak up for men's rights, and let feminism implode on itselfNot from what I've seen. On this subreddit alone I have seen feminism lambasted as both revolutionary (in a bad way) and ancient and useless (in a bad way) Which is it? HOW is Feminism, a school of thought, apart of the status quo when it questions the very components of power and systemic oppression that make up the status quo? | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 07:04 PM |
| 28 | How I was sexually harassed at work, lost my job and all faith in the justice system.This was ten years ago? Though I have a question: why couldn't the others testify concerning the sexual harassment they experienced from this woman? | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 06:51 PM |
| -1 | Am I the only one that gets pissed when I hear/read the term "cis"?I was close enough. But even that article shows that its an academic term. How is that in any way shape or form discriminatory? How paper thin does your skin have to be in order to be upset at this? I think OP needs a reality check quick. The only victim here is my patience. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 06:32 PM |
| -4 | Am I the only one that gets pissed when I hear/read the term "cis"?I don't know why it invokes so much frustration for you considering it is only meant to be shorthand for straight and able bodied. (if I recall.) Its not meant to be discriminatory, its meant to clarify. I find it rather creepy you think harmless shorthand is the equivalent of discriminatory phrases with actual history of being used by awful people to disenfranchise others SOLELY on the basis of ethnic origin. Please get some perspective. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 06:03 PM |
| -47 | Wildest thing happened last week and i need to ventGiven that it was all a misunderstanding I think it would have in retrospect been better of you to be more polite. Given the dire nature of the supposed report you should have taken it very seriously. Also, how were they able to get a warrant so quickly? Unless I am reading this wrong. Usually it takes a very long time to get a warrant for such action. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 05:52 PM |
| -4 | The Rational Wiki page on MRA'sSocial Justice Movements are not reactionary given that they stem from long term disenfranchisement and injustice. Reactionaries are those who stand against Social Justice because they are threatened by a perceived change in the status quo or threat to their own already established power (white supremacy, etc) | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 05:42 PM |
| -8 | The Rational Wiki page on MRA'sIts generally correct from the outsiders perspective. Insiders generally do not recognize the current crop of MRAs have in familiary to reactionary movements such as white supremacy. Its the same old problem though, MRAs typically do not have a great understanding of feminism and tend to misconstrue it in order to make any sort of claim that feminism is bad or harmful when the reality is the opposite. Its classical reactionary thinking. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 04:41 PM |
| 3 | The labeling and drugging of boys has reached epidemic proportions in the United States of America. - "A Systematic Deconstruction of the "Disordered Boy" Hypothesis" - J.M. StolzerWhile its much easier to diagnose individuals given we have the capacity to recognize things like ADD and various autism spectrum disorder the cultural implications are still worrying. The article in question Leaves me rather unsatisfied in regard to how it addresses disorders as somehow distinct male traits, especially with the idea of bioevolution. Even with my own little time spent in the school system all the men I knew pretty much could act and behave when it was required. Also the article … | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 04:26 PM |
| -15 | The Rational Humanist: Keep calm, know the facts, speak up for men's rights, and let feminism implode on itselfFeminism cannot implode on itself given its historical context standing in opposition to the status quo. As long as inequality exists, Feminism as a school of thought will. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 03:58 PM |
| -12 | I don't know much about Men's Rights, and I'm no feminist, so could you explain to me your views?For an opposite viewpoint from an outsider: Mens Rights movement as seen on the internet is an amalgamation of right wing reactionaries. The whole MensRights thing happens to be an outlet to express grievances with the supposed threat of feminism upon their strict belief system in regard to how they believe the world functions. MensRights also is full of people who believe any slight against them because they are a man is perceived as systemic oppression when in reality its most likely them bein… | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 06:32 AM |
| -2 | Study proves women probably shouldn't be in the infantryAside from all that, I think it would be smarter to abandon military related things all together given how it exploits men. Why does there even need to be a discussion on if women are suitable for positions in the military? They are and can be. What does that have to do with men's rights? Nothing. The entire military industrial complex feeds upon the life of men, turning them into beasts to have their bodies violated by the weapons of equally scared human beings. God dammit, equal suffering unde… | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 06:15 AM |
| 0 | I am thinking of writing an academic journal article about male feminists. I am trying to develop an average profile. Suggestions?I have no knowledge of any study of demographics but as far as I know Feminist who are men are feminists because they believe in the overall cause of Social Justice. At the same time, men who utilize feminist thought do so in an effort to curtail what they may see as an obvious toxic culture in relation to how men interact with women. Demographic wise they are similar to other groups on the internet but generally consist of older individuals. Though rhetorically I am unsure if one can call them … | /r/MensRights | 11/04/13 05:56 AM |
| 1 | Margaret Thatcher and the Death of FeminismI don't want to seem like one of those people but I already knew the full quote. And it doesn't make it any less awful really. The very idea that homeless are just lazy and should just boot strap themselves into success is just insulting and denies the reality of how humanity can only function as a group and that not everyone is self-sufficient or has the capacity to be, and that poor people exist. | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 11:03 PM |
| -1 | What Do Men's Rights Activists and Bronies Have in Common?I find it weird that the article mentions SomethingAwful.com's forum because they don't glorify nerdery, they make fun of it. Yes, there are many nerds on somethingawful but they are self-aware about it and realize the importance of what the article mentions about social capital. At the same time the Article mentions what I really dislike about nerd cultures and or fandoms: they are very anti-social in a systemic sense, to their own members of that culture and those around them. Though I do reco… | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 10:46 PM |
| -3 | Margaret Thatcher and the Death of FeminismI personally think only Sociopaths would understand Thatcher anyway. It takes a special kind of awful to pretend that there is no such thing as culture or society. | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 10:23 PM |
| -2 | Margaret Thatcher and the Death of FeminismHah, well, this article is awful and reactionary. | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 08:50 PM |
| 0 | Imagine the feminist backlash if this was the other way around... Total hypocrisy.Blatant misandric comments in my MensRights subreddit? You best be playin' sonny boy, lest I get the angries. | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 08:25 PM |
| 2 | Feminist: only feminism can effectively advocate for men's issues because "the lacking of a theoretical background disqualifies the men's rights activism from making serious claims about sexism." Lol!Of course being in the minority of examples in comparison to men who have held power consistently in many forms since a long long time. Them being a woman does not mean specifically that they anti-patriarchy in the first place. BUT that doesn't really matter to me considering I have no real idea how their cultures were in the olden days or varying upon the locations. Its much easier to speak about current things and their importance really. And that word traditionalism itself seems more along th… | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 08:09 PM |
| 3 | Did black males always belong to the patriarchy or did they join in when they were liberated? I dont understand how this suits the "males keep males in power" feminist theory....Mind you this is me recalling from what I know so bear with me if I sound incorrect: Basically the institution of slavery could be seen as part as a higher order of oppression beyond patriarchy. This isn't to say that patriarchy was not involved during times of slavery. More simply: Anybody can 'belong' to the patriarchy by simply upholding it as the status quo. | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 07:58 PM |
| 1 | a nice and easy way of explaining the relationship of MRAs and feministsI believe your perspective is flawed. Also a quick reminder that even in the event of a supposed logical fallacy it doesn't mean that the idea in question is necessarily wrong. Its quite fair to ask: why you think feminism is a movement dedicated to destroying male power? | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 07:48 PM |
| 6 | French men emasculated.WHOA, blatant reactionary misogyny. And not only that, it makes no sense. There is so much condescension in that image I can't even understand what they are complaining about or if their concern is actually even real and not hyperbolic. | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 07:30 PM |
| 5 | a nice and easy way of explaining the relationship of MRAs and feministsThis is problematic because it employs the straw feminist notion that women/feminists are man haters. | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 07:20 PM |
| 0 | Every time I drive I get reminded that those people are out there.Car Repairmen? | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 06:54 PM |
| 1 | Chances are, you won't hear about the three young men who chased after the man accused of stabbing people at a collegeYou are expecting too much of mainstream news stations who get their ratings from flashy headlines that involve death. I am sure such heroic action will be mentioned. The way you phrase this is completely disingenuous however as if men are generally not considered heroes in the first place? What are you saying exactly? I am curious. | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 05:33 PM |
| -2 | Female porn director criticizes Feminists for trying to control women and being ultra-judgmental of women's choices.The idea that feminists are a bunch of anti-sexual nags or something. Feminists advocate sexual liberty and autonomy. It goes hand in hand with how people say they are not a feminist but advocate feminist ideas. The original feminist problem with pornography was solely based in how the women involved were treated rather terribly. I believe the industry has probably evolved somewhat, but historically it has been rather nasty in some cases. Also, in relation to what feminist pornography is: pornog… | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 05:23 PM |
| -1 | Got banned from r/shitredditsays for a very innocuous, reasonable comment. These people have been indoctrinated by their hatred.Its a circlejerk. But even at that, the nigh pedo-apologizing is pretty janky. Comparing pedophilia to a fetish is not accurate in my mind. Fetishes are based around attraction to things (physical objects or parts of the human body, or in some cases scenarios) that are not normally considered inherently sexual in a cultural context. Pedophila is bad because children cannot concent to sexual acts. | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 05:06 PM |
| 5 | Feminist: only feminism can effectively advocate for men's issues because "the lacking of a theoretical background disqualifies the men's rights activism from making serious claims about sexism." Lol!Seems like if you replace Traditionalism with Patriarchy it would mean the same thing. At least if people would understand that Patriarchy only benefits men that are in positions of power who harm men with little power. 'Traditionalism' such as slavery, forced military conscription, etc. Patriarchy in a modern sense is much less overt but still present. There is a lot of society holdovers that are still very problematic. Though in my opinion, the reason why MRAs are not taken seriously is becaus… | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 04:40 PM |
| 1 | 19 year old male with really scary heart symptoms- found plenty of free heart screenings...for women. So because I DON'T think people should be denied medical care because of their gender, I'm a sexisI don't get the OP. The advertisements imply that women are at risk the same as men. Its basically saying "Hey ladies! Did you know that Heart Disease can affect you too!?" If you are looking for treatment, just go and ask them to see if you can work something out. | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 04:25 PM |
| 2 | I could use some help.Thats a tough one really. The only answer I can give is bridge your arguments in relation to modern feminist thought regarding equality while maintaining the focus upon the rights of men. If you really wanna woo them, demonstrate how the patriarchy negatively affects men. Though she did approve the project and the concept so I am curious as to why you got an F, unless of course you really messed up and only relied upon reactionary notions as to how men's rights are infringed. | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 03:10 AM |
| 1 | Muslim woman makes sophisticated observations on Feminist hypocrisy on sexual harassmentThere is a difference between courting someone and sexually harassing them. The main problem being that women have their own thoughts and feelings (like men) and when you dog someone with debase comments or gestures it can make them really uncomfortable. There is no Feminist hypocrisy since its feminists who believe that sexual harassment is unnecessary and opt to consider more empathy in relation to how we regard each other. | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 02:59 AM |
| -9 | Female porn director criticizes Feminists for trying to control women and being ultra-judgmental of women's choices.She is not really criticizing feminists so much as a misguided notion to what feminists are and what feminism is. Happens quite a bit really. | /r/MensRights | 10/04/13 02:37 AM |
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