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| 2 | I need some advice for my upcoming Child Support meeting.Congratulations, buddy. Glad to hear things worked out for you. Good luck with everything. | /r/MensRights | 29/09/16 03:52 PM |
| – | I need some advice for my upcoming Child Support meeting.$200 sounds about right, given your income if you ex isn't claiming any add-ons. I think it'll get approved or something very close to it. If CS isn't contested, the state's main concern is keeping the child off welfare - so you'll be fine. You sound a bit traumatized, and I'm sorry things have been so hard for you. But I think things are about to turn around. There may be low cost counseling services or support groups for separated men in your area if you need someone to talk to. | /r/MensRights | 27/09/16 03:21 AM |
| – | I need some advice for my upcoming Child Support meeting.Don't be too freaked out. Even if a court disregards your agreement, the maximum you can be hit with will be the PA child support guidelines, which aren't that bad. What kills people are the add-ons, like education and childcare, but a court wouldn't have discretion to impose that without a claim by the obligee. I'd have to know your exact income to be sure, but the PA guidelines set CS at about 15% of net income, typically, which is much lower than other states. So that's probably the worst cas… | /r/MensRights | 26/09/16 11:36 PM |
| 1 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerEither you don't understand how science works, or you don't care to. When the CDC makes its recommendations, it's after considering a huge body of available evidence. You think that your one study vindicates your position, and the multiple contradictory studies should be ignored. That's what fanatics do. You've simply dismissed all contradictory evidence as 'flawed' in one way or another. Well, the doctors at the CDC disagree, and I'm going to trust them over you. And I'm not going to review and… | /r/MensRights | 21/09/16 04:13 PM |
| 1 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerSince you want to keep going. Fine. Here ya go: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/04/14/Study-Circumcision-does-not-reduce-penis-sensitivity/5981460663943/?spt=hs&or=hn You want to turn this into some archane discussion of nerve endings and whatnot, while ignoring the important data: Circumcized men report the same, or increased, sexual satisfaction when compared to uncircumcized men. Their sexual health isn't effected. You're grasping at straws with technical research that, of course, is cont… | /r/MensRights | 21/09/16 03:08 PM |
| -2 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerI guess you just want to feel like a victim. If evidence won't convince you, nothing will. And that's fine, but stop trying to force your sense of victimhood on the rest of us. And, for fucks sake, stop advocating for criminalizing the religious practices of a quarter of the world's population. Talk to a therapist about your sexuality and self-esteem. Your issues have nothing to do with circumcision. | /r/MensRights | 21/09/16 05:07 AM |
| -2 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerHere ya go: Krieger JN, Bailey RC, Opeya JC, et al. Adult male circumcision outcomes: experience in a developing country setting. Urol Int. 2007;78(3):235-40. Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17406133 Collins S, Upshaw J, Rutchik S, et al. Effects of circumcision on male sexual function: debunking a myth? J Urol. 2002;167:2111-2. Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11956452 Senkul T, Iseri C, Sen B, et al. Circumcision in adults: effect on sexual function. Urology. 2004;63:1… | /r/MensRights | 21/09/16 04:32 AM |
| 0 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerThe US doesn't circumcize children either. Parents make the choice to have their children circumcized. Medicaid won't pay for it. You have to have private insurance that covers it, or pay out of pocket. All of the countries you listed permit infant circumcision for parents who wish to have it done. And the number who are circumcized varies considerably by country. anatomy and physiology of the foreskin Circumcized men don't report any limitations on sexual function or satisfaction when compared … | /r/MensRights | 21/09/16 01:17 AM |
| 0 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerThe only report I made recently was in response to a post by a college kid who had been asked to play the role of an hispanic man for an assignment. It was the top post at the time, but i didn't see how it implicated men's rights. So I reported it for "not being a men's rights issue" or somesuch. I don't regularly report things. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 10:01 PM |
| 0 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerWow. You're really filled with hate towards religious people. Or maybe it's just people of certain religions. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 09:58 PM |
| 1 | American Circumcision Teaser Trailersatiates their bloodthirst. What the fuck are you talking about? | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 09:56 PM |
| 0 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerIf there's a way to see who reported things, then please, by all means, make it public. It wasn't me. All I did was argue with a bunch of dogmatic idiots. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 09:53 PM |
| 1 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerExcept for the increased risk of STDs, infections, etc for those who aren't circumcised. That's how medicine works - everything comes down to weighing the relative risks. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 09:50 PM |
| 1 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerI haven't reported anyone. Seriously. It may be the other dissident on the thread, or maybe someone else entirely. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 09:41 PM |
| 1 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerThat's why it's important that circumcisions are performed by qualified personel in controlled settings. Major complications in medical settings where circumcisions are routinely performed are vanishingly small. I agree that there's a legitimate public concern that circumcisions be performed safely. But a total ban is unecessary to accomplish that. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 07:47 PM |
| 0 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerI'm a 'medical consensus fetishist.' I absolutely love it when large groups of experts in a given field get together to draw conclusions to assist the public. Maybe you're a 'fringe conspiracy theorist." How do you feel about climate change? Vaccines? The shape of the earth? | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 07:45 PM |
| 1 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerI already answered that question. If the procedure is medically harmless, it shoud be for the parents to decide. The sex of the infant is irrelevant. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 06:34 PM |
| 1 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerSTDs come from behavior and anatomy. Come on now. You know better than to make claims like that. And the connection between STDs and circumcision has been well researched. That's why the CDC recommends routine infant circumcision. The AAP, on the other hand, believes it confers a benefit, but not enought to outright encourage the practice. They believe it should be left to the parents. And the WHO also stands behind the link between circumcision and lowered STD risk. So, I'm going to stick with … | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 06:28 PM |
| -4 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerI don't think you know what "invasive" means. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 03:46 AM |
| 0 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerBecause the procedure would be invasive, dipshit. Infant circumcision has a miniscule rate of significant complications. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 03:43 AM |
| 1 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerJust like the appendix? | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 03:39 AM |
| 1 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerThat's medically irrelevant. And all sorts of things get removed from infants (e.g. hemangiomas, extra digits, etc.) that wouldn't harm the child if they were left alone. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 03:31 AM |
| 3 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerThis response proves that you're an imbecile. Good job! | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 03:26 AM |
| 1 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerOnly if the particular procedure is medically harmless. Then it should be the choice of the parents. Harmful procedures shouldn't be performed. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 03:24 AM |
| -5 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerThanks for providing the spam I was referring to, you fucking moron. Now go online, search out respected medical bodies, and educate yourself. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 03:21 AM |
| -7 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerThe CDC and the World Health Organization disagree. Just do a google search, and then if you're really interested you can read through the 100+ citations in their position papers. Or you can believe the spam you read on reddit. The choice is yours. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 03:19 AM |
| -6 | American Circumcision Teaser TrailerCircumcision is a beneficial medical procedure. Stop trying to increase the rate of STDs among men (and women). You aren't for men's rights, you just want to persecute religious minorities, or whatever your fucked up agenda is. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/16 03:10 AM |
| – | A female writer on CNN advocating to include fathers in paid family leave? I must be dreaming.It's Trump who's pushing an overtly sexist policy proposal. P.S. Don't vote Trump. He doesn't care about men (or anyone other than himself) and he's a moron. | /r/MensRights | 16/09/16 03:26 AM |
| 0 | Alabama abducted a 14 year old rape victim, took her baby away and now wants to mutilate his genitals against her wishesIf you hang around, you'll notice that it's driven by a small group who are obsessed with this issue, like /u/ consilio_et_animis and JohnKimble. And it's because intactivism has been taken up as part of the MRM platform, so to speak. There's a big drive against female circumcision by feminists, so I think it got started as a counterpoint issue. And that opened the door for the crazy bigots to come in. | /r/MensRights | 14/07/16 03:08 AM |
| -10 | Nine out of ten Danes would ban ritual circumcision of boys. It would be “an undemocratic and anti-Semitic act”, claims the chief rabbi of the Jewish Society in Denmark.r/antisemitismwatch used to keep a list of infamous reddit antisemites. There were about a dozen usernames on the list. One of them was OP. Don't be fooled (and you don't seem to be). Intactivism is about persecuting Jews and Muslims. | /r/MensRights | 13/07/16 03:55 AM |
| -4 | Alabama abducted a 14 year old rape victim, took her baby away and now wants to mutilate his genitals against her wishesI never understood why circumcision is such a big deal. Because it's a way for bigots to attack religious people. That, and "the feminists campaign against female circumcision so we should have an equivalent campaign just for the sake of it." Intactivists are fucking idiots. | /r/MensRights | 12/07/16 03:37 PM |
| -1 | Alabama abducted a 14 year old rape victim, took her baby away and now wants to mutilate his genitals against her wishesIt's a backdoor method of criminalizing Judaism and Islam. Do you get it now? Most of these morons are just motivated by bigotry. And some of them are just crazy. | /r/MensRights | 12/07/16 03:33 PM |
| 0 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.completely comfortable with FGM I'm completely comfortable with non-harmful procedures, like excisions from the clitoral hood, for instance - but not harmful procudres, like infibulation. Foot-binding wouldn't quailfy. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 07:07 PM |
| -2 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.Like I keep saying, these should be medical determinations. And medical harm should be the standard (which would implicate many, but not all, female circumcision procedures). And, yeah, I really distrust the motives of cultural warriors trying to 'reform', via the violence of the state, cultures and communities. If the medical community isn't up in arms, then why the obsession with controlling how other people bring up their children? | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 06:49 PM |
| 1 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.I was responding to the claim that Judaism could be easily 'reformed', and providing an analogy with respect to religious significance. I wasn't addressing the medical debate, because I think that should be handled by the medical profession. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 06:45 PM |
| 1 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.Menslib isn't a place for generalized attacks on feminism, but I've never had a problem criticizing particular groups (like NOW). I'm not opposed to the Betty Friedan style feminism of the late-60s, although I disagree with much of what came after it, and identify as MRA. And I've never had a problem voicing my views on Menslib. But I can understand shying away from the place because because the discussion often goes in rediculous directions because of some elements of the userbase. Femradebates… | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 06:42 PM |
| -2 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.I won't respond to that particular user because he's a notorious anti-semite (he was listed on antisemitismwatch for awhile for all his vile rhetoric across reddit). As for the rest of you, I just flatly don't respect you. And I think your arguments are disingenuous. To be extremely charitable, I think you're just motivated by anti-religious bigotry. To be less charitable, you're a bunch of anti-semites and islamophobes. And the argument is incredibly simple: The medical establishment determines… | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 06:26 PM |
| -7 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.How many times do I have to tell you to stop responding to my comments (I don't respond to yours)? Go spend another thousand hours in your mom's basement putting together conspiratard copypasta, and fuck off. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 06:03 PM |
| -2 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.Perhaps. I don't approve of all of their moderation policies. But it's better than a bunch of tinfoil-hat conspiratard bigots like you see around here. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 06:01 PM |
| -1 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.Thanks for the analysis, doctor. But that wasn't the claim. The issue was consent in pediatrics. And I'll trust the judgment of the medical profession over some rando claiming medical expertise on an internet forum. Conversation over. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 06:00 PM |
| -3 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.LOL!!! God you're dumb. Ever heard of braces, shitbrain. It's (in the overwhelming majority of cases) a cosmetic procedure, as are many others that parents are permitted to consent to. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 04:26 PM |
| -4 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.It's not just a habit. It reflects their sincerely held bigotry and hate. And yeah, they don't hide it very well. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 04:11 PM |
| -4 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.But that isn't what actually happens in the ritual. He picked samples that aren't representative. The whole 'blood-sucking' think is limited to a tiny, outlier jewish community, and is under heavy attack by public health officials. 99% of Jews don't do that. And his claimed 'rationale' for circumcision is equally ill-sourced. Just because some rabbi gives an opinion somewhere (or in the 13th century) doesn't make it representative. And I'll defer to the medical community about what is and is not… | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 02:57 PM |
| -12 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.Wow! A notorious anti-semite provided a few links to back up their hateful biases. Any input from the actual mainstream Jewish community? Of course not. How persuasive! Clearly a 'drops mic' event. You're a fucking moron. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 02:41 PM |
| -8 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.I am a Jew Good way to get yourself downvoted around here. This place is filled with anti-semites and islamophobes. They used to just hide it behind this intactivist bullshit, but lately you'll see posts about Donald Trump and Brexit as well. Come on over to r/femradebates, r/oney, or r/menslib to discuss men's issues. This place is overrun by tinfoil hat wearing cretins. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 02:29 PM |
| -1 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.Yes. But you're dealing with fanatical idiots who hate religious people. It's not even worth it. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 02:18 PM |
| -2 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.You're arguing with bigots who want to harm Muslims and Jews. Entertaining their arguments is pointless. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 02:18 PM |
| -6 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.terrible things to children. That's for the medical establishment to determine. Not some imbecile with an axe to grind against religious people. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 02:15 PM |
| -2 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.Thanks for you views on how Judaism can be 'reformed.' I think that should be left to the Jews, and no mainstream Jewish group endorses 'symbolic' circumcision. It's like saying that infant baptism isn't really important to Christianity because several thousand Menononites don't believe in it. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 02:15 PM |
| -5 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.Consent in pediatrics rests with the parents. And the medical establishment determines what is and is not harmful to children - not some morons on the internet. So yes, it does have to do with religion, and your agenda to harm religious communities because you don't like them. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 02:12 PM |
| -2 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.Because your thinly veiled bigotry stands to undermine the religion and community identity of about quarter of the world's population. It's a measure of the consequence of your attack on religious people and communities. And you should be ashamed. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 02:11 PM |
| -9 | Ten (10) boys lost their lives this year due to circumcision. In 2015, during winter and summer Initiation seasons, approximately 101 boys lost their lives and in the last 10 years, there has been an estimated 1,000 penile amputations.You clearly have no concept of what consent means in pediatrics. | /r/MensRights | 05/07/16 02:10 PM |
| -1 | Election 2016: Chicks v. Dicks - “My guts tell me that a Hillary Clinton presidency would be far more hostile toward male interests than Donald Trump’s would be toward women.”The Democrats have generally appointed the more gender-egalitarian Supreme Court justices. Scalia, Roberts, Alito and Thomas actually voted to deny any due process to people facing jail for nonpayment of child support. If the conservatives had their way, the state wouldn't even have to give you a form to fill out to determine whether you have the ability to earn income, before throwing you in jail. Conservatives are not our friends, particularly within the legal establishment. A Trump selected j… | /r/MensRights | 01/06/16 08:21 PM |
| 7 | Election 2016: Chicks v. Dicks - “My guts tell me that a Hillary Clinton presidency would be far more hostile toward male interests than Donald Trump’s would be toward women.”Downvoted for not being a Trump supporter. Don't sweat it. These morons are just desperate to bow down to a dictator. Supporting Trump has nothing to do with men's rights. | /r/MensRights | 01/06/16 08:15 PM |
| 1 | Election 2016: Chicks v. Dicks - “My guts tell me that a Hillary Clinton presidency would be far more hostile toward male interests than Donald Trump’s would be toward women.”Because he's a bully with poor impulse control. I don't think he has the temperment to be president. I don't think he understands our constitutional system of government. I think he's dangerous, to our country and the world, because he's impetuous and dumb. | /r/MensRights | 01/06/16 01:37 PM |
| 14 | My one-night-stand is pregnant. Do I have any options at all in raising the child? Please help!I'm guessing this is a scam and she's not pregnant, or not pregnant with your child. But if she is really preganant with your child, consider the full picture. If this person actually sabatoged birth control to become pregnant, then this is someone with extreme psychological issues or psychopathic tendencies. Definitely not someone who should be trusted to raise a child. If it's yours, I think you should move aggressively for custody. And you should let her know that that's what you're going to … | /r/MensRights | 03/03/16 07:36 PM |
| 2 | Journal of Medical Ethics considers whether FGM should be legal in the USIt doesn't. These people are just morons who don't like religious people. | /r/MensRights | 01/03/16 03:50 AM |
| 0 | Petition from Intact America: Say No to CircumcisionMetzitzah B'Peh is only practiced by some ultraorthodox sects of Judaism. It is not the normal practice in "Jewish culture." | /r/MensRights | 28/02/16 04:56 PM |
| 1 | Is circumcision legal? Does it matter?This is really distorted. The Cologne decision was met with resistance from religious communities across Germany and Europe. This included Christians (and not just individuals). The state of Israel did not cause circumcision to be legalized in Germany like you're suggesting. The state of Germany legalized circumcision because the parliament of Germany, as representatives of the German people, overwhelming support the legality of circumcision. It was a very lopsided vote. Did you even read the wi… | /r/MensRights | 28/02/16 12:56 PM |
| 10 | Starting a MRA club at schoolFirst, don't convey sexist messages. If you're in the US, your right to form such a group may be protected under Title IX. I'd look into that, and if there's a good case (or even a moderately strong argument) that shutting you down would represent a violation of Title IX prohibitions on gender discrimination in educational settings, then I'd find a way to bring that up to the administration (WITHOUT directly threatening litigation - threats tend to produce a bad response). Forget about a few stu… | /r/MensRights | 04/02/16 05:20 PM |
| 2 | "There is no cash assistance for single males"From pa.gov The Department of Human Services is dedicated to helping low-income families become independent while they receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, TANF, benefits. TANF is also referred to as "cash assistance". The TANF program provides money to help: Pregnant women Dependent children and their parents who live with them Dependent children and other relatives who live with them and care for them Exactly like I said. | /r/MensRights | 02/02/16 11:13 PM |
| 0 | "There is no cash assistance for single males"She should have said 'single individuals' or somesuch. She may have mentioned your gender because of programs available to pregnant women; so some women 'without dependents' may qualify for benefits under limited circumstances. I doubt there's gender discrimination at play here. | /r/MensRights | 02/02/16 02:57 PM |
| 1 | Just found out I'm not the father, can I sue?You could try Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (especially if you suffered medically significant emotional distress). Maybe fraud. I don't think you have much of a case, honestly, since there aren't concrete and significant damages and because it will be hard to prove she deliberately lied. But, if you really think she lied, you might be able to get the case into court at least, which would make your claim a matter of public record. This might give you some satisfaction. But beware. … | /r/MensRights | 31/01/16 06:55 PM |
| 12 | It's not just scholarships. Admissions are heavily stacked against men.Yes. This. I used to work in a college admissions related field. For many institutions, it's easier to get in as a man because there are fewer male applicants. For male dominated programs, however, it's easier as a woman. Many institutions are looking for gender balance, and tip the scales a bit to better acheive it. | /r/MensRights | 18/01/16 03:23 PM |
| 1 | Pushing Affirmative Consent - USC students required to detail sexual history before registering for classesI see. Thanks. | /r/MensRights | 13/01/16 12:15 AM |
| 0 | Pushing Affirmative Consent - USC students required to detail sexual history before registering for classesSo you can decline to answer the questions and skip to the next part of the course, and still get credit for completion? | /r/MensRights | 13/01/16 12:09 AM |
| 4 | Sanders: Law enforcement should handle campus rapeHerpes simplex 1 is what's generally referred to as "oral herpes" or "cold sores". About 70% of the population or so harbor the virus, although many are asymptomatic. It can also manifest on the genitals, although genital to genital transmission is rare or nonexistent - it's transmitted via oral sex. Moreover, a blood test cannot distinguish the location of the infection; be it oral or genital. The fact that they requested that you be tested for Herpes Simplex I is just downright retarded. I'm s… | /r/MensRights | 12/01/16 07:42 PM |
| 4 | Sanders: Law enforcement should handle campus rapeDid they compel you to submit to an STD test, or was it merely a request? In the absence of visible lesions, herpes testing requires a blood draw. Did they make your future at the school contingent on submitting to a blood draw? | /r/MensRights | 12/01/16 07:01 PM |
| 2 | Dad wants to take his ex-partner to court for back child support, but they were never married (ILLINOIS) Repost from /r/legalThat's not the issue. It's having a cause of action in the first place. The cause of action expires (so to speak) when the child reaches the age of majority, including claims for retroactive support. | /r/MensRights | 12/01/16 03:20 AM |
| 1 | Dad wants to take his ex-partner to court for back child support, but they were never married (ILLINOIS) Repost from /r/legalNo. It doesn't matter. No legal obligation to support past 18 yrs old (up to 21 in some states, but never 25). | /r/MensRights | 11/01/16 03:26 AM |
| 1 | Dad wants to take his ex-partner to court for back child support, but they were never married (ILLINOIS) Repost from /r/legalI'm guessing he has no case because of your age. Even in a jurisdiction that allows for retroactive child support orders, it's doubtful he would have standing given that he's no longer the caretaker of a child. | /r/MensRights | 11/01/16 02:06 AM |
| 1 | I hate to break it to feminists, but 'white male privilege' is a mythJews, as a group, created cultural marxism? Care to elaborate on that proposition? | /r/MensRights | 06/01/16 04:56 AM |
| 2 | (please don't upvote) Help?Don't know your jurisdiction, but this sounds like slander per se, which means you won't have to prove damages if you sue her and win. | /r/MensRights | 05/01/16 04:56 PM |
| 1 | #If I were a boy - I'd be able to make choices about my own bodyYou may be right about the 'feminization' of poverty. I can't offer a sufficiently broad perspective on the issue to confirm or refute that characterization. But I would like to voice a couple of limited objections to the way poverty statistics are measured that diminish the experience of poor men. The most glaring, IMO, is the omission of incarcerated individuals from poverty statistics. In the US, 2 million men are incarcerated, but are not counted as poor - despite the fact that their conditi… | /r/MensRights | 27/12/15 06:08 PM |
| 1 | #If I were a boy - I'd be able to make choices about my own bodyI think that definition largely confuses class with gender. Poor men don't inherit power and standing, even relative to their female peers. Rich men might inherit more, on a relative basis - but the overwheming distinction in inheritance of influence and opportunity is between rich and poor. I don't know that much about Abrahamic religions. Judaism is matrilineal, although perhaps patriarichal, I really don't know. Christianity and Islam seem more strictly patriarichal, from my limited understan… | /r/MensRights | 27/12/15 05:13 PM |
| 1 | #If I were a boy - I'd be able to make choices about my own bodyWhat do you mean by 'patriarchy'? Patriarchy, as a legal institution, was in full effect up until the mid-late 19th century. Women could not own property, and their legal personhood merged with that of their husband upon marriage. 'Married women's property acts', which permited independent ownership of property, began the dismantleing of patriarchy as a legal institution. This process continued for about a century, as legal constraints establishing men as heads of households were gradually unwou… | /r/MensRights | 27/12/15 04:52 PM |
| 17 | "Every time you are pregnant with a boy, abort him"It's satire. TiA has this blog listed as such. | /r/MensRights | 27/12/15 01:10 PM |
| -1 | Barbaric: Crying in pain and holding onto their parents, pictures show young refugee Muslim boys undergo a mass circumcision in IndonesiaKeep telling yourself that. It's a fight you will never win. I come here because I care about unjust family and divorce laws, educational disadvantages faced by men and boys, and the general presumption of male hyperagency (and female hypoagency) and all its deleterious effects. You come here to harm communities and cultures, and to restrict the rights of parents. I don't care how many morons agree with you. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. P.S. The citations you gave were totally inadequate… | /r/MensRights | 25/12/15 01:27 PM |
| -2 | Barbaric: Crying in pain and holding onto their parents, pictures show young refugee Muslim boys undergo a mass circumcision in IndonesiaReligious men are men too; in fact, they constitute the vast majority of men. And your disrespect for culture and religion is myopic and socially stunted. And you need to fuck off. Go hang out with the feminazi's over at SRS - really, they'll love your pea-brained obsession with 'bodily autonomy' and all the ways you want to use that concept to impose authoritarianism on others. And they'll love your hatred of religion and wrong-think cultures. Just swap out a couple of your flags and join the f… | /r/MensRights | 25/12/15 04:11 AM |
| -1 | Barbaric: Crying in pain and holding onto their parents, pictures show young refugee Muslim boys undergo a mass circumcision in IndonesiaOh, I believe you that you hold all religious communities in contempt, not just Jews and Muslims. It's the thrill of bullying 'those backwards religious people' that drives you and your feminist sisters. And I'm still waiting on that citation to the portion of the United States Code that specifically prohibits genital piercing. | /r/MensRights | 25/12/15 01:50 AM |
| 0 | Barbaric: Crying in pain and holding onto their parents, pictures show young refugee Muslim boys undergo a mass circumcision in IndonesiaShow it to me - I'm not finding a federal law that says that. There's issues with molestation laws, so it could get tricky to get someone to else to do it for you. Otherwise, a number of states specifically prohibit it for minors. And many European countries also permit it with parental consent. | /r/MensRights | 25/12/15 01:12 AM |
| 0 | Barbaric: Crying in pain and holding onto their parents, pictures show young refugee Muslim boys undergo a mass circumcision in IndonesiaThey are allowed to do so in most states with parental consent. They can get a penis tattoo as well. So, if a kid wants to get pierced and tatted up at 13 to project his punk identity, then that's OK. But if that same 13 year old wants to get circumcised in accordance with his religious identity as a Muslim, then that should be prohibited? Sounds like you just hate religious communities. Similar to the feminists who got all forms of female circumcision banned (up to 18) regardless of the will of… | /r/MensRights | 25/12/15 01:01 AM |
| -1 | Barbaric: Crying in pain and holding onto their parents, pictures show young refugee Muslim boys undergo a mass circumcision in IndonesiaSo you can get your dick pierced at 13, but not a circumcision? | /r/MensRights | 25/12/15 12:46 AM |
| 0 | Barbaric: Crying in pain and holding onto their parents, pictures show young refugee Muslim boys undergo a mass circumcision in IndonesiaInterestingly, most states in the US permit tattooing and other body modifications like piercing, at any age below majority with parental consent. That said, there is probably an effective lower-bound on permissible age via child neglect laws or similar legal protections. | /r/MensRights | 25/12/15 12:39 AM |
| 1 | Barbaric: Crying in pain and holding onto their parents, pictures show young refugee Muslim boys undergo a mass circumcision in IndonesiaThe age of consent for sexual activity is as low as 13 years old in many European countries. Similarly, Americans can marry and have sex as young as 13 or 14 depending on the state. So, if many Americans can consent to get married at 13 years old, what should be the age of consent for circumcision? | /r/MensRights | 24/12/15 07:17 PM |
| 2 | "Fragile Masculinity"Assuming these products are real, they're either being marketed to idiots, or for a laugh. Most just seem humorous. I wouldn't buy any, but ... whatever. | /r/MensRights | 16/12/15 10:12 PM |
| 1 | [NSFW] Graphic Photos from Rabbis Torturing/Kidnapping men cases in NYC to compel religious divorcesThese are ultra-orthodox Jews, so they kinda make their own rules - or come up with strict interpretations of existing rules. I'm pretty sure that the problem here was that both parties had to consent to the divorce under their religious law. The men refused, so no divorce could be obtained that would be acceptable to the community and that would free the women to remarry. I have no idea what the backstory was. In any event, the perpetrator was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Not sure what the … | /r/MensRights | 16/12/15 09:22 PM |
| 1 | Milo's Logic seems to fly out the window when MGM comes up.Not the person you asked, so excuse me for chiming in. I think that a sensible place to draw the line when dealing with parent's ability to consent on behalf of their children is clear medical harm as determined by the medical establishment. Sadly, this can get politicized, as has been the case with female circumcision. In 2010, the American Academy of Pediatrics proposed that minor female cutting procedures (including clitoral hood cutting, an homologous procedure to male circumcision), be acce… | /r/MensRights | 14/12/15 09:28 PM |
| 0 | Milo's Logic seems to fly out the window when MGM comes up.When it's your children, the line gets drawn much further towards permissiveness of religious practice. We grant parents enormous authority to make decisions on behalf of their children - at least in the US. | /r/MensRights | 14/12/15 08:51 PM |
| -3 | Milo's Logic seems to fly out the window when MGM comes up.Wait. Is this the imbecile who was ranting about gay pedophilia and perversion earlier in this thread? How about you fuck off to r/conspiracy or wherever else you unhinged weirdos hang out. | /r/MensRights | 14/12/15 08:37 PM |
| 1 | President Obama: "In fact, more women as a whole now graduate from college than men. This is a great accomplishment ... And this is what Title IX is all about."An 'actual war' would involve nuclear weapons. Conflict with China wouldn't look like that. You are correct that China's military is rapidly modernizing. My point was that their reliance on manpower is an indication how far left they have to go. | /r/MensRights | 14/12/15 07:01 PM |
| -6 | Milo's Logic seems to fly out the window when MGM comes up.Well if you put it in all caps, YOUR ABSURD HYSTERIA BECOMES SO MUCH MORE PERSUASIVE! Your obsession with baby dicks is bizarre, and your motivations are suspect. Just like birthers - Milo called it (and you just couldn't help yourself from insulting religion, because, like I said, that sentiment is one of the pillars of your fixation). I woudn't argue with them, and I'm not going to argue with you. There's no point; you're just going to keep screaming buzzwords to invoke a false moral consensus… | /r/MensRights | 14/12/15 06:50 PM |
| -15 | Milo's Logic seems to fly out the window when MGM comes up.Milo has an excellent nose for bullshit. And he's got your number on this one, intactivists. Your fixation with this issue is strange. As far as I can tell, there are three primary motivations for this obsession. A reflexive response to feminist advocacy. If feminists advocate against female circumcision, then we have to advocate against male circumcision. Never mind that there are some deeply troubling aspects to feminism's obsession with 'reforming' cultures, lets just jump on the bandwagon be… | /r/MensRights | 14/12/15 05:20 PM |
| -2 | Milo's Logic seems to fly out the window when MGM comes up.NO! Screaming at people forces them into silence. It doesn't change their point of view. | /r/MensRights | 14/12/15 05:09 PM |
| 5 | President Obama: "In fact, more women as a whole now graduate from college than men. This is a great accomplishment ... And this is what Title IX is all about."Yes, but China's reliance on manpower is actually symptomatic of an underdeveloped military. Technological supremecy reduces the need for manpower. | /r/MensRights | 14/12/15 04:15 PM |
| 2 | President Obama: "In fact, more women as a whole now graduate from college than men. This is a great accomplishment ... And this is what Title IX is all about."This. It's important for the people to have a personal stake in the actions of their military. Mercenary armies don't serve us well. | /r/MensRights | 14/12/15 04:11 PM |
| 1 | Bearded Men Are Sexist, New Study SaysThere's a huge set of potential confounding variables in a study like this. I'd have to see the full paper and methodology, but I'm guessing they corrected for basic demographics (like age), but didn't really delve much further. I'd also like to know a bit more about the editorial and peer-review standards of the human sexuality journal that published it. | /r/MensRights | 14/12/15 02:44 PM |
| 3 | I came here for a peek, and this is nothing like I expected.I agree that some people have a warped view of "respect." But another way to look at the admonition is that we should seek, in good faith, the value of each other's opinions. It's a matter of attitude. Am I receiving contrary views with a hostile prejudice, or am I keeping an open mind and attempting to divine valuable insights from what the other person is saying? Remaining openminded does not disempower one's critical faculties, nor demand acceptance of poor reasoning. | /r/MensRights | 13/12/15 04:40 AM |
| 2 | I'm a 19-year-old guy and my dad just beat me repeatedly in the face. As I'm not underage and not a girl, can I even go to the police with this?It may not be child abuse it that's what you're asking. But you still have both criminal and civil remedies. That's assault, and you can press charges. If you're in the US, you can also get a Civil Order of Protection. Depending on your state, there may be special courts set up to handle incidences of domestic violence (this incident may fall within their jurisdiction, depending on the state). | /r/MensRights | 11/12/15 02:14 PM |
| 2 | Feminsts Sink to New Low of "First World Problems"In NY, my state, food items purchased at grocery stores are exempt from sales tax. So, depending where you buy them, potato chips may be exempt. | /r/MensRights | 10/12/15 01:29 AM |
| 3 | The main pic says it all. "150 Syrian refugees expected in Toronto on Thursday"The fact that single men are being excluded is scandalous. But I don't have a problem with refugees being offered information about basic childcare facilities. These signs don't offend me (they seem helpful to new arrivals). It's the policy of barring unaccompanied men that's troubling. | /r/MensRights | 09/12/15 04:21 PM |
| 1 | Half of Egyptian men are subjected to violence by their wivesAnd "intactivism" suffer from many of the same problems. Culturally imperialist presumptions dressed up as "human rights" and a near-absolute contempt for religion and culture. And if taken far enough, it will generate the same reaction of disgust. The MRM should take a long hard look at feminism, and judge the propriety of bullying cultures and families regarding affairs that are no one else's concern. | /r/MensRights | 06/12/15 05:48 PM |
| 1 | Fathers facing discrimination need to take standThis article misrepresents the significance of Forrester v. White, a case that reached the US Supreme Court. Forrester stands for the proposition that state court judges do not enjoy blanket administrative immunity from civil rights actions. It involved gender discrimination claims by an employee of the court. The case does not represent a limitation of judicial immunity. That is, immunity from civil rights suits that arise from the judicial decisions of the court. Judicial immunity remains near… | /r/MensRights | 06/12/15 05:36 PM |
| 2 | Am I naive to think that Legal Abortion has any chance of becoming a reality?I doubt that she injested it. She likely just held it in her mouth, excused herself to spit, and saved it. Sperm can survive in the mouth for a little while. But in the highly acidic environment of the stomach; not so likely. | /r/MensRights | 06/12/15 04:25 PM |
| 1 | [Serious] Tonight my (now ex) girlfriend punched me in the face four times in front of several of our friends. What, if any, legal action can i take against her?It's hard to give advice without knowing where you are. If you're in the US, you should be easily able to get a Civil Order of Protection. This will keep her away from you, and establish cause to have her arrested if she attempts to contact you. It's also a good way of getting everything recorded by the courts, without having to resort the criminal justice system. | /r/MensRights | 06/12/15 02:56 PM |
| 4 | Ready to rage? Feminists on Reddit telling a young woman "to get pregnant" without her boyfriend's consent in order to "keep a man."How are you going to defend SJWs telling her to murder her romantic rival? Hint: You may not have to, because it's a fucking joke. | /r/MensRights | 05/12/15 08:54 PM |
| 4 | Ready to rage? Feminists on Reddit telling a young woman "to get pregnant" without her boyfriend's consent in order to "keep a man."Shilling for what? Context? | /r/MensRights | 05/12/15 08:51 PM |
| 3 | Ready to rage? Feminists on Reddit telling a young woman "to get pregnant" without her boyfriend's consent in order to "keep a man."That post from r/drama is about a woman who is dating a man who has a girlfriend. The top comment is: Kill the girlfriend There can be only one None of the comments there are serious. And neither is the one linked to by OP. | /r/MensRights | 05/12/15 08:49 PM |
| 6 | Staring at someone in public transport is now sexual harassment, apparently.The ad implies that you should press a passenger alarm in response to "leering." So, no, it's not just a courtesy campaign (which I would totally support). If it is, the ad is very poorly designed. | /r/MensRights | 04/12/15 07:34 PM |
| 2 | Staring at someone in public transport is now sexual harassment, apparently.So ... everybody keep your eyes on the floor or risk arrest. I've dealt with eye contact of so many manifestations during decades of public transit use, including the hostile kind. And let me tell you - you're way off base. | /r/MensRights | 04/12/15 07:29 PM |
| 1 | Staring at someone in public transport is now sexual harassment, apparently.I hear you. Really. But entertain this scenario: Woman A is riding a public train, and looks about the train car. Inadvertently, she catches Man B's eye. Man B finds Woman A attractive, and thinks that she might be flirting with him. To confirm his suspicions he stares at her, hoping that she will flirtatiously glance back. Feeling uncomfortable, she first ignores him. After about 30 seconds, she looks back in his direction and quickly directs her eyes to the floor, which effectively communicate… | /r/MensRights | 04/12/15 07:24 PM |
| 25 | Staring at someone in public transport is now sexual harassment, apparently.And what exactly is "leering" as an objectively definable behavior? The campaign is encouraging people to report a behavior that's hopelessly vague. I've had plenty of women give me "the eye" on public transit (I've been a NYC subway rider for decades). Is that "sexual harassment"? It could be, if done with knowledge and intent that I be made to feel uncomfortable. I don't think that the authorities should be encouraging people to report each other every time one feels that another "looked at th… | /r/MensRights | 04/12/15 03:23 PM |
| 25 | Staring at someone in public transport is now sexual harassment, apparently.Yes, but that is a certain type of prolonged eye contact. And it's very difficult to pin down the qualities that define it. There are also pro-social and neutral uses of extended eye contact. Generally speaking, it's a mechanism for getting someone's attention - be it inquisitive, flirtatious, hostile, or for some other purpose. And it's easy to mistake the other person's intentions. I agree that staring at someone in a manner that one should know will make the other person uncomfortable can be … | /r/MensRights | 04/12/15 02:57 PM |
| 10 | Half of Egyptian men are subjected to violence by their wivesEver heard of intactivists? 95% of this sub goes batshit over the penisis of Muslim and Jewish children. And there is a substantial men's rights movement in India, which gets posted about frequently here (India has the third largest Muslim population in the world). And pro-Israel? Find us those pro-Israel posts. Really, go and find them. This is one of the worst trolling comments I've seen. | /r/MensRights | 04/12/15 02:18 PM |
| 10 | Obama’s new cancer Rx is a war on menSometimes screening tests are overused. It's a medical issue. You have to consider not only the risk of missing a case, but also the increased morbidity of treating things that never would have caused any problems. It's really not as simple as this article is implying, and this is written by an outright anti-Obamacare propagandist in the Rupert Murdock owned New York Post. I'll wait for a more thoughtful and impartial opinion before I pass judgment. | /r/MensRights | 29/11/15 08:54 PM |
| 19 | Men are not monsters: Last week three of my four boys were herded into school-sponsored assemblies and asked to stand, raise their hands and pledge to never, ever hurt a woman. Their female classmates weren’t required to make a similar pledge.Having said that though, if a person chooses to devote time to the prevention of violence against women they are not wrong for not devoting equal time to the prevention of violence against men. That's a fair statement in the abstract, but ignores the social and cultural context of the 'pledge.' In a society that almost totally ignores domestic violence against men, the pledge serves to reinforce discriminatory and sexist preconceptions about gender (and harms women as well as men through its rei… | /r/MensRights | 25/11/15 08:38 PM |
| 1 | There is a big difference between 'domestic violence' and 'violence against women'Have you ever actually met a woman who was the victim of non-reciprocal violence at the hands of a man? Yes. And the stories behind that violence are complicated, as is the overall issue of intimate partner violence. | /r/MensRights | 25/11/15 03:42 PM |
| 114 | UPDATE: Utah father whose baby was put up for adoption without his consent returned.....to the mother.Of course she now wants him back. Otherwise, she'll be on the hook for child support. The courts need to intervene, and take action in the best interests of this child. | /r/MensRights | 24/11/15 04:42 PM |
| 6 | We Need To Talk About MiloMilo writes some good things, some bad things, and is, at times, offensively full of himself. This article made a stand against no-platforming. Otherwise, I don't really care if the writer has views that I disagree with. Any call, by a campus activist, for more free speech on gender issues is a step forward in my book. | /r/MensRights | 24/11/15 04:39 PM |
| 12 | Kristina Hoerler would make anti-feminist women service the incarcerated.She isn't a public figure. Who cares what some random idiot tweets? We deal with these smear tactics all the time. Maybe it's best not to do the same. | /r/MensRights | 22/11/15 06:10 PM |
| 2 | Website shared on /r/dataisbeautiful shows how common words are on Reddit. Found this to be a little disheartening.Count so far in this comment thread (not including this comment): feminism: 5 men's rights: 2 The raw counts don't mean shit. Context is everything. | /r/MensRights | 22/11/15 04:11 PM |
| 6 | Jackie, The UVA Rape Hoaxster, Refuses To Turn Over Emails And Phone RecordsThanks for the heads up. I'm deleting it so as to not give anyone ammunition. But I still think that protecting her at this point is bullshit. | /r/MensRights | 21/11/15 11:22 PM |
| 2 | Hello from the Ryerson Men's Issues Awareness Society (Yes, we are still operating, unofficially for now). Please help us by signing this petition and support our appeal to become an official group! The Feminist Collective has bullied, waged a smear campaign, and made their own petition against usI read through the entire conversation there. You were at times blunt, but I wouldn't say mean, unless I missed something. You seemed to be communicating within the civility guidelines. But being an srssucks contributor is about two and a half strikes against you from the start. Menslib feels really harrassed by srssucks (sometimes justifiably), They just assume anyone who pops over is 'brigading.' Which kind of ignores the possibility that people with a genuine interest in men's issues might be… | /r/MensRights | 19/11/15 06:38 PM |
| 1 | Hello from the Ryerson Men's Issues Awareness Society (Yes, we are still operating, unofficially for now). Please help us by signing this petition and support our appeal to become an official group! The Feminist Collective has bullied, waged a smear campaign, and made their own petition against usReally? That's fucked. What reason did they provide? Did you appeal it? | /r/MensRights | 19/11/15 06:14 PM |
| 1 | Hello from the Ryerson Men's Issues Awareness Society (Yes, we are still operating, unofficially for now). Please help us by signing this petition and support our appeal to become an official group! The Feminist Collective has bullied, waged a smear campaign, and made their own petition against usAnd a bunch of posters sided with ru-men. You provided the most spirited defense, for sure. But you weren't alone. And the support for the Fem Collective came mostly from mrsamsa and starwhisperer, both of whom are reflexively and radically anti-MRM (to the point of rabid blindness). | /r/MensRights | 19/11/15 06:10 PM |
| 2 | TIME: Alimony Reform Is Being Driven by Breadwinner Women --> Good on them I say. Finally they are walking a mile in OUR shoes.you cant have it both ways, you cant dismiss the gender gap as being the result of individuals choice, and then go on to claim discrimination from courts because of your individual choice. I'm not going to defend the MRA position on the wage gap relative to men's issues. I agree that doublethink comes up frequently on this sub in the way you describe. As far as family law is concerned, it's not always men's choices that dictate men's disadvantageous outcomes. This is particularly true in the cas… | /r/MensRights | 18/11/15 04:02 PM |
| 2 | TIME: Alimony Reform Is Being Driven by Breadwinner Women --> Good on them I say. Finally they are walking a mile in OUR shoes.The courts aren't systemically biased, and the laws are gender neutral. But gender neutrality in drafting doesn't imply gender neutrality in effect. Legislative and judicial hostility to joint custody, for instance, may be gender neutral - but it overwhelmingly has the impact of depriving fathers of custodial rights. I agree with you that the narratives presented here are often overly simplistic and misinformed. But the family law system does, systematically, perpetrate injustice against men as … | /r/MensRights | 18/11/15 02:18 PM |
| 4 | University branded “disgusting” and “shameful” over decision to cancel Men’s Day celebration row #InternationalMensDayI'm not anti-Menslib like so many around here, and I agree with you that the civil atmosphere there facilitates discussion that often isn't possible here at MR. But the Mad Max thing had nothing to do with MRAs. He's right. It was gender traditionalists at ROK - who explicitly disavow any connection with the MRM and who's views aren't representative of MRAs. The media misrepresented the story and pinned it on MRAs. They didn't check their facts. | /r/MensRights | 18/11/15 02:48 AM |
| 1 | Is this a good reason for why breast cancer gets more funding compared to prostate cancer?What about cancer related morbidity? How many younger men are left impotent, incontinent, or worse? There are more cases of prostate cancer than breast cancer. How does that impact survivors? Since this is supposed to be a 'deeper look' at the numbers, why stop at death by age group? This was an agenda-pushing use of statistics. Lets see a full analysis. | /r/MensRights | 14/11/15 02:08 AM |
| 9 | How Movember is wrong because it promotes masculinityIt's clickbait. Whether it produces rage or satisfaction is besides the point, so long as it generates clicks. Sometimes I wonder if these kinds of articles are deliberately titled to induce men to click by pissing us off. | /r/MensRights | 13/11/15 07:09 PM |
| 3 | Teacher who made facebook post blaming male students for reporting sexual abuse will not be firedHmmm. The context is important here, but I don't know enough about it. If he doesn't have too many FB friends, and he was sharing his opinions with (what he thought) was a limited number of people that he had a personal connection with, then I think it should probably be dropped (he wasn't trying, it seems, to make a public statement). Playing 'gotcha' with private social media comments is a little distasteful, I think. | /r/MensRights | 12/11/15 01:27 PM |
| 1 | Got girl pregnant in foreign country need adviceI think you're on the right track in assessing your situation. If you're going to go back to Massachusetts, you should contact a Massachusetts family law attorney. Really. Don't be shy because of social stigma or whatever. Contact a Mass. attorney and discuss the situation and what your liability is. Take it step by step. | /r/MensRights | 08/11/15 01:01 AM |
| 1 | Got girl pregnant in foreign country need adviceThe child isn't an American citizen unless it's born in the US, or has a US mother that applies for citizenship. A child born of an American father has to have a substantial relationship with the man to claim US citizenship. If the child is conceived in China, born in China, and has a Chinese mother, the child is not an American citizen. And in any event, even if the child can claim citizenship, what state is she going to sue you in? She'd have to bring the child to your state to establish juris… | /r/MensRights | 07/11/15 10:53 PM |
| 1 | Got girl pregnant in foreign country need adviceWhen it comes to child support enforcement, the US only has reciprocity agreements with about 20 countries, and China isn't one of them. I've checked a couple of sources on this. If it's Europe, there's usually a bilateral agreement - but in Asia, Africa, and South America there are very few. | /r/MensRights | 07/11/15 10:50 PM |
| 1 | Got girl pregnant in foreign country need adviceOK. I just checked. The US has no reciprical enforcement agreement with China with respect to child support. Check the UK laws on this as well, but I'm pretty sure she's got a really weak hand if she tries to get you through the courts. | /r/MensRights | 07/11/15 10:44 PM |
| 1 | Got girl pregnant in foreign country need adviceYou're not going to have to pay child support if you tell her to fuck off and go back to the US. And if you do, it won't be much. Do they even have child support laws in China? If so, what's the formula? Does the US have an enforcement agreement with China for child support? Don't try to kill the fetus - you'll get yourself thrown in jail or fucking executed. And it's totally unecessary. They're bluffing. Talk to an attorney in the United States before you do anything. AND STOP LISTENING TO HER … | /r/MensRights | 07/11/15 10:39 PM |
| 3 | Got girl pregnant in foreign country need adviceROFL. They're trying to con you. They can't make you take a baby to the US - and they can't sue you in the US for child support (what state has jurisdiction?). There are no federal family courts. I doubt they can even have a Chinese court order honored in the US (but that's what you really need to look into). YOU NEED REAL LEGAL ADVICE. Don't listen to her family - they're bullshitting you. It's gonna be much harder for them than they're making out. Here's what I suspect is going on: they have r… | /r/MensRights | 07/11/15 10:34 PM |
| 1 | Got girl pregnant in foreign country need adviceYou need to speak with an attorney. I have no idea what the child support laws are in China. I also don't know if China has any kind of reciprocity in enforcement agreement with the US or the UK. If you leave China, it's not clear to me how she'd gain jurisdiction over you in the UK or the US. Oh, and disregard the "zip it up or step up, man up, and pay up" bullshit you're going to hear from trolls like u/agent_of_entropy. | /r/MensRights | 07/11/15 09:20 PM |
| 1 | CPS to review decision to drop charges in Mustafa 'racist' tweet rowFuck her, but I'm glad that here in the US we have the 1st Amendment. If you're not actually and credibly threatening someone, it shouldn't be a crime. | /r/MensRights | 04/11/15 05:15 AM |
| 3 | Obese feminist Futrelle claims the red pill documentary creator is "lying" about her awardsHis body type provides no relevant 'context' for the purposes of this discussion. If you were discussing the career of an athlete or a model, it could provide meaningful context. But in the case of a blogger questioning the credentials of a film maker, I fail to see the relevance. | /r/MensRights | 01/11/15 05:26 AM |
| 6 | Obese feminist Futrelle claims the red pill documentary creator is "lying" about her awardsFutrelle seems to really want to promote this film. He's doing his damned best to call everyone's attention to it. Sidenote: I don't give a shit if Futrelle is 'obese'; what I object to are many of the opinions he expresses publicly through his website. | /r/MensRights | 31/10/15 07:13 PM |
| 1 | Feminist learns about The Red Pill and Changes her Tune causing Dave Futrelle to whine about it: Does this confirm that TRP is starting to win the public war?This isn't a pro TRP documentary. Where did you get that idea - other than the title? Are there any TRP figures interviewed? It's all MRAs as far as I can tell. | /r/PurplePillDebate | 31/10/15 05:19 AM |
| 1 | Feminist learns about The Red Pill and Changes her Tune causing Dave Futrelle to whine about it: Does this confirm that TRP is starting to win the public war?The film has nothing to do with TRP. That's just the name - referring to discovery of a new reality. She started the film before the TRP subreddit took off. The film is about the MRM. All of the interviews are with MRAs. TRP is just trying to piggyback because they saw their name in the title. | /r/PurplePillDebate | 31/10/15 05:17 AM |
| 2 | Why I Pledged $10,000 Towards a Documentary Directed by a WomanI'm kind of concerned about his name is going on as an associate producer credit. His internet commentary confirms some of the worst stereotypes of the MRM. And I'm not sure that it's going to matter that he distances himself from the MRA label. | /r/MensRights | 30/10/15 02:35 AM |
| 3 | Feminists get Salty - "An Open Letter to Cassie Jaye, director of The Red Pill | we hunted t…"Her claims are plausible; and that's all that's being asserted here. You're right to point out that nothing is proven, and that there are viable alternative theories. So we don't know. But in a world with highly imperfect information, we're applying our common sense and experience to evaluate plausibility in the absence of proof. Many of us think there's a good chance that much of what she's asserted is true. What's so controversial about that. | /r/MensRights | 29/10/15 02:28 AM |
| 1 | feminist radio silence over The Red Pill broken: we hunted the mammothYeah. We face a bit of a conundrum. Those of us with more to lose (i.e. more mainstream lives) feel afraid to publicly advocate for men (I assume my career prospects would be killed if I stepped out from the anonymity of the internet). So the insouciant attitude of someone like Elam is both a blessing and a curse. He's got the guts to speak out, but he can be abrasive. Maybe when/if we become more mainstream as a movement, more measured voices will take over as spokespeople for the movement. | /r/MensRights | 28/10/15 09:30 PM |
| 2 | feminist radio silence over The Red Pill broken: we hunted the mammothYeah. Elam's a loose cannon with self-control issues. That comment wasn't helpful to anyone. | /r/MensRights | 28/10/15 06:10 PM |
| 3 | feminist radio silence over The Red Pill broken: we hunted the mammothYeah, accepting money from individuals who don't demand any editorial control is exactly the same as accepting money from groups that demand editorial control. /s I don't think Futrelle is actually such an imbecile that he believes this. He's just a demagogue grasping at straws. | /r/MensRights | 28/10/15 05:54 PM |
| 6 | feminist radio silence over The Red Pill broken: we hunted the mammothBut what evidence is there that the money is coming from the "MRM"? The donations obviously started rolling in after Milo's piece - but what does that prove. Unless they can point to actual institutional funders, I think they'll have a hard time with that argument. Plus, kickstarter wants to make money and will probably push back if they're told they should limit the projects they help fund (and get a cut from). | /r/MensRights | 28/10/15 03:23 PM |
| 3 | Advice needed: Violent ex-girlfriend contacted me, claims to be pregnant.Just cut all contact. Don't respond to her communications. If she's in a different country, then just let her drift away. | /r/MensRights | 26/10/15 12:44 AM |
| 1 | We should be Pro-Men, not Anti-WomenWhich has nothing to do with censorship. That's the only point I was making. | /r/MensRights | 25/10/15 12:26 AM |
| 2 | We should be Pro-Men, not Anti-WomenBut he's not proposing a mechanism of enforcement. It's just a suggestion. He's trying to persuade people to a point of view and change of behavior. | /r/MensRights | 24/10/15 09:40 PM |
| 2 | We should be Pro-Men, not Anti-WomenDisagreement isn't censorship. Having comments or posts removed would be censorship. | /r/MensRights | 24/10/15 09:18 PM |
| -1 | We should be Pro-Men, not Anti-WomenIt's "problematic" to state an opinion about the movement that might challenge prevailing orthodoxies? Hmmm ... where else have we seen that attitude? | /r/MensRights | 24/10/15 09:16 PM |
| 4 | "The Red Pill" documentary extended sneak preview [8:02] 12.10.2015-- Please back themYou can donate as little as one dollar. Increasing the number of contributors will help convince other funders that there's interest. | /r/MensRights | 24/10/15 03:46 PM |
| 0 | "The Red Pill" documentary extended sneak preview [8:02] 12.10.2015-- Please back themYou can donate a really small amount. Just getting the number of contributors up would help because it shows interest to other potential funders. | /r/MensRights | 24/10/15 03:44 PM |
| 2 | Please Support this DocumentaryI think this is a great project, and I've backed the kickstarter. I'm actually more interested in the reaction than in the film itself (although it seems interesting). If it gets met with a firestorm of criticism and attempts at censorship (a definite possibility, I think), then the silencing campaign itself might become the story. And I think that's good for the MRM - shifting the focus of the discussion onto the hysteria of our critics. | /r/MensRights | 24/10/15 02:29 AM |
| 5 | I am Cassie Jaye, the director of the documentaries: DADDY I DO, THE RIGHT TO LOVE, and the upcoming THE RED PILL. AMA! : IAmAI backed it as well. | /r/MensRights | 24/10/15 01:26 AM |
| 8 | Why Feminism ExistsYou mean like the Women's Christian Temperance Union? At least in the US, the first wave was not mostly, or even substantially Jewish. Nor were there very many Catholics. | /r/MensRights | 23/10/15 01:47 PM |
| 1 | Time for some introspection: When was a time an MRA "went too far"? or said something they shouldn't have?'They should teach black kids to respect white kids' = 'This is how offensive it is, to tell people they should teach boys to respect girls'. Compared to Someone else made a comment about "how about they teach girls to respect boys" and then the asshole chimed in about "how about they teach the black kids to respect the white kids." The first is an understanding that the statement is negative (i.e we shouldn't do that). The second is a a positive assertion of the statement (i.e. it would be good… | /r/MensRights | 20/10/15 12:18 AM |
| 1 | Time for some introspection: When was a time an MRA "went too far"? or said something they shouldn't have?what does it matter if they're advocating for a religious exemption or a general principle? Because that directly speaks to the issue of whether Jews are somehow indirectly responsible for the circumcision of non-Jewish babies. | /r/MensRights | 19/10/15 09:31 PM |
| 1 | Time for some introspection: When was a time an MRA "went too far"? or said something they shouldn't have?So millions of gentile babies are being mutilated because of the pernicious influence of "the Jews"? Are they advocating for general legalization, or are they asking for a religious exemption? | /r/MensRights | 19/10/15 08:19 PM |
| 2 | Time for some introspection: When was a time an MRA "went too far"? or said something they shouldn't have?But "because the jews think it's cool" is a little underspecified, don't you think? In the context of the self-post - which asked the question of why people aren't more opposed to circumcision, this response suggested that jews have undue influence over society - and a response to the comment specifically approved of that theory. I'm sorry that if I didn't present the context perfectly - but that wasn't the implication of the comment in context. It's true that religious jews practice circumcisio… | /r/MensRights | 19/10/15 07:57 PM |
| -2 | Time for some introspection: When was a time an MRA "went too far"? or said something they shouldn't have?Thanks for proving my point. You would have upvoted both of them, apparently. And yeah, totally cool to make broad antisemitic generalizations and promote conspiracy theories, because circumcision./s And as to your second comparison about the black kids and respecting girls - that wasn't the context. As I recall, there was a post about "teaching boys to respect girls". Someone else made a comment about "how about they teach girls to respect boys" and then the asshole chimed in about "how about t… | /r/MensRights | 19/10/15 03:38 PM |
| 4 | Time for some introspection: When was a time an MRA "went too far"? or said something they shouldn't have?There was a comment "because the jews think it's cool" on an intactivist thread, written by a user who mostly frequents hate subs (I checked the comment history). It got upvoted to about +6 and another user chimed in about "jews having too much influence" or something to that effect (that user is mostly an r/intactivists denizen). It also got challenged, by myself and by another user, for crass jew-baiting. It wasn't a highly upvoted comment, and the users were pretty marginal, but I was a bit d… | /r/MensRights | 19/10/15 07:11 AM |
| 4 | Time for some introspection: When was a time an MRA "went too far"? or said something they shouldn't have?I've seen coontown/kiketown rhetoric leak into this sub a couple of times and get upvoted. It's not the norm, but it happens occasionally. | /r/MensRights | 19/10/15 12:21 AM |
| 59 | Danish men seeking right to "judicial abortions"dad doesn't step up to the plate I'm not going to directly dispute your point. I think the issue is quite complicated, and I think a variety of policy options should be considered. But I really think we need to put this kind of language to rest. "Step up to the plate"? Fuck that. | /r/MensRights | 18/10/15 11:11 PM |
| 4 | Stop claiming that other countries need feminismMaybe nothing. Perhaps they should be left to organize their own societies on their own terms - and in reaction to the facts of life as they experience them. Maybe we should just mind our own business. | /r/MensRights | 18/10/15 07:38 PM |
| 6 | The censorship regime has reached Facebook (bottom photo first)Got any suggestions? I think that's a great idea, but I don't have much of a social media presence. | /r/MensRights | 18/10/15 01:25 AM |
| 27 | The censorship regime has reached Facebook (bottom photo first)You should continue to make efforts to contest this, and document their responses. I suspect this was an overzealous or paranoid admin that wrongfully banned you, and that if you press for a response you might get an apology. This seems really hard to justify, outside of an explicity 'anti-MRA' stance, which I doubt they'll take. Not sure about this - but I think it's worth it to try. | /r/MensRights | 18/10/15 01:23 AM |
| 5 | Mother of abused boy helps introduce proposed Wyatts law.... Given that women are most likely to commit child abuse I wonder how feminists will react?IIRC the largest share of child abusers are mothers. After that, it's males who are not the biological father. The 3rd largest share are biological fathers. As you point out, however, those are just raw quantities. The likelihood analysis seems complex. 'Likely' in relation to what? Cohabitation? Primary caretaker status? Number of hours with the child? | /r/MensRights | 13/10/15 03:19 AM |
| 22 | Mother of abused boy helps introduce proposed Wyatts law.... Given that women are most likely to commit child abuse I wonder how feminists will react?doesn't discredit the law change itself Not necessarily; it could still be a decent law. My statement was rhetorical - that it reflects an overly emotional rush to legislate, and nuances aren't given due consideration. If I recall, the sex offender registries were started under similar circumstances (Megan's Law). We now have 800,000 people in the US on sex offender registries, the overwhelming majority of whom never targeted children (public urination can get you on a registry in some states). … | /r/MensRights | 12/10/15 09:30 PM |
| 112 | Mother of abused boy helps introduce proposed Wyatts law.... Given that women are most likely to commit child abuse I wonder how feminists will react?Because it's an appeal to emotion over reason. The whole point is to harness the public's emotional reaction to an anecdote to create laws that will apply as broad social policy. | /r/MensRights | 12/10/15 09:02 PM |
| 69 | Mother of abused boy helps introduce proposed Wyatts law.... Given that women are most likely to commit child abuse I wonder how feminists will react?Any law named after a child is a bad idea. | /r/MensRights | 12/10/15 07:23 PM |
| 1 | I understand why people are against female genital mutilation, but why does no one care about male genital mutilation?The WHO has 4 distinct kinds, only one of them involves removal of the clitoris all the others are just taking some lip skin. This statement is inaccurate; all but one are major procedures (and the other is a catchall). Here are the WHO classifications - from the WHO website. | /r/MensRights | 07/10/15 03:10 AM |
| 0 | I understand why people are against female genital mutilation, but why does no one care about male genital mutilation?It's pretty pol-tier to accept that paragraph from intactwiki you cited as a reliable source. The only evidence provided is that two Jewish doctors (I'm guessing this determination was based on names) wrote letters to the editor in response to a pediatrics article. | /r/MensRights | 06/10/15 01:36 PM |
| 1 | Un-fucking-believable. A paper about women who use violence and how they're still the victims somehow.The Holocaust did happen, and over 6 million jews and half a million Gypsies were killed. They were killed in places like Chelmno, Treblinka, and, yes, Auschwitz. Chelmno, Treblinka, and Sobibor were not concentration camps. They were death camps. Few prisoners worked at these places, and these camps were not used to store people. Most who arrived were killed within 24 hours. Auschwitz was a mixed camp - it was used as both a work center, and as an execution center. Many Jews were also killed by… | /r/MensRights | 02/10/15 08:55 AM |
| 2 | Un-fucking-believable. A paper about women who use violence and how they're still the victims somehow."holohaux"? So, you don't think the Holocaust really happened? Or did I read that wrong? | /r/MensRights | 30/09/15 12:27 PM |
| -1 | Circumcision:the case for extending protection to boysWell, then you're not one of the 'intactivists' I'm referring to. But many have dubious motivations. Obvious anti-semitism and islamophobia are rampant among some of the more prominent intactivists on reddit (and lets not forget the 'Foreskin Man' propaganda piece). This makes me wonder what the true purpose of these activists really is. And even among sincere people like yourself, I think there's an inherent cultural presumption in the idea of a 'fundamental right to bodily integrity.' When tha… | /r/MensRights | 28/09/15 04:04 AM |
| -1 | Circumcision:the case for extending protection to boysNo. Ideological radicals attempting to effectuate cultural genocide under a thin patina of 'human rights' rhetoric are disgusting. And that includes radical feminists that want to project their ideology to every corner of the world under threat of violence; and it includes so called 'intactivists' who want to do the same. And I don't believe either of these groups that they actually care about children. Their primary motivation is cultural and religious intolerance. | /r/MensRights | 28/09/15 01:42 AM |
| 1 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.Are you Orthodox? I don't care either, because I'm not religious (though also from a Jewish family). But for those who are religious, it's a really big deal. It's the foundational covenant - roughly equivalent to baptism for Christians. | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 11:54 PM |
| 1 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.This is my third request that you leave me alone. | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 10:08 PM |
| 0 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.Please do not interact with me anymore. I've told you this before. I will not respond to anything you have to say, other than to repeat this request. | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 09:58 PM |
| 1 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.And 'human rights' rhetoric isn't a free pass for cultural colonialism. And 'Western' is the key word in that first sentence. There are many feminists throughout the world who see prohibitionism as a cultural assault. | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 03:04 PM |
| -1 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.There have been tons of studies showing this, particularly with respect to female-to-male HIV transmission. | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 01:57 PM |
| 0 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.Good for you. You did what you decided was best for your child, based on the information available to you. That's called responsible parenting. I'm not going to speculate one whether your decision was correct (best?), but I fully support your right to make it. | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 01:56 PM |
| 2 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.Yeah, some people around here seem to feel a need to emulate the behavior of the most radical feminists - but with different issues. And then they decry the radicalism of the feminists they're emulating. The lack of self-awareness is astounding sometimes. | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 01:48 PM |
| -2 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.This coming from an account that's 11 hours old. I call bullshit. | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 01:40 PM |
| -5 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.Ever heard of braces? And then there are all of the cosmetic procedures that get performed on infants like removal of (medically harmless) growths and extra toes/fingers. A cosmetic procedure is 'medically justified' if the condition will socially handicap the child. And it's absolutely allowed. It gets tricky with a procedure like circumcision, because, for many, it won't come with a social detriment. But for some - particularly religous Jews and Muslims - the social/cultural/religous consequen… | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 01:20 PM |
| 1 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.What if you do it because it's a fundamental commandment of your religion? Children, inherently, do not have a choice in many circumstances. If you keep a Muslim or Jewish family from circumcising their son, then all of his friends from his community will tell him he's not part of their religion/culture (with substantial religious justification, I might add). We can thrust an outcome on children by denying their parents the right to circumcize, just as much as by allowing it. It's really not so … | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 01:14 PM |
| -2 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.Children don't have a right to physical autonomy. Their parents can consent, on their behalf, to cosmetic procedures. Many cosmetic procedures are considered socially beneficial within the dominant culture - i.e. without the procedure the child could suffer a significant social, but not medical, handicap. Circumcision, by contrast, is necessary for inclusion within subgroups of the dominant culture (particular religions). I don't buy the argument that what is necessary to fit into the dominant c… | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 05:27 AM |
| 1 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.But for those procedures that don't impose significant health risks (clitoral hood removal, for instance), maybe it shouldn't be. Even a symbolic pin prick is a felony in the US. While many forms of FGM are quite serious, there's an hysterical element to our reaction. Do we have to replicate that attitude with respect to male circumcision? | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 04:26 AM |
| 0 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.How about braces? Should kids have to wait until they're 18? How about removal of an extra toe (not too uncommon, actually)? What if the kid has an unsightly, but medically harmless, growth on his face? I think you're missing the point. | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 04:09 AM |
| 3 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.A lot of this has to do with social inclusion. We allow parents to consent on behalf of their children to fix cosmetic problems that are generally accepted as socially detrimental. But if the procedure relates to inclusion within a subgroup (say, Muslims or Jews, for instance), then we wind up with a problem. Do we apply our overall social values (moral universalism), or do we defer to the values of the subgroup (cultural relativism). This debate has been raging among feminist-anthropologists fo… | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 03:56 AM |
| 2 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.And they're really giving ammo to our detractors with this one. Criminalize Judaism!!! /s. Yeah, that's gonna get us really far. | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 03:37 AM |
| 3 | Saw this on imgur. A man holding intactivist signs along a street. Wish I had the balls to do more than just complain on the internet.Who's 'you' in this case? Parents? | /r/MensRights | 27/09/15 03:33 AM |
| -9 | Circumcision:the case for extending protection to boysThere absolutely is a double standard, with dubious ideological motivations. Female circumcision procedures that cause little medical harm to the infant (such as symbolic pricking, or clitoral hood removal) should be legalized promptly. The war on African and Muslim culture championed by 'moral universalist' feminists is sickening indeed. | /r/MensRights | 26/09/15 11:28 PM |
| 2 | Observations on the MRM.Maybe. But young people often experiment with numerous ideological affiliations before settling into more fixed patterns of thinking as adults. And the same could be said about TRP. I suspect that many of them will grow out of it. What's more concerning to me is the way that mature adults with extreme ideologies attempt to harness the inherent angst of youth for their own purposes. | /r/MensRights | 22/09/15 09:35 PM |
| 2 | Observations on the MRM.For a lot of young people "dating angst" can look a lot like hatred of the other sex. It isn't. Thanks for raising this point. It's an important observation. I'm not a fan of The Red Pill, and I reject their gender essentialist narratives. But I also understand that many men in their teens and twenties are navigating a challenging emotional landscape as they seek out a partner, so I try not to judge them too harshly for their venting. And the same applies to some of those infamous 'tumblr femini… | /r/MensRights | 22/09/15 08:30 PM |
| 2 | Great resource here for debunking claims that fgm and mgm are different .Thanks. I just read an article in the Atlantic about this. Apparently, some cultures do this as part of the wedding ritual - and the women are often adults (even by western definition) at the time. So there are adult women consenting to this procedure, but laws being promulgated to ban it. So, at least in certain contexts, the focus seems to be on taking bodily autonomy away from women rather than protecting them from nonconsensual procedures. And, of course, equivalent practices involving men a… | /r/MensRights | 22/09/15 01:23 PM |
| 2 | Great resource here for debunking claims that fgm and mgm are different .Serious question: What is the most common type? Clitorectomy? Clitoral hood removal? Labiectomy? There are so many different procedures - which is the most common? | /r/MensRights | 22/09/15 12:45 PM |
| 4 | Dave Futrelle Brigades Urban Dictionary by Accusing MRAs of Brigading Urban Dictionary.Since 8:30 am when the post was made, the top definition has received 250 downvotes so far - way above random activity. And here's betting that that post remains the most recent on his page until the top definition changes. | /r/MensRights | 21/09/15 09:18 PM |
| 4 | Dave Futrelle Brigades Urban Dictionary by Accusing MRAs of Brigading Urban Dictionary.He links to the definition (where users can vote), and invokes the concept of brigading. If you don't think that his primary intent was to influence the vote counts with his post, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you. | /r/MensRights | 21/09/15 07:32 PM |
| 3 | Dave Futrelle Brigades Urban Dictionary by Accusing MRAs of Brigading Urban Dictionary.Quite a few. The brigade has been fairly effective so far. | /r/MensRights | 21/09/15 04:20 PM |
| -3 | Great resource here for debunking claims that fgm and mgm are different .Female circumcision encompasses a wide range of procedures. I'm not sure exactly which one she's referring to. It wasn't clear if she was describing clitorectomy, or something else. Either way - that's their business. These screeching, self-righteous activists should stop hunting people all over the world in an effort to 'reform' their cultures to be more acceptable to western tastes. And Jews and Muslims should similarly be left alone in the west. | /r/MensRights | 21/09/15 02:11 PM |
| -9 | Great resource here for debunking claims that fgm and mgm are different .This article explains why we should stop fighting against female circumcision. I agree. We should stop interfering with the cultural practices of others; we should mind our own business. And that applies to male circumcision as well. | /r/MensRights | 21/09/15 01:21 PM |
| 3 | 'I'm sick of being a sugar daddy': Men reveal what it’s REALLY like to shower younger women with money in return for sexAnd what does this have to do with men's rights? Don't like being a sugar daddy? Then don't be one. Search for a connection instead of a transaction. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/15 09:47 PM |
| -1 | 25 underage boys forcibly genitally mutilated in Uganda by NGO funded & supported by The Texas Children's Hospital and the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) amongst others.Sorry, I already replied to this. I trust you're smart enough to understand that that wouldn't be a necessary response - I'll leave you to fill in the gaps yourself because I don't think you're arguing in good faith. I'm done interacting with a disturbed person who apparently spends all of his time ranting about Jews and penises. Good bye. | /r/MensRights | 20/09/15 06:05 PM |
| 0 | 25 underage boys forcibly genitally mutilated in Uganda by NGO funded & supported by The Texas Children's Hospital and the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) amongst others.Strawman much? Some vaccinations have fatality rates (it's a chance for each individual, but a near certainty over a wide population). And yet we administer them anyway, because public health is given precedence over the death of a small number of people. And some vaccinations have disfiguring effects - smallpox vaccine is notable in this regard. Thankfully, smallpox has been eradicated, but the substantial scarring caused by the vaccine didn't stop us from administering it when we had to, nor s… | /r/MensRights | 20/09/15 04:57 PM |
| 0 | 25 underage boys forcibly genitally mutilated in Uganda by NGO funded & supported by The Texas Children's Hospital and the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) amongst others.A commenter above presented some alternatives for promoting public health in sub-saharan Africa. I think those should be pursued - I think that circumcision (male or female) is a bad thing without consent. But yes. I think we can mutilate human beings without their consent for the purposes of disease control. We can quarantine them, we can mutilate them, we can even kill them, if the alternative is society's annihilation by disease. Is that 'disgusting'? Sure it is. But at a certain point, you d… | /r/MensRights | 20/09/15 02:37 AM |
| 1 | 25 underage boys forcibly genitally mutilated in Uganda by NGO funded & supported by The Texas Children's Hospital and the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) amongst others.I never said that I supported anything - only that I would support it if it were necessary to save huge numbers of lives. Thanks for introducing me to that Chinese adult circumcision device/procedure. I wasn't aware of that. Technologies like that would certainly seem to change the equation in terms of the benefits of infant circumcision. If there's a causal relationship between female circumcision and reduced risk of HIV transmission, then I absolutely think it should be considered as a public … | /r/MensRights | 20/09/15 02:25 AM |
| 0 | 25 underage boys forcibly genitally mutilated in Uganda by NGO funded & supported by The Texas Children's Hospital and the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) amongst others."remarkable"? Even if contrasted against a 30% HIV prevalence (for men and women) as an alternative? There was a time when smallpox vaccination was performed with live virus. Something like 2% of those who received it got smallpox. But national campaigns were conducted to get everyone vaccinated, because the alternative was absolutely ghastly. And circumcision 'works', IIRC, because the exposed glanular tissue becomes keratinized and less suceptible to abrasion. So sex is less likely to produce … | /r/MensRights | 19/09/15 11:33 PM |
| 1 | 25 underage boys forcibly genitally mutilated in Uganda by NGO funded & supported by The Texas Children's Hospital and the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) amongst others.Please read below the first sentence of my comment. I said that cancer prevention and infectious disease prevention aren't comparable. I do not believe that girls should get to decide if they should receive vaccinations (even those with health risks) if the public benefit of the vaccination campaign is sufficiently high. And I think that vaccination is the better analogy, as I explained. | /r/MensRights | 19/09/15 11:14 PM |
| -1 | 25 underage boys forcibly genitally mutilated in Uganda by NGO funded & supported by The Texas Children's Hospital and the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) amongst others.For someone with a 30% risk of vulvar cancer? Sure - but that would be for the individual to decide. But the analogy is inapt. HIV, unlike vulvar cancers, is an infectious illness. That means that an individual's risk exists in relation to the the population prevalence. Vaccines are a better analogy. My vaccination not only protects me, it also protects everyone else. So, in the face of a major public health threat, cumpulsory vaccination of infants may be justifiable, even if it represents a th… | /r/MensRights | 19/09/15 10:59 PM |
| -11 | 25 underage boys forcibly genitally mutilated in Uganda by NGO funded & supported by The Texas Children's Hospital and the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) amongst others.Uganda has been very aggressive in combating HIV. Prevalence has fallen from about 30% of the population in the 80s, to 6.4% as of 2008. This might be part of the campaign - circumcision reduces female-to-male transmission by about 60%. If it isn't necessary to reduce HIV rates, then I oppose it. If it will help save thousands, or millions of lives, then they have my full support. Bring on the downvotes! | /r/MensRights | 19/09/15 08:08 PM |
| 2 | Let's use this thread to coordinate some local meetings.New York City. | /r/MensRights | 18/09/15 05:19 AM |
| 1 | Refugee crisis: why are women considered to be a vulnerable group? (x-post /Feminism)you can try r/feminisms - it's another feminist sub and I think they have a better reputation. In the sense that they're less ban-happy. Not sure if they'll accept your inquiry there. But you can try. | /r/MensRights | 18/09/15 12:39 AM |
| 1 | What women really want – money: Research finds women look for well-paid job first in partnerThat's not the argument you made. You made the claim that overweight people or 'underemployed' people are selfish and uncaring. Now you're framing the issue in terms of what they can provide. If you're not interested in a partner because they can't provide you with the things you want, then that's just fine. What you did was to impute moral fault in others for not having the qualities you find attractive - and yes, that's pretty fucking gross. And btw, I'm not overweight and I'm several months a… | /r/MensRights | 13/09/15 11:39 PM |
| 3 | What women really want – money: Research finds women look for well-paid job first in partnerRight. Not having a high paying job is clearly a sign that you're a bad person who cares about no one but themselves. /s Same thing with being overweight, apparently. Well, I don't care how much money you make or how little you weigh. It's clear enough to me from your comment that you're a vile, disgusting human being. | /r/MensRights | 13/09/15 10:20 PM |
| 2 | Why are people attacked for supporting Men's Rights?The seventh definition provided in the link is a fairly neutral (accurate) description of MRAs, for anyone who's interested in voting. | /r/MensRights | 11/09/15 03:05 PM |
| 1 | My girlfriend continues to make me proud.That makes sense. Women need at least a few weeks to medically recover from child birth. In my state in the US, we offer short-term disability for this (up to six weeks), but the benefits are so flimsy it's barely worth it ($170 a week if I remember). It makes sense to me that social policy should encourage the woman to medically recover from the pregancy for a few weeks. After that, it should be shared. | /r/MensRights | 11/09/15 11:50 AM |
| 1 | We Need to Stop Telling Ourselves that Women and Children are the Only Refugees that Matter.Yes. My understanding is that the vast majority of those seeking asylum are men. Perhaps that's part of what's driving some governments towards a "women and children" first policy; to look like they're doing something while effectively limiting the size of the refugee population they take in. | /r/MensRights | 10/09/15 08:11 PM |
| 13 | We Need to Stop Telling Ourselves that Women and Children are the Only Refugees that Matter.According to Wikipedia, between 69,494 and 84,268 civilians have been killed during the Syrian Civil War. Also according to Wikipedia, a total of 7,719 women have been killed in the conflict. Including military deaths, at least 220,000 people have been killed in the conflict overall. ISIS has conducted a well documented campaign of sexual violence against the Yazidi community in Iraq. Otherwise, I haven't heard of rape being used systematically as a weapon of war in this conflict. As far as I ca… | /r/MensRights | 10/09/15 02:53 PM |
| 1 | Definition of MRA on Urban DictionaryThen maybe this could be stickied to attract more involvement? | /r/MensRights | 10/09/15 02:48 PM |
| 1 | My Ex-Wife May Be Falsely Reporting Income, Affecting Child SupportNot so sure about that. Judges don't like being lied to or manipulated. That tends to ellicit a harsh reaction when discovered. | /r/MensRights | 09/09/15 01:54 PM |
| 1 | My Ex-Wife May Be Falsely Reporting Income, Affecting Child SupportThe relevance of 'percentage of visitation' varies widely in the US. In my state (NY) it isn't taken into account at all unless custody is split 50/50 - otherwise, the formula is applied on a one-size-fits-all basis. Not sure how things work in OP's jurisdiction. | /r/MensRights | 09/09/15 01:42 PM |
| 5 | It's funny how when talking about an issue that effects males the most, the campaign is suddenly gender neutral.Feminism isn't a monolith. Not every feminist-identified individual or goup manifests the objectives you ascribe to the movement. I think it's a bit unfair to call MRAs 'idiotic' for not trusting the motives of everyone operating under the banner of feminism. I do, however, agree that a destructive paranoia surrounding feminism pervades MRM spaces that closes us off to dialogue with the majority of self-identified feminists who are operating in good faith. I think that the need for more open-min… | /r/MensRights | 09/09/15 12:59 PM |
| 2 | My Ex-Wife May Be Falsely Reporting Income, Affecting Child SupportYes. This is a much better strategy than what I proposed. Avoid the direct accusation, while nonetheless steering the court to conduct a full and appropriate inquiry. Good call. | /r/MensRights | 08/09/15 05:58 PM |
| 12 | My Ex-Wife May Be Falsely Reporting Income, Affecting Child SupportThis is why we need more judicial discretion in setting child support awards. The strict formula-based system creates injustices at every turn. In response to your question, I'd imagine that the most effective strategy would be to petition the court with your claim that your ex is hiding income. The court would probably care more than the IRS, although reporting her to the IRS might work as well. You could also try talking to her about it (but don't threaten anything). She may back down if she t… | /r/MensRights | 08/09/15 02:09 PM |
| 3 | Someone said that MRAs don't understand men's rights, but Men's Lib does. What are the differences between the movements that could make someone think this?I think that a key difference between the MRM and feminism is that there isn't an academic discipline associated with the MRM. Without acknowledging it, I think that many MRAs borrow from feminist theory in crafting their positions. But there is a deep suspicion of academic feminism here, and the motives of its contributors. So, where should MRAs look to find a sociological foundation suitable for discussing gender issues? As I said, I think that task is more suited to the academy - but the acad… | /r/MensRights | 07/09/15 04:08 PM |
| 2 | Someone said that MRAs don't understand men's rights, but Men's Lib does. What are the differences between the movements that could make someone think this?What exactly are you proposing? I fully agree that 'scientific' processes of inquiry are extremely valuable for advancing understanding. But this is a subreddit, not an academic department. There's way to much shitposting on this sub, and not nearly enough academic research - but that doesn't seem to be your criticism. It seems that you're looking for MRAs to develop a foundational gender theory upon which to build a 'scientific' discipline. That's a worthy project, IMO, but I'm not so sure that… | /r/MensRights | 07/09/15 03:03 PM |
| 1 | Someone said that MRAs don't understand men's rights, but Men's Lib does. What are the differences between the movements that could make someone think this?We do have an issue with shitposting though. Yeah. That's been turning me off to this sub. Menslib is better in that regard, or at least it has been. They do have quite a few rules - but the mods aren't particularly heavy-handed in enforcing them (they warn and then give short-term bans). They're not assholes, but the discussion is much more regulated. I don't identify as a feminist, but I try to be specific when making arguments (which feminists?) and haven't had any problems there. I comment a… | /r/MensRights | 06/09/15 05:09 AM |
| 2 | Julie Bindel on men: 'I would actually put them all in some kind of camp'I think you're thinking of Julie Burchill. I don't think Julie Bindel ever had children. | /r/MensRights | 05/09/15 02:25 AM |
| 4 | I was banned from /r/GenderEgalitarian/ for providing proof that crazy feminists, and their ideology exists.My understanding is that the issue isn't the subs, it's the mod (demmian). He gets accused of arbitrary and tyrannical moderation by MRAs and Feminists alike. | /r/MensRights | 02/09/15 12:38 PM |
| 2 | My ex-gf moved to Canada, and may be pregnant with my child.You have no legal rights WRT her pregnancy. If you want to assert parental rights in anticipation of the fetus being brought to term, your state may have a putative father registry. Signing up for this will give you certain legal rights (she can't put the child up for adoption without your consent unless she can disprove you as the father, for instance) once the child is born. | /r/MensRights | 30/08/15 11:35 PM |
| 5 | Diabetic black man arrested for child support dies in police custody after being denied insulinThis is just fucking heart-breaking. I used to live in Missouri; in a suburb of St. Louis not far from Ferguson. The racism there is palpable. And then there's the child support angle; throwing a person in prison for owing a debt. I guess when you add up dehumanizing attitudes towards black people with dehumanizing attitudes towards 'deadbeat dads', you get this. | /r/MensRights | 19/08/15 09:35 PM |
| 2 | Predictors of Divorce Initiation. Why Women File More Often - old (2000) and long (but very interesting) paperI think jurisdiction is important here. Where you practice, if I remember correctly, parties generally have to be separated for a year before initiating a divorce. That's no longer the case anywhere in the US - and I don't think it was in the study's states. Separations have plummeted in the US since that requirement was done away with (that was certainly the case in NY). So there is no party who 'begins with the kids.' Both parents have the kids, and then they divorce and one gets the kids thro… | /r/MensRights | 17/08/15 07:41 PM |
| 2 | Predictors of Divorce Initiation. Why Women File More Often - old (2000) and long (but very interesting) paperI'm not sure that I understand your argument. They aren't initiating to get the kids, they're initiating to get money to support the kids they're going to take? That would imply that they're initiating to get the kids - the support obligation is incidental, no? | /r/MensRights | 17/08/15 06:02 PM |
| 2 | Predictors of Divorce Initiation. Why Women File More Often - old (2000) and long (but very interesting) paperYes. That's all true. But we can also look to more general domestic violence research (see p.43 here). While lifetime prevalence of DV is high for both men and women (that is, any experience of being slapped, shoved, etc), prevalence within a given 12-month period is fairly low 3-4%, and that includes any DV - presumably, rates severe or repeated DV would be significantly lower than that. Given the frequency of divorce (about 50%), and considering the overall DV statistics, there's no reason to … | /r/MensRights | 17/08/15 05:40 PM |
| 3 | Predictors of Divorce Initiation. Why Women File More Often - old (2000) and long (but very interesting) paperIn NY (my state), I've read that only 6% of divorces involve allegations of abuse. This doesn't mean that the divorce was initiated on the grounds of cruelty, but rather that it was an allegation raised in the action. This is significant, in my state, because domestic violence has significant ramifications, particularly on custody determinations. Of course, even this measure doesn't answer the question - abuse may be a factor in decisionmaking that isn't brought up in court. But it is generally … | /r/MensRights | 17/08/15 05:13 PM |
| 2 | Predictors of Divorce Initiation. Why Women File More Often - old (2000) and long (but very interesting) paperIn that table, negative means less likely. My understanding is that it is the eventual outcome of custody (I'm inferring that from the sample - fully completed divorce records from four states - although it isn't entirely clear). So, where the husband got the kids, women are dramatically less likely to be the filer (the husband initiated in something like 9/10 cases). Where the wife gets the kids, the wife is dramatically more likely to be the filer, although the tilt is slightly less than if th… | /r/MensRights | 17/08/15 05:06 PM |
| 4 | Predictors of Divorce Initiation. Why Women File More Often - old (2000) and long (but very interesting) paperHave a look again at table 3 in the paper. The correlation coefficients are pretty tiny for most of the variables, except one: expectation of custody. That coefficient is enormous. It's the overwhelming driver of divorce initiation decisions - that's what I was getting at. Everything else is a sideshow. | /r/MensRights | 17/08/15 03:54 PM |
| 5 | Predictors of Divorce Initiation. Why Women File More Often - old (2000) and long (but very interesting) paperHmmm. My reading of the paper was that the largest single predictor of initiation (by far) was expectation of custody - and that both women and men are far more likely to initiate a divorce if they expect to gain custody of the children. How does your theory fit with this hypothesis (I think there's merit to your position, but I'm trying to fit it all together)? My inference from the paper was that men rarely initiate divorce because they want custody of their children (not just more time) and t… | /r/MensRights | 17/08/15 03:24 PM |
| 4 | Young man, explained fear of divorce rape etc. to my mother last week, (mother divorce raped father) all she could say is "Why are you thinking about stuff like that? Think positive happy thoughts, read the Secret", what now?Well, your mom is going to look at your dad in the context of a romantic relationship. You can see those aspects of your dad's life - but your relationship is father-son. Isn't that the more appropriate framework for evaluating him (i.e. his qualities as a father)? That's what I was getting at - that your frame of reference for evaluating other men may shrink through excessive immersion in TRP philosophy. I don't know whether your mother is a bad person. You've only given us a little bit of info… | /r/MensRights | 17/08/15 01:45 PM |
| 5 | Young man, explained fear of divorce rape etc. to my mother last week, (mother divorce raped father) all she could say is "Why are you thinking about stuff like that? Think positive happy thoughts, read the Secret", what now?You're evaluating your dad using the AF/BB schema? Good lord, man! Step out of that TRP bubble; it's gonna make you a bad person. | /r/MensRights | 17/08/15 01:33 PM |
| 2 | Actor Brendan Fraser Broke, Can't Afford $900,000 Child Support Payment to Ex-WifeThanks for the detailed description of the Oklahoma system. Good to hear that some sensible reform is underway. | /r/MensRights | 16/08/15 12:33 AM |
| 8 | Actor Brendan Fraser Broke, Can't Afford $900,000 Child Support Payment to Ex-WifeWhat state is this? In my state, NY, there's a statutory minimum $25 monthly obligation, regardless of income. I don't think this applies to incarcerated individuals, and it's been successfully challenged, on state constitutional grounds, in some other cases. But that's the general rule, and I wasn't aware of an exception for disability. But states have widely differing CS policies. In Florida, a person with $800 in income (assuming the custodial parent had no income) would owe about $200/mo, de… | /r/MensRights | 15/08/15 09:12 PM |
| 2 | so, some women are petitioning to get a family court judge removed. only reasons given were that "he is a mans rights advocate" and "he keeps giving the dads a chance" reddit, make this the face of sexism facing menOP, please delete this. Your link is driving the petition. Lots of traffic comes through here, including our detractors, and they'll sign this petition just out of spite. Just leave this to the people of Eerie county - by itself, this petition isn't gaining much traction beyond disgruntled parents. No need to politicize it. | /r/MensRights | 11/08/15 03:10 PM |
| 6 | The Complaint GapYes. There is a stickied post about male reluctance to complain. I remembered this article from way back and that it was relevant to that discussion. But yes, it is old. | /r/MensRights | 11/08/15 01:21 AM |
| 3 | Do men know how to complain?I think you're onto something. Here's an old NYT opinion piece about exactly this and its broader political ramifications. I think I'm gonna post it as well, since I see so much misunderstanding in the comments here. Edit: grammar | /r/MensRights | 10/08/15 08:27 PM |
| 1 | Judge upholds accused student's gender-bias claimGood to hear. I was a little disturbed by the judge's conclusion that procedures in a student handbook don't establish contract rights. You'd think that even a private school should be held to abide by the disciplinary procedures that it advertises to students. Otherwise, the school has a blank check to arbitrarily wield its institutional power. And colleges have a lot of power over the lives of their students. | /r/MensRights | 09/08/15 08:04 PM |
| 2 | What we are all aiming for (X-post from TrollXChromosomes)I agree. | /r/MensRights | 06/08/15 11:26 PM |
| 1 | Which Men's Rights issue bothers you the most?Incarceration of child support obligors. In the US, men are 9 times more likely to be child support obligors, and 8 times more likely to be incarcerated for it (despite higher rates of compliance). The male/female ratio of incarcerated child support obligors is close to 100:1. About 50,000 American men are incarcerated on any given day due to child support arrearages. | /r/MensRights | 05/08/15 02:31 PM |
| 54 | As a father who does not have any criminal record at all and has been denied seeing my children by the superior court of NJ, this is absolutely mind boogling. spoiler alert, read the last paragraph.Right. Because hiring someone to kill your ex doesn't reflect poorly on your fitness as a parent. /s | /r/MensRights | 03/08/15 06:01 PM |
| 2 | Civil discussion in the gender warsIs homophobia appropriate on this sub? Last I checked, we advocated for men's rights and didn't distinguish based on sexual orientation. Take your slurs back to TRP. | /r/MensRights | 03/08/15 03:52 PM |
| 1 | Could you set up a stand like this for any other demographic and not get in major trouble?Where was this? What group is this? | /r/MensRights | 03/08/15 01:28 PM |
| 4 | Have these sort of stats been factored into the 'wage gap' myth?Total support order is 25% of combined gross For one child? What jurisdiction is this? It's 17% where I live. Is this a real support order? The math doesn't add up. How is the ratio of income equal to .69 slanted toward the noncustodial parent? Isn't it the other way (i.e. the noncustodial parent should pay less)? | /r/MensRights | 02/08/15 03:01 PM |
| 12 | Sex workers: legalize prostitution and do not criminalize clientsFrom what I've seen, when feminists and tradcons ally, it's usually either to demonize male sexuality or to punish men for the breakdown of marriages. The toxicity of that alliance needs to be called out. | /r/MensRights | 01/08/15 11:38 PM |
| 2 | The notion of "toxic masculinity" is just women femsplaining masculinity.I agree. And I think what you're describing is a societal tendency. | /r/MensRights | 31/07/15 11:53 PM |
| 7 | I got banned from /r/Feminism for posting about the Rollins Stones editorAre you sure you didn't get banned because of your username? | /r/MensRights | 31/07/15 07:12 PM |
| 2 | Can anyone explain to me how child benefits are sexist towards women?Wow! The Canadians are debating how much child care assistance the government should provide. In many US states, we won't even provide the kids with health insurance. Sometimes I think that our Canadian and American contributors are living on two different planets. | /r/MensRights | 31/07/15 06:11 PM |
| 1 | philg - July 18, 2015 @ 3:35 pm · Filed under Uncategorized “Halle Berry faces ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry in secret trial over child support” is a potentially interesting family law case.$192,000 seems like an excessive sum. How much of that will realistically be spent on the child? Looks more like alimony than child support, at first blush. | /r/MensRights | 31/07/15 06:02 PM |
| – | Feminist says 'who cares' if the UVA frat members were harmed by the Rolling Stone story--the 'Jackie' lie served a greater purposeThe 'Feminist' who wrote that got torn down in the next few comments - on Jezebel. Cherry picking comments like this is bad form. Anti-MRAs do this all the time. It's not hard to find an awful comment here at r/mensrights, either. But those comments get downvoted and responded to. The comment in question didn't get support from the Jezebel community - it was promptly attacked. I'm not supporting Jezebel or their readers. I find much of what i read there offensive, and their commentors often disp… | /r/MensRights | 31/07/15 12:13 AM |
| 1 | Single Father Wanting a Child Through SurrogacyContracts for surrogacy are unenforceable in my state (NY). It's a complex and controversial topic. State laws vary. There may be constitutional issues as well. Even if your state doesn't bar these contracts by statute (as is the case in NY), they may be voided on common law or constitutional principles. | /r/MensRights | 30/07/15 07:57 PM |
| 1 | A cautionary tale and guide to surviving a DV chargedon't go out of your way to antagonize the police. Good advice in any circumstance. | /r/MensRights | 30/07/15 02:00 PM |
| 6 | U.Va. Grads Sue Rolling Stone Over Retracted Rape ArticleGreat. And when is Jackie Coakley going to be charged and prosecuted? After all this, the media and the Virginia authorities are still protecting the false accuser who caused so much damage to innocent lives. | /r/MensRights | 30/07/15 01:46 PM |
| 9 | The notion of "toxic masculinity" is just women femsplaining masculinity.I'm not so sure that "women" use this term regularly. It appears in feminist discourse, and, occasionally, in journalism, from what I've seen. And I'm pretty sure it's been used by men as well (male feminists). | /r/MensRights | 30/07/15 01:40 PM |
| 4 | SJWs made a huge list of users posting to subreddits they are againstApparently I got tagged for posting a New York Times article about forced labor in the fishing industry. | /r/MensRights | 29/07/15 07:05 PM |
| 2 | You should know: You're being watched, and branded, for taking part in this subreddit.Are mods routinely given access to that kind of information? Not sure that I trust all the mods on reddit. | /r/MensRights | 29/07/15 06:31 PM |
| 1 | You should know: You're being watched, and branded, for taking part in this subreddit.I'm confused about the significance of this. Am I right that it enables subs to preemptively ban users? If so, that seems kind of silly, but I could really care less. I'm more concerned with someone trying to track my IP address (or some other technique for deducing my identity) with the intent to dox me. Is this a realistic concern? | /r/MensRights | 29/07/15 06:13 PM |
| 1 | The case of Zach Jesse – can men’s rights help women too? | A Voice for Male StudentsI've seen this in real life. Some people are reluctant to report sexual assault because the punishments are so draconian. The sex offender registry, and similar extra-legal institutions, may give pause to a potential complainant. | /r/MensRights | 29/07/15 02:56 PM |
| 5 | Found in the Facepalm sub... and maybe it should have stayed there. | /r/MensRights | 29/07/15 07:01 AM |
| 1 | My GFs best friend and our housemate is a radical feminist. How can I go about stopping her being so hate-filled?Change your living situation. It sounds dangerous that you're living in the same house with her. She seems very unstable from what you've described. | /r/MensRights | 28/07/15 06:19 PM |
| 7 | I am self-employed with income double that of my ex-spouse. Can she threaten to have a judge MAKE ME get a "real job"?Hire an attorney to help with your petition for modification. With expert help, there won't be any question about the "realness" of your work. But if you try to do it yourself, your ex could find a way to denigrate your employment to curry favor with the court. That's why you need an expert advocate to tell your story. Don't try to do it yourself. It's worth the money. | /r/MensRights | 28/07/15 05:05 AM |
| 3 | Air conditioning is another big, sexist plotI'm sure there's regional variation, but during the school-year, temperature regulation is mostly achieved by turning up the heat. | /r/MensRights | 28/07/15 02:00 AM |
| 7 | Air conditioning is another big, sexist plotI've read that the opposite problem is prevalent in schools (don't remember the source). Boys body temperature runs a little hotter, so the temperature at which they are optimally comfortable is a bit lower than for girls. If I remember correctly, someone studied where thermostats were set at schools - and it was set at the optimal point for girls, leaving the boys feeling overheated and sluggish. | /r/MensRights | 28/07/15 12:03 AM |
| 2 | Can one be an MRA and think Paul Elam is a dumbass?I sure hope so. Otherwise, I guess I'll have to disavow my claim as an MRA. | /r/MensRights | 27/07/15 06:42 PM |
| 2 | So I came across this alongside a highway...I'll put in 10. | /r/MensRights | 27/07/15 09:00 AM |
| 1 | Malicious ProsecutionHodges (the falsely accused) was a woman. Crosgove (one of the accusers) was a man. I couldn't catch the gender of Gibson (the other accuser). Where in the text should I be looking? | /r/MensRights | 26/07/15 04:29 AM |
| 2 | Malicious Prosecution(4) that the defendant initiated or continued the initial case with an improper purpose. Hard to prove and hard to win. It requires a showing of actual malice by the prosecutor - referred to as "improper purpose" in the elements listed by OP. That's hard to prove. That's part of why these suits are rarely successful. That and, potentially, a tendency of the courts to protect prosecutors. The tort action of malicious prosecution is made against the individual prosecutors, not the state. Sovereign… | /r/MensRights | 25/07/15 11:33 PM |
| 3 | Equality Bill 2015Prior to passage (it certainly won't happen in a Republican congress, so there's plenty of time to get this right) men should lobby to get our examples of discrimination also written into Section 2, so courts won't be persuaded to apply this equality law in a way that makes it unavailable to men, particularly those who are straight. This is critically important. Statements of motive and legislative history can be pivotal in determining how statutory language is interpreted. If everything in the … | /r/MensRights | 25/07/15 10:19 PM |
| 1 | Malicious ProsecutionMalicious prosecution is really hard to prove and rarely invoked. What does this have to do with men's rights? | /r/MensRights | 25/07/15 05:14 PM |
| 3 | “All vaginas are the same size~!!11″ and the Unequal Nature of EqualityI think it would be more appropriate to post this at r/theredpill. Seems more like a dating strategy post. | /r/MensRights | 25/07/15 04:28 AM |
| 1 | Promoted Comment: Valuation of emotional versus financial supportIndeed you are! My bad. Carry on. | /r/MensRights | 24/07/15 05:49 AM |
| 5 | Promoted Comment: Valuation of emotional versus financial supportThe cost of a child is not directly proportionate to parental income. As families (intact or otherwise) make more money, the proportion of total income devoted to child expenses decreases. Many European countries have formulas that accurately reflect this. Perhaps Canada does. Many states in the US apply a fixed percentage formula. In New York, this is more or less mandatory up to 140,000 dollars in parental income, and is typically applied to incomes far in excess of that. For one child, it is … | /r/MensRights | 24/07/15 05:28 AM |
| 2 | I hate that I love to grillThat's right. You have no right to express your internal sense of gender identity, no matter how benign or productive. Fuck this bullshit. | /r/MensRights | 23/07/15 10:06 PM |
| 6 | I hate that I love to grillWhat the fuck is wrong with these people? | /r/MensRights | 23/07/15 10:02 PM |
| 3 | In my local NHS hospital (tax funded by all of us), domestic violence only happens to women, and help is only available to women.The bathrooms are unisex. | /r/MensRights | 21/07/15 09:21 PM |
| 3 | In my local NHS hospital (tax funded by all of us), domestic violence only happens to women, and help is only available to women.Have to share, just to lift everyone's spirits: I go to a public health clinic in New York City. The posters they have in the bathrooms on DV are completely gender neutral. And when I went in June, they had flyers up all over the place celebrating June as Men's Health Month. The stuff I hear and see at my law school on the other hand... | /r/MensRights | 21/07/15 03:28 PM |
| 4 | Public Editor calls out New York Times article claiming Ellen Pao was a victim of sexismYeah. I see that as well. And the comment below that is similar. And then every comment below that takes the Times to task for its biased coverage - all of the "reader's picks" as well. 98% of the comments express disgust at the bias and effort at "added value." But the two at the top press the sexism narrative. Weird. | /r/MensRights | 20/07/15 01:11 AM |
| 2 | Public Editor calls out New York Times article claiming Ellen Pao was a victim of sexismThat was my understanding - that David Streitfeld intervened and edited it into its final form. There was an article about this which I can't find. Her explanation was inconsistent with the account I had read in the alternative press. Who knows what really happened, though. | /r/MensRights | 19/07/15 09:24 PM |
| 4 | Julie Burchill talks of guilt after the death of her son Jack LandesmanThe Sunday Times said that Burchill's fee for the piece would be donated to two suicide charities - Calm, which works to prevent male suicide, and Sobs which works with bereaved families I guess she's changed her mind about the importance of male suicide. | /r/MensRights | 19/07/15 09:22 PM |
| 6 | Public Editor calls out New York Times article claiming Ellen Pao was a victim of sexismRambling on about journalistic practices and concerns is par for the course in a Public Editor piece. Obviously, she's not going to admit to ideological bias at the NYT. But the last paragraph is pretty clear that they fucked up. | /r/MensRights | 19/07/15 06:02 PM |
| 1 | TIL that applying for a Civil Protection Order/Personal Protection Order in Toledo, OH is free.... as long as you're a woman applying for it.I will. | /r/MensRights | 19/07/15 02:27 AM |
| 2 | TIL that applying for a Civil Protection Order/Personal Protection Order in Toledo, OH is free.... as long as you're a woman applying for it.Sent. Thanks for putting these together. | /r/MensRights | 19/07/15 02:14 AM |
| 2 | There's at least one thing this odd couple [Feminist Naomi Wolf and Liberterian Rand Paul] agree on: The government should get out of the marriage business.Child support is absolutely for the child. That's not as ironclad of a proposition as you seem to think. In California, the stated purpose of child support is to "improve the standard of living of the custodial household to improve the lives of children." So the reasoning seems to be that it should be for mothers (and some fathers) and their children, to benefit the children. Most jurisdictions in the US have CS policies similar to California, although few are as brazen in celebrating the (suppo… | /r/MensRights | 18/07/15 04:24 AM |
| 1 | There's at least one thing this odd couple [Feminist Naomi Wolf and Liberterian Rand Paul] agree on: The government should get out of the marriage business.Moms don't "profit" from child support. That's true in the majority of cases, but misuse of CS funds is not uncommon. When child support awards are large, the risk of misuse is higher. | /r/MensRights | 18/07/15 04:15 AM |
| 1 | The new reddit policy is a great victory for men's rights and defeat for feministsI keep reading this and don't doubt that it's true. But why would the admins of reddit like a group that hates reddit? | /r/MensRights | 18/07/15 02:13 AM |
| 2 | AMA: New reddit CEO talks about banning subreddits - ours does not appear to be in dangerDid the admin that made the threat provide a rationale for why MR might be banned? Do you have any insights into the admins' thinking about this sub? One would think that they would have a clearer view of what actually goes on here than what the media presents. | /r/MensRights | 17/07/15 05:02 PM |
| 1 | Anyone else get the "Receipts for child support" post on their facebook wall that's going viral now?Oh. Sorry. I didn't make that claim. I think that was what u/mochacola was implying in his response to my comment. I didn't understand how that user got there from my comment, so I didn't reply. But yes, you're statement on the law in NY is correct - which you would apparently know better than me. | /r/MensRights | 16/07/15 04:42 PM |
| 2 | Anyone else get the "Receipts for child support" post on their facebook wall that's going viral now?Absolutely. A routine reporting requirement would be a nightmare. I think the state of Oregon provides a good example of progressive laws in this domain. Unlike in any other state, a family court judge has full discretion to order an audit of the recipient parent. This, typically, will require that some substantial proof of serious misuse of funds has taken place. So it only really applies when there are serious allegations. 40 states in the US have no mechanism for judicial inquiry at all. You … | /r/MensRights | 16/07/15 04:38 PM |
| 1 | Anyone else get the "Receipts for child support" post on their facebook wall that's going viral now?I'm in NY too. Parental income is the combined income of both parents. The child's entitlement is calculated as 17% (for one kid) of combined income up to 141k. The courts routinely extend the the 17% formula to incomes above the cap though they have discretion not to. In practice, the distinction is academic. If you're not rich, you pay 17% of your income in CS. But the idea is that both parents are supposed to contribute proportionately to their means. | /r/MensRights | 16/07/15 03:58 PM |
| -2 | "Former Reddit CEO explains "what the racist-sexist neckbeards don't understand""But then what? If TRP gets banned, they'll come over here to comment and post content. This'll put the mods in an awful position. | /r/MensRights | 16/07/15 02:10 PM |
| 3 | The most humorous court room dialogue I have ever had the pleasure of readingtried to get her to say I beat her. That's fucking awful. Even though it failed, it's still horrible that someone tried to do that to you. As a law student about to become an attorney, I apologize on behalf of the profession. | /r/MensRights | 16/07/15 01:47 PM |
| 1 | Iowa court upholds ruling clearing student of campus sexual assaultYup. That's certainly possible - and even more disturbing. I take some comfort in thinking that this is just a momentary hysteria, and that we'll come to our senses in court short order. Maybe I'm fooling myself. | /r/MensRights | 16/07/15 01:23 PM |
| 1 | Anyone else get the "Receipts for child support" post on their facebook wall that's going viral now?I wouldn't support a system that demands regular receipts from custodial parents. I would support a system that gives judges discretion to conduct an audit if the payor can show evidence that the funds are being misused. As it stands, very few states in the US allow for this (don't know about other countries). So, even where CS is being flagrantly misused, the court can't even look into it so long as the child isn't actually starving or without minimal clothing. The point isn't to harass custodi… | /r/MensRights | 16/07/15 01:16 PM |
| 4 | Iowa court upholds ruling clearing student of campus sexual assaultIt's disturbing how determined the school was in trying to harm this falsely accused student. It's almost as if they're more concerned about activists then they are about protecting the innocent. | /r/MensRights | 16/07/15 12:19 PM |
| 1 | Canadian man potentially faces 6 months in prison for refusing a feminist to dox and harass.Do you have any terminology in mind? I'm not an expert on feminist theory, so the terminology I have to work with -- second-wave, third-wave, radfems -- isn't very helpful, because even these subdivisions seem too ill-defined to address. Christina Hoff Sommers divides the movement between 'equity feminists' and 'gender feminists', to distinguish those who advocate for equality from those who seek to advance narrowly defined gender-based interests. I try to be a specific as possible. If NOW advoc… | /r/MensRights | 16/07/15 05:39 AM |
| 5 | Canadian man potentially faces 6 months in prison for refusing a feminist to dox and harass.Excellent point. I totally agree that overgeneralization of feminism is a problem on this sub. We should all aim to speak clearly about who we're referring to when we make a point. I try to avoid the feminist label when voicing criticisms, because it describes such a broad set of views. There's actually a lot of overlap between some MRM philosophy and certain strands of traditional feminism. | /r/MensRights | 16/07/15 05:15 AM |
| 2 | Anyone else get the "Receipts for child support" post on their facebook wall that's going viral now?Misuse of child support funds is a common allegation in family court. I learned this from my family law professor, who had a couple decades of experience in 3 states of the US. It happens frequently, particularly when there's a large award. In my state, CS is calculated automatically as 17% of gross income up to about 140k - but the percentage is usually applied, at the discretion of the court, to incomes much higher than that. The effective cap on CS payments is between 300-600k per year - huge… | /r/MensRights | 16/07/15 12:23 AM |
| 39 | Anyone else get the "Receipts for child support" post on their facebook wall that's going viral now?Many people seem to think child support is some sort of pseudo-alimony. The common trope you'll hear about this is the one about 'men who abandon their children.' This ignores the fact that in over 80% of divorces involving children, the party who expects to gain custody is the one who initiates the divorce. Overwhelmingly, at least after marriage, the non-custodial parent didn't walk away. They were forced out. Not that this bears directly on the issue under discussion, but its a myth that's in… | /r/MensRights | 15/07/15 10:48 PM |
| 6 | ‘Scarlet Letter’ would mark transcripts of college students convicted of assault--(not a criminal conviction)Not sure that's how it works. A criminal penalty follows a criminal conviction. Technically there is no penalty here, it's a reporting requirement. Its drafters will no doubt argue that its intent is not to punish, but rather to alert the public. Total bullshit, and I agree that the accused should be offered stringent protections, but I don't think this would trigger the 5th, or 6th, amendment rights afforded criminal defendants. | /r/MensRights | 15/07/15 07:47 PM |
| 2 | Interesting read on single momsThe relationship of codependency is the most toxic. Treating a boy or adolescent as an emotional husband is one of the most destructive things a woman can do. It's not a child's job to dote on his mother like a smitten suitor - but that is exactly what many single mothers attempt to extract from their sons. It's a serious form of abuse, and it's a disgrace that society hasn't done more to intervene and stop this kind of behavior. | /r/MensRights | 15/07/15 06:43 PM |
| 1 | Promoted Comment: What can we do?Advocate for accessible male birth control - many good things will follow. Technology is the greatest driver of social progress. The need for male birth control is also a unifying issue. MRAs, MGTOWs, and Red Pillers all agree. | /r/MensRights | 15/07/15 04:19 PM |
| 3 | omg sexism!!!Troll alert. | /r/MensRights | 15/07/15 04:04 PM |
| 1 | Discuss in this thread where the fuck we're going to go when we get banned in the next week.But is r/MR a hate sub? Unlike r/fatpeoplehate and the like, it'll be hard to argue that the primary purpose of this sub is to espouse hatred. The SPLC conceded as much, claiming that there were instances of misogyny here but that the primary purpose of MR was not hate. Not sure that that'll mean anything to the admins, but I think they'll have a difficult time coming up with a clear rationale for why this sub should be banned. | /r/MensRights | 15/07/15 02:59 PM |
| 3 | Campus Rape Trial Violated Rights of Accused Male Student, Judge RulesThat's my understanding. They have to honor their own policies because the student and school have a contract. So if the school sets out a disciplinary procedure, they have to abide by it, or else be in breech of contract - that's part of the "mattress girl" lawsuit against Columbia. But the procedures they institute don't have to meet the minimum constitutional standards that a state entity would. Could be wrong about this, but I don't think that the receipt of federal funds transforms a colleg… | /r/MensRights | 15/07/15 04:12 AM |
| 4 | Campus Rape Trial Violated Rights of Accused Male Student, Judge RulesRight. So they have to be concerned about title IX compliance, to retain their funding. But private college students aren't guaranteed due process under the 14th amendment like state college students are. The opinion in this case was a classic explication of the procedural due process owed by a state entity. A private college student can't rely on the same protection by the courts. | /r/MensRights | 15/07/15 04:02 AM |
| 7 | Campus Rape Trial Violated Rights of Accused Male Student, Judge RulesBut students at private colleges and universities won't be offered the same protections. The procedural due process afforded the accused in this case was only extended because he went to a state school. Otherwise, it's a private contract, title IX notwithstanding. | /r/MensRights | 15/07/15 03:22 AM |
| 3 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.You're misrepresenting what u/salacio wrote. Just because something could happen in a dark alley, does not imply that it always, or even usually, happens in a dark alley. You drew that inference. u/salacio did not. | /r/MensRights | 14/07/15 06:47 PM |
| 1 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.Jake can be legally responsible for raping her Yes. But only if he rapes her. The fact that Josie is drunk is irrelevant in determining whether she was raped, so long as she was not unconscious or unable to communicate. | /r/MensRights | 14/07/15 06:41 PM |
| 3 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.Do you know what misrepresentation means? Your comment makes no sense. | /r/MensRights | 14/07/15 06:35 PM |
| 3 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.Citation please - is this kind of evidence regularly introduced against criminal defendants? If so, under what circumstances. I don't think this could come in in a DUI case in most states. You don't know what you're talking about. | /r/MensRights | 14/07/15 05:55 PM |
| 1 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.Of course. But that does not imply that being drunk makes one incapable of giving consent. Incapacitation makes one incapable of giving consent. Of course, one can be both drunk and incapacitated. One can also be drunk and be raped by force or the threat of force. Drunkeness, per se, is not the issue. | /r/MensRights | 14/07/15 04:43 PM |
| 5 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.That's a gross misrepresentation of my arguments. Please review those comments again if you need clarification. Find a friend with advanced reading skills and review the comments together if you're still confused. My arguments were consistently focused on the relationship between alcohol consumption and legal incapacitation. You repeatedly made the claim that a person can't consent to sex if they're drunk. That claim was inaccurate, and I pointed it out, several times. I'd rather not waste my ti… | /r/MensRights | 14/07/15 02:36 PM |
| 1 | Question regarding child supportIt sounds like you are a custodial parent. Generally, that means no child support obligation. The state may not be aware of your living situation (i.e. that you live with your child). I think you can fight this - but jurisdictions vary. But, you may not qualify for benefits as a household. They could get you, or your gf, for welfare fraud, if not child support. | /r/MensRights | 14/07/15 12:42 PM |
| 1 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.Incapable of communication means exactly that - you can't speak, or at least not intelligibly. | /r/MensRights | 14/07/15 03:28 AM |
| 2 | My Girlfriend is pregnant and I now have a question regarding child support.I'm fully aware that child support and custody agreements are nonenforceable, which you would know if you followed the full conversation. The point of the agreement is to circumvent the legal system through binding mutual committment acknowledged by family. We've taken additional steps beyond that which I won't go into. It is not intended to create an alternative legal universe, but rather to bind the parties to a course of action, through social and familial pressure. A family law attorney coul… | /r/MensRights | 14/07/15 03:26 AM |
| 2 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.You're absolutely right. Drunkeness is not a defense to rape. I never said, nor implied, that it was. What I said was that drunkeness does not vitiate consent, unless the person is truly incapacitated. When two people are drunk, all of the normal rules apply. | /r/MensRights | 14/07/15 03:07 AM |
| 2 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.Evidentiary issues aside, the question of who is "drunker" has no legal significance. The only issue is whether the person is incapable of giving consent, which in most jurisdictions means that they are either unconscious or unable to communicate. Even after drinking 10 beers, most people retain the capability to say 'no.' The fact that their judgment may be impaired is irrelevant, so long as they voluntarily consumed the alcohol. | /r/MensRights | 13/07/15 09:03 PM |
| 2 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.He became the subject of a college disciplinary proceeding and was expelled. He was not criminally charged or prosecuted. Big distinction, I might add. Colleges, particularly private ones, are free to set standards that substantially depart from the criminal law. | /r/MensRights | 13/07/15 07:37 PM |
| 2 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.As I've already pointed out, this citation refutes your argument. It's only nonconsensual if the person is unconscious or incapable of communicating, unless drugs or alcohol are given to the person without their agreement. You keep posting this because you've been called out for not knowing what your talking about and you're embarrased. But you're just adding to the evidence of your ignorance. | /r/MensRights | 13/07/15 06:45 PM |
| 5 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.Thanks for this. It proves my point perfectly. See here for the definitions necessary to understand the statutory language you supplied. Mental impairment refers to persons with mental disabilities. Mental incapacitation refers to those who lack the judgement to give a reasoned consent due to intake of alcohol or drugs administered without their consent. Physically helpless means someone who is either unconscious or unable to communicate. So, if you're not mentally disabled and you consume alcoh… | /r/MensRights | 13/07/15 06:12 PM |
| 2 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.Your statement presupposes what it sets out to prove - that someone was raped. Under the circumstances described, it is not rape unless one of the parties is incapacitated, and intoxication is not equivalent to incapacitation. It is consensual so long as neither party withdraws consent and neither party is incapacitated. I doesn't matter whether one, both, or neither party is drunk. If one party is incapacitated and the other is not, no matter the circumstances, it is rape. What about this is so… | /r/MensRights | 13/07/15 05:07 PM |
| 1 | My Girlfriend is pregnant and I now have a question regarding child support.I do get where you're coming from, btw. In my case, I voiced my oppostion to the CS system long before my gf got pregnant. Without going into all of the details of my relationship, I've been extremely clear and consistent about this issue over the course of a few years. And, as I said, she comes from a moderately wealthy family - and she is well educated with over a decade of professional experience. So, what has worked for me may not work for someone in very different circumstances - and I thin… | /r/MensRights | 13/07/15 04:44 PM |
| 2 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.Please provide a legal citation for this proposition. If you can't, please stop making this unsubstantiated argument. | /r/MensRights | 13/07/15 04:15 PM |
| 1 | My Girlfriend is pregnant and I now have a question regarding child support.In the agreement I have with my gf, we've agreed to keep our relationship out of the family courts entirely - including custody, visitation, etc. I wrote in an exception for violence or serious criminal behavior. The agreement doesn't preclude a support agreement, it just commits us both to not sueing in family court to enforce it. Her family is fully behind it - they think the CS system is bullshit and degrading to both parties. They also have money - so they may feel more at liberty to adopt p… | /r/MensRights | 13/07/15 04:04 PM |
| 3 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.when you are drunk you cannot give consent. This statement is factually inaccurate, so please stop making it, or provide a legal source to support it. | /r/MensRights | 13/07/15 03:51 PM |
| 1 | My Girlfriend is pregnant and I now have a question regarding child support.That's correct, which is why I recommended that the agreement be witnessed by family members from both sides. That way, it will carry significant weight as a commitment, even if it's not legally enforceable. If the agreement is witnessed by half a dozen of the closest people in your lives, significant social pressures will come to bear towards compliance. This is what I've done with my gf, who is pregnant, and I'm comfortable with it. | /r/MensRights | 13/07/15 03:46 PM |
| 2 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.By saying that "someone has to be responsible", you seem to be implying that, in a mutual interaction, someone else has to not be responsible. This is a fallacy. You are still responsible for your actions even if you are 'more' drunk than the other person. People bear full legal responsibility for their actions unless they are incapacitated. Extreme consumption of alcohol and/or drugs can result in incapacitation. But intoxication, even heavy intoxication, is not equivalent to incapacitation. I'… | /r/MensRights | 13/07/15 03:33 PM |
| 3 | got divorced two years ago, yesterday I heard from my ex-wifeHow old is she? She may not have had enough experience out in the world to sympathize with your exhaustion. Looks like that's changed. Sorry about all that. Sucks. | /r/MensRights | 13/07/15 02:38 PM |
| 3 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.That's incorrect. You can, and thousands every day do, offer legally effective consent when drunk. | /r/MensRights | 13/07/15 12:31 PM |
| 1 | My Girlfriend is pregnant and I now have a question regarding child support.Why isn't child support a % of gross income up to the realistic cap of raising a child comfortably? It is. At least in most states of the US. It doesn't stop at the cap, but over a certain amount it's at the discretion of the judge - the formula no longer applies. Most states put the cap between 120 and 150k of total combined income of the parents. I don't know where you are (or if you're in the US) so I can't tell you for sure. I'd look more closely into the child support laws in your jurisdict… | /r/MensRights | 13/07/15 05:02 AM |
| 8 | This caused a bit of a problem on my Facebook last night.The law requires the absence of consent. Some degree of force may be required depending on the state. Incapacitation, force, or the threat of force are the general guidlines for understanding how the law works. Drunkeness does not equal incapacitation. Incapacitation generally requires unconciousness, although semi-conscious states may suffice. Someone making intermittent, unintelligable utterances may not technically be unconscious, but may still be incapacitated. Garden-variety extreme drunken… | /r/MensRights | 13/07/15 04:47 AM |
| 5 | How can I use feminism for my advantage as a man?All women misuse feminism I get where you're coming from, but I'd avoid blanket generalizations like that. Does Karen Straughan misuse feminism? | /r/MensRights | 12/07/15 02:44 PM |
| 1 | Starting a Men's Issues Study Group. Any tips?Stay cool. You may have more allies then you think if you take care not to give offense. My gf has an MSW. She identifies as a feminist, but is highly critical of the politically correct extremism she encountered in her program. So, focus on research and keep an open mind. There may be many who are willing to meet you halfway if you let them. | /r/MensRights | 12/07/15 04:48 AM |
| 1 | What the idea of rape culture has created. (cross post)try this. First time linking within reddit, so hopefully this works. Now there are a bunch of comments claiming that the thread was brigaded. | /r/MensRights | 12/07/15 12:35 AM |
| 3 | What the idea of rape culture has created. (cross post)They had a lot of shit to talk about the comments, but a really hard time justifying the poster itself. The one who made the best attempt wrote something about the difference in male and female reactions to alcohol (bodyweight, blah blah, etc.). | /r/MensRights | 11/07/15 10:51 PM |
| 10 | What the idea of rape culture has created. (cross post)I scrolled through a discussion of this on SRS. Even they had a hard time justifying the message. Only one commentator made a serious attempt, from the ones I read. | /r/MensRights | 11/07/15 10:40 PM |
| 2 | NY Times blames men and sexism for Ellen Pao's resignation. Conveniently doesn't mention the gender of the employee that was fired; the event largely responsible for the protests.Mike Isaac originally wrote a neutral piece. It was then heavily edited into its present (heavily biased) form. See here. | /r/MensRights | 11/07/15 06:21 PM |
| 2 | Which country is it worst to live in as a man? And which is the best?Worst countries: Syria, Iraq, Somalia (at least in the south) - any place that's poor and war ravaged, I'd say. Syria is the worst right now. I would not want to be a man in Syria (or a woman or child, but particularly not a man). Best countries: That's a tough one, because high rates of depression can coexist with prosperity and peace, and men's value is seen differently across cultures. I'm gonna go with Costa Rica - middle income, high life expectancy, peaceful, and not overcome by the gender… | /r/MensRights | 10/07/15 01:21 PM |
| 0 | Yeah we definitely have a SJW down vote brigade problemI should have said extreme childhood obesity can be near impossible to reverse. Mild clinical obesity can realistically be addressed, but it will take more effort for that person than it would for someone who was normal weight as a child. | /r/MensRights | 10/07/15 04:52 AM |
| 0 | Yeah we definitely have a SJW down vote brigade problemChildhood obesity is a huge problem. And obese children overwhelmingly grow up to be obese adults. When obesity is established during childhood, it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to reverse. The fault in this case really lies with parents and society. The person can lose weight through diet and exercise, but only up to a point. | /r/MensRights | 10/07/15 04:06 AM |
| 0 | Just venting - was shamed for wanting a normal relationshipIt depends on how you communicate it. Is calmly and dispassionately telling someone to stop being rude, rude? Or do you have to communicate it in a way that affirmatively shows sensitivity? The problem with the later approach is that it invites continued interaction, particularly when dealing with a rude person. So no, if you don't do it in a deliberately demeaning way, it's not rude in the sense that you've behaved inappropriately. It's tricky though, because most rude people don't realize it, … | /r/MensRights | 08/07/15 03:10 PM |
| -1 | Just venting - was shamed for wanting a normal relationshipI don't think you said anything assuming. It sounds like you were very blunt - particularly the parts about her being annoying and bothersome. She bothered you and you let her know it. She's insecure and it hurt her feelings. I don't think either of you did anything 'wrong' up to that point. When she shoved you she crossed the line. Is that a better answer? | /r/MensRights | 08/07/15 02:23 PM |
| 1 | Action Alert: Indiana Supreme Court seeks comment on possible child support guideline changesDo you have any idea of what changes they have in mind? Also, I don't live in Indiana. Would my (out of state) comment even be reviewed? | /r/MensRights | 08/07/15 02:00 PM |
| -1 | Just venting - was shamed for wanting a normal relationshipEh. You were honest. You could have just humored her. You don't owe that to her, but sometimes it's the best strategy to avoid confrontation. She obviously has insecurities surrounding sexual desirability. That can be annoying, but it's not uncommon. If it were me, I'd forgive her for being insecure, but not for pushing me into a pool. That's way out of line - although, like you, I wouldn't call the cops or anything like that. You might ask her to replace the earphones, just to make a point abou… | /r/MensRights | 08/07/15 01:54 PM |
| 1 | Getting a vasectomy for MRA reasons. Are they the wrong reasons?I wonder if there are other strategies you might employ to achieve the desired result. Have you tried talking with your girlfriend about your concerns? There are no legally enforceable contracts (in the US, at least) that can get you out of child support in the event of an unwanted pregnancy that is brought to term, but that doesn't stop you from reaching agreements that might be enforceable by other means. For example, you could sign an agreement that is witnessed by various members of each par… | /r/MensRights | 07/07/15 05:35 PM |
| 7 | You cannot stop me, ideologues and naysayers of academia. I am on your turf, and I will win. I am here for the duration, and my reach will only increase with time. Say hello to my students; they are bringing my work to your classroom.Thanks for doing all this. I think you're onto something. People working on projects, including journalists and teachers, are desperate for clear and easily accessible sources of information. If you provide that for them, they'll bite and bring men's issues into the public square. Although a lot of information is out there, few people want to do the work of pushing through 17 different scholarly articles to get that little tidbit they need for their piece. Keep it up. You're doing some great wor… | /r/MensRights | 06/07/15 08:29 PM |
| 1 | A country with actual proper Men's rights and free of feminism?I can think of more than a few countries that are free of feminism, but none with a corresponding focus on men's rights. No feminists in the Islamic State, for instance, but I wouldn't describe it as a utopia of men's liberation. | /r/MensRights | 06/07/15 12:42 PM |
| 129 | I finally get it..I think there has been a pronounced asymmetry in the way society has challenged its own preconceptions surrounding gender roles. We've spent a lot of time, at least in the developed world, examining and challenging female gender-normativity. But we've done so much less for men. Oddly, it seems perfectly acceptable these days to rail against the constraining effects of gender roles on women, and then, in the next breath, to tell some guy that he needs to "man up." Good on you for noticing the inc… | /r/MensRights | 06/07/15 12:27 PM |
| 10 | "Predator" teacher Jennifer Fichter gets 22 years in prison for sex with three 17 year-old male studentsAgreed. Honestly, I can't help but feel bad for her - 22 years sounds absolutely draconian given the crime. But at least it was consistent. I guy I went to school with is now doing 10 years in federal prison for sending naked pictures of himself to a 15 year old girl (with consent) over the internet, and for trying to get her to meet up with him for sex (she never did). These sentences are too long. But I think you're right that if women get the same treatment, society might start to reevaluate … | /r/MensRights | 04/07/15 01:12 PM |
| 2 | My cousin is a feminist and this is the message she sent me when she saw a link I shared on the 'Exposing Feminism' facebook page...I got a moment of hell when I finally identified myself as an MRA to my feminist gf. She got over it. Now we just make jokes about it. | /r/MensRights | 03/07/15 10:50 PM |
| 4 | Will gay marriage and ultimately gay divorce force society to confront the inequalities straight men experience in regards to child custody?Agreed. High socio-economic status women drive the agenda of women's organizations like NOW. These organizations have a hugely outsized influence over family law. New York was the last state in the union to legalize no-fault divorce (2010) due to the fierce opposition of NOW (I still don't quite understand why they were so against it). In fact, it wasn't until NOW-NYC broke ranks with the state chapter that the reform was finally pushed through. Women's groups have made hegemeny over the domesti… | /r/MensRights | 29/06/15 12:53 PM |
| 36 | Unwanted pregnancyThis is called 'reproductive coercion.' It's a form of domestic abuse. It can ruin his life. You have a moral obligation to inform him immediately. | /r/MensRights | 29/06/15 12:33 PM |
| 6 | Advice on how to start a Men's Rights group where you are (thread)I'd love to attend a meeting in NYC - but there aren't any. Father's rights, yes. Men's rights, no, or at least not to my knowledge. Maybe if I came wearing Groucho Marx glasses I could avoid having my house firebombed afterward. | /r/MensRights | 29/06/15 02:54 AM |
| 1 | Australian Feminist Wants Women-Only Police StationsI've heard this as well. Women judges are more inclined to hold other women accountable. Same with women prosecutors, and even women juries. Don't have a cite, but I believe this was advanced as a rational for putting women on juries back in the day. Men refused to find women guilty no matter what they did - although this may have reflected social forces that are no longer relevant. | /r/MensRights | 28/06/15 03:49 AM |
| 1 | Gays Against Feminism: Because gay people are not your property, feministsA Voice for Men is kind of like the Jezebel of the MRM. Lots of snarky clickbait. I think that AVFM has a place in the movement, but I agree that it shouldn't be looked upon as the movement's primary representative. I personally don't like their style very much, but they've been effective at raising awareness - and they did organize that conference in Toronto. Overall, I agree with your main point, though - that the MRM should be focusing more on tangible activism. A problem faced by MRAs like m… | /r/MensRights | 27/06/15 04:47 PM |
| 2 | Global Gender Gap report - anyone interested in reviewing my critique?The methodology of this report is truly horrifying. I've never ecountered something this disturbing on this sub. Especially since this report is so widely accepted as an indicator. | /r/MensRights | 26/06/15 03:53 PM |
| 5 | Female prof. calls for inflated course evaluations for female profsSo wait. Women in a position of power now need protection from those they have power over - most of whom are other women? | /r/MensRights | 26/06/15 02:13 PM |
| 1 | Breaking up with gf/mother of my child today, anyway to not get screwed over?Good for you. Hang in there. | /r/MensRights | 26/06/15 01:10 AM |
| 1 | "Leading Swedish feminist admits: Domestic violence is not a gender issue"Wow. This article is amazing. Maybe we're finally seeing some daylight on this. | /r/MensRights | 25/06/15 08:32 PM |
| 18 | For some inexplicable reason,my gym charges more for men than it does for women.Imagine replacing 'men' and 'women' with 'blacks' and 'whites.' Or better yet, imagine just switching 'men' and 'women' on the sign. | /r/MensRights | 25/06/15 02:07 PM |
| 2 | Anesthesiologist trashes sedated patient — and it ends up costing herIt clearly was not defamation, although the jury found otherwise because they were so pissed. A defamatory statement has to be believable. You also have to show damages unless its slander per se, which includes accusations of disease. That's what they got her for - her comments about him having TB on his dick and whatnot. But those comments, however mean, wouldn't have been believable to the 3 or 4 other medically trained people in the room. The defamation claim was ridiculous, IMO. But hey, jur… | /r/MensRights | 25/06/15 04:59 AM |
| 5 | Breaking up with gf/mother of my child today, anyway to not get screwed over?Do not leave the house if you want custody of your daughter. The second you leave, your gf becomes a custodial parent - and the courts will value stability above all else, so she'll get to stay as the custodial parent. Go to court about your custody status, have everything worked out, and then leave. If your gf can't stand that arrangement - she can leave. Seriously, tough it out. It'll be worth it. | /r/MensRights | 25/06/15 02:32 AM |
| 1 | Feminists are lonely and crave a boyfriend. They created this conflict not through their demands for equality which most support but from the accompanying male hate.My suspicion, without any compelling evidence to prove it, is that it's a combination of factors. Female mate selection being an important one, but also higher historical male mortality, and specific historical events. Resource hoarding in agricultural societies by a male elite may also be a factor - hunter-gatherer societies had much less inequality in resource distribution. | /r/MensRights | 24/06/15 03:11 PM |
| 1 | Feminists are lonely and crave a boyfriend. They created this conflict not through their demands for equality which most support but from the accompanying male hate.I wasn't arguing with you. I was just trying to add to the conversation. Sorry if I implied that you held any specific views beyond what was conveyed in your post. That wasn't my intention. No offense intended. i just find the 40/80 fact really interesting, honestly. I know that there have been "bottleneck" periods. Around 8,000 years go, for instance, only one man reproduced for every 17 women - something to do with the dawn of agriculture. Genocides may be a contributing factor - extermination… | /r/MensRights | 24/06/15 02:48 PM |
| 1 | Feminists are lonely and crave a boyfriend. They created this conflict not through their demands for equality which most support but from the accompanying male hate.Do we really know why, though? It could be that pre-historic males were much more likely to die at a young age than their female counterparts. It could also be that in conjunction with a female preference for somewhat older males. I feel like I see a lot of people look at the 40% men / 80% women historical reproduction statistic and immediately jump to the conclusion that women all want to screw some small minority of "alpha" males. While I understand the temptation to do so - there are other, e… | /r/MensRights | 24/06/15 02:30 PM |
| 1 | Here are five reasons why the male pill isn't coming any time soon. Number five: Many feminists don't like the idea.I sure hope he's wrong. We'll see. | /r/MensRights | 23/06/15 01:07 PM |
| 2 | 44% of Men vs. 37% of Women have experienced online harassment - Pew ResearchA funny thing. I've been violently threatened online, quite seriously - in a professional context. But I never thought of it as "online harrassment" until I saw this article. Actually, I never thought of it as a form of victimization either - it was just some shit I had to deal with. Framing is everything with this stuff. | /r/MensRights | 23/06/15 02:27 AM |
| 4 | Lisa Wade demonstrates that she is a contemptible racist sexist feminist hatemonger.I have some disagreements with this article. I have more disagreements with the title of this post. In both cases, the author has drawn unwarranted conclusions. | /r/MensRights | 22/06/15 04:40 PM |
| 3 | Non custodial moms less likely to pay child support than dads.-FiveThirtyEightSo... Mothers are half as likely to have to pay, and less likely to pay when they do. The author spends a lot of time explaining the second of these phenomena, but none on the first. Both pieces of information need to be looked at together. Overall, mothers pay less than 1/10th of all child support, despite making up almost 1/5th of noncustodial parents. The discrepancy is huge. And, btw, they're much less likely to be sent to prison when they don't pay (I've heard 1/8th as likely to face incarc… | /r/MensRights | 22/06/15 03:39 PM |
| 5 | #SpankAFeminist: Because it's finally time to put abusive liars over the kneeIncendiary drivel. Nothing to see here. | /r/MensRights | 21/06/15 07:21 AM |
| 4 | Sean “Diddy” Combs Slams Baby Mama Over Reckless Child Support Check SpendingI guess the lesson here is not to co-sign for your ex's mortgage. duh. She can rent. | /r/MensRights | 20/06/15 11:21 PM |
| 6 | A new contraception pill for men is coming, along with every Women's Health website telling people why they "need" to care.The folks here at MR are HIGHLY supportive of better and more effective birth control options for men. It's one of our issues - look at the vasalgel campaign. It's frequently lamented that male BC isn't coming to market faster. Is that what you're objecting to, or is it something else? I'm a bit confused about the point of OP's post as well, tbh. I think it has something to do with how the issue was framed in the article. What was your take on this? | /r/MensRights | 20/06/15 01:30 AM |
| 1 | Woman who framed man for rape: ‘It was hell’.You make a good point about disincentivising revelation of another's innocence. Any such law - which may not be possible at all, for the reasons you describe - would have to be quite flexible ('reasonable belief' and 'within a reasonable time' qualifiers would have to be inserted) and would likely be a misdemeanor, barring aggravating factors. Here in the US, we have a difficult time crafting crimes of omission in general - it's perfectly legal in most states to watch someone bleed to death on t… | /r/MensRights | 19/06/15 11:21 PM |
| 1 | Woman who framed man for rape: ‘It was hell’.'Failure to report' crimes exist, and do get prosecuted without any 5th amendment problems. It is a crime in my state for certain professionals not to report information relating to possible child abuse. The prosecution only has to show that evidence of child abuse came to the individual's attention and that they didn't report it - this can be shown without calling the individual as a witness. Same thing here. If failure to report was a crime, the prosecution would have to show that she knew tha… | /r/MensRights | 19/06/15 02:54 PM |
| 5 | Manspreading explained for bigots and idiot.It's not just seat design. A narrower pelvis inclines men to sit with their legs angled outward. A wider pelvis, which is more typical of women, allows a person to sit comfortably with their legs angled inward. | /r/MensRights | 19/06/15 12:18 PM |
| 1 | Woman who framed man for rape: ‘It was hell’.Maybe. Can you be more specific about how the fifth amendment would apply? She can't be compelled to testify against herself, but she can be compelled to testify about the innocence of another person. If we accept that her actions as a 10-year old were not criminal, then how does the fifth amendment come in to protect her as an adult? | /r/MensRights | 19/06/15 04:34 AM |
| 4 | Woman who framed man for rape: ‘It was hell’.It's unclear to me what she could be charged with. I agree that there should be some accountability, but the initial false accusation was made by a 10 year old under extreme duress. The fact that she didn't come forward sooner is a different story. As an adult, she had an absolute responsibility to come forward, regardless of her fear of Marshal. So I think her behavior as an adult is unacceptable and some sort of criminal charge should be brought against her - if there is one. I'm not sure that… | /r/MensRights | 18/06/15 03:11 AM |
| 2 | TYT and Rawstory call members of RooshV forum MRA's based on a David Futrelle articleThis garbage got repeated in Salon as well. I won't link to it. Pretty slimey, I'd say - and a poor display of journalistic ethics. That said, I do occasionally see posts here from Return of Kings. It'd be better if we stopped doing that, IMHO. Roosh V is a scumbag (and definitely not an MRA). | /r/MensRights | 17/06/15 05:03 PM |
| 2 | I need help/adviceYes there is. Adoption. One party gets parental rights and responsibilities, and another party is relieved of them. The process of being relieved is called "termination of parental rights (TPR)." Adoption is by far the most common scenario where this happens, but it isn't the only one - rapists, for instance, can have their parental rights terminated without an adoptive stepparent. The ins and outs vary by state. | /r/MensRights | 17/06/15 02:12 AM |
| 1 | I need help/adviceIf you're in the US, if you execute a termination of parental rights you'll be off the hook for child support. If you're not going to be in your son's life anyway (or will have a very minimal role), I say do it if the courts will let you. Typically, you can terminate your parental rights (and responsibilities) if someone will be adopting in your place. So, termination may be in the best interest of both yourself and your son. You're off the hook for child support, and your son has a father who i… | /r/MensRights | 16/06/15 07:01 PM |
| 1 | Do Husbands/Men Have An Obligation to Get A Vasectomy? Do they owe it to anyone?My understanding is that vasalgel kills the sperm on the way out. The "plug" is porous, but it destroys sperm as they pass through. I don't think it would frustrate DNA analysis. | /r/MensRights | 16/06/15 03:50 PM |
| 2 | Why are UK universities blocking men's societies? It also seems to happen in the USA, Canada and Australia.I think "anti-misandry" is too confrontational, tbh. I don't think there's any shame in picking a bland title. The challenge at hand is getting groups started - you can always change the name when you're more established. When gays first started organizing in the US in the 1950s, they chose titles like the 'Mattachine Society', and 'The Daughters of Bilitis' - names that were just too obscure to be associated with a taboo identity. It allowed them to start organizing and build a platform for act… | /r/MensRights | 16/06/15 03:02 PM |
| 1 | Why are UK universities blocking men's societies? It also seems to happen in the USA, Canada and Australia.I know we had this convo before, but I think the name of your society may have caused some problems. I'm an unapologetic MRA, and like "Men's Human Rights Society" just fine. But it seems like you weren't trying to take a stand on the broader issue of Men's overall position in society (perfectly reasonable, IMO). You were, or so it seems, looking to address issues that affect men while avoiding identification with the MRM. The name implies otherwise. | /r/MensRights | 16/06/15 02:31 PM |
| 2 | Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy by gender, Anglo-Saxon countriesThe US is certainly an Anglophonic country. Anglo-Saxon is a bit of a stretch, IMO. | /r/MensRights | 15/06/15 08:53 PM |
| 1 | A Voice for Male Students moving to different model, radically revamping website. Call for volunteers.Good work guys. Keep it up. | /r/MensRights | 14/06/15 06:42 PM |
| 4 | TIL 100% of child molesters are men, making this a feminist issue.Why is this here? Where's the pp that got denied? The sign she's holding is sad and disturbing. If it's true, she has my sympathies. | /r/PussyPassDenied | 14/06/15 02:32 PM |
| 1 | Helping My Dad - Child Support, Alimony, talking my mom into dropping it, and successfully arguing with with NJ Family Services.Your mother should easily be able to forgive the debt - should just be a form and a court appearance. Should also be easy to stop the alimony - same thing. Future child support payments are a bit trickier, but it doesn't sound like that applies, since your brother is over 18, right? Forgiving child support debt is both lawful and easy to do. No lawyers necessary. Call CSE or family court and ask for details. | /r/MensRights | 13/06/15 07:56 PM |
| 1 | Senator admonishes U.S. Soccer for including Hope Solo on World Cup rosterThis is a positive development. Suspending her will send a message to female abusers across the country that DV is unacceptable, and that they won't get special treatment. Good job, Senator. | /r/MensRights | 13/06/15 05:25 PM |
| 2 | Court gives frozen embryos to Chicago woman over ex-boyfriend's objectionThe problem, as i see it, is that even if she doesn't intend to come after him for support, she can't permanently relinquish that right. Best interest of the child, they say. So he will be forced into assuming legal responsibilities, even if they remain unenforced (which could change at any time for the next 18 years). If the court empowered him to permanently terminate his parental rights and responsibilities, then I'd have no problem with her using the embryos. I do feel kind of bad for her, t… | /r/MensRights | 13/06/15 02:43 PM |
| 1 | Male survivors often fear they won’t be taken seriously - The Washington PostI didn't notice a comments section. | /r/MensRights | 13/06/15 04:50 AM |
| 1 | Reddit Takes Down Post About Woman-on-Man Sexual Assaulteff that. | /r/MensRights | 12/06/15 10:31 PM |
| 1 | Are these statistics about children raised without fathers true?I don't think the support award information is correct. I've seen these statistics in an official report (can't find it right now). About 60% of custodial mothers receive child support in the US (and that includes informal agreements, I believe). The number for men looked accurate. | /r/MensRights | 12/06/15 02:24 PM |
| 1 | The Next “Crime” Down The Title IX Rabbit HoleThis doesn't scare me too much. If stringent DV policies are put in place, we're going to see a lot of female-on-male DV complaints. And if colleges don't respond to men's complaints, they'll have a more serious title IX / 14th amendment issue then they're having with sexual assault. I have a feeling this one's going to bite them in the ass. | /r/MensRights | 11/06/15 04:45 PM |
| 3 | Another writer bloviates about MRAs & makes stuff up about them without talking to any.Discounting the views of MRAs is obligatory for anyone looking to maintain mainstream legitimacy. Bashing us, in this case, helps to shield the writer against accusations of misogyny. I'm betting that's why those couple of lines about MRAs were thrown in there. | /r/MensRights | 11/06/15 03:06 PM |
| 14 | Why Do Feminists Cook Up Stories About 'Misogyny' When They Lose Debates?Excellent work, here. We need more of it. It calls out the use of misogyny claims as a smear tactic. It also allows us to uncover those instances where MR supporters really do cross the line - and call them out as well. I hope we see more of this kind of research. | /r/MensRights | 11/06/15 02:48 PM |
| – | False Rape Accusation ruining meGet a lawyer. Now. | /r/MensRights | 11/06/15 01:07 PM |
| 5 | One of the things I like about the Big Question format is that there are too many people to know who's side anybody is which creates such pleasant surprises such having the only gay guy in the room be anti-feminist and having the women SHITTING RIGHT next to mike agreeing with him!I think this title needs some editing. Nice post, though. | /r/MensRights | 10/06/15 03:25 PM |
| 3 | Is anyone else here an MRA-supporting liberal?Labor-left socialist here, and an MRA. Common theme is egalitarianism IMO. | /r/MensRights | 10/06/15 04:47 AM |
| 8 | Why do women lie more than men? Because we're 'nicer'Disgusting. | /r/MensRights | 10/06/15 03:18 AM |
| 1 | Charlie Baker's petition to give men the right to give up all legal rights and responsibilities to a child if he does not consent to being a father.Technically, yes. But, at least in my jurisdiction, it's at the discretion of the state and is rarely enforced. Most biological parents of foster children are not required to pay support. Noncustodial parents of single-parent-household children, on the other hand, are pursued to the ends of the earth. | /r/MensRights | 09/06/15 03:41 PM |
| 1 | Charlie Baker's petition to give men the right to give up all legal rights and responsibilities to a child if he does not consent to being a father.Adoption in many jurisdictions does not require two parents. Single individuals may adopt. | /r/MensRights | 09/06/15 03:38 PM |
| 1 | Charlie Baker's petition to give men the right to give up all legal rights and responsibilities to a child if he does not consent to being a father.That's the case in NY - and most other US states that I'm aware of. If a woman breaks of contact with the father before he is aware that she is pregnant, then there is no requirement that he be informed that the child is being adopted. | /r/MensRights | 09/06/15 11:48 AM |
| 6 | Remember the feminists disrupting the CAFE meeting in Ottawa? This is the pamphlet they were handing out.It's encouraging that they feel a need to respond to men's rights issues. Better than being totally ignored, which is usually the case. | /r/MensRights | 08/06/15 01:21 AM |
| 2 | UPDATE ON THE FIRSTMALE HUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY IN THE UK: The student union assembly did not ratify it. If i want to fight for men's rights, i'll have to do it through the femsoc society.I believe McGill University has a "Men's Issues" discussion group. It has less political connotations, if that's what your looking for. | /r/MensRights | 05/06/15 11:13 PM |
| 7 | UPDATE ON THE FIRSTMALE HUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY IN THE UK: The student union assembly did not ratify it. If i want to fight for men's rights, i'll have to do it through the femsoc society.Yeah. And when you do you should mention something about their code of conduct for men. It's pretty hypocritical for them to insist that they provide an open space for discussion of men's issues, while at the same time denying men an equal right to speak. | /r/MensRights | 05/06/15 10:49 PM |
| 5 | Jailing Parents For Not Paying Child Support Is Creating A Vicious CycleI've read that in the US, women are 1/8 as likely to be jailed for nonpayment of child support, despite being more likely not to pay (sorry, don't have a cite). So, yeah, it happens, but very rarely. | /r/MensRights | 05/06/15 10:43 PM |
| 6 | Jailing Parents For Not Paying Child Support Is Creating A Vicious CycleThe article reports that 97% of Canadian child support obligors are men. How did that happen? I realize there's an imbalance in custody awards, and a further imbalance in child support awards to male vs female custodial parents (at least in the US). But 97%!? | /r/MensRights | 05/06/15 10:32 PM |
| 8 | Two feminist librarians eat humble pie over a false allegation of sexual harassment. They only back down after legal action.I'm guessing this was part of a settlement. If so, it's unfortunate he didn't press forward for damages. Although the defendants probably don't have much money, a large judgement would send a powerful message to others seeking to gain notoriety through libel or slander. | /r/MensRights | 03/06/15 09:33 PM |
| 1 | The feminist revolution is eating its ownSorry. I just can't take anything written in the NY Post seriously. It's the worst rag in NY. | /r/MensRights | 03/06/15 09:18 PM |
| 11 | Supreme Court threw out the conviction of a husband convicted and sentenced to 4 years jail for posting threats on Facebook to his wife. Supremes said not enough for prosecutors to show that the comments from a guy to make her "feel" threatened.Yeah. This guy sounds like a sick piece of work. But SCOTUS's holding wasn't that he was innocent of any wrongdoing. The holding was that the lower court needed to instruct the jury that intent was an element of the crime. This doesn't mean that he's going to get off scot free. It'll be sent back to the trial court - and a proper jury instruction will be issued. We'll see what happens then. | /r/MensRights | 01/06/15 06:15 PM |
| 26 | Isn't it nice to have over 73% of your six-figure income taken care of by your ex-husband?The purpose of maintenance should be to make sure that a spouse who sacrificed for the marriage isn't left in a position where they can't meet their reasonable needs. If she's in a position where she can dump the entire check into her savings, she's getting a windfall, not a cushion. And child support should be spent on the kids - it shouldn't be going into anyone's 401(k). Gross. | /r/MensRights | 01/06/15 05:50 PM |
| 2 | Mother with twins gets child support from 2 different fathers. Paternity test reveal twins are hetero-paternal.Good catch. Thanks. | /r/MensRights | 01/06/15 03:54 AM |
| 6 | Mother with twins gets child support from 2 different fathers. Paternity test reveal twins are hetero-paternal.I guess she'll get more child support this way. In my state, if you owe for one kid it's 17% of gross income, but if it's two it's 25% of gross. If there are two different fathers, then each pays 17%. Assuming equal incomes, she'll get 36% more child support than if the twins had the same father. But... it doesn't look like the second dude has any money, even if this state has a similar formula ($28/mo was the order). | /r/MensRights | 31/05/15 11:37 PM |
| 29 | We are locking up too many women - this is "discriminatory" because the law is only aimed at "violent men". You have to be fucking kidding me!Yet more evidence for why we have to fight for equality in the application of criminal law. Nobody cares when draconian laws ruin the lives of men. But if women are affected as well, people will take notice and demand reform. Our call is to make sure that those reforms aren't sex-specific, and that both men and women see the benefits of a more humane criminal justice system. | /r/MensRights | 31/05/15 08:12 PM |
| 10 | "Men still represent four out of five suicides, but this is a major increase in women taking their own lives that needs urgent attention"Yeah. It's the same argument women's groups use when female-against-male domestic violence is brought up. It's falsely construed as an attempt to minimize the importance of violence against women. It isn't. | /r/MensRights | 31/05/15 01:49 PM |
| 1 | Jewish & Muslim Arab women in North Africa used to eat the foreskins of circumcised boys as a charm; to cure infertility and to prevent their sons from being discovered if they committed crimes.Yes. It did, actually. Thanks. | /r/MensRights | 30/05/15 07:35 PM |
| 2 | Jewish & Muslim Arab women in North Africa used to eat the foreskins of circumcised boys as a charm; to cure infertility and to prevent their sons from being discovered if they committed crimes.Yes. That you're an ignorant bigot. | /r/MensRights | 30/05/15 07:24 PM |
| 2 | Jewish & Muslim Arab women in North Africa used to eat the foreskins of circumcised boys as a charm; to cure infertility and to prevent their sons from being discovered if they committed crimes.OP claims this was practiced by "Muslim Arab women." The text presented specifically refers to the Ait Yusi. The Ait Yusi are a BERBER tribe. They're Muslim, yes, but not Arab. Maybe Arabs practiced this as well, but the title of the post isn't consistent with the text. | /r/MensRights | 30/05/15 07:14 PM |
| 2 | The case for #blameonenotallUnfortunately, I've seen this in action - a single mother targeted for access to her child. Her daughter was sexually abused for the next 15 years. It's not the norm, and it's unfortunate that normal guys have to deal with it, but I can understand her protective concern for her kid. Even if it's a 1 in 1000 chance, that's still a real concern for a parent trying to protect their child. | /r/MensRights | 30/05/15 05:37 PM |
| – | Jewish & Muslim Arab women in North Africa used to eat the foreskins of circumcised boys as a charm; to cure infertility and to prevent their sons from being discovered if they committed crimes.Fair enough. Perhaps I could have chosen my words better. My concern was that this post wasn't focused so much on the men's rights issue of circumcision as it was on an obscure (and distasteful, by modern standards) historical cultural practice of certain groups. I'm not defending genital mutilation without consent - be it ritual, pseudo-medical, or otherwise. | /r/MensRights | 30/05/15 04:32 PM |
| -2 | Jewish & Muslim Arab women in North Africa used to eat the foreskins of circumcised boys as a charm; to cure infertility and to prevent their sons from being discovered if they committed crimes.I'd have to see more research on this to accept the claim as true. A few passages from a single book does not define reality. Even if this was actually practiced at some point, I'm not persuaded that this tidbit contributes much to the discussion about circumcision. It seems like you're taking an obscure practice that is clearly offensive to western sensibilities (cannibalism) and linking it to the widespread cultural practice of circumcision. I'm not an expert on the religious and cultural moti… | /r/MensRights | 30/05/15 04:20 PM |
| 12 | Angry, Manhating University Feminist Group Vandalizes Fraternity On The Eve Of Graduation Weekend With Typical Feminist NonsenseDKE should be commended for its response to this. They've met vandalism and provocation with maturity and a call for dialogue. They're showing themselves to be the real adults on campus. | /r/MensRights | 30/05/15 03:27 PM |
| 22 | I'm currently going through a police academy and today we practiced handling domestic assaults.This is good to hear. What police department are you with? | /r/MensRights | 29/05/15 11:34 PM |
| 3 | How women perpetrate abuse in relationships?"[M]ost women are abusive, dominating and control freak (sic)." I do not agree with this statement. I am a strong believer that female perpetrated domestic violence is a major problem, and one which is widely ignored and denied by society and the media. But the lead sentence of this article generalizes women as abusive, which I can't support. Check out the 2010 IPV survey put out by the CDC (in the US - maybe things are different in India, but I doubt it). It shows that an alarming proportion of… | /r/MensRights | 29/05/15 05:23 AM |
| 7 | Boston University prof in racist tweet flap accused of trolling white rape victimThis woman is disgusting, narcissistic, and pathologically insensitive. The rape victim clearly should have been treated with more respect. Ms. Chamberlain was attempting to have a respectful dialogue, and Dr. Grundy lashed out with hateful bigotry. That said, I hate this whole "victim olympics" mentality. "Rape victim" shouldn't be treated as any more of a trump card than "black lesbian." | /r/MensRights | 29/05/15 04:23 AM |
| 46 | Two NYC men arrested and charged with "man spreading"Feminist lobbying does indeed disproportionately impact minorities. Overcriminalization has this effect, generally, and feminist crusades only make things worse. Draconian child support laws are perhaps the most egregious example. Most of the 250-400 thousand men incarcerated every year for nonpayment of CS are poor and black. Edit: In the US. | /r/MensRights | 28/05/15 06:56 PM |
| 2 | It's a bit of a slog, but this study is a gold mineThis is great. Go to Google Scholar and type in the title of this. It's been cited 71 times. Click the citation link and they come up - it's a treasure trove of DV-against-men literature. | /r/MensRights | 28/05/15 02:15 PM |
| 13 | ISIS kills EVERY male over the age of 14. But the REAL problem is that they also rape some women sometimes! Article devotes half of a sentence for the male victims of ISIS.This is just a trashy, sensationalist article. The real issue is genocide - and both the murders and the rapes (and enslavement) fit the pattern. But it's so much more fun to write about an "extreme sex act." This is just garbage, tabloid journalism - I wouldn't take it too seriously. | /r/MensRights | 27/05/15 11:31 PM |
| 1 | "Sexual Assault by Deception" Bill Introduced in New Jersey.This is an evolving area of English grammar. I used to teach grammar to business school students not too long ago. "They" is growing in use, and has become accepted in informal communications (thus its inclusion in the dictionary). In formal contexts, however, its use remains frowned upon, and "he" is preferred. This is true in formal business communications and, presumably, in legal statutes. Really not that big of a deal. You're not wrong for using "they", but legislators would be unlikely to … | /r/MensRights | 26/05/15 08:00 PM |
| 1 | "Sexual Assault by Deception" Bill Introduced in New Jersey.Point taken. I was thinking about age-deceit in the other direction (more common at my age). I agree that statutory rape shouldn't be a strict liability crime (i.e. reasonable good faith belief should be a defense). But that's a whole 'nother discussion. | /r/MensRights | 26/05/15 06:12 PM |
| 2 | "Sexual Assault by Deception" Bill Introduced in New Jersey.I agree that language should be used carefully, and I share your concern about an ever expanding definition of "assault." Lumping every misdead or offense together with "assault" or "rape" dangerously conflates behaviors. My point was that there are limited circumstances where the consequences of deceit as a predicate to sexual relations may be so severe that criminalization is not inappropriate. | /r/MensRights | 26/05/15 04:29 PM |
| 9 | "Sexual Assault by Deception" Bill Introduced in New Jersey.Yeah. I agree that the "penetration" language is suspicious. I also agree that, if the statute is intended to be gender neutral, the drafting should clearly reflect that intent - which it does not. But "he" is the traditional third-person-singular gender neutral pronoun. There has been some movement toward using "they" or somesuch in its place. But I believe "he" is still considered the correct pronoun in formal written English. | /r/MensRights | 26/05/15 04:15 PM |
| 6 | "Sexual Assault by Deception" Bill Introduced in New Jersey.I believe the above statute applies mostly to spousal-impersonation cases. It isn't a common thing, but it has happened. Someone crawls into bed pretending to be the person's spouse. I believe women have been prosecuted (or at least charged) under similar statutes - not sure about New Jersey, though. | /r/MensRights | 26/05/15 03:18 PM |
| – | "Sexual Assault by Deception" Bill Introduced in New Jersey.I had this concern as well - but I think "he" in this case is the correct gender-neutral pronoun. | /r/MensRights | 26/05/15 02:53 PM |
| 0 | "Sexual Assault by Deception" Bill Introduced in New Jersey.I approve of making "assault by deception" a crime under limited circumstances, although I'd be concerned about gender biased enforcement. I think there are circumstances in which a misrepresentation can be so severe as to void the other party's ability to effectively consent. Lying about being on birth control, for instance, or punching holes in condoms, might be justifiably criminalized. Same thing for lying about stds (this is technically criminal in some US states, but rarely enforced). I th… | /r/MensRights | 26/05/15 02:24 PM |
| 1 | Question: Free Family Law Legal Services For Men?Thanks! These are similar to some of the ones I found. They provide legal education, of sorts, but not much in the way of actual representation for poor people. The Legal Aid Society in NYC provides family law services for indigent clients, but I believe that's limited to cases where representation is guaranteed under the laws or constitution of NY (such as abuse and neglect proceedings, termination of parental rights, and incarceration for non-payment of child support). They certainly offer no … | /r/MensRights | 16/05/15 02:23 PM |
| 1 | Let us condemn the largest GULAG of MEN in the world, supported by Republicans and Democrats alike, sanctioned by churches and communities, funded for corporations, to arrest/imprison/parole 7% of all American men (equal to or greater than the percentage of male slaves in 1860).The percentage of american men who have ever been convicted of a felony is upwards of 15%. Those presently incarcerated or on probation or parole is around 7%. Not sure if the latter number includes misdemeanants. | /r/MensRights | 16/05/15 01:07 PM |
| 1 | Question: Free Family Law Legal Services For Men?Anywhere in the world, really. I'm in New York City. There are organizations here that either only help women, or explicitly prefer to - some can be found here. Some services are (or at least claim to be) gender neutral. But if I were dealing with an excessive child support obligation, or a custody dispute, for example, I'm not so sure I would trust any of these organizations not to project bias towards me as a man. So I'm wondering if there are any family law support organizations for men, in t… | /r/MensRights | 15/05/15 10:18 PM |
| 3 | If You Think That All Male (and Female) United States Citizens Should Have the Right to Vote Sign ThisThere is no evidence of widespread voter-impersonation fraud. In fact, there is little evidence of ANY voter-impersonation fraud. A 5-year review in Wisconson failed to turn up a single case. Maybe there's an isolated incident every now and again, but in a country of 300 million people, it's a non-issue. | /r/MensRights | 15/05/15 07:27 PM |
| 4 | If You Think That All Male (and Female) United States Citizens Should Have the Right to Vote Sign ThisThe amendment is an excellent idea, and advances the cause of men's rights. Prisoners are overwhelmingly male. Approximately 2 million american men are presently incarcerated, the majority of whom cannot vote. Many states restrict felons from voting long after they have served their sentences. This disproportionately disenfranchises men, and, in particular, men of color. The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world, vastly higher than our counterparts in the developed world. While so… | /r/MensRights | 15/05/15 06:49 PM |
| 3 | Man calls police after girlfriend fires gun in house, guess what happens nextThis is just tragic. I get the whole "woman perpetrator" DV angle (and I agree that society's denial that women can be perpetrators of DV is a problem), but I'm not sure this is the best example for making that point. She had a gun, so of course the police are going to get involved. And it's awful that this ended with the woman's death. | /r/MensRights | 15/05/15 02:02 PM |
| 1 | Should I be prepared for jail time?Good to hear, buddy. When I didn't see any posts from you yesterday - I just assumed they had put you in. It's great that your ex had your back (though it's a little creepy that they asked her if you should go to jail). Good luck with everything. | /r/MensRights | 14/05/15 05:17 PM |
| 1 | Should I be prepared for jail time?None taken. I was responding to his self-identification as a "deadbeat", and trying to erase some of the shame that can only serve as hinderance to getting help and, hopefully, finding employment. Your reply directly responds to his question - mine, admittedly, did not. | /r/MensRights | 13/05/15 02:51 PM |
| 2 | Should I be prepared for jail time?Don't put the "deadbeat" label on yourself if you're a loving father who does the best he can. If you have psych issues and you can't work, that means you have psych issues and you can't work. It doesn't make you a "deadbeat" or any other disparaging epithet. It sounds like you're providing significant childcare ("whenever his mother wants a break") and doing what you can to be a good father. You should seek help for your agorophobia. Maybe with treatment you can eventually find work. But don't … | /r/MensRights | 13/05/15 01:21 PM |
| 5 | Should I be prepared for jail time?He has psych issues. He doesn't need to hear all that "man up" garbage. He needs support, not condemnation, and certainly not imprisonment. You need to pull your head out of your ass. You have no idea what his circumstances are, or those of his child. | /r/MensRights | 13/05/15 05:56 AM |
| 2 | Should I be prepared for jail time?Did the mother file on you, or the state? If it's the mother, and you're crippled with psych issues, she might agree to forgive your arrears. You should reach out to her. Try to reach an agreement with her if you haven't already tried. If it's the state, then I don't know what to tell you. | /r/MensRights | 13/05/15 05:54 AM |
| 10 | UVa dean files defamation lawsuit over Rolling Stone rape storyI wish the media would stop referring to the false accuser as "Jackie." Her name is Jackie Coakley. Why do they keep protecting this criminal? | /r/MensRights | 13/05/15 04:23 AM |
| -2 | Why do we we have to like fat girls? Save a few rare cases, being fat isn't "Just another body type", it's a sign that you lack self will.There is nothing wrong with being obese. It is not evidence of a character defect. If anyone tells you that you HAVE to be attracted to ANYONE, of any characteristic, they're inappropriately encroaching on your sexual autonomy. That said, it's wrong to shame people, women or men, for being obese or overweight. | /r/MensRights | 11/05/15 04:29 PM |
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