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I've got to watch that show ... ;-)
/r/MensRights12/01/17 08:43 AM
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Or you'd get Stephen King's "Misery" ... ;-) But seriously, just imagined he had thawed up a dude to watch sport, play video games and eat pizza with ... would be a non-issue. Okay, if there is no other topic to cry about it would be condemned too ... because there are no women involved. The movie actually is deeply human, I really enjoyed it. Shame that some people cannot see the exploration of ideas present in (social) science fiction and only see their ideology. They are missing the point ...…
/r/MensRights10/01/17 01:12 AM
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There is a slight irony here given that this article was written by Randi Harper ... Breitbart is clearly not objective here, but their series gives you an idea about that person ( http://www.breitbart.com/tag/randi-harper/ ). Personally, I found Harmful Opinions video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkO7HP28STc ) and Ralphs Interview ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwVONEHmAZg ) interesting (the later mostly because you hear her talk, oh, and she mentions Randi Harper). I wouldn't see their…
/r/MensRights17/04/16 07:45 PM
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Hmm, you can always point to disturbed individuals. Personally, I'd go for the influence these ideologies (if you use the plural) have on society and the consequences they have. For example, for the relationship between the sexes, for families, etc. It's the question in which society we want to live. Edit: BTW, I think that's one of the really ugly things. The proponents of these hateful ideologies rarely make their own hands dirty. It's policy, creating a climate of fear, and having others do t…
/r/MensRights20/09/15 03:23 PM
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Not sure whether MRA is already generally known outside of specific groups, but I agree that it has become more commonly used (unless the term is simply primed and I notice it more). Hmm, would be interesting to see some empirical data, even google frequencies (compared to other terms). Funny thing, the person who introduced me to the term was a feminist who accused me of being an MRA when I criticized her perception of a situation. Had to google the term, led me to GWW and some other stuff. Som…
/r/MensRights20/09/15 12:19 AM
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Yeah, there's a comment about MRA's in it, wonder whether that's the reason the vid link was downvoted. Nevertheless, it's an interesting discussion to have a look at people who are against freedom of speech -- and at one who is for freedom of speech.
/r/MensRights19/09/15 07:54 PM
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The funny thing, he was essentially complimenting her photographer, not her body. Oh, yup, other article: He said: ‘Most people post pretty unprofessional pictures on LinkedIn, my comment was aimed at the professional quality of the presentation on LinkedIn which was unfortunately misinterpreted. Hmm, although: ‘Ms Proudman is clearly highly respected and I was pleased to receive her request to linkup and very happy to instruct her on matters which [are] relevant to her expertise, that remains t…
/r/MensRights10/09/15 04:13 PM
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I don't think I was arguing for that worldview, just that it exists and should be addressed (vs dismissed). Yep, and sorry, I frequently use "you" to refer to arguments a person makes, even if this person does not (necessarily) share this view (which is an important distinction). It's very odd, but we hate people that deliberately create suffering even though that suffering builds empathy. Well, I hate people who deliberate create suffering, I don't think there's a need to deliberately create it…
/r/MensRights09/09/15 10:33 AM
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I do wonder how much coping strategies can propagate in a worldview where the thing is regarded as something that shouldn't EVER be "coped with." Good point, but that's essentially saying: "Life shouldn't be hard and unfair." Well, life is. Look at the shit humans had to deal with in the past, or today outside the sheltered lives of most people. Look at people getting actual PTSD (some clinical psychology books have some ... impressive descriptions). Bad things happen to all people, and will hap…
/r/MensRights08/09/15 10:25 AM
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Likely, given that men who go for Vasagel would go more often to the M.D. and thus more likely to have prostate cancer detected early. As for a causal factor of Vasagel leading to cancer, highly doubtful. Mechanism is different and I doubt they are so stupid to go for a carcinogenic material. This said, I'd be willing to bet there will be stories linking it to negative effects. There are moral and power/control concerns with the male pill, but given that those against it can't argue this way, th…
/r/MensRights06/09/15 05:59 PM
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Unless it's replicated independently and the other factors are controlled for, I wouldn't trust the study. "10 percent increased risk" might sound scary, but it's the increased risk of a very low base rate, not a "10 percent risk". It's retrospective and exploratory ... and -- it seems -- somewhat post-hoc (so, not prostate cancer in general, just some forms of prostate cancer). It's easy to find explanations why vasectomy could lead to increased risk, but that's all post hoc. I found the counte…
/r/MensRights06/09/15 05:54 PM
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In a context where people try to hook up, that might work for a man (ie, "I have a boyfriend."). I guess few women would try to persist. But a woman saying "I have a girlfriend"? There are (a few) men who would go "Is she as hot as you?" or directly to "How about a threesome?" BTW, anyone know some goid naturalistic studies here? Eg done via observation in a bar? Really would like some study data here.
/r/MensRights06/09/15 05:45 PM
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The funny thing ... if she would print that photo on her T-Shirt, I'd be pretty sure she would be left alone ... no boyfriend excuse needed. (And yep, dating and the like is messy, because few people say what they think and want. There's a dance of words, there plausible deniability, there are different standards and approaches. These things have nothing to do with respecting men more. That's ludicrous considering the prevalence of affairs. But hey, that problem will change over time. Give her s…
/r/MensRights06/09/15 05:39 PM
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Yep, with Facebook, the investment in the profile is higher. It might not cost something either, but at least it's tied into other contacts and the like, so there's time and social ties. Oh, and if you decide to meet, have a plan B. If it's a no-show or "not as advertised", you can easily cut your losses and enjoy yourself.
/r/MensRights06/09/15 02:29 PM
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Once upon a time, OK Cupid Trends did publish a posting explaining: "Why You Should Never Pay For Online Dating" (first cached copy I found). In it, they criticized pay sites like match.com and eharmony. (BTW, that time was before OK Cupid was bought by match.com, then the article was removed due to 'errors'.) I still think it's a good recommendation never to pay for a dating site. An even better one is never to pay for a site where the payment skews the field. This would be the case here. When …
/r/MensRights06/09/15 11:44 AM
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By your logic, would an assassin's bullet be speech? Or "speech"?
/r/MensRights05/09/15 01:44 PM
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My comment was about transmitting someone's words to another country Let's keep the discussion honest and stick to the issue. The person who writes expects the words to be transmitted and likely does not know that someone decided not to transmit it, at least at first. Going by the words, yep, the person still has said it, but using a wider model of communication, the speaker expects the words to reach the audience. Whether they agree is another issue, but that's for the audience to decide. This …
/r/MensRights05/09/15 01:40 PM
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P.S.: BTW, the existence of the Internet is one reason why I think her presentation was abysmal. She wants people to shut up based on characteristics that were not chosen like sex and skin color. She wants some kind of control who may not speak, to silence those who have an audience. But there's a reason why these people do have an audience: There are many "white men" like Hitchens and others who do not have columns in newspapers either (99+%). It's not something you get because you are white an…
/r/MensRights05/09/15 11:34 AM
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You can think this is all balderdash, or fallacious, or by some magic or real process not a problem, but you need to grasp the point first. If there only were some way to communicate anonymously and potentially reach millions of people. Some kind of modern communication and ways to hide one's address ... hmmmm ;-) Welcome to the Internet, where -- to quote a few people -- bad ideas go to die and the isolated wacko can become part of an international movement. :-)
/r/MensRights05/09/15 11:21 AM
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Silencing tactics like pulling fire alarms and death threats are "speech" No, they are not. If they were, you wouldn't need the quotation marks. These things are directly stopping people from speaking, or from being heard.
/r/MensRights05/09/15 11:13 AM
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True, you did not use the word. But you mentioned court orders, which in this case would be on the side of the "don't let that person speak". Plus think about how that described world would function: You did describe a scenario in which you argue for censorship (perhaps as devil's advocate), for the prevention of speech, incl. via court orders. Whether it's individual people who decide to stop people from speaking, a group, or whatever, you are essentially arguing for some people ruling over wha…
/r/MensRights05/09/15 11:10 AM
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The Good People(TM). It's the naive "Hey, what if that all-powerful dictator is a really nice guy/gal?" Instead of going for checks and balances and ensuring that even if the ones in power are bad (or have good intentions but no wisdom), they can't screw up everything.
/r/MensRights05/09/15 01:13 AM
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The problem with these scenarios is that they are created in a completely self-serving way. Let's change it a bit. (And let's assume it's not a direct incitement to violence and make it about opinions.) A couple of telegraph operators do not transmit the news, hello Streisand effect. Hello (deserved?) outrage at people who think they can decide what others can read. Hello removing ammunition from the abolitionists' movement who could point to the bigots and counter the arguments. Same with polit…
/r/MensRights04/09/15 01:24 PM
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Um, no, ending an event by getting the venue evacuated is not free speech. Nor is shouting it down. It's preventing people from speaking. People who met to listen to a speech, denying others the opportunity to listen to what the speaker says. If they don't agree they have every right to protest -- outside. Or listen and tear the arguments apart, in the Q&A part. Or create their own venue and get their own speakers. But they don't have the right to stop a presentation. And that holds true no matt…
/r/MensRights04/09/15 01:04 PM
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Esp. given the problem of who decides what has value. For me, even the worst hate speech has value. It shows me whom to avoid (and stifle, if possible), even boring remarks have value. They show me who wastes my time so I can avoid them in the future. even "Me, too"'s have value. They show me how many others share an opinion. And only if the "worst of the worst" can speak freely can I be reasonably certain that I hear the best of the best. And people don't hold back. If, of course, we stop and r…
/r/MensRights04/09/15 12:55 PM
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re 2) Sounds a bit like her arguing for moral relativism. Where would it break? When would it not be "fine"? And why discuss at all if you think it's "fine"? I think it's usually the consequences of "fine" positions that are the problem here. And very negative consequences of particular groups or sub-groups are a problem. Reminds me of Isaiah Berlin (quoted in a book by Haidt): "I am not a relativist; I do not say 'I like my coffee with milk and you like it without; I am in favor of kindness and…
/r/MensRights04/09/15 12:47 PM
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I was more getting a Miss Piggy vibe, but yeah. If she reduces the shrillness and raised voice ... that's her soulless mate.
/r/MensRights04/09/15 12:31 PM
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Good point that it could be just devil's advocate, esp. given that even if side not chosen freely people will still think it's their actual position. But given the speakers (not students in a course) and the personal attacks, I agree, it's pretty clear she means what she's saying. And the amount of cognitive dissonance (white men have to shut up but for free speech) is staggering. Personally, I really wish there were a couple of black women who beat these privileged white women at their victim i…
/r/MensRights04/09/15 12:27 PM
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So, you get £35, and if laws change (because the government really wants someone to pay for the child support), you pay what, exactly, monthly? Not that unlikely -- in Germany, a sperm bank was forced to reveal the fathers name because the child had a right to know it.
/r/MensRights02/09/15 08:26 PM
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Yup, made the same experience. Not sure why few women pursue men (beyond fan-girls and the like). Hmm, perhaps because women are used that men make the first step. Perhaps because they see it as below their dignity to pursue (misplaced idea of a power play in relationships). Perhaps they don't know how. Perhaps they fear rejection. But I think esp. beyond a certain age they don't have a choice. Never mind the narrative that there's no societal necessity that every man can have sex, yet apparentl…
/r/MensRights01/09/15 05:15 AM
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Two things this odds game doesn't seem to address: 1. the different 'quality' in the market at different stages, and 2. the age preferences/range men and women look for. 1) Even if you look only at college educated people, the ones who remain unmarried might not be "marrying material" (BTW, for those saying men aren't objectified, what exactly does a phrase like "marrying material" mean?). And even with a smaller pool when it comes to men, I think it also applies to women (perhaps even more so).…
/r/MensRights31/08/15 10:58 AM
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Without knowing more details, it's impossible to see the influence of the exposed information to the two suicides. Millions of user data were leaked, it would not be surprising if -- within the weeks after the leak -- a couple of people commit suicide. Did these people know their data was exposed? Did this really tip the scales? What was so damaging about the leak? And how stable were they prior to the leak? Was the leak really a factor or just a rationalization? It's easy to see the hack as res…
/r/MensRights24/08/15 04:14 PM
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Ah, it's that time of the year again? Well, if this survey is any similar to the previous ones, it's a clear cut example of advocacy research. Girl Guiding profits when girls need "guiding", so it has to find problems. I also doubt that they want to actually solve the problems. For example, in earlier "surveys", they did not ask, e.g., who made demeaning comments (e.g., about appearance). The implicit assumption was that boys do it (why would a group hurt itself), ignoring that groups are made o…
/r/MensRights24/08/15 01:21 PM
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There are a couple of issues here, probably not independent of each other. And these are all some thoughts based on limited information, so take them with a grain of salt. Your children might be used to having their mother at home/available 24/7 and thus don't like her working. Your wife might also have complained about her work. Not surprisingly, I guess a 15h/$20k job isn't that fulfilling. Children being children and loving their mother (full-time primary carer for 5-7 years) they might take …
/r/MensRights19/08/15 01:09 PM
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One of the nice things in today's world -- if they try to stop you speaking in person, you can put videos online. In the end, this might even reach more people than a local event.
/r/MensRights13/08/15 08:28 PM
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I see why Rava declined to talk to cnn money: Burns said she is unable to discuss the financial details of the settlement but is now trying to sell her company. What an incredibly manipulative phrase. It suggests that the settlement forced her or made her sell her company to pay it. There are countless other explanations: coincidence, her company failed, she has better prospects, etc.
/r/MensRights13/08/15 01:47 PM
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Yup, my first thought was about lynch mobs -- given the current focus on taking the law in our own hands, we have to unite people to help change the law. But hey, it's the usual equality isn't equality of opportunity, it's equality of outcome. And the usual sex is irrelevant so let's make it a selection criteria nonsense. PS: I wouldn't even be surprised if they are successful here. There are enough cases in which countries, despite claiming gender equality, give women special privileges in the …
/r/MensRights13/08/15 01:43 PM
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Waow, she walked into a hostile situation. The "To be fair ..." by the moderator in the end was a joke, he wasn't neutral. It's backseat driver hindsight comments, but under these circumstances you can't do a discussion. It's about narrative and winning. I'm reminded a bit of this video of Ben Shapiro. I think his 10 points do have a ... well, actually, 10, points and can be applied to other subjects as well. (Edit: The vid seems to have some audio problems, but switching the stereo output to on…
/r/MensRights12/08/15 10:22 PM
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Yup, totally agree on the intention of the Swedish Model to drive people out of sex work. Didn't see the parallels to other bullying patterns though ... makes sense. The usual relational aggression pattern and violence by proxy is at work here too. Allows them to wash their hands of responsibility ... while putting their ideology over human lives.
/r/MensRights12/08/15 12:49 PM
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A Telegraph poll found that 78 per cent of 5,073 voters agreed that all sex work should be decriminalised - even for pimps and clients. Uhm ... how can sex work ... work when you criminalize the clients? Perhaps I'm missing something, but the only cases where two people commit a criminal act and only one is guilty of the crime is when the other person is below the age of criminal responsibility or mentally handicapped (think mother shoplifting with her young child). Both cases would make sexual …
/r/MensRights12/08/15 02:04 AM
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The article the author is talking about should be here. There's a link to the PDF.
/r/MensRights10/08/15 08:18 PM
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Hmm, seems we are using two different definitions of shame. I associate shame with a (public) humiliation and conveying a lack of respect. You essentially bring public disapproval on this person and ostracize him or her. Saying "You're a disgusting fat person." would be such an action. It's also not helpful, the person can't magically reduce his/her weight (well, the one guy in X-Men 3 could, but let's stick to reality). But telling someone that his/her spilling into you is a problem, e.g., by g…
/r/MensRights07/08/15 01:48 AM
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Take shame out of the equation. You don't need it. There are reasons that have nothing to do with shame -- both in the smoker and the obesity cases: With smoking it's -- well, the smoke. Even ignoring debated risks of passive smoking, it clings to your clothes and hair and it makes it harder to enjoy food and drink. No-one is shaming the smokers outside. Their actions have consequences. Same with obesity. You take up more space. That's a physical reality. It does have consequences -- on flights,…
/r/MensRights06/08/15 10:22 PM
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There is a difference between shaming someone personally, and a culture in which someone's behavior is considered shameful. Sorry, could you elaborate on this distinction? The common element here is shame, which does not have the (ostensibly) desired effect of "convincing" obese people to reduce weight. As long as shame is involved, I see it's "use" more in the desire of the people who shame to feel good, than to actually help people with obesity. As for legislation, I partly agree with you (if …
/r/MensRights06/08/15 08:11 PM
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Going by the scientific literature, stigmatization of obese people only sounds like a good idea ("tough love", etc.). But instead of driving overweight people to lose weight, many overweight people go into social isolation/reduce contact/find like-minded individuals and continue to consume too much/the wrong kinds of food and drinks. In this sense, fat-shaming is extremely counter-productive. You don't encourage them via "tough love" to reduce weight, you are part of the stressors that drive and…
/r/MensRights06/08/15 03:02 PM
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Well, this proposal produces some really strange bedfellows ... Anyway, Huffington Post has a nice short article about Amnesty International's stance.
/r/MensRights06/08/15 01:05 AM
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So, what happens when virtual assistants become a reality (like Apple's old Knowledge Navigator concept or a better Siri/Cortana)?
/r/MensRights04/08/15 11:31 PM
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I'll start with the second source, because it's quicker and easier: http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/sex_traff_us.pdf seems like advocacy research. It's done by the "Coalition Against Trafficking in Women" who are against the current legalization attempts by amnesty international. It's not peer reviewed and is based on 40 women. They specifically want to highlight connections between sex trafficking and demand by sex industries. 141 pages are a bit much to read right now, perhaps you know wh…
/r/MensRights04/08/15 11:19 PM
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2 out of 4; not bad, but then feminists are nothing if not predictable Yep, I could make a career as a "feminist" writer, but then again, I have a conscience (damn it! ;-) ).
/r/MensRights04/08/15 10:20 PM
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Quick question: What's your source for the 3/4s exploited/trafficked?
/r/MensRights04/08/15 02:26 PM
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Apparently, it's not "exploitation" when it stays within the same sex. Assuming there's no 'gay for pay' and this person is a "true lesbian". Seems like there's this interesting assumption that just because a person is homosexual, this person is into sleeping with anyone. Esp. strange considering that the female clients apparently are not and have very specific wishes (how was it about 'power' in these situations?). Would be interesting to get some information from the clients about their attitu…
/r/MensRights04/08/15 01:08 PM
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If you still have the link, I'd be interesting in reading the story. (I have a thing for rationalizations.) Taking a guess, I'd assume the "feminist" columnist argued that all men want sex and fuck any women without any emotional toil. (So, in contrast to female sex workers they are not damaged by it, because for women sex is different ... also women are exploited by pimps in the background.) Furthermore, the men are living the life in paradise and having sex with tourists is something they woul…
/r/MensRights04/08/15 12:47 PM
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Regarding the insane amount of work needed to do a PhD, sure. You do have to be driven, you have to invest huge amounts of time and energy in it. And given that Academia has been compared with a drug gang, only "the best" have a chance to remain. However, scientific work -- and I mean actual scientific work, where the answers are not already given by an ideology, and the questions you may ask too -- is creative work. This means no one can guarantee that you succeed. It's high risk. And here I ha…
/r/MensRights02/08/15 01:05 AM
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Waow, true story? The website reads like satire: When you look at today’s superannuation system, you can see it wasn’t designed with the specific needs of women in mind. Why should it? Based on the latest data, the average woman retiring now has around half of the average man’s super balance. No problem if she has access to her partner's retirement fund. Also, the women who retire now are a) not helped by your "solution", and b) different from the women who retire with your "solution". One of th…
/r/MensRights02/08/15 12:25 AM
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Recently saw a nice quote in this article about the issue: "These are actresses, but they are all human-rights activists who happen to have the generosity to share the limelight on this issue. It's really important, and we're truly grateful they're signing their celebrity onto it," Taina Bien-Aimé, the executive director of CATW [Coalition Against Trafficking in Women], told the Daily Beast. "Amnesty International is not listening. I think Hollywood is the next step. If they [Amnesty Internation…
/r/MensRights01/08/15 03:26 AM
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Yet women aren't forced to use the specified spaces – and there's nothing in the German traffic code that prevents men from using these spaces too. Really? First time I've heard this. Perhaps it's not illegal for a man to use them, but I'm willing to bet you get a lot of social disapproval from other people (not to mention the guard, if there's one). Personally, I'd equate it as similar as using a women's restroom as a man. BTW, a female colleague once told me you recognize the parking spaces fo…
/r/MensRights01/08/15 03:19 AM
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What would be the narrative in this case?
/r/MensRights30/07/15 11:39 AM
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One disadvantage of the study: "speed dating events for graduate students". Would be interesting to see whether this generalizes to other forms of dating (speed dating has it's own affordances) and to other backgrounds (grad students do differ). Esp. whether the focus on the woman would shift (don't expect it to, based on own anecdotal experience). Would also be interesting to take other variables into account (if not done already), e.g. influence of physical attractiveness or prior expectations…
/r/MensRights30/07/15 11:39 AM
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The usual drivel about exploitation and confusing sex work with sex trafficking. Would become awkward if that tactic is publicly addressed and refuted by an organization like amnesty international. "Almost all prostitution is some form of survival sex." You could say that almost all work is some form of survival work. But strangely, we're focusing on the sex, not on the work. Otherwise we could talk about outlawing work in garbage disposal just because some other people get poisoned while workin…
/r/MensRights29/07/15 08:47 PM
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So, how long until this list is used to claim harassment or the like and ask Reddit to remove the users? Just need to pick a few trolls and their comments and claim it's exemplary for the whole list. Or are they going to create a browser plugin that removes comments by users on the list?
/r/MensRights28/07/15 11:23 PM
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Because those professions have always proven to have trustworthy and reliable people in them who rely entirely on empirical data ROFL! Philosophers and empirical data? Besides CHS, I don't know a philosopher who goes there. But psychologists and sociologists ... sure. Unfortunately, when it comes to things as complex as human behavior, there are a lot of decisions involved that can severely bias the outcome. One reason why unpublished studies (and the material like questionnaires etc.) are worth…
/r/MensRights27/07/15 04:16 PM
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I guess Groucho Marx was ahead of his time: "I remember the first time I had sex -- I kept the receipt." But yup, works. Agree upon what is on the menu in advance and stick to it. And yup, deviations from that would be no different than sexual assault/rape in other cases, but it doesn't get more explicit consent than that. Unless you're into BDSM where it might be prudent to explicitly check in advance what is and isn't on the menu. BTW, ages ago, wasn't there a college that tried to prevent the…
/r/MensRights24/07/15 09:00 AM
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The question is, can you give sex work a similar status to allow those who want to go into that profession to perform the work legally and allow those who do not want to take this work to decline. I think both are perfectly understandable decisions that depend on the individual involved. And yup, I see similarities to other work to requires a certain moral/faith based stance.
/r/MensRights23/07/15 08:56 PM
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Interesting, are there no regulations regarding a "conscientious objector" status? For example, could you make an ardent pacifist join the military? An atheist work for a church in a faith-relevant capacity? Given that sex work is a highly morally loaded topic/profession, wouldn't similar objections be applicable here as well? If only to differentiate sex work from sex trafficking (huge difference between the two)? Another aspect would be qualification. It's easy to see sex work as "easy", but I…
/r/MensRights23/07/15 08:20 PM
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BTW, I guess one answer would be: They did not find a good woman when they were looking for one and decided to move on to other things. I think something some parts of society need to learn is that if you ignore or even blame men, a noticeable amount of them will opt out. As no matter what choices society presents to you, you always have the power to say "no".
/r/MensRights22/07/15 03:27 PM
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he would provide an excellent reference if needed "Nice" gesture, but will he also provide a new job? expecting me to train her, and I would be asked to leave after she felt "comfortable" with the job That is an extremely shitty move. I guess it's only pulled when they know you are dependent on their reference. It's one thing to expect this when you find a better job on your own, or when it's mutually agreed to stop working together. But it seems they went behind your back and did it for perform…
/r/MensRights22/07/15 03:25 PM
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Does anyone have the audio file and can make it available? I'm not interested in The Times' analysis, but in the audio file itself. I'd like to make up my own mind. I'd pay for the article to get the audio file, but not for a 3-month subscription. And I'm curious, did The Times pay money for the audio file?
/r/MensRights19/07/15 09:55 AM
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Anyone remember that "I need feminism because a man disagreed with me -- he shouldn't be able to do that." meme? I thought it was a joke, but hey, there's life imitating art. Edit: Found it ...
/r/MensRights17/07/15 08:07 PM
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grin I guess the overall idea is that you have to walk longer distances to places which are not covered by CCTV to protect women. But hey, if you paint you car white, perhaps with a heraldic sign on the doors and a plume on top, it might work. The "white-knight-o-mobile" is out there to protect ;-)
/r/MensRights15/07/15 01:44 PM
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Actually, there's a cartoon addressing this tactic: http://www.cartoonkaufhaus.de/miniposter/115/mp435%20-detail It's in German -- where similar parking spaces exist in a lot of places. Translation (roughly): [sign on back] Parking spaces for women only [woman talking] "Well, I'm going to let this pass." As for how these things work: Simply, make it appear that violence affects only women and bank on chivalry. You can never go wrong if you bet on peoples ability to delude themselves as heroes.
/r/MensRights15/07/15 01:34 PM
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Describing Reddit without making reference to its gender asymmetry is akin to reporting on Pinterest, which is 72 percent female, without noting that the site caters to women. Really? Pinterest caters to women? I would have never known. Perhaps because you focus on gender, gender is all you know, and all you consider as relevant. And sorry, if your definition of "youthful" includes an age like 34, your doing something wrong. Sorry, but who wrote this abysmal article? But it's also true that Pao …
/r/MensRights13/07/15 08:02 PM
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Is it that strange that actual performance counts? And that there is no excuse for worse performance when it comes to shooting? As for surveys, not sure, but were they put into context? For example, comparing the scores with similar others under similar conditions (e.g., working for strong performance improvements)? It's easy to get bad scores if you change the game, and I wonder how many of the participants would have changed their mind after they finished the training and realized they can do …
/r/MensRights09/07/15 05:28 PM
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Woaw, that's a pretty dark view on humanity, and a pretty self-defeating one. Sure, self-reliance is something to strive for, but it has its limits. And if in doubt, the costs for making a call are much smaller than the costs for not making one.
/r/MensRights06/07/15 10:44 PM
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On the plus side, when you no longer expect help from anybody, most people start becoming more self reliant which is a win-win for society. Until they are faced with a situation they cannot cope with -- and then people die. I wonder, no matter the laws, what about placing (more or less anonymous) calls to the police? Worse than helping (esp. when minutes count), but better than nothing.
/r/MensRights06/07/15 08:43 PM
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Interesting that you can get sued when you interfere -- in Germany, the opposite is true. You can get sued (well, actually, charges are brought against you by the state) if you don't intervene.
/r/MensRights06/07/15 06:51 PM
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Even in a story now 5 years old, there are a couple of interesting aspects. Esp. regarding the comments in the article itself: “I think it’s horrific,” said Marla Cohan, a teacher at a school across the street from where he died. “I think people are just afraid to step in; they don’t want to get involved; who knows what their reasons are?” Their reasons are actually quite well researched (Latane & Darley did research on it in the 1970s, IIRC), and it's a shame that the assumption of callousness …
/r/MensRights06/07/15 02:02 PM
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Confrontation or giving into -- what I would consider -- emotional manipulation are only two options. Others are to agree to disagree. With people who are forced to have any kind of connection (not only family, but also workplace), there can always be topics that are touchy to both. Unless you are publicly debating there is no need that your interest and position in the topic is any business of hers, nor her position any business of yours. Well, not more than any other person online.
/r/MensRights04/07/15 03:02 PM
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Hmm, so much for filter bubbles. Seriously, that's the strength and the weakness of the Internet. Even small bands of people can shape social perception. Yes, there are some women who are scum, so are some men. But it's a minority, if a very salient one. I think the thing to take away from the whole gender discussion is that individuals matter, not group identities. And there are individual men and women out there who are worth ones time, hell, even one's lifetime. But you are unlikely to find t…
/r/MensRights22/06/15 06:49 PM
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Just seen, the rest of the quote is also suiting: Our political life is also predicated on openness. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it and that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. And we know that as long as men are free to ask what they must, free to say what they think, free to think what they will, freedom can never be lost, and science can never regress. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_Oppenheimer (with the usual issues about attribution)
/r/MensRights20/06/15 07:29 PM
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Well, all the best to his dad ... and good points on academia. Totally agree with his stance of freedom of inquiry. Reminds me of Oppenheimer (I think): There must be no barriers to freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma in science. The scientist is free, and must be free to ask any question, to doubt any assertion, to seek for any evidence, to correct any errors. J. Robert Oppenheimer, Life, 10 October 1949 And yup, super frustrating.
/r/MensRights20/06/15 07:12 PM
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... and finished the game ... waow ... probably one of the best games I have ever played. Emotionally touching like "The Last of Us" and addictive like "Neverwinter Nights". Highly recommended. Beautiful characters, mature content (i.e., the player is taken seriously and not shielded like a baby), emotionally draining at times, but brilliant story, beautiful gameplay and ... well, if you like fantasy games, go for it. Haven't played Witcher 1 or 2 (but likely will in the future), but it didn't m…
/r/MensRights31/05/15 02:13 AM
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ethnic minority women cannot be racist as they "do not stand to gain" from inequality Not even by inequality in their favor? I really love university, because it's a place where ideas can be developed that go far beyond what is common in everyday life. Even "absurd" ideas. But seriously, something went deeply wrong here. Since when did university become a haven for narcissists? University needs a better immune system to deal with parasites and infections. She is also accused of oppressing the vo…
/r/MensRights19/05/15 03:03 PM
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As long as accusations place the burden of proof an the accused, not the accuser, this will remain a problem. The prevailing narrative that all men are willing to misuse power for their own ends does the rest. Video recording (if legal) might provide some security, but in the end, given the devastating power of a single accusation, yep, reaping what they sow fits perfectly. And yup, @bertreapot, never being alone with a female student who might do something stupid is really good advice.
/r/MensRights19/05/15 02:55 PM
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I was wondering the same. If I remember correctly, last year had a couple of nice videos by people involved in the MHRM and who were easily recognizable. The technical quality didn't matter that much, because there was a lot of conviction in it. I'm still impressed by what AVfM created, but I wonder whether they are skipping a few steps in order to try to make it more "professional". That might lead to a correspondingly more professional image, but it also drives up the price and it might put th…
/r/MensRights18/05/15 05:06 PM
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Seriously, would you want to date a woman who sets out to prove how shallow guys are? If she thinks this way, what kind of relationship can you expect, fat suit or not?
/r/MensRights18/05/15 04:43 PM
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Reminds me a bit of the (commonly used) analogy of high school continuing into real life. These people have a tendency to be bullies -- they have no other choice, given that they cannot handle conflicting arguments and they are too 'socially interested' to forgo social contact. But real life isn't high school. The ones who were bullied in school usually far better outside school (if they learn to deal with their scars) and the rules have changed. Sure, some SJWs try to change the rules to closel…
/r/MensRights18/05/15 02:30 PM
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Thank you for the word. Didn't know it. :-) Although I'm not sure that it is really a fear of opinions. It seems to me more a fear of arguments, of being proven wrong, of having parts of their identity badly damaged. I'm speculating here, but it might be because these people were indoctrinated (badly): They have their talking points and/or were emotionally moved into taking a position. It feels right, it feels consistent, it explains the world. But they were never confronted with counter-argumen…
/r/MensRights18/05/15 01:40 PM
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Interesting ... what about the changes that happen over time? After all, now we basically have education for everyone beyond being able to just read and write. (Almost) all children spend most of their childhood up to their late teens in school, something unheard off in earlier times, where extended schooling was probably restricted to the wealthy. So the profession itself changed over time, including training to be a teacher. It's something (almost) everybody can become. I don't think that it's…
/r/MensRights18/05/15 01:24 PM
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I'd like to see the whole story before making any judgments about her. Usually interesting what was not recorded. On a related note, this story fits into a world where personal problems (feel threatened/harassed without any actual threats/harassment) are seen as legitimate because the person feels this way. And we "have to respect a person's feelings" ... instead of recommending some therapy. After all, what could go wrong if we treat people's feelings not only as real to her (which they are, e.…
/r/MensRights16/05/15 07:57 PM
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"As a women who has been happily married for ... [computing] 11 years, I have to disagree." What was it that Milo said so beautifully? "We're talking about men here, Darling, so why don't you listen for a change." (or something like this). And hey, could one of those 60-year olds who marry an 11-year old girl use the same "argument" ... "I have to disagree, I'm happily married." Seriously, the lack of reflection is ... well, I'd say mind-numbing, but the hosts wouldn't understand. "What's the pr…
/r/MensRights16/05/15 07:37 PM
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I wonder whether there's a fundamentally different view on games between gamers/game developers and the SJW crowd. The SJWs thinking that games should channel people into acting the way SJWs say humans should/must behave. Thus they are in favor of discouraging choices that might show sexism, racism, etc, or even a world where these things happen. The gamers/game developers see gaming as a fictional world where you are free to chose behaviors you would normally never ever do (e.g., risk your life…
/r/MensRights16/05/15 02:22 PM
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Given that you can send direct messages with Twitter (= not everything you send/receive is public), her snooping displays an incredible lack of decency. But then, that's today's outrage feminists. Taking her view on what is right or wrong ... nah, her hypocrisy is bad enough, no need to make it worse.
/r/MensRights13/05/15 07:18 PM
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If society treats men as potential criminals and the rules between men and women are that fuzzy (yet still, everything you do is potentially wrong), no wonder more men are going to video games and porn. In most videogames you have clear feedback, the rules are clear(er), and there is usually a worthy (if fictional) goal to accomplish. How can relationships compete here? Not to mention that the professional setting also gets more hostile (quotas anyone?). But personally, comparing "games and porn…
/r/MensRights10/05/15 01:42 PM
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Well, as for the aging thing, you can compare photos on http://how-old.net Tried it with "I don't shave for Sherlock." Watson and there is an age difference of about 10 years. But then again, a) it's a machine and b) looking older is not a disadvantage for men in most cases. In the end, it doesn't matter what columnists say but what people who matter think (incl. yourself).
/r/MensRights09/05/15 11:07 PM
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Well, so much for the letter, but not the spirit of the law. But seriously, don't you think it makes a difference between personal preference/taste and societal judgments? Frankly, if this difference is not seen ... waow, that's scary. That's like demanding that people like the same kind of media ...
/r/MensRights09/05/15 06:31 PM
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Actually I stumbled upon something else, regarding the OK Cupid data and the different reply rates: "Okay, so there’s obvious racism from both men and women" Besides treating a correlation as causation (there might be other differences, e.g., in message style or selection), why is this racism? I might be missing something, but this isn't a judgment about the social world (e.g., who is better suited for a job), this is personal preference/taste in dating. Why shouldn't personal attraction matter …
/r/MensRights09/05/15 01:24 PM
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Also some media outlets love to cover and misrepresent these cases ... hello outrage culture. Get's them views and clicks, and who cares for the consequences.
/r/MensRights06/05/15 11:49 AM
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Articles like these remind me that these are a minority of people, albeit a very loud/salient minority. And here's hoping that Protein World's reaction will set an example (you couldn't have deliberately planned a better strategy). And even with a strong media bias of that site, at least it showed how embarrassing these specific non-representative people are -- and how dangerous when asking for state censorship power.
/r/MensRights05/05/15 10:08 PM
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A refreshing attitude by the author and yup, depressing: This is what contemporary feminism looks like: a pathetic but dangerous gaggle of self-proclaimed victims of patriarchy who want a state-sanitised world, free of offence and confrontation. There was absolutely nothing offensive or even controversial about the Protein World ads, and the majority of the girls I met at the protest were there for a photoshoot and nothing much else. The other attendees consisted of the usual roll-up-smoking, fi…
/r/MensRights05/05/15 04:59 PM
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With the spirit of the stairway/hindsight, an open question like "What you do mean?" would probably have clarified the issue. Still, probably best to wait and see, eg whom their hire (if you can get the info, eg from company website). Encountered cases where I found it suspicious that a department of all women continued to only hire women, not men. So a bias wouldn't surprise me.
/r/MensRights01/05/15 05:27 PM
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Waow, Poe's law in action, again. I give up. The linked site is copyrighted by Onion Inc., but the story could well be true. I don't know. Lately, satire and reality seem to merge into one, the ugly sides at least. Luckily there are still some silver linings ... ;-) Oh, and Mundane Matt's commentary is well worth watching.
/r/MensRights30/04/15 11:52 PM
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So "separate but equal" all over again. Sorry, but why is there this drive to have both a career and a family life at the same time. They are incompatible because they both need the same resource: time. Time is limited. I have the highest respect for men and women who work much more than the 100% of a normal job to really get good at what they do and righteously advance due to the investment they made. If they have family, meh, they don't really see them. Like an injury, a few days or weeks not …
/r/MensRights29/04/15 02:30 PM
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Nothing against the once-a-year-sex-leads-to-a-child and having ... very active sperm (or however he put it) explanation, but frankly, I'd wonder whether the children were really mine. As much as I would hope so, I wouldn't put it past a vindictive and controlling person to have an affair and lie about it. And that might just solve the child support issues (while being totally soul-destroying on another level).
/r/MensRights28/04/15 05:26 PM
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Everything changed in April 2013, however, shortly after Charlie’s 17th birthday, when both he and Mr Lewis had DNA tests. Does anyone know why they had the DNA test in the first place?
/r/MensRights27/04/15 01:46 PM
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The photo of the article unintentionally but beautifully illustrates my reason for not having children: The selective focus on women in our society (where is the father of that child?). So much is done so that women can "have it all", children and a career. Including quotas for jobs and sex-specific programs. Men? Not relevant. Why would I want to have children when it is expected that I rarely see them?
/r/MensRights26/04/15 02:32 AM
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The hypocrisy of claiming that a movement is for equality, when it is in fact only interested in getting things for women and esp. for those who ostensibly "advocate" for these women. Which usually leads to flawed studies being made to enforce the view that women are the only or primary victims, when in fact, most problems are human problems, not gendered ones. So I am definitely not a feminist, but I would not consider myself to be a MRA either. I'm happy being an egalitarian.
/r/MensRights25/04/15 01:24 PM
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According to the comments, it was deleted and reuploaded to remove the TYT clip. Given that CHS mentioned on Twitter that she did not see the clip. Still pretty underhanded tactics. First show the clip to the audience CHS did not see, making it appear as is she answered to the clip, then removing the video (incl. the comments criticizing this behavior) and uploading it again without the clip. Given this behavior and the clickbaity title (he brought GWW's comment up, pretty much out of no-where) …
/r/MensRights25/04/15 12:58 PM
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Okay, these things are pretty selected, still, that's even worse than other bad reasons.
/r/MensRights22/04/15 02:05 PM
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Hey, the interviewer actually did a good job.
/r/MensRights22/04/15 02:03 PM
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I always thought the Marines were pretty tough, something to be proud of if you belong to that group. Among others, because the standards are high. Why would any woman want to belong to an outfit that lowers these standards for her? I wouldn't worry about getting women who cannot pull their weight, I'd worry about getting women who have character flaws.
/r/MensRights21/04/15 10:39 PM
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The discussion of women as superior reminds me of a passage in "The Princess at the Window" by Donna Laframboise (it was mentioned often enough on podcasts for me to become curious about it). On page 159 the Laframboise cites Sommers: "At past conferences, oppressed women had accused other women of oppressing them. Participants met in groups defined by their grievances and healing needs: Jewish women, Jewish lesbians, Asian-American women, African-American women, old women, disabled women, fat w…
/r/MensRights18/04/15 11:04 AM
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Again with the "not all men" (was his "research" confined to Twitter?) ... it's very, very few men. Nice that the author (on the site) has already dealt with the "Would you object if I said 'whites are bad because they oppress blacks,'" ... applies to the other groups as well, and vice versa. Waow, if this person also started the Paleo diet movement, the people invested in it should feel a tremor in its foundations if this is the kind of "research" involved.
/r/MensRights18/04/15 10:57 AM
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As a wise person once said: "People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs." ;-)
/r/MensRights18/04/15 10:45 AM
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If you haven't seen it already, they have an update for Patrons/people who wanted to met them.
/r/MensRights18/04/15 03:46 AM
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Press release by the honey badgers is online now too: "Go Home, Gamer girl: Press release on unjust banishment from Calgary Expo"
/r/MensRights18/04/15 03:01 AM
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Outch ;-) (well, I'm more sleep-typing at the moment anyway)
/r/MensRights18/04/15 02:59 AM
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If we are talking about the same noises, clothes or hair brushing over it would be my usual suspects. Not easy to record an event.
/r/MensRights18/04/15 02:27 AM
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What exactly is claimed here, both by the author of the book and the author of the review? Equality or female supremacy? A bit confusing considering the title (female supremacy), the !Kung San bit (equal share? BTW, Paglia and a hunter gatherer tribe? I'd have expected a comment about "grass huts"), and the reviewers stance (women are oppressed, if I am not mistaken, although I wonder whether she confuses a place by the fire with deciding. Participation is not determination). And how does the au…
/r/MensRights18/04/15 02:18 AM
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Anyone remember X-Men 3, the scene in the Church where the mutants had gathered? That massive, overweight guy who was looking for a place and became thin when he sat down? That was a message! It's already happening!!! SCNR ;-)
/r/MensRights17/04/15 11:18 PM
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How are these disciplines anywhere near comparable, both from the funding they are likely to get (look at the partners of the STEM school) and regarding the future prospects. Also, just my impression, but I don't think many boys like an all-boy environment, and I'm guessing less and less girls like an all-girls environment. And I agree with denyjunctionfunction -- the teaching is a main issue. Sorting should be by talent/skill, not by gender.
/r/MensRights17/04/15 07:15 PM
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Reminds me of: "The modern computer is capable of answering, in a matter of seconds, mathematical questions that would take millions of years for a human being to answer (even longer if he stopped for lunch). How does the computer do this? Simple. It makes everything up. It knows full well you're not going to waste millions of years checking up on it." ~Unknown
/r/MensRights16/04/15 08:09 PM
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The effort needed to conduct a TEDx talk is woefully low and honestly hurts your brand Yup, totally agree. It's like mixing van Gogh's or da Vinci's with children's finger-paintings.
/r/MensRights16/04/15 07:48 PM
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No, not really. I think they are just mirroring her "logic". We wouldn't create a sentient being (with rights) to have sex with against its will. Wouldn't make sense. It would be akin to having a toaster (my comment actually) deciding: "Nah, I don't want to toast now, these fumes give me a headache." It's ridicule, but deserved ridicule. In my view, she botched her presentation, because she tried to make an actually interesting topic (rights of sentient beings) about her (or women in general).
/r/MensRights16/04/15 06:17 PM
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That might have been the or a question, but she did not address it head on. Instead she made it about women (passed out woman/female child when talking about consent) and feminism and (mostly) male scientists needing a reminder by her (and from feminism) that slavery of sentient beings is bad. That's pretty condescending and fucked up. My guess is it wasn't feminism who freed the slaves in the US, or made slavery indefensible.
/r/MensRights16/04/15 04:20 PM
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Yep. I also stick to the original TED talks. Some of them ... waow (in the positive sense). Most of the TEDx ... holy crap.
/r/MensRights16/04/15 03:51 PM
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Because that's where she started off at, not to mention the condescending image of the dork with the sex doll. She did not make the transition from robots to sentient beings well, not to mention her strange 2029 assertion. In short she confounded two issues and uses shame as tactic. Really bad move.
/r/MensRights16/04/15 03:49 PM
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I'd hope for the later. If I ever end up in that galaxy (and in the past) and kick C3PO in his shiny metal ass I want him/her/it to feel it. ;-)
/r/MensRights16/04/15 03:00 PM
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That is very ... specist (is that a word?), or to use the words of Azetbur ("Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" -- better?): "Human rights. Why the very name is racist. The Federation is no more than a homo sapiens only club." I could also go Data (while we're talking about Star Trek). As for made in China ... well, so are the Chinese (and a few children of expatriates and ambassadors and business people and tourists and ...).
/r/MensRights16/04/15 02:59 PM
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"if it's man made it as no rights at all" -- so what about the rights of parents over their child? How would that be different from creating a sentient being (I'm not talking about toasters here, although that expression has a certain "Battlestar Galactica" charm)?
/r/MensRights16/04/15 02:48 PM
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Shame because the contrast was stark ... McElroy's no-nonsense, 'let's deal with the issue and I know what I am talking about' attitude (both from personal experience and by knowing the literature). And Valenti's ditzy feelz-based 'isn't this a powerful art project carrying your mattress around' manner. I got the impression that it exposed Valenti as someone who uses these issues for her own causes. Esp. how she tried to win the audience and her facial expression was telling.
/r/MensRights16/04/15 02:30 PM
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Makes you wonder, why would anyone want a sentient vibrator? And if they were sentient, if they would like their job or commit suicide ... But yeah, she's pretty much driven (by own admission) of being a 'child of abuse' and probably influenced by being attracted to women. And here I thought law professionals were good with words. The presentation would have been better if she had made it gender neutral or decided what the main point is: rape of women, sexual practices of men, or rights of artif…
/r/MensRights16/04/15 02:25 PM
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I'd take a different position with a sentient AI. But this opens up the question what is sentience? When does something become a person, an individual. Could see the video, she's pretty much, by 2029 robots are sentient. That's it. Dafug?
/r/MensRights16/04/15 02:20 PM
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Luckily there's ProxTube (stupid German GEMA) ... oh waow, she's the usual (rape = only women as victims, only female sex bots) and then goes all over the place. Her "logic" apparently is: informed consent includes free of duress (yup, totally agree), but then continues with "if a robot is unable to make its own choices, if you program a robot to always say yes to sex, it cannot say no, it will not have the choice to say no. If you remove the choice to say no, that's tantamount to duress. Theref…
/r/MensRights16/04/15 02:15 PM
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BTW, does this apply to vibrators as well? What's the dividing line here?
/r/MensRights16/04/15 01:04 PM
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I thought something similar about my toaster, which I frequently push down (without consent) to make me a sandwich. Not surprisingly, a TEDx talk. (Can't see the vid, but my take would be: Not an issue unless you are dealing with an AI, and an AI could say no.)
/r/MensRights16/04/15 01:03 PM
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Waow ... so: "The pop-up shop offers ceramics, textiles, publications, art prints, stationery, and more all made by women artists around the United States" => People can sell what they want, but it seems that the beneficiaries here are all female, from store owner to artists. How's that a sign of fairness? "Men are also frequent customers, some even come alone. “They are more than willing to pay full price,” Schlenker said." => If you give one group a discount, you are not making the other group…
/r/MensRights15/04/15 01:12 PM
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What gets me with this phrase is the meaning of "support". What kind of example do fathers set for their children -- male and female -- when support payments are misused? For female children, that this is a valid way of making money? For male children, that it's okay to pay for no return? If the future of the children is important here, than any payments that are misused directly and indirectly damage that future.
/r/MensRights11/04/15 12:10 PM
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So, no more "Free Hugs"? Damn, that reminds me of old cartoons about children sitting on Santa Claus' lap with a lawyer behind them. (there's a similar thread here, but the comment is good for both)
/r/MensRights11/04/15 11:59 AM
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So, no more "Free Hugs"? Damn, that reminds me of old cartoons about children sitting on Santa Claus' lap with a lawyer behind them.
/r/MensRights11/04/15 11:45 AM
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Coco McPherson, the fact-checking chief, said, "I one hundred percent do not think that the policies that we have in place failed. I think decisions were made around those because of the subject matter." That's akin to saying: "Yeah, our safety procedures work very well, in case of an ordinary fire. But when it comes to the nuclear stuff, all bets are off." How can anyone make such an assertion? If it wasn't taken out of context, then that's the worst admission of professional incompetence I've …
/r/MensRights06/04/15 10:15 AM
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Isn't this something for a donotlink or archive link? Rollingstone already did get a lot of hits for their story, why give it to them again?
/r/MensRights06/04/15 09:56 AM
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A) What would make the list "impressive"? Who should be there? (independent of the ticket price, just impressiveness) B) Are there any people which would justify theprice you cited/the discounted price? (= beyond impressive) (Personally I like the lineup.)
/r/MensRights05/04/15 09:52 PM
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Unless they are going for another security fundraiser, I wouldn't diss security costs. And say, while bitching here is all nice and candy, have you addressed your concerns to the conference organizers yet?
/r/MensRights05/04/15 06:17 PM
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Let's wait and see :-)
/r/MensRights05/04/15 06:15 PM
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Personally, I would not want to pay "high profile" people I consider as frauds. I value quality over "recognizable names". BTW, is the line up final? Ah, also, judging from scientific conferences, sure, nice to recognize speaker names, but the success of the conference -- that's determined by the people you met and interact with. And those rarely are conference speakers.
/r/MensRights05/04/15 04:00 PM
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Piano. Let's be clear about what you/we are talking about. In you original posting, you say that Palmatier and Golden are UNKNOWN. They are not. Palmatier does regular vidcasts with AVfM and Golden was on a few. Even on the Podcasts (iTunes anyone?) years back. So forget that argument. As for Molyneux, why do you cite him as positive contribution to justify ticket prices if you do not like him (totally agree, he's a fast talker, charismatic but poison in my opinion)? Seems to me you don't like t…
/r/MensRights05/04/15 03:37 PM
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Really? I hold both Palmatier and Golden in high regard. Both seem to know what they are talking about, from a theoretical as well as practical perspective. Can't say the same about Molyneux, whom I would consider as demagoge and wanna-be cult-leader (or this channel). So if Palmatier and Golden are in and Molyneux is out I might even donate again if necessary. PS: I wouldn't call them unknown given the vast amounts of Podcasts/Vidcasts both did.
/r/MensRights05/04/15 03:01 PM
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Sure, there is abuse, and some emotional abuse might be hard to assess (others is damn obvious). But leaves no physical scars and it's often one persons word/perceptions against another. Esp. after a breakup perceptions can easily be distorted. Every past action was then deliberate and likely with malicious intent. It's just too easy to blame another person, instead of seeing it as a matter of fit. And I agree, few if any get relationships right the first time(s). That's why you learn. And unfor…
/r/MensRights03/04/15 07:58 PM
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In late 2013, UN Women, in a note on the issue of terminology, had said it would use the terms “sex work” and “sex workers” and “recognize the right of all sex workers to choose their work or leave it and to have access to other employment opportunities.” UN Women’s decision and recommendation not to “conflate sex work, sexual exploitation and trafficking” sounds outrageous if not ludicrous to people like Gupta, who work in the squalid brothel quarters of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and other cities,…
/r/MensRights03/04/15 01:58 PM
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Although to be fair, I'd really like to see a list of the digital tools/websites that are used daily that operate at a loss. Somehow, someway, some people managed to convince people to invest in things that make huge losses under the mistaken impression that just because these sites are used intensively by a large audience, these people would also ... well, pay money for it (in any form, including using ads). Hello next dot-com bubble.
/r/MensRights01/04/15 11:34 PM
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There are a couple of memes going in this direction ... IIRC something about "free" = "payed by tax payers", or "yeah, the politicians giving us things for free" = "they have your wallet". It's something to keep in mind ...
/r/MensRights01/04/15 11:31 PM
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Yep. That pretty much describes my day. Hate the 1st of April! ;-) Edit: Thinking about it, it's the false hope. You read a story on the 1st of April and hope it's fake ... until reality kicks in. But then, perhaps the focus on these stories is just societies version of Darwin Awards, who knows ... ;-)
/r/MensRights01/04/15 09:01 PM
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Although an interesting point -- if their target market is convinced they should get things for free or even be paid for it, sure they won't pay. Hmm, did they offer gift certificates?
/r/MensRights01/04/15 08:55 PM
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Which would mean that the unique selling point would be missing. Good point.
/r/MensRights01/04/15 08:53 PM
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When it comes to accusations of discrimination, I'm always reminded of this quotation: A man may fall many times, but he won't be a failure until he says that someone pushed him. Elmer G. Letterman Yeah, some people are assholes, some people are sexist (against men or women), but to think that society in general wants women to fail ... nope. And if they were really blaming men that would be a really bad thing (I agree with DAE_FAP that they don't really, they even stress their male readership). …
/r/MensRights01/04/15 08:29 PM
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So why are we closing? Two reasons: we were pioneers, and too early for this market, and our pockets are not as deep as our competitors. We simply can’t continue to run at a loss. Seems like the usual development for online magazines: Most people hate to pay for something online, esp. when can get similar material/stories for free (don't you just hate amateurs ;-)). Sure, you can run a deficit, but only for so long (unless you go IPO ;-)). And it seems they made some mistakes (who wouldn't), and…
/r/MensRights01/04/15 05:28 PM
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Is there currently any additional legal action planned? Then it would make sense to try to get the "public" on your side.
/r/MensRights01/04/15 03:40 PM
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People losing the normal function of their genitals (or the genitals themselves) is terrible to hear. No matter that some ... women on TV might joke about a garbage disposal. So if that story is true, my sympathies. She said: 'Having sex was excruciating at first. Even now, I can't have sex as much as I would like, and so that makes me worry that my boyfriend will lose patience and cheat on me. Hmmm, there are more ways to have sex, just saying. But suppose he wanted to break up the relationship…
/r/MensRights01/04/15 02:53 PM
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Actually my usual player character in NWN was also female, but more because you usually saw your character from behind and above. And if I'm going to look at someone for hours on end, aesthetics become important. ;-) But seriously, it's an RPG, of course I'm playing (or at least trying out) a different person than I am in real life.
/r/MensRights01/04/15 01:22 PM
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re female characters: Most of the role playing games I've played, from "Realms of Arkania" to "Neverwinter Nights" to "Bloodborne" (okay, not an RPG). But yeah, female characters in these games have a long history and they are usually treated completely equally (and often make a point of saying so). Edit: There is also this meme which might fit.
/r/MensRights01/04/15 07:03 AM
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I think #notallmen was the wrong choice, it makes the men who are not terrible appear like they are the exception (akin to "you are right, but I am different, how can I prove it to you?"). They are not, they are the norm, and there is no need to be defensive or prove anything. So #fewpeopleareevil or something like it would fit better.
/r/MensRights01/04/15 06:55 AM
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According to his comments, he recovered the picture. I think it's a testament to the old saying that "love is blind". And unfortunately, you can end up in a very bad situation without seeing it for a long time. The question is what constructive things can you do once you realize: "I was blind, and now I can see!"?
/r/MensRights30/03/15 03:55 PM
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What an asshole of an author. How is this not blaming the victim, considering that a psychological disorder puts limits on what a person can be responsible for doing? And how is the only way to reduce the amount of potentially broken men? How about treatment? Help? Support? And finally, as best as I can see in the German news media, yes, it seems like the co-pilot did crash the plane, but reasons and background is still sketchy. How about waiting for the facts to roll in?
/r/MensRights29/03/15 04:28 PM
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So instead of expecting the pay to be equal in nursing, it should be vastly different given that undesirable hours likely are paid better and nursing is an around-the-clock profession. I would also hope that -- when physical strength is required -- that this would also lead to some pay differences.
/r/MensRights27/03/15 02:41 PM
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Does anyone else wonder where the heck Sabrina Rubin Erdely is? Where is her sense of personal responsibility?
/r/MensRights26/03/15 09:08 PM
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I'd assume that Scott Adams has a mind of his own. He has encountered sexism (as a man) and still tries to make up his own mind, based on more than his person experiences. Personally, that's something I respect. And he did a few interesting comics on gender issues. From another comment of mine: The ones prior to this one are also interesting ... especially http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2014-12-31/ http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2015-01-03/ as are (among others), the following: http://dilbert.…
/r/MensRights26/03/15 08:46 PM
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I'm reminded of Richard Bradleys comment about the Rolling Stone rape story here: Some years ago, when I was an editor at George magazine, I was unfortunate enough to work with the writer Stephen Glass on a number of articles. They proved to be fake, filled with fabrications, as was pretty much all of his work. The experience was painful but educational; it forced me to examine how easily I had been duped. Why did I believe those insinuations about Bill Clinton-friend Vernon Jordan being a lech?…
/r/MensRights23/03/15 09:08 AM
2

I seriously wonder what ever happened with therapy. If a person needs trigger warnings, perhaps some professional help is in order. Otherwise, how will this person ever be able to go through life? Even switching the channels on TV would become an incalculable risk (unless you see a trigger warning first when you change the channel). Not to mention that I seriously doubt that trigger warnings and safe-spaces (ie avoidance) is beneficial to learn to deal with one's issues.
/r/MensRights22/03/15 11:56 PM
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This might actually be one of those cases where "But think of the children!" would actually have a point. Still, I wonder about the history of the woman (and her partner). Hard to believe this was an isolated incident. And yeah, we should judge, if only to make it clear that no matter the stress level, some things aren't excusable.
/r/MensRights22/03/15 07:34 PM
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The referenced op-ed by Shapiro is interesting to read. Some very good points.
/r/MensRights22/03/15 05:47 PM
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There is a difference between free speech and being an asshole. Not sure whether the former or later applies in this case, but there are enough red flags to be highly skeptical.
/r/MensRights21/03/15 04:02 PM
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The Campus Reform website cites reason and goes in a similar direction. It also provides a few quotations that raise red flags.
/r/MensRights21/03/15 04:00 PM
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Fortunately, iPhones aren’t weapons; but they are anti-rape devices. Not when it falls "into a snow bank and was never seen again" or when "the iPhone screen was cracked". "Strange" that the author has overlooked the cases in which an iPhone (or a phone with a camera) already has worked as a pretty good anti-rape device: When video evidence showed that no rape happened. Anyway, I agree that the idea of guns is really bad -- for people not mature enough to carry them (not necessarily related to a…
/r/MensRights20/03/15 12:45 PM
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Yup, prostitution is often seen by feminists as exploitation of women -- and usually conflated with sex trafficking and child sexual abuse ('child prostitution'). That legal prostitution has nothing to do with sex trafficking/child sexual abuse doesn't matter. What prostitutes think about their work doesn't matter either. Neither does the existence of male prostitutes matter. And while they are often serving other men, there are also women who seek local 'companions' when on vacation in rather p…
/r/MensRights16/03/15 02:05 AM
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The usual rhetoric on equating prostitution with violence, conflating sex work with sex trafficking, confusing using a service with buying a body, and in general treating women like (or rather: worse than) children and men as criminals. Old video, but this interview with a Swedish sex worker is interesting (awful music though).
/r/MensRights14/03/15 02:47 PM
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Interviews can be anonymous and published online -- I would also say that anonymizing interviews is a precondition to putting them online. What about your report? Will that be available online?
/r/MensRights14/03/15 03:42 AM
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I like the questions, but I've got one to two questions in return: Will you put your assignment online when you have written it? If yes, will it include the (anonymized) full answers you have received (e.g., in an appendix -- with digital, space isn't an issue)? I get the need for PMs, otherwise the answers influence each other. Frankly, the answers here and link to the FAQ might put a question mark on the results, at least if you are going for spontaneous, independent replies. But I'm intereste…
/r/MensRights13/03/15 12:11 PM
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Actually it's extremely difficult to fire a German professor (trust me on this). They have tenure and ... well, they are usually beyond reproach. But apparently, according to the vice chancellor, the emails do exonerate the professor. Strange thing though, now we have to take the vice chancellors word for it. And I still would like to know more about the apparent agreement among female profs not to hire male Indian students.
/r/MensRights12/03/15 10:31 PM
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They could have been taken out of context. It would have been nice to see the complete conversation, but according to one news source the emails no longer exist (apparently at her end) (German news site again).
/r/MensRights10/03/15 09:22 PM
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You're right, the article is very pro Beck-Sickinger. In general, spiegel.de is very defensive of women, and here obnoxiously so. Note that her name is not mentioned in the article (only in a further information part on the left side). Beck-Sickinger also got "entangled" into the discussion (so much for taking responsibility) and the German ambassador in India "apparently saw it as his duty to react". The article ends with pointing to the 2012 group rape in India. Ah, and the comments are heavil…
/r/MensRights10/03/15 09:15 PM
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Her statements were taken out of context, Beck-Sickinger said. "I am definitely not racist or xenophobic." If they were taken out of context, and they might be given that one of her sentences ends with a comma, the easiest solution would be to provide the full context. The story is on several German news sites, my guess is that most of not all would have loved to reprint the whole conversation. And if she has already deleted the mails, any good IT department should have backups, at least for a l…
/r/MensRights09/03/15 08:30 PM
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You find part of this exchange in the comments below the article. Strangely enough, I can't see the comments in Firefox, but Safari shows them. Might be an issue of how I configured Firefox (which uses AdBlocker and other protections) while Safari goes into the web "naked". For this format, the comments are actually worth reading.
/r/MensRights20/02/15 03:31 PM
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The perception of that issue might change with a male birth control pill. It would (likely) close the option of "just" having some unprotected one-night stands (while claiming to be on the pill) instead. No more easy donors (and child-support payers) this way.
/r/MensRights28/01/15 06:46 PM
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Any idea how male characters will be portrayed in the movie? Will there be self-sufficient competent male characters, or will the go for the usual role when "strong" women are involved and degrade every man to either an idiot or a jerk (the later gets self-righteously screwed in the end)?
/r/MensRights28/01/15 04:50 PM
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Somehow I'm reminded of online (e.g., podcast) discussions with feminists where the non-feminist and usually male debater (after some time) is fed up with being interrupted by the self-righteous feminist and says: "Do you ever shut up?" or "If you let me answer the question instead of interrupting me ..." The amount of projection is staggering ... did, at some point, a couple of feminists realize they could squash criticism by simply projecting their behavior on their critics? Because people usu…
/r/MensRights26/01/15 03:01 PM
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Never understood that "what will the future think of us" argument, and the model gave a beautiful rebuttal with the celebration of the human body in mankind's history. Personally, I'd question whether a) future automatically means "higher values", b) these "higher values" equal going "no more physical attraction please", and c) who the fuck these unborn people of the future are to determine for me what is right. (Hey, time-travelers, come at me, make my day! ;-)) And without wanting to make an a…
/r/MensRights22/01/15 10:50 AM
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There are a couple of "nice" postings at shrink4men which shed some light onto red flags, e.g.: Should You Marry Her? Relationship Red Flags for Men, Part One Going Mental: She Might Be a Crazy Bitch If . . . Red Flags! 8 Red Flag Dating Phrases that Should Send Men Running Internet Dating Red Flags: Avoiding Another Crazy Woman in the World Wide Spider Web More Dating Red Flags: Video Advice for “Bad Girls” on How to Manipulate Men with Mind Games 5 Ways to Avoid Becoming Involved with Another …
/r/MensRights22/01/15 10:25 AM
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Seems like the revolution eats its own. Pity.
/r/MensRights16/01/15 11:31 PM
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Frankly, I'm getting pissed off regarding the misuse of the term "experiment". It's a scientific term, it requires a control group and randomized assignment to each group -- and at best double blind conditions. Not to mention a check by the institutional review board. The way "social experiment" is used is just a sorry excuse for going for confirmation bias while acting like a jerk. It's for science. Yeah. No.
/r/MensRights14/01/15 11:02 AM
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Actually I mostly agree with him ... with the exception of focusing on what men could have done for women. But yeah, just fleeing/surving shouldn't get you any award ... it's a wrong time wrong place situation. Heroic acts should get rewards, even if they failed (as long as they were not scatterbrained). And wouldn't it be nice if a woman got an award for heroic behavior by disabling/killing a terrorist? (And somehow I can't stop wondering ... what would have happened if the people in Paris -- d…
/r/MensRights14/01/15 10:43 AM
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So the objection seems to be: If you were found guilty of rape, you may not have a happy life. The sentence might end after a few years, but don't you dare to do something that makes you happy or successful. Sorry, but how is this not the equivalent of a life-long sentence via the court of public opinion? (edit: spelling)
/r/MensRights11/01/15 06:02 PM
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Hrrrm ... a very on-track ideological view of Pakman. He was mostly fair when it came to #GamerGate, but this ... well, at least he asked to be convinced. I would love to see some studies on how the baby question is decided in most relationships. And especially, in how many cases it was an unilateral decision by the woman -- whether the man went along with it happily, indifferently, or grudgingly doesn't matter. And it seems to me that many people know at least one case where ... well, there was…
/r/MensRights11/01/15 12:10 PM
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Oh, waow, it continues "beautifully": http://dilbert.com/2015-01-09/ (Reminding me a bit of this cartoon a couple of years back: http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2005-09-18/ )
/r/MensRights10/01/15 03:26 AM
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Hmm, somewhat expected this to be the case. YouTube in Germany is ... not-that-good. But yup, will wait for the podcast.
/r/MensRights09/01/15 01:06 AM
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Hmm, interesting, in Germany I get the following view on YouTube: Live Streaming is not available in your country due to rights issues. Sorry about that. Is it just me or is this the usual GEMA limitation?
/r/MensRights09/01/15 12:37 AM
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Hmm, how was it ... "The innkeeper loves a drunkard, but not for a son-in-law." Would be interesting if that judge had a son and this woman would be the son's next girlfriend ... but seriously, I think this perspective is often lost. These people do harm, and likely will do it to people other people deeply care about.
/r/MensRights08/01/15 06:28 PM
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Nice title, reminded me of "Why hate someone just because of their skin color? When if you take the time to get to know them, there are so many more valid reasons to really loathe someone." (Dennis Miller). She might have a point that changing the script without prior notice is an asshole move when her own text (or planned interaction) is concerned, although I have no idea how this is usually handled. My guess is that professional speakers are able to quickly parse and then read a script without…
/r/MensRights08/01/15 06:24 PM
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Yeah, about time for some gender-fair intelligent design ... wait, what? ;-)
/r/MensRights07/01/15 10:14 PM
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The reality is that being a part of the faculty at a university is not just a form of income; it’s a way of life. Faculty are invited to meetings, parties, and so forth. They are invited to speak at this-or-that conference or symposium. They are sought after for letters of recommendation, cited by researchers and journalists, and take part on various committees where they have quite a bit of power over the individual lives of students. They have a certain status and prestige that sets them apart…
/r/MensRights07/01/15 07:36 PM
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Braveheart. ;-) As Pratchett said: "'They can ta'k our live but they can never ta'k our freedom!' Now there's a battle cry not designed by a clear thinker ..."
/r/MensRights07/01/15 12:49 PM
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Just wondered, is there something like a monthly newsletter about men's rights issues around the world? Something in the style of AlphaWookie's summary with links to the stories (selected articles)?
/r/MensRights07/01/15 12:46 PM
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The ones prior to this one are also interesting ... especially http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2014-12-31/ http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2015-01-03/ as are (among others), the following: http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1992-05-14/ http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1995-08-29/ http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1998-03-16/ http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1998-03-17/ http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1998-03-18/ http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2000-11-10/ http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2002-01-29/ htt…
/r/MensRights06/01/15 04:43 PM
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Hey, don't diss a community of animals for animals -- I mean, some of these animals are even more equal than others ... thus they are super-equal. You don't get this in normal communities ... ;-)
/r/MensRights30/12/14 09:26 PM
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Many text editors (e.g., TextWranger on OS X) allow easy change case (select it => Text => Change Case), not sure whether some browsers allow this too. But I agree, would be nice if Reddit would offer some support here, e.g., checking for all caps, suggesting changes, doing the changes.
/r/MensRights30/12/14 06:01 PM
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that "passing" involves parotting a few key phrases in random order In an oral exam, the hard part is not answering the question before the examiner has finished asking the question. Can lead to ... embarrassing situations otherwise. ;-)
/r/MensRights30/12/14 05:59 PM
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Makes total sense from an indoctrination point of view, not to mention that it's quite self-serving if you consider who profits. But here this statement is preaching to the choir, I'm not sure that officials would see it the same way.
/r/MensRights30/12/14 05:57 PM
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I totally get rescuing children first, and also pregnant women (2-for-1.x deal), and even a parent. But it seems like the best survival strategy as a (single) man when you encounter a catastrophe is to ditch the group and take your life into your own hands.
/r/MensRights30/12/14 11:59 AM
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I wonder how much of this public self-flagellation by these guys is due to the wish to make their life appear better than it actually is. Telling oneself that you have it better than others by simply being male might make you feel better -- even if that perception is wrong. This self-delusion could be a coping strategy, but a very bad one (esp. long-term). But judging by the bad scripting and voice performance of the original video, I also wonder whether these were actually their own thoughts. I…
/r/MensRights30/12/14 11:55 AM
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And as Chris Rock said (or something like this): "Just because he came while sleeping with you doesn't mean you made him come." ;-) Ah, envy ... or rather: Both sides have advantages and disadvantages.
/r/MensRights30/12/14 09:52 AM
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combat human trafficking, which some activists say seems to spike during mega sporting events. Woaw, reliable data. Later continuing with: There’s no hard data on how much human trafficking — a form of modern slavery where people profit from the control and exploitation of others — spikes during the Super Bowl. But a report by The Urban Institute, an economic and social policy think tank, included interviews with traffickers and found that it could double. What a collection of weasel words and q…
/r/MensRights30/12/14 09:30 AM
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I have no idea what you are talking about. Which table, and where does gravity enter the picture? In any case, I doubt that a discussion between us would lead to anything productive. It was nice to reactivate some knowledge about surveys and see the limitations of fallacy lists, but that's about it.
/r/MensRights29/12/14 10:57 PM
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Does anyone have experience with or knows studies about freezing sperm and then getting a vasectomy? So that you are sterile but can still have children (artificially) later? (Ignoring real-life horror-stories of a soon-to-be-ex visiting the clinic and getting impregnated without your knowledge, how reliable and expensive is it?)
/r/MensRights29/12/14 08:44 PM
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waves back We can discuss the wrong uses of the fallacies you made in our discussion, esp. the wrong use of the ad hominem. Do you want to reply to that? For the gravity example, you should probably reply to the person who brought that example.
/r/MensRights29/12/14 07:49 PM
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His remark about successful Neanderthals: The same girls who I was terrified would pepper-spray me and call the police if I looked in their direction, often responded to the crudest advances of the most Neanderthal of men by accepting those advances. reminded me of this Non-Sequitur comic. Good for a laugh ("It's funny because it's true", unfortunately. ;-)).
/r/MensRights29/12/14 07:17 PM
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It's always easy being a smart-ass vicariously and in retrospect, but there's always the option of asking your girlfriend to leave with you. Of course, taking a look at the name-tag of that woman and tweeting about it (with the store name) is also an option (so is Facebook and the like). Something like "Guys, don't take your girlfriends shopping to store x, because they kick you out when you want to see what you're buying." If someone asks you can give the specifics. I did not have issues with s…
/r/MensRights29/12/14 06:54 PM
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Regarding sexual market competition -- I wonder whether the resistance to prostitution is not only the fear of competition per se, but for some women also the fear of qualitatively better competition. I think there are (a few) women who do not know what they like (making it hard to impossible for the partner to give her what she likes in bed) and who also do not know how to give their partner what they like. Not the best situation for good sex. Thus it would make sense for these women to be fear…
/r/MensRights29/12/14 12:46 PM
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I always thought a solution to "yes means yes" is combining "Let's leave the lights on." with "You don't mind that I continue to wear my (Google) glasses during sex, do you?" ... but Google Glass doesn't seem to catch on. ;-)
/r/MensRights29/12/14 12:17 PM
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Love the "women are the guardians of sex (ie, the sexual selectors) while men are the guardians of committment", but I wonder whether the egg freezing thing will actually work. If you were looking for a person to have children with (as a man), would you really look for a woman in her 40s, even if her eggs were 'fresh'? Would you like to raise one or two children in your 40s (you'd be 58-61 when they become adults, and if they go the same path, forget ever meeting the grandchildren)? And how abou…
/r/MensRights29/12/14 12:13 PM
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That's the problem with these lists. Personally, I love them and this one is nicely designed. But they can be used without understanding -- simply as a shield to block criticism. Last example I encountered was someone who tried to use an "ad hominem" as shield against the criticism that his/her framing of a survey does have an influence on the responses. So, while they are really useful there is more to a discussion than knowing these fallacies. As with any belief system, I think this flow chart…
/r/MensRights29/12/14 11:58 AM
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Yup, also good points there, wish I had seen it before. I think surveys can be interesting and even prove a point, if they are well done. But they are difficult to do right and it's easy to create worthless surveys. (Interestingly, I also learn a lot from the attempts to do surveys here, for example having a look at the researcher of an outside survey and looking at the past research interests can be highly enlightening to detect potential biases and conflicts of interests. Love the Internet. :-…
/r/MensRights29/12/14 11:51 AM
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Yup, that would also be a way -- get a list of all users in the last 6 months and rank them by karma or (upvotes-downvotes). Then take the top x of posters and ask them. But what you cannot do for a survey is simply post a link and take those who decide to participate ...
/r/MensRights29/12/14 11:48 AM
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And how precisely am i influencing a web site i have literally no control over? [...] You do have an influence on the survey in terms of who fills out the survey. And I think there are two main misconceptions here: First, you are not measuring physical objects. You are trying to measure humans. Humans react to the way you deal with them, and how you frame something. If you want more information, have a look at the observer-expectancy effect. It applies in experiments, as well as in surveys. Seco…
/r/MensRights28/12/14 11:05 AM
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Again referring to a list of rhetorical fallacies and missing the point. This wasn’t an an “ad hominem”, you do have an influence on the survey — so while my reply might seem like an attack, it was not irrelevant, which would be a condition for an ad hominem. Trying to use rhetorical fallacies as a shield against criticism that invalidates a lot of work is understandable, but not helpful if you think beyond your ego. I mean, your own source contradicts you. The page you cited in the beginning te…
/r/MensRights27/12/14 11:29 AM
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Perhaps this puts it better [posted after the other on this level]: If I understand you correctly your argument against a sampling bias is that you get the whole population (census). If you go this way you would have to accept that you have 100.000 - 100 = 99900 Non-Respondents. The non-respondents are part of the sample as you have "asked them" (I disagree that you have asked them, but I think that's your point). Would you trust any study where only this tiny amount of people of those who "were…
/r/MensRights26/12/14 04:14 PM
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What evidence is there to assume this to be true? I can easily see the case for it in the rape surveys, people who have been raped would want to bring awareness to rape. Is there any logical reason to assume people who are left wing would be more interested in filling out this survey then people who are right wing? You ask this while introducing the survey with: The reason for this is that we need to make clear that those who are hear are possibly more "feminist" then the feminists themselves, i…
/r/MensRights26/12/14 03:47 PM
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Where did I claim that? I wrote and randomly select the number of people you think you need I did not claim that getting a randomized sample would allow you to get away with less respondents, but that a randomized sample is a basic precondition. You need a randomized sample (and the issue is larger than "could optimally be", you do not have randomization) and enough people. But without a randomized sample you can get 1000 or even 10000 answers and still your conclusions based on the non-random s…
/r/MensRights26/12/14 10:51 AM
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Nope, that only holds true for a random sample: The confidence interval calculations assume you have a genuine random sample of the relevant population. If your sample is not truly random, you cannot rely on the intervals. Non-random samples usually result from some flaw in the sampling procedure. An example of such a flaw is to only call people during the day and miss almost everyone who works. For most purposes, the non-working population cannot be assumed to accurately represent the entire (w…
/r/MensRights26/12/14 02:52 AM
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When i have 100 people, I will stop, because i then have a representative sample Why? What are your arguments that a sample size of 100 in a SLOP achieves representativeness?
/r/MensRights26/12/14 01:46 AM
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Reminds me of ... not sure, Tom Golden(?) perhaps, something about many men dealing with loss by doing something. In any case, thanks to OP for linking the story :-)
/r/MensRights26/12/14 01:13 AM
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I imagine a conversation going like: "You want to get a vasectomy? But think of the children!" "Exactly."
/r/MensRights24/12/14 01:09 PM
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Hopefully, but I wonder what is down in the comments (361 in 10 hours? waow). Still, reminded me of the power of the Internet and the role sharing these experiences plays. It allows for open feedback unclouded by emotions regarding this guy, his hopefully ex-partner, and their hopefully ex-relationship. Given that it's a clear-cut case of absolute betrayal and utter disregard for his wishes ("fate"? really? Whom is she kidding?), I also agree: "Do the right thing" is lawyer up, stop contact, get…
/r/MensRights24/12/14 10:44 AM
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Maybe I'm wrong, but I get the impression that this whole "War on Women" serves not only feminists who use it to get funding, but also the UN and its politicians. They can use it to deflect that -- apparently -- a culture is being eradicated. It reminds me a bit of Rwanda. Do everything to avoid calling it a genocide, because if it were, the member nations would be required to intervene. Not sure whether it's applicable here, but focusing on (about) half of the population seems to have this dist…
/r/MensRights23/12/14 07:04 PM
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Yes, thank you. At least they started out with mentioning the men as well (and in the title!). I always wonder when people write/tweet about the "War on Women" -- do they really think that these are single-sex societies, some kind of Amazonian fantasy? It seems much more likely like the replay of an age-old tactic: Kill the men, if possible also adult women, and "integrate" the virgin girls into your society. Probably the only effective way to completely eradicate a culture. In short, it's genoc…
/r/MensRights23/12/14 03:52 PM
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It's hard to realize that Peter and Christopher Hitchens are (or rather: were) actually brothers. A bit like Cain and Abel at times, it seems, but both are really interesting to watch. Unfortunately, Christopher died much, much too early.
/r/MensRights23/12/14 03:23 PM
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(other woman on the panel) "The UN has found this is one of the most sexist countries because of ... this casual sexism. It's disgraceful!" Dafuq? Is there are homeopathy theory of sexism out there which says that "casual" sexism is worse than, for example, treating women as cattle (while, apparently, treating enemy men as target practice)?
/r/MensRights23/12/14 03:22 PM
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One thing that might also complicate the "let's have the child, but I want to have nothing to do with it". It's one thing to remove oneself completely from the life of a child, but I wonder whether this is that easy. There is a child's right to learn more about its parents (not to mention genetic information that might be helpful in the future). It's also not that easy to conceal past relationships if other people know about them. In any case, thanks for the OP for asking the question :-)
/r/MensRights23/12/14 03:12 PM
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There's a related issue -- should the potential father even be informed about the pregnancy and the abortion? Sure, in a healthy relationship where having children is not on the table (or not yet, or was discussed and excluded from their life plans) and an accident happened, it should be in the open. It is a medical procedure and support might be needed and helpful. But what about one-night stands, or affairs, or "we are just getting to know each other"? To put it differently, where is the diffe…
/r/MensRights23/12/14 03:02 PM
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Not sure and here's hoping for feedback, but I think there are four possible cases: Mother wants the child, father wants the child => Child hopefully born, here's hoping for 10 fingers and 10 toes and everything else. Potential mother does not want the child, potential father does not want the child => Child aborted, hopefully with minimal psychological stress and the best support for the woman and the man. Mother wants the child, potential father does not want the child => If they cannot come t…
/r/MensRights23/12/14 02:53 PM
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Funny thing that the girls fawn over love potions (in Weasley's 'joke' shop). And there's that scene in Half-Blood Prince where one of the girls tries to figure out how to slip Harry Potter a love potion. Ron later eats the sweets it was in. And given from the effects -- it clearly disables the victims ability to consent -- I would see any following (sexual) action clearly as rape. And strangely enough, love potions have a long history in fairy tales. On the other hand, how many stories involve …
/r/MensRights23/12/14 02:13 PM
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I'm highly skeptical of a journal outsourcing an investigation and then publishing its results. And I wonder whether the investigation (and RS) will be willing to severely criticize Sabrina Rubin Erdely if -- and this looks very likely -- she did an abysmal job. I get the impression that she screamed "fire" in a crowded theater when there was none, just to point out that things can burn.
/r/MensRights23/12/14 01:52 PM
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If schools think they have to go this way to support one gender, they should at least balance it out. For example, offer a competition for men only, e.g., about psychology -- perhaps a paper about Skinner, or Bandura, or someone else. And at the very least, they should follow the careers of the winners to find out whether this kind of "incentive" works. And hopefully avoid characterizing science/academia as hostile towards women. It's hostile towards people with way too many PhD students and Pos…
/r/MensRights23/12/14 01:47 PM
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So, the Columbia Journalism School is doing fact checking for free and Rolling Stone will publish the results ... shouldn't Rolling Stone a) pay for it and b) let, eg, the Washington Post handle the results and publication? They [edit: I mean Rolling Stone] have already profited by the story and done a lot of damage ...
/r/MensRights22/12/14 11:32 PM
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Risky, but you could also try to make the bias tangible by doing a mini experiment. For example, give everyone in your audience a piece of paper with a case story (e.g., teacher sleeping with underage student, murder, or theft). Without them knowing (e.g., by asking them to focus only on their sheet of paper because you want independent answers) half of the cases have a male perpetrator, the other half a female one. Ask the to fill in questions like length of prison sentence (should be first que…
/r/MensRights22/12/14 12:08 PM
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There is being right factually (incident rate, damage done) and there is being right when it comes to the interaction. I would agree that DV is a huge issue with men and women as victims and perpetrators. However, I get the impression that you pretty much drove over the other person. Instead of introducing the topic in a way that is understandable you went for the throat. Might feel very good but rarely changes minds. Probably also a matter of the context of the discussion. Seemed like joking ar…
/r/MensRights21/12/14 12:54 PM
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Good luck. These conversations are rarely easy, can always go wrong, but are often needed. And as someone once said: You can say anything as long as you do it respectfully. The rest is up to the other party. So, again, good luck. :-)
/r/MensRights21/12/14 12:43 PM
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Sounds like a conflict between a person wanting "what's best for you" -- likely influenced by societal norms -- and you knowing what actually is best for you as a person (I assume you know what you want and are actually going your way and not just out of the way of women). I'd probably go for something like: "Listen, if you want what's best for me, I appreciate your effort. But I have thought about what I want and I don't want a relationship. Perhaps never, perhaps not right now. However, you fo…
/r/MensRights20/12/14 08:24 PM
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Yep, using the common reactions ("whining") to show what the behavior of some women is if men would do it (so much for equality) or just showing the absurdity of it all. Still, would love to see some studies whether these "campaigns" actually sway minds.
/r/MensRights19/12/14 11:57 PM
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And the funny thing is, they vote and the US has a large nuclear arsenal ... hey, what can go wrong?
/r/MensRights19/12/14 09:49 PM
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Wait, what? I'm pretty sure if it's 19 guys and one transgendered person then this person would either count as man or as woman (95% or 100% in total), not as 2,5 rounded to 3. (Sorry, one of those literal but hopefully not mathematically impaired days ;-))
/r/MensRights19/12/14 09:47 PM
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Sounds like a clever solution, but no sure whether that would work a) "romatically" and b) it's easy to see that it was intentionally done to avoid this legal case -- could backfire. But also not a lawyer and more importantly not his lawyer.
/r/MensRights19/12/14 09:36 PM
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Has anyone heard anything about the author of the UVA story? Has she resurfaced yet?
/r/MensRights19/12/14 09:14 PM
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Loved the fire-fighter arson comparison :-) I guess photos with swim teams or wrestlers are off the table too, or is sports a legitimate excuse?
/r/MensRights19/12/14 09:11 PM
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Reminds me of an Heinlein quotation: Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire. The former are idealists acting from the highest motives for the greatest good of the greatest number. The latter are surly curmudgeons, suspicious and lacking in altruism. But they are more comfortable neighbo…
/r/MensRights18/12/14 03:27 PM
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I see a market for Feminist "Cliffina's Notes". The author has "To Kill a Mockingbird" down, I guess "1984" is next -- should be easy to make the point that men do need constant surveillance. ;-)
/r/MensRights17/12/14 10:29 PM
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Seems to be (handled) more like a "problem" with Chinese. Then again, consider the source and the amount of Chinese travelling. There are bound to be a few ... not so nice people. Every nation has them. One question though: The passengers were reportedly ordered to pay 50,000 Thai baht (approximately £970) in compensation to the injured flight attendant. The woman who threw the cup of hot water and noodles was fined an additional 200 Thai baht (approximately £3.80). An additional £3.80?!? Was th…
/r/MensRights16/12/14 02:15 AM
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Saw the vid before it was made private, my comment in another thread was: I found it an impressive side-by-side contrast. McElroy, having experienced rape and domestic violence shows (IMO) a craving for truth (i.e., good research that comes as close to truth as possible and refusing to sacrifice men's rights), vs. Valenti's SJW style, e.g., caters to the audience, looks for validation, is ah-so-impressed by emotional art projects, and completely tries to ignore the issue whether there is a rape …
/r/MensRights13/12/14 08:28 PM
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Yep, there's a brilliant blog post by Richard Bradley about this issue (actually a couple of good postings about the story, well worth reading): Some years ago, when I was an editor at George magazine, I was unfortunate enough to work with the writer Stephen Glass on a number of articles. They proved to be fake, filled with fabrications, as was pretty much all of his work. The experience was painful but educational; it forced me to examine how easily I had been duped. Why did I believe those ins…
/r/MensRights05/12/14 08:16 PM
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The doubt cast on Jackie’s story has been feeding the myth that we have been combating for 40 years that women lie about rape How does this sentence fit with the claim that rapes are underreported (which I don't doubt and which is true for all crimes without 100% reporting)? Isn't every "I'm okay.", "I'm fine.", "Nothing happened." by someone who actually was raped a lie about rape? In the sense that the actual victim denies that a rape happened?
/r/MensRights05/12/14 08:10 PM
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BTW, the blog of Richard Bradley is well worth reading regarding this topic
/r/MensRights05/12/14 07:58 PM
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That's why I wrote you have to try out a few therapists, you have to search and try out (not easy depending on the state a person is in). But it's a matter of fit -- and depending on where you are the mental health services might be biased. That makes it hard to find a good therapist, but not impossible. Good luck.
/r/MensRights04/12/14 10:34 AM
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So ... how many women are okay with advertising their individual menstrual cycle to the whole office? BTW, reminds me of people who have returning illnesses, e.g., someone suffering from migraines every one or two months. This person takes a sick day and that's it.
/r/MensRights03/12/14 08:11 PM
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I second the recommendation to seek some professional help. It might not be easy (esp. as a man), but worthwhile. And writing about the experience of seeking help -- and challenges along the way -- might also be an interesting contribution. One personal remark: It seems to me that some people develop pretty strong frameworks or ideas of how the world works, here regarding men and women, or specifically women as a whole. And while the recognition that women (in all their diversity) can be as bad …
/r/MensRights03/12/14 07:26 PM
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Dang, I missed that. Thanks. :-)
/r/MensRights03/12/14 06:52 PM
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What the ... strange. It wasn't private when I watched it ... damn ...
/r/MensRights03/12/14 01:58 PM
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Hmm, the press release does not state violence against women as reason, however, this news article does and this change.org petition. As for pulling the game -- it would be interesting to see what happens to the sales after the game is being pulled. Personally, I associate games with freedom. And a game where I can do a lot of things -- even things I would not even do in a game (empathy with virtual characters is a bitch ;-)) -- sounds quite attractive. Might just convinced me to give this game …
/r/MensRights03/12/14 01:43 PM
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I found it an impressive side-by-side contrast. McElroy, having experienced rape and domestic violence shows (IMO) a craving for truth (i.e., good research that comes as close to truth as possible and refusing to sacrifice men's rights), vs. Valenti's SJW style, e.g., caters to the audience, looks for validation, is ah-so-impressed by emotional art projects, and completely tries to ignore the issue whether there is a rape culture in the first place.
/r/MensRights25/11/14 07:43 PM
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I'm curious, do you think that there are questions which -- once decided -- are solved forever? And what about when one issue that is solved "correctly" turns out to have unintended consequences for society? Personally, I think that any issue should be open to discussion -- in cases where the issues are "crystal clear", it would be a short discussion, but it would be a discussion nonetheless. With other issues, e.g., abortion, there might come the time when no one questions a woman's right to ch…
/r/MensRights20/11/14 11:46 PM
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Yeah, seems like a good idea. What bugs me though is when people I otherwise respect (e.g., they did some good work in areas where I also have some expertise in) suddenly use this term. Then there suddenly is a mismatch and I'm "WTF?!?"
/r/MensRights20/11/14 10:38 PM
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Uhm ... the same Oxford that came up with the idea of the "Socratic Club" about which C.S. Lewis said: “In any fairly large and talkative community such as a university, there is always the danger that those who think alike should gravitate together into ‘coteries’ where they will henceforth encounter opposition only in the emasculated form of rumor that the outsiders say thus and thus. The absent are easily refuted, complacent dogmatism thrives, and differences of opinion are embittered by grou…
/r/MensRights19/11/14 10:02 PM
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Not really, neither then nor now. I saw what he did but focussed on what he did with the results of that question: Yup, one the one hand dismissing personal experience as anecdotal, then arguing ... So, nope. And I agree that it's a stupid ploy. Ask any scientist why s/he works on his/her topic. An honest answer usually contains a lot of chance, strange incidents, and "this I found curious" (then again, introspection is overrated). Anyway, the question of how you stumbled upon it is less relevan…
/r/MensRights16/11/14 06:41 PM
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Not sure about the desired style here, but how about using the time-honored colon, e.g., "Double standards: [short summary]"? For those who "need" an outlet for their emotions, they can still do it in the title, but at least the rest knows what they are getting into. Also a nice way to ensure the poster distances him-/herself from distributing "click-bait".
/r/MensRights16/11/14 05:51 PM
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Also: That shirt really suits him. Fits beautifully to his tattoos. The person who came up with it/chose it for him did have style. :-)
/r/MensRights15/11/14 05:16 PM
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avoiding intentionally inflammatory or controversial topics Like saying that you (if you are male), all your male relatives, incl. your father, and all your male friends and co-workers likely are sexual aggressors and inclined to be violent against women. But yeah, TEDx is usually pretty bad.
/r/MensRights15/11/14 05:14 PM
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Thanks, didn't see that video before. Yup, one the one hand dismissing personal experience as anecdotal, then arguing for the need to have specific people represented based on skin color or sex. Personally, I trust well-conducted studies with a representative sample represented by a researcher or informed politician of any sex/race/orientation more than a single individual arguing on personal experience, but that's me. But anyway, GWW did an excellent interview. The only real criticism I'd have …
/r/MensRights15/11/14 12:49 PM
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Not sure where the exact accusation was other than his show being shown, thought it was part of illustration the discussion going on. In the end, all these channels are in it for the views, but yeah, he tried to be (more or less) fair. And when being fair gets you critique from the mainstream ... question whether it changes his outlook.
/r/MensRights15/11/14 12:44 PM
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To come off any better than slutwalks, it would need some actual (cognitive) performance component. E.g., students doing their physics exam in these shirts would work. Listening to a science lecture in these shirts would work. Doing scientific work in these shirts would work. But just walking around? Nah. Personally I'm still hoping for female physicists/astronomers showing solidarity online (à la "Stop making (prospective) female scientists look like weak spoilsports."), but I guess the good on…
/r/MensRights15/11/14 11:30 AM
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On the plus side, a lot of very smart scientists/engineers with a sense of humor and a low tolerance for bullshit are probably now thinking: "Okay, we landed a probe on a comet. How about it carrying some cargo next time ..." But seriously, the SJW reaction is probably the best motivation to finally colonize space ... leave the cradle we are on and start anew somewhere else ... a bit more celebration of merit and tolerance, and less perpetual outrage of mediocre minds
/r/MensRights15/11/14 09:23 AM
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Yeah, I agree, I wanted to refer back to a common ancestor from a different angle/tree (ape-predecessor) but thinking was a bit impaired ... still angry about the issue ...
/r/MensRights15/11/14 09:18 AM
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Personally, these incidents make me glad that I am not a woman. I'd be so pissed at these SJWs for making women look so weak ... getting scared/offended by a shirt. Perhaps an opportunity to revitalize the womenagainstfeminism hashtag. After all, these SJWs hampered women in (some) STEM more than any shirt ever could.
/r/MensRights14/11/14 11:36 PM
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Without going all biblical here (agnostic), but: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong... Ecclesiastes 9:11 As others have noted, if it were just a matter of strength, martial art and self-defense couses would be replaced by weight lifting stations.
/r/MensRights14/11/14 10:54 PM
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Incredible that even when it comes to heavenly objects everything always comes to revolve about these social justice parasites. They must be pretty dense to have that kind of pull ...
/r/MensRights14/11/14 10:45 PM
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Also typical opinions of gender-obsessed-people are more important than the fact a bunch of animals a couple of degrees removed from unthinking ape-predecessor offspring managed to get data from a comet way way out there in space. I mean, seriously, what the fuck?!?! Hell of a chance the engineers/scientists reading this, but seriously, from the mind and heart, these people did an incredible job and somehow it's all about a shirt? Don't buy it, it's just the ususl social justice parasites clingi…
/r/MensRights14/11/14 09:44 PM
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"Bullying" sounds about right -- a stupid power-play by the individuals or group who plastered the doors with stickers. Kinda like "Look at us, we don't need complaints, we don't need evidence, we don't need anything but a couple of stickers to put the character of three professors in question." There are ways to make complaints, but this is just ... a moral failure. Worse case, one of the three did something akin to sexual harassment -- the other two won't get rid of the resulting suspicion (mu…
/r/MensRights14/11/14 11:32 AM
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While I think the creation of this website was a smart move, I got to admit, I think you've got a point. Looking at the posting at http://whiteribbon.org/allbulletins/an-update-on-efforts-by-whiteribbon-org/ To make it clear to all visitors here, WhiteRibbon.org was legally established to fill an information void about domestic violence that is detrimental to our society. It is funded entirely by A Voice for Men, an activist website dedicated to raising public consciousness about men and boys. i…
/r/MensRights28/10/14 11:32 PM
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Don't get side-tracked by definitions that tie sexism to gender or power. Just go by taking the gender of a person as a positive or negative. And then ask the person whether this person has ever based something not on what was said or done by a person but on the gender of the person. E.g. "You don't know what it's like, you're a man." or "Stop mansplaining." Of course you can also go for the point that if there is sexism against (or for) women, then the reverse must be true for men. If women are…
/r/MensRights27/10/14 09:03 PM
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Seems like politicians need more to swear allegiance to an outdated movement than a stupid T-Shirt. ;-) Strange, never thought I feel respect for Cameron. But still, would have been nice to use that opportunity to talk about actual equality -- in rights and responsibilities. And that women's magazines fashion shots are more part of the problem than of a solution. Because equality takes work, not a T-Shirt. But yeah, that would have been career suicide. In this sense, perhaps: "Sorry, but I don't…
/r/MensRights27/10/14 08:44 PM
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Ah, a few other things: If an ideology cannot be blamed, does it then also mean that it cannot be praised? (Brian) Did I understand it correctly that Brian claimed that a honest and open debate is only possible because of the authority in the room (dean & guard)? That shouldn't play any role ... (Brian) Why should there only be the "either statistics are true or you cannot use any statistic"? When it comes to statistics, you need to know the biases. Few statistics are totally useless, at the ver…
/r/MensRights27/10/14 12:00 PM
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Strange debate ... not surprisingly I have troubles understanding Brian's position (beyond public commitment/self-justification). I mean, shouldn't he be especially happy to hear that his two daughters can earn as much money as any man -- provided they chose the right study subject, are really good in it, and perhaps get a surrogate mother if they want to have children and a high-powered career (no-one can have full-time family and full-time high-earning job)? Or that they are much, much less li…
/r/MensRights27/10/14 11:46 AM
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Difficult, giving that indoctrination happens long term in an environment you don't control (university) in a field that is not an empirical science (literature). She might have a reason to blame society (or rather: men/discrimination/etc.) for a ... an unfortunate career choice. It's just so damn self-serving (and might even get her good grades). It's also easy to fall into the trap of self-justification. She might come to the point where she has invested a lot of effort into her worldview and …
/r/MensRights25/10/14 09:43 PM
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As someone on Twitter mentioned: Like a horde of Mordor Orks ;-)
/r/MensRights18/10/14 06:53 AM
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"Thus, the task of overcoming violence in our society is largely a male issue. The principal reason seems to be that boys are taught -- overtly or subtly -- that competitiveness, power, and control are valued male attributes." Uhm ... Are the authors confusing violent men with all men? I would assume that the percentage of violent men is rather low ... Even if it were -- who teaches boys this? And who values these attributes? It is not only men. Personally I think that "competitiveness, power, a…
/r/MensRights17/10/14 01:22 PM
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When you write "where that is" -- you mean where that is in Word? There are instructions online, e.g. on this site (techyard.net) on how to compare documents with Word. Essentially just copy and paste the text from the GMP in one document and the text from AVfM in another, then select compare. Differs a bit with different Word versions. Use the AVfM text as Original, you get a new document with all the changes GMP did on the text. And yep, for having a look what happened to a submitted text, thi…
/r/MensRights17/10/14 01:16 PM
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I hate Microsoft Word, but the compare documents function really shines here. One commenter on the site has already posted the deleted parts, but seeing the text with the deleted parts in the text ... yeah, got something. Makes the ideological editing obvious.
/r/MensRights16/10/14 02:50 PM
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Seems that three women working with arguments and refusing to be seen as victims in need of protection screwed his script on how to handle these discussions. No one to protect -- in contrast to the previous "interview" where he could attack the admin/mod from 8chan and defend the one woman. Great comments by the three guests, but he came off like he lost any idea of any narrative here. BTW, what was up with the hugging comment at the end?
/r/MensRights16/10/14 02:45 PM
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Why not get a surrogate mother? This way, women can have a high-powered job and their own children on equal terms with men. Just give the genetic material and that's it. A bit more complicated than men "providing" sperm, but definitely less hassle than a pregnancy. These women won't see their children that often, but who says that they have to? Perhaps they have a partner who wants to raise the child(ren). This way, women who want to make it to the top and who cannot afford to take a pregnancy b…
/r/MensRights16/10/14 01:15 PM
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FDR Liberated has an interesting video addressing this question (esp. after 3:50). In short, no, there is nothing inherently wrong about leaving "toxic, incredibly criminal, or dangerous" people, and it isn't a new idea either. But it should be reserved specifically for actual abuse cases, not as a default or for a mere difference of ideas. And I agree with the video based on the call-in podcasts I've listened to. I found it a common pattern to blame the parents. Yes, in hindsight, things could …
/r/MensRights07/10/14 10:01 AM
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Well, he's got an audience (about 46k views on average, some up to 500k) and he seems to strive to attach himself to this movement/issues. He also seems to be for some of the same goals, he gets similar criticism, and there's a similar in-your-face-attitude. These similarities seem to unite. I guess it feels like he is just another person getting smeared for politically incorrect (but true) views. But being used to being smeared should not overshadow actual, justified criticism. And I don't thin…
/r/MensRights06/10/14 03:31 PM
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Apparently the female equivalent to these statisticians is a late 20/early 30 overweight woman with self-esteem issues. And yeah, I think it fits in this reddit, if only to highlight the double standard (another nice example: this wired article with this buzzfeed reply compared to this TED talk -- well, a TEDSalon talk). And yeah, also interesting that this is a human interest story when she did not raise much interest online. As for her experience ... on the one side she is "trying to hard" -- …
/r/MensRights06/10/14 08:13 AM
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I agree that you cannot argue with crazy. If you cannot avoid her you might try "sufficiently advanced politeness" ... the kind that is indistinguishable from irony. Especially if you smile/grin a lot when you openly and calmly disagree with her views it can get on her nerves more than on yours (my guess is it's not hard to think about her as a poor little moron while being overly polite to this ideologically blinded muppet). It will not deescalate the situation, it might even lead to a lot of c…
/r/MensRights05/10/14 12:51 PM
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Was posted here a couple of times and seems useful: What to do if You are Wrongly Accused of Sexual Misconduct from A Voice for Male Students
/r/MensRights05/10/14 12:38 PM
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Wonder what would happen if you tidy it up a little (remove bit about 'pesky evidence') and put it on tumblr. I'm guessing it might find 'honest' support there ... ;-)
/r/MensRights05/10/14 11:55 AM
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Stefan Molyneux's speech at the conference might have been well done, but just listen to his call-in podcasts where he "advises" callers. They might sound impressive at first, but notice how he (almost?) always makes the parents responsible. It's not really new, looking at one's childhood and prior experiences. But it's applied without any differentiation. And it seems like a lot of projection happening -- of him seeing his own experiences with his parents in the stories of the callers. That's s…
/r/MensRights04/10/14 10:19 AM
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Say, in places where the "Yes means yes" campaign is running and you need explicit consent, how are the rules on videotaping your sex life? (And as a side-note: Do these campaign names like "Yes means yes" or "Patriot act" really work -- in the sense that people are hesitant to speak out against them because they are ostensibly for beneficial purposes?)
/r/MensRights02/10/14 06:19 PM
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And it's an isolated victory -- for example, male soldiers in the German army still have to wear their hair short, female soldiers can keep it long. It's not discrimination, because it's an act of promotion of women in the armed services: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lawblog.de%2Findex.php%2Farchives%2F2013%2F12%2F17%2Flange-haare-bleiben-fuer-soldaten-tabu%2F&edit-text=&act=url
/r/MensRights02/10/14 06:16 PM
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BTW, I'd go with this beautiful quote from an Orson Scott Card book: "In his fight with two boys who threatened his life. He made sure they could never threaten him again. That's how war is fought, in case any of you have foolish ideas to the contrary. You don't fight with minimum force, you fight with maximum force at endurable cost. You don't just pink your enemy, you don't even bloody him, you destroy his capability to fight back. It's the strategy you use with diseases. You don't try to find…
/r/MensRights02/10/14 06:09 PM
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Ah, Heinlein, how your work was butchered for that movie, but still, great quote (and, if you forget the book it was 'based' on, the movie did have its strengths too).
/r/MensRights02/10/14 06:07 PM
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Thanks for posting the test, I'm not sure that you can determine any "typical" MRA attitude from it (and I wouldn't call myself MRA, but as an egalitarian). But so be it, here are my results: Progressivism: 70 Socialism: 18.75 Tenderness: 21.875 Your test scores indicate that you are a tough-minded progressive; this is the political profile one might associate with a liberated atheist. It appears that you are distrustful towards religion, and have an indifferent and uncompassionate attitude towa…
/r/MensRights02/10/14 06:01 PM
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There's a beautiful Simpsons episode where Nelson makes Martin text "Uncle" on his cellphone. So, really, what prevents anyone from making someone use the app to give "consent"? BTW, what are the laws on doing a video recording of your ... "intimate interactions" (for private purposes and to save your ass when you end up in front of a court)?
/r/MensRights01/10/14 08:09 PM
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There's a beautiful Simpsons episode where Nelson makes Martin text "Uncle" on his cellphone. So, really, what prevents anyone from making someone use the app to give "consent"? BTW, what are the laws on doing a video recording of your ... "intimate interactions" (for private purposes and to save your ass when you end up in front of a court)?
/r/MensRights01/10/14 08:09 PM
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And faily expected in such a setting. Seriously, you find people pissing in the shrubberies before a cross country run. No big deal in Germany.
/r/MensRights29/09/14 08:07 PM
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Yup. Also when it comes to bild.de -- take the worst "newspaper" of your country, unless you're in North Korea, Bild is in that league.
/r/MensRights29/09/14 08:05 PM
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Anyone has some background on why she spoke? How does one become an UN (well, UN Women) ambassador? How many of her Twitter followers are real, BTW? And without wanting to look for excuses, she is still best known for her role as Hermione, is she afraid of becoming a female Macaulay Culkin because that's the role that still sticks?
/r/MensRights29/09/14 08:00 PM
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Waow, listening to a 3rd wave feminist talking about male contraception is like listening to sex advice from the pope. Perhaps a few questions to the target audience would be in order. I'd go for it, not because I don't want to use condoms, but because accidents (and -- unfortunately -- sabotage) do happen. And just image a world where that procedure becomes standard -- no more "accidents". Having children becomes a deliberate decision -- needing the agreement of men and women.
/r/MensRights17/09/14 10:00 PM
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So much for students not learning anything in universities today. My guess is, they learned a lot about coercion: Sanctions will be issued subsequent to individual meetings. http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/1148403/carleton-students-to-apologize-for-fck-safe-space-incident-says-university/ and that this university is not a place for free speech, nor freedom of expression. Given that this seems to be part of the protest the result is ironic. Even worse: At the time of publication, it had been retw…
/r/MensRights11/09/14 09:38 PM
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How about FIRE? See eg http://www.thefire.org/?s=due+process Update: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education seem to have this as major topic: It’s critical to note that allowing attorneys to represent students and perform the questioning (as they do in courts of law) would be the obvious solution to this problem. Yet most institutions are firmly set against allowing students competent legal representation in college tribunals, a decision that FIRE has frequently lamented (and worked with …
/r/MensRights11/09/14 06:49 PM
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The original site would be?
/r/MensRights07/08/14 04:18 PM
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Other more honest signs for some women would be: If I were a boy I'd still be in jail. If I were a boy I would see my children less. If I were a boy I'd had an idea about male socialization and social pressures. If I were a boy I wouldn't hold up this sign. If I were a boy I'd be pretty pissed about the lack of empathy on these signs.
/r/MensRights06/08/14 07:45 PM
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When the claim is "we [feminists] struggled for this [equal rights]" -- just how many feminists alive and active today did actually struggle for this? I wonder, how many people who identify as feminists can actually claim this -- when you take personal integrity and achievement into account. Seems to me many are sad they came to late to the battle, but still want to get some of the glory.
/r/MensRights04/08/14 12:39 PM
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"'The phrase has been hijacked,' documentary filmmaker Soledad O’Brien said Wednesday on TODAY. Many young women don't remember the struggle to secure rights to vote or get paid equally as men for the same jobs, she said." http://www.today.com/news/feminism-still-relevant-some-women-saying-they-dont-need-it-1D79996867 Seems like she is in agreement with JB that the fight is over and it has only a historic meaning. So why call yourself feminist if the fight is over? Isn't this like calling yourse…
/r/MensRights04/08/14 12:35 PM
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Sometimes a sandwich is only a sandwich ...
/r/MensRights30/07/14 07:37 PM
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No problem with butlers on the one side or with prostitutes on the other, but this ... I don't know, it might turn into something like this (New Yorker Cartoon) and then $80 only sounds like a lot of money.
/r/MensRights30/07/14 06:29 PM
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Yup, it's a mixed bag, but given all the yesallwomen and ineedfeminism tags and photos, it's a nice counterweight. Restores some faith in the "masses".
/r/MensRights29/07/14 11:32 AM
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Wouldn't it make sense for HR professionals to ask applicants whether they got their place at the university due to lowered standards? After all, if two people compete for the same job, both have about the same grades, but one got massive sex-specific support, the other one without the support is better, right? I mean, it's easy to get excited about the short-term benefits, but seriously, it's hurting women in the long run.
/r/MensRights29/07/14 11:24 AM
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Yup, I was looking forward to the topic myself. First I had the suspicion that womenagainstfeminism turns out to be a hoax, but it seems genuine. And while the gender shouldn't matter, it's a refreshing and encouraging perspective. So I was interested in the honey badgers take on it. Is there anyone who has -- by chance or design -- made an audio-capture of the episode?
/r/MensRights25/07/14 08:29 PM
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Never argue with a drunk or a fool ... yup, abysmal discussion. Personally I think the following quote regarding the caliber of the speakers at the ICMI said it all: "To tell you the truth, if I was getting paid, male or female, I would probably go speak anywhere if there's money to be made." Matt Binder (16:42) Apparently he does not believe in what he says, meaning he uses issues and movements for personal power (influence, money, etc.). Of course, if you'd addressed this character flaw the an…
/r/MensRights14/07/14 09:16 AM
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I don't know, part of me is pissed when people try to annex this day, another part thinks it's just a few trolls going for reactions, other thinks it's people thinking they are actually striving for something "good", and yet another thinks people posting this are probably envious and do not have happy lives. What finally wins though is the thought that it does not matter what these people think or feel, but the relationship I have with my father and he has with me. And then everything's all righ…
/r/MensRights15/06/14 10:02 PM
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Good point that it breaks down with law abiding. However, the person in the second comic strip expresses a fear (that all drivers are potential hit-and-run drivers), which is not a reality. But then this comic strip obviously fails to make the point. Regarding analogy vs. argument, I wonder whether arguments are enough. The first comic was retweeted/favorited frequently (for the source) and I'm not sure whether you can counter an emotional argument/analogy with arguments. It's public opinion, no…
/r/MensRights10/06/14 06:04 PM
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Me neither ... now there are a few hits, but only on reddit and facebook. Sigh I should have checked for the source first.
/r/MensRights09/06/14 05:33 PM
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Interesting question by the female reporter in the beginning whether men are responsible for the situation themselves. Not only an interesting generalization, reversed it would be blaming the victim. And I wonder if a focus more on "these are pressing issues and we talk about it in an open way, not constrained by existing ideology like feminism" and less attack on feminism industry would come off better. Let's look at the issues and find solutions without blaming gender. But that's armchair hind…
/r/MensRights09/06/14 11:39 AM
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The question comes a bit late, but what's the source for that image?
/r/MensRights09/06/14 12:28 AM
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Given talk about "men having the right to a woman" (or however it was called), I am not sure that this would work. I'm looking for something that shows it is (deliberate?) misinformation to talk about both groups as a single unit, without having to explain what both stand for.
/r/MensRights08/06/14 10:30 PM
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Not sure, but perhaps this here might be a possible reply.
/r/MensRights08/06/14 09:24 PM
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I can't help but like the chances of the MHRM when it comes to marketing. The conference will hopefully lead to good video material and there's a lot of potential there. Among others, I wonder how a direct comparison between the Men's Issues Conference and a feminist conference looks like when looking at the same issues. Ah, and as for the picking fights -- I did the same thing with my older brother when I was a kid. I stopped when I realized it was deeply unfair, as he was screwed when he defen…
/r/MensRights08/06/14 08:33 PM
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Hmm, is there a good metaphor to bring the confusion between MRA and PUA to the point? Esp. for people who equate "feminism" with "for equality" and do not have any idea about either MRA nor PUA's? I was thinking about confusing Astronomy with Astrology, or some other frequent misconceptions, but I wonder whether there is a soundbite to drive home how ridiculous the comparison is ...
/r/MensRights07/06/14 03:52 PM
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Not a fan of graffiti either, esp. if it lacks artistic qualities. However, for political messages it does make an impression, at least if its on government buildings. It's "in your face", "you can't silence people", and "we wont go away". It shows that a view is not heard. In this sense, form and message fit.
/r/MensRights07/06/14 03:42 PM
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How about something in the sense of: "Hey, I just want to work here." There is something called professionalism and unless the revealing clothing is part of the job uniform, it does not belong there. Dress up privately all you want, but let's maintain a professional atmosphere. (And no, I wouldn't go too far and say: "I want to work in a professional environment, just not that professional." ;-))
/r/MensRights03/06/14 10:26 PM
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I wonder how many of those who send "protest" tweets actually are customers (regular or occasionally) of that brewery. Difficult situation for the brewery in any case, but still, I would not be surprised if many never had a beer from them.
/r/MensRights30/05/14 08:47 PM
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Perhaps the "not all men" reply has its drawbacks. "Not all" sounds like the exception, rather than the rule. Perhaps "a small minority of men" would fit better, or directly asking for "how many men are you talking about, and what's your source". Would also help to prevent lumping together different types of sexual harassment etc. Even if the reply is "too many", a counter would be "perhaps, but none of those are here". Not sure, but I wonder what would happen if "the world as 100 people" would …
/r/MensRights30/05/14 05:47 AM
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Yup, totally depressing. Stupid is stupid, numbers don't make it smart. I see people I otherwise respect posting and retweeting things that are just ... irrational, emotional, unreflected. People try to declare a totally insane outlier as paradigm for men today, or use this "opportunity" to vent their frustrations. Looking at the comments, most seem to be personal issues with specific problems and problems with self-confidence or boundaries. I usually love twitter -- great way to get info about …
/r/MensRights26/05/14 08:44 PM
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Hmm, don't see this comic as problematic (or directed at this group), as it can be applied to any group claiming the right to free speech while preventing others from speaking. For example, during Prof. Fiamengo presentation at least one of the protesters shouted something about his/her right to free speech (IIRC). But disturbing a presentation by shouting, singing and otherwise making noise is a nice example of what free speech is not. You do not have the right to barge in and force others to l…
/r/MensRights19/04/14 11:12 AM
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Good point. But is it a realistic situation, or an unfounded fear that is brought up to avoid personal accountability? But yeah, it could happen -- any social situation can have idiots, or sociopaths, or otherwise confused individuals. Suppose it really does happen -- not staged, not an unrelated incident (e.g., a sociopath using this as an 'excuse'), and not a provoked self-defense reaction by physically attacking someone first. I would hope that the victim reports this attack to the police. Th…
/r/MensRights01/04/14 11:32 AM
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Hmm, my brother's wife had a miscarriage. Even though he is my brother and we moved past the "Cain and Abel" stage years ago, I didn't think about how it affected him. I think few people do -- unfortunately. Many people think that men should "be strong", ignoring what it means to hope for something ... and then losing it before you could have it. In this sense, nope, I don't think you are selfish at all. It's a different kind of difficulty, but it is difficult nonetheless. And while semi-anonymo…
/r/MensRights29/03/14 08:59 PM
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