The__Imp Archive

Upvotes	Title	Category	Author	Subreddit	Date (UTC)

Upvotes	Comment on	Subreddit	Date (UTC)
0	Michelle Carter, who urged her boyfriend to kill himself, has been denied parole. What? You think 2 years is nothing? I can absolutely promise you that to someone facing jail time, even a month can be an eternity and life changing. I’m not saying that the sentence in this case was or was not warranted, but from having dealt even tangentially with criminal justice, basically any jail time is a huge deal for most. We get caught up in seeing news stories about someone getting huge sentences, but most cases aren’t like that in my limited experience.	/r/PussyPassDenied	21/10/19 04:36 PM
3	Lol at the Gillette C(uck)EO, who hired a female director to womansplain male behavior to the customer base of the world’s largest male grooming company, now says $8bn loss was “worth it” (LIC) I think the language of your post is unhelpful. The use of the terms “cuck” and “womansplain” take away from any point you may have in my opinion.	/r/MensRights	02/08/19 01:07 PM
1	In Defense of Harvey Weinstein: " If he offered a woman a role in a movie in exchange for sleeping with him and the woman made the choice to do so, was that abuse? Was that rape? She was not forced to sleep with him. She freely made a choice." This is horrible. I don’t think it is rape, but it is clearly some form of abuse regardless of whether it is a crime. Taking advantage of a power imbalance and forcing someone into otherwise unwanted sexual contact in order to have a chance of advancing their career is truly reprehensible.	/r/MensRights	08/01/18 03:25 PM
0	The woman who almost became president just tweeted "Girls are valuable". What about boys? Expressing a compliment to one group is not a disrespect to other groups. Because of the historic nature of a potential Hillary election, I feel a lot of young girls got caught up in it, and were excited at the prospect of a female president. I don't see it as inappropriate to reach out to them as a group in an effort to reach those who may feel discouraged or that the election was a reflection on women in general, which I don't think it was in any sense.	/r/MensRights	10/11/16 04:24 PM
1	Because fuck men right? Nothing to do with the law being enforced. Personally, I think the burqa ban is crap and would very strongly oppose any such ban in the US. It goes without saying that any such ban would be unconstitutional on its face. I personally don't see this as a women's rights issue, but rather a religious freedom issue, although the item targeted is specifically a women's garment. I don't agree with the point of the image, as it isn't about forcing women to distobe at gunpoint, but rather enforcing pointless and discrimirory laws.	/r/MensRights	30/08/16 05:55 PM
1	Teenager falsely accused of rape commits suicide I honestly don't understand your mindset. All I will say is that I am glad that your position is not how the law works. As I have pointed out repeatedly (and as you have continuously ignored), your exact logic would render my brother a false accuser in the personal example I gave. Despite the 4 inch gash in his arm. Since you don't seem to care about the truth, I will no longer be responding.	/r/MensRights	14/03/16 10:00 PM
1	Teenager falsely accused of rape commits suicide Ooh, I certainly would have made that exact same argument in defense of this individual. If someone called him a rapist I would have immediately pointed out that the charges had been dropped. It was just your unsupported statement that she was an admitted false accuser that I took issue with.	/r/MensRights	14/03/16 09:38 PM
1	Teenager falsely accused of rape commits suicide If he did nothing, then I agree with you wholeheartedly. But the only evidence I have seen that he did nothing was that the allegation was withdrawn. If, for example, they had never been intimate, and the girl made up the accusation to cover herself in some way or prevent herself from getting in trouble, then I would agree. But now we're making up facts. I am an attorney (licensed, practicing, admitted to the bar) and to put it mildly, evidence matters to me. I KNOW that withdrawing an allegatio…	/r/MensRights	14/03/16 09:25 PM
1	Teenager falsely accused of rape commits suicide As I stated, people withdraw allegations for reasons other than admissions that the allegation was untrue. I even provided one such example from my own personal experience, where we withdrew a completely true allegation because we didn't want our neighbors dog to be put down, which would have nearly certainly been the result of us not withdrawing the allegation. My brother did, however, actually get 20+ stitches in his forearm. Our initial allegation that the dog bit my brother was NOT false. By…	/r/MensRights	14/03/16 08:52 PM
1	Teenager falsely accused of rape commits suicide Withdrawing or failing to bring charges against someone does NOT make those charges admittedly false. I have a close family member who dropped charges that we were legally entitled to bring on more than one occasion (admittedly not in a sexual context). For example, my brother was bitten rather seriously on the arm while delivering a newspaper, and it required several stitches. After a heartfelt apology and some actions to ensure the dog would not be able to bite people in the future (not puttin…	/r/MensRights	14/03/16 07:18 PM
0	Woman pleads guilty to raping and sodomizing minors: gets 35 year sentence suspended, retains custody of children. I'm a parent. I have a daughter. My wife is a mother, and to be honest if I heard my child utter that phrase under any circumstance, joking or not, I would be legitimately (and justifiably) furious. I completely understood that it was not meant as a serious intent to harm your mother. But I was hoping to impress on you just how horrible it looks. To some degree the tone of people here reflect on the community as a whole, and I frankly don't want to be part of a community that upvotes a comment a…	/r/MensRights	19/02/16 11:18 PM
1	Woman pleads guilty to raping and sodomizing minors: gets 35 year sentence suspended, retains custody of children. I've seen this tactic use on a number of occasions. The sentence is probably on the larger end of what is appropriate for the crime, and was decided upon knowing that it would be suspended. It is a method of putting her head on the chopping block automatically if she should violate the terms laid out in the sentence. If the court had not planned on suspending the sentence, then her prison sentence would likely have been significantly lower. This way, she gets to avoid prison, continue to be a pr…	/r/MensRights	19/02/16 10:42 PM
1	Woman pleads guilty to raping and sodomizing minors: gets 35 year sentence suspended, retains custody of children. Makes me want to punch my feminist mom in the face, quite honestly. You want to punch your mom in the face? I think you need to take a step back and seriously look at your outlook on things. I can't believe a post that begins as yours does is sitting on a pile of upvotes, and nobody has called you out on it. It can be frustrating to see things that you perceive as unfair or unjust. But violence to your mother because she identifies as feminist is very clearly the wrong takeaway. I don't know you…	/r/MensRights	19/02/16 10:25 PM
3	Can someone please explain what is happening? I think it sounds like you have a good situation with your husband and a happy life, and I wish you well. You seem to have found a division of labor that seems to work for your husband and yourself. I personally think that is commendable, and is by no means an easy task. I think many that oppose forced gender roles lose sight of the fact that the ultimate goal is freedom and choice. That includes the choice to decide that what makes you happy happens to be a role that previously may have been fo…	/r/MensRights	04/02/16 02:23 PM
7	Don't listen to the feminist narrative stating otherwise: High school boys are better at math than girls Jesus, that is condescending. This isn't a pissing contest, and I fail to see the relevancy whatsoever. Males consistently scoring better on the SAT does not necessarily mean that men are better at math, but even if it did, what difference does it make? Have we devolved into "boys rule girls drool"?	/r/MensRights	14/09/15 07:09 PM
2	Huffpost makes excuses for women who lie about rape. I hate getting in the middle of specific cases such as this. I personally don't understand how anyone can be so supportive of either person. Maybe it is just me, but without firsthand knowledge, I have a very hard time believing either side enough to advocate on their behalf. This article points out how victims may not necessarily act in a way that is expected, and that this does not make them not victims. Everything that this article says is true. But it strikes me as strange that the same peop…	/r/MensRights	05/02/15 02:51 PM
2	Super Bowl kneels before feminist governance: "Like a girl" campaign fabricates false moral panic about nonexistent crisis in girl's self esteem ... and this time boys (not men) are to blame. I suppose that is possible. I have heard my wife use the phrase mannish on several occasions, and it is definitely meant in a negative way, although I wouldn't say it is a synonym for ugly. I can only speak from my experience and assume it is representative of common usage of these phrases. And in terms of where this phrase ranks in terms of real issues faced by girls, this one seems to be quite low on the list. Still, I personally think it makes a nice message, and will likely help them sell th…	/r/MensRights	03/02/15 03:58 PM
-2	Super Bowl kneels before feminist governance: "Like a girl" campaign fabricates false moral panic about nonexistent crisis in girl's self esteem ... and this time boys (not men) are to blame. I addressed a similar point elsewhere, but I think "like a girl" is used very differently from "like a man". I agree that "Like a man" is used as an insult among women as a means to challenge their femininity. However, I don't think that the "like a girl" insult is used comparably. The way it is commonly used, it is not saying that a person is doing something in an effeminate way, but rather that it is being done poorly. Saying you throw like a girl isn't saying that you do it like a girl would …	/r/MensRights	02/02/15 10:19 PM
0	Super Bowl kneels before feminist governance: "Like a girl" campaign fabricates false moral panic about nonexistent crisis in girl's self esteem ... and this time boys (not men) are to blame. Good point (definitely made me reexamine my stance). I do think that you are right that saying a girl does something "like a man", or that she is "mannish" or manly" is insulting for exactly the reason you said - it is attacking her femininity. However, I don't think that the "like a girl" insult is used comparably. I genuinely think, the way it is commonly used, it is not saying that a person is doing something in an effeminate way, but rather that it is being done poorly. Saying you throw like…	/r/MensRights	02/02/15 10:03 PM
0	Super Bowl kneels before feminist governance: "Like a girl" campaign fabricates false moral panic about nonexistent crisis in girl's self esteem ... and this time boys (not men) are to blame. Why is this getting downvoted? Since when is it worthy of scorn to try and prop of the self esteem of adolescent girls?	/r/MensRights	02/02/15 09:57 PM
1	Super Bowl kneels before feminist governance: "Like a girl" campaign fabricates false moral panic about nonexistent crisis in girl's self esteem ... and this time boys (not men) are to blame. I mentioned this on another thread here, but I REALLY liked the commercial. I don't understand why it is being taken in such a negative way. I don't like the phrase "...like a girl", used as an insult, especially when applied to a physical act, like throwing a ball or running. Yes, the insult is often thrown at boys. However, it is turning the very act of being a girl into an insult. The way boys use it, it is a mere insult, interchangeable with dozens of others. It boils down to an accusation t…	/r/MensRights	02/02/15 09:55 PM
2	"Like a girl" commercial used all hired actors... I liked the commercial. I can't understand why someone would take it in a negative way. I don't like the phrase "...like a girl", used as an insult, especially when applied to a physical act, like throwing a ball or running. The implication is that girls do things worse. No amount of discussion of the relative upper body strengths will convince me that this is a good thing. It is a phrase I am not looking forward to explaining to my daughter when she is old enough to comprehend it. Seeing those …	/r/MensRights	02/02/15 07:26 PM
0	Science Has Finally Shown That Girls Are Smarter At School Than Boys: Could you imagine if the sexes were reversed there would be all out hysteria throwing all available resources to address the problem...but because its boys we just jeer and turn a blind eye I see the argument regularly that the performance gap in schools is largely attributable to differences in teaching style, and that schools are geared towards teaching in a way that gives girls an advantage. I personally don't recall seeing any practical examples of how this may be the case, and personally cannot figure out how schools worldwide could be tailored to girls' learning style. Anyone able to offer any kind of explanation that would be comprehensible to someone who is not in any way i…	/r/MensRights	28/01/15 10:57 PM
0	Alan Dershowitz on woman's underage sex claims: 'I am hiding nothing' This solution helps both those falsely accused and those guilty of rape to more effectively clear their name. The simple fact of the matter is that a proclamation of innocence does not make someone innocent. A guilty person rightly accused will likely hide behind a similar level of outrage and vitriol as an innocent person wrongly accused. It is truly difficult for us to tell the difference from behind a computer screen. I do not believe that the solution is to strip the protections afforded to …	/r/MensRights	23/01/15 04:25 PM
2	Do we need a Men's Rights Movement? (a feminist perspective) With respect to how far we've come, I have been thinking about this a lot of late. There are clearly disparities between men and women, but they seem to me to be almost exclusively based on statistical differences and results based differences. For example, there are more men than women in certain fields (STEM), leadership positions (CEOs of fortune 500 companies), and a smaller percentage of women in politics. I believe a lot of these differences comes from the choices made by men and women. Pe…	/r/MensRights	21/01/15 08:03 PM
4	Do we need a Men's Rights Movement? (a feminist perspective) Personally, I think the largest disconnect I have with the point of view expressed in the note from your friend is that those who control the systems of government pass laws that favor those like themselves. I believe that those in power passed laws that comported with their world view and prevailing views of propriety, and that these laws provided privileges for various groups, but also imposed obligations on various groups, often tied to those privlidges. Obviously, there are cases where those…	/r/MensRights	21/01/15 06:36 PM
1	What does everyone think about child support payments? If the father of a child opts out of parental responsibility, and walks away leaving the mother as 100% financially responsible. My daughter is 8 months old, and my wife and I both work full time and make pretty decent money. We even have good family support. And even with that it can be a challenge at times. I genuinely have no idea how single parents do it. With the difficulty of somehow earning a living while simultaneously raising a child or children, in a very large percentage of cases, the…	/r/MensRights	30/12/14 11:56 PM
1	Blaming the victim? Like others, I agree that it is never the fault of the victim. The victim, regardless of how lax they are with the measures they take to protect themselves never shares any blame. That said, some relatively low cost measures to reduce risk are common sense, and can be urged. Personally, my stand on "victim blaming" is that promoting safety is reasonable and important in a proactive sense. Where it can be potentially problematic is when it is offered after an incident. I believe telling college a…	/r/MensRights	29/12/14 06:31 PM
3	Why is driving while drunk your choice, but sex while drunk is non-consensual? I will preface this with the disclaimer that I do not practice criminal law at all, and this is largely based on my recollection from law school. Voluntarily being intoxicated does not generally excuse you from culpability for a crime. Therefore, if you made the choice to become wasted, you are not excused from liability for the acts you commit while intoxicated. If I get drunk and smash your house up, or assault someone, I cannot use my intoxication as a defense, even if I was so incredibly was…	/r/MensRights	03/12/14 09:34 PM
2	Tell me about your ideal world, wlak me through the ideal life. Personally, I remain courteous and refrain from accusations, slurs and silencing of differing opinions and would very much like to be afforded the same courtesy. I would like to live in a world where expressing thoughts that disagree with or question feminist theory/talking points does not result in immediate threats, slurs or attempts to silence me. Just about any time I have a conversation with someone on gender based topics, I have had all or almost all of these things happen. And I assure yo…	/r/MensRights	18/11/14 03:47 PM
1	A double standard I've suffered even here at /r/mensrights Wow. It must have been a crushing decision. You have my sympathy. I have no idea what I would do in your position with my 6 month old daughter. I honestly get upset just imagining it. One thought I have is that it may very well be worth it for you to write down how you are feeling right now in a letter and stashing it for her for when she gets older. I can't say what age is appropriate to give it to her, but I can't help but think that she would greatly appreciate contemporaneous thoughts and fe…	/r/MensRights	11/11/14 05:10 PM
1	A mans right to opt out of parenting... I didn't mean to imply that you said the father should have veto power. You said they should have a say. I took from that and built on how I assumed they would get a say that was not meaningless. I suppose it could be something like forcing notification and a discussion with the father, but it just seems so negligible. If the ultimate decision is still 100% the woman's, then the father doesn't really have a say. I wasn't trying to straw man you, just discussing the idea itself. And I am not an e…	/r/MensRights	17/10/14 12:31 PM
2	A mans right to opt out of parenting... You claim that it is not possible for anyone to end their rights/obligations to a living child. However, it seems to me adoption does exactly that. In addition, many states have laws allowing the surrender of children, sometimes long after birth. I find the option of giving men a say in the abortion very problematic. In the current system, it is the mother's choice, and she can ask whomever she wishes to for emotional or financial support and/or advice. I believe that in the majority of circumst…	/r/MensRights	16/10/14 04:45 PM
1	This billboard recently went up in my small town. I'm disappointed and slightly pissed off. I don't understand the cause of your disappointment/anger. Some guys "took a stand" against domestic violence. I don't see anything in there that implies that domestic violence is solely committed by men. Just that these individuals oppose it. Nothing wrong with opposing something bad, especially when stated in a gender neutral way like this.	/r/MensRights	03/10/14 09:49 PM
2	Despite commiting 10% of all homicides, women only comprise 1% of inmates executed. (1,400 executions since 1976, 15 of which were women). Source: Guardian Not following you here. You think cops go into black neighborhoods because deep down they fear that the black men will have sex with their women-folk? I keep getting the feeling that this is some elaborate joke that I'm just not getting. But it seems to be passionately argued despite not having a single basis in reality.	/r/MensRights	19/09/14 01:06 PM
1	Despite commiting 10% of all homicides, women only comprise 1% of inmates executed. (1,400 executions since 1976, 15 of which were women). Source: Guardian This is more an argument of why the death penalty should not exist than of systemic repression of men. I do not believe we should be handing out death as a punishment. The death penalty is generally reserved for the most egregious cases, which disproportionately means a black male committing a murder and sexual assault on a white woman. The stats alone don't really indicate much, especially when men are already committing the overwhelming majority of the offenses. If men are committing 90% of th…	/r/MensRights	19/09/14 12:58 PM
1	I was turned down for a job at a tech startup because I’m male I agree that it seems a possibility that there was some discrimination based on gender, but I for one am not particularly angered by it. LOTS of different considerations go into who is hired. I have reviewed resumes and interviewed people before, and I will say that being overqualified can often play into someone's chances of an interview just as much as being under qualified. I believe that how a company is perceived is 100% a legitimate consideration in the hiring process. If the female applic…	/r/MensRights	13/08/14 05:21 PM
3	Trigger Warning: Breakfast :( Made me really sad to read. I think it is very well written.	/r/MensRights	11/07/14 05:35 PM
1	Both men and women are affected negatively by patriarchal ideals. If you believe in equality, feminism is for you. Feminism doesn't have to preach the superiority of women to not be a welcoming place for people to discuss Mens' Rights. I consider myself an egalitarian above all else, and I support women's rights. I support Mens Rights too. I can say that I have had some positive interactions with people who identify as feminists. I will say, however, that I have had more that were very negative. Discussion attempts, even while acknowledging the points asserted by the feminist, often resulted in personal insu…	/r/MensRights	11/06/14 10:28 PM
1	"Why Rape is Sincerely Hilarious" This video connected with me so much Glad you're here:)	/r/MensRights	06/06/14 02:56 PM
5	5 Uncomfortable Truths Behind the Men's Rights Movement -Cracked.com It is nice to see someone whose views seem to match what I see when I visit this page.	/r/MensRights	03/06/14 06:10 PM
2	Resubmitting this, as it was buried – AskReddit Q: “Women of Reddit: What would you like all men to stop doing, immediately, as of right now?”; highly upvoted comment “Take "no" for a fucking answer. It shouldn't take screaming, crying, and the intervention of a third party to get you to lay off.” Don't confuse the statement that all men should not do something as an assertion that all men currently do it. At least, that is not how I took the statement. It is just something that no male should do. Some guys are pushy and entitled and aggressive in their pursuit of girls. I have seen women who were persistent in their pursuit of a man, but never with anywhere near the level of determination or aggressiveness I have seen from some men in certain circumstances. My wife was for a fan of going…	/r/MensRights	03/06/14 06:06 PM
3	I'm just a woman trying to spark some positive discourse. Please read, please consider, and please don't be hateful. No problem! It seems you have gotten something of a vehement reaction to that particular aspect of your post. I think it is an easy mistake to make if you aren't familiar. If some people are less than courteous about that aspect, I guess I would say that it has been a sore point the past couple days because of the media reaction seemingly tying the tragedy to the MRA forums. Anyway, welcome. It seems like you have more discussion than you need at this point, but I just wanted to say thanks for t…	/r/MensRights	29/05/14 03:41 PM
1	I'm just a woman trying to spark some positive discourse. Please read, please consider, and please don't be hateful. First, I would point out that I said that self selecting factors account for SOME of the gap. My point was not that the gap doesn't exist, but rather that the most commonly cited statistic measures something other than just sexism. It measures sexism + "other factors." The value of the sexism and the "other factors" is open to debate and interpretation. I am certainly open to any discussion about various individuals' take on what the evidence shows. Men and women are both influenced by societal …	/r/MensRights	29/05/14 03:35 PM
5	I'm just a woman trying to spark some positive discourse. Please read, please consider, and please don't be hateful. I agree in many respects. I don't think that it is true, from what I understand, that Rodger was active in MRA forums. He was involved in the PUA forums, and from my understanding, had a strong negative reaction to them. It is absolutely untrue that there is any ideological connection between the PUA community and the MRA movement. I suppose there may be some who come here who also ascribe to the PUA mindset, but I think that is as far as it goes. Personally, I find the PUA mindset repugnant and…	/r/MensRights	29/05/14 02:27 PM
10	Female philosophy student receives a college job offer, responds with requests for outrageous concessions, then blames the menz when her requests cause the college to rescind their offer. I don't think this article really has anything to do with gender. Job negotiating is tough. It is tough for men as it is for women. It involves calculated risks. When you take a risk, sometimes things don't go your way. She had goals and expectations in terms of her employment. Whether or not those goals were reasonable depends on a lot, including her credentials and norms in the industry. None of her demands seemed particularly crazy to me. For example, my wife, with a masters, got a position t…	/r/MensRights	18/03/14 04:36 AM
1	Obama just repeated his 77 cent figure at the State of the Union Hillary is the frontrunner. In a general election, "women's issues" will become a campaign point. By raising these issues at this point, he is raising these issues in a way that helps Hillary's expected campaign. This is politics, not policy. I seriously doubt he has any intent to actually bring any such legislation, unless of course he is fairly certain it will get stuck in the House.	/r/MensRights	29/01/14 02:11 PM
5	Obama just repeated his 77 cent figure at the State of the Union I think saying it is 95% talk is very generous to the politicians.	/r/MensRights	29/01/14 02:06 PM
1	What happens when the male is drunk and woman is sober? Can he charge her with rape because he's unable to consent? Or this a female-only option? The problem here is that any such attempt would have seriously negative affects for the accused. Consequences for actions that MRM repeatedly hold does not constitute rape. Even if done with "good" intent, such an act would be just as morally reprehensible as a woman accusing a man to fight centuries of perceived patriarchy. TL;DR - Making a point is never worth attempting to ruin someone's life.	/r/MensRights	17/01/14 06:19 PM
9	A short list of some common men's issues Hooray, I'm helping!	/r/MensRights	16/01/14 10:13 PM
11	A short list of some common men's issues I think your final point very much needs a transitional sentence. Something along the lines of: "Women's health issues are given more attention and funding than men's health issues. For example, Austraila . . ."	/r/MensRights	16/01/14 09:26 PM
2	Feminists angry that welfare no longer focuses 100% on women's needs: "Americans have viewed men as capable of caring for themselves ... women were always viewed as people to be cared for and protected." I see the logic of your position, but I disagree. I think that food stamps are intended to be an item of last resort. It is a social safety net to protect those who are struggling from being unable to eat. It is not a vehicle to protect one's bank account. Saving, and fiscal responsibility in general, is extraordinarily important, and is a key to moving out of poverty or the threat of poverty. If you have millions in the bank, you are not in danger of being unable to feed yourself and your kids.…	/r/MensRights	27/12/13 07:43 PM
2	Feminists angry that welfare no longer focuses 100% on women's needs: "Americans have viewed men as capable of caring for themselves ... women were always viewed as people to be cared for and protected." Yeah, the social stigma and the negative connotations associated with being on food stamps have largely disappeared. In some contexts this is a good thing. If you are honest but unfortunate, it is nice to be able to get the assistance you need to help you through a rough patch without being negatively labeled. However, it also seems to discourage exactly that notion of self sufficiency that you displayed, which used to be the norm, but seems to be increasingly hard to find. It seems that there i…	/r/MensRights	27/12/13 01:48 PM
2	Feminists angry that welfare no longer focuses 100% on women's needs: "Americans have viewed men as capable of caring for themselves ... women were always viewed as people to be cared for and protected." Good point. I wasn't necessarily saying that they should have been disqualified for their savings. The Money was all in the boyfriend's name, anyway, and it was the girlfriend/mother collecting the benefits. The main point was that they are living comfortably if they are able to save in excess of $100,000 at 27-28 years old. Regarding your point, I don't think the law should ignore savings, but it should allow a certain amount. I think it is unreasonable to qualify for food stamps with $100,000 …	/r/MensRights	27/12/13 01:41 PM
2	Feminists angry that welfare no longer focuses 100% on women's needs: "Americans have viewed men as capable of caring for themselves ... women were always viewed as people to be cared for and protected." Yeah, I agree. I know lots of people aren't abusing the system. And it is definitely a strange situation where an increase in income ban result in a decrease in purchasing power. As I said in my original post, I wasn't arguing against SNAP as a program, just that those seeking to cut their funding are not necessarily seeking to decrease benefits to those that need it.	/r/MensRights	26/12/13 10:48 PM
1	Feminists angry that welfare no longer focuses 100% on women's needs: "Americans have viewed men as capable of caring for themselves ... women were always viewed as people to be cared for and protected." Very true. I agree that there will always be abuses, and that there are abuses in other programs and other contexts. The system necessarily has rules and parameters. Smart people will optimize their return, regardless of how unfair it seems. My comment was largely in response to the statement where you said "fuck those who want to cut spending on a program that's primary benefit is to help people eat when the economy and employment is shit."	/r/MensRights	26/12/13 10:44 PM
2	Feminists angry that welfare no longer focuses 100% on women's needs: "Americans have viewed men as capable of caring for themselves ... women were always viewed as people to be cared for and protected." Personally, I have mixed feelings about these programs. I am in favor of food assistance programs to a point, but I think there is certainly ways to cut. For example, did you know that food stamps advertise. They spend money to put up signs and posters and billboards advertising for the SNAP program? Personally, I do not believe that there should be advertising campaigns to get people on foodstamps. And, I try to refrain from passing judgment, but sometimes it is difficult. Seeing that person ge…	/r/MensRights	26/12/13 09:49 PM
1	If this were the other way around every feminist would be up in arms. You know what, I'm married and 30, and I used my wife's profile to check my account and I have three "favorite"s and a dozen views. Kinda flattered.	/r/MensRights	09/02/13 09:16 PM
1	Apparently, if you're pro-life, it's because you hate women. Has nothing to do with, oh I dunno, not wanting to kill babies! Abortion is a serious and difficult issue. If you cannot understand one side, then you probably have not thought about it enough. People have bodily autonomy, but this is always balanced by the need for the bodily autonomy of others. I have the freedom to do what I want with my body, as long as it doesn't result in direct bodily harm to others. To those who oppose abortion, the child is a person whose right to their own bodily autonomy to not be killed outweighs the bodily autonomy of the mother…	/r/MensRights	22/01/13 03:44 PM
2	Ontario Superior Court Justice Susan Greer orders CEO of Maple Leaf Foods to pay ex-wife $175,000 per month in "spousal support"...despite contract saying he would not have to. In the United States, we have an obligation to leave money to a spouse, but absolutely no obligation to leave money to a child. We can chose to give our money/property to our children, or we can chose not to. We can even chose to leave a large portion of it to charity or to leave some to certain children but not others. The father chose to allow his son to inherit, and by proxy to allow the wife to enjoy the benefits of the fortune he earned, on the basis that the wife agreed that, if the marria…	/r/MensRights	14/01/13 10:15 PM
1	Cheating wife hatchs plan to stage burglary, giving key to a group of men hoping to scare husband into leaving. Husband grabs knife and kills one instead. No argument that that is what they expected going in. My point was regarding their mindset after the police arrived and their friend had been killed. They probably didn't realize they could be held responsible for their friends death, and were probably eager to tell the cops that it was all pretend and about the arrangement with the wife, probably thinking it would get them off the burglary charge.	/r/MensRights	10/01/13 05:33 PM
3	Cheating wife hatchs plan to stage burglary, giving key to a group of men hoping to scare husband into leaving. Husband grabs knife and kills one instead. Well, there was no forced entry and the "burglars" are found to be in possession of a key. If I'm a police officer interviewing these burglars, one of the first questions I would ask would be "where the fuck did you get a key from?" Plus, it seems like these burglars bit off way more than they could chew. They almost certainly did not comprehend that by staging a burglary that resulted in a violent death that they themselves could be charged with and convicted of murder. I'm sure the logical fir…	/r/MensRights	10/01/13 02:57 PM
2	Cheating wife hatchs plan to stage burglary, giving key to a group of men hoping to scare husband into leaving. Husband grabs knife and kills one instead. Seems cut and dry. Someone points a gun at you, you can defend yourself with deadly force. This isn't some fluke or surprising outcome. The only thing surprising to me would be if the wife is not charged as well. She was as much an accomplice as the men who did not get killed and should face vicarious liability just as much as any of the men. While the article didn't seem to indicate that she would be charged, she certainly should be.	/r/MensRights	10/01/13 02:50 PM
7	Woman drains exes bank account. Court rules he is at fault. I don't understand how the failure to update the account adress would have mattered if his wife set up a new account name and password. I'd like to look at the specifics of the case, but I didn't see any identifying information. Was the case specifically between the man and the retirement account manager? If the wife wasn't a party, then I could imagine the court saying that they don't need to pay the funds twice. It would really be easy for a husband and wife to collude to get double retirement…	/r/MensRights	09/01/13 02:58 PM
3	My sister threatened some men with false allegations. Am I the asshole? Yeah, I agree with your sister. When confronted with a person physically impeding entrance to your vehicle, especially when it is a 2 on 1 situation, any and all threats are warranted to diffuse the situation without violence are acceptable. Personally, I think this is a vastly different situation than falsely filing charges against a male to ruin their life, which is a thoroughly slimy thing to do. It was a defense mechanism to try and get out of a very dangerous situation.	/r/MensRights	27/11/12 05:40 AM
2	Goblins Webcomic - Thunt Dealing with accusations of Rape Sympathising Well, the statement was made really for the benefit of Thunt, as he feels bad for the whole situation at this point, and going after her more would make him feel worse rather than better - and I would rather make him feel better than get revenge at her.	/r/MensRights	12/04/12 06:26 PM