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1	University of British Columbia Must Address Rape Culture on Campus Yes, twice as many is a big jump! My point (obviously not well made) was just that it's not being inflated in the sense that with either of those numbers it is still a really high percentage and so either way it is still a very big deal. (As opposed to if it was like 1 in 10 jumping to 1 in 20). Plus it is still a very big issue in a cultural/social sense (for example, how people and the justice system treats victims). I still don't understand what you mean by "written law" vs "real world". Rape…	/r/MensRights	29/11/13 09:39 PM
1	University of British Columbia Must Address Rape Culture on Campus Sure, saying 1 in X are raped when it is more accurately 1 in X are victims of sexual assault and attempted rape is somewhat misguiding. But I don't think it in any way inflates the issue. I can't say I've ever heard anyone joke that "they must have been raped because they had sex drunk". Ever. That is disgusting. And I doubt that any woman I've ever met ever would. But regardless, a legal definition is a legal definition, no matter how much you disagree with it, or think it doesn't apply to you…	/r/MensRights	29/11/13 07:33 PM
1	Don't know if anyone else has seen a FB friend post this, but I just did. Rather upset, I must say. Pointing out that men have greater overall benefits isn't playing the "weak victim". Everyone has a social responsibility as a member of society to be respectful of others and fight discrimination.	/r/MensRights	29/11/13 06:58 PM
1	Don't know if anyone else has seen a FB friend post this, but I just did. Rather upset, I must say. That's not accurate at all. It's about needing men to help fix the problem. Because men do benefit from privilege (which is not to say that it's 100% perfect for men and 100% terrible for women) as much as women do to try to change things, things will never change if men don't participate as well.	/r/MensRights	29/11/13 04:47 PM
1	My first experience with being labelled "creepy". Like you said, women use it to identify to each other people they find sketchy. It's to protect themselves. They definitely don't throw that word around casually. And even if they did, I think self defense is more important than not getting your feelings hurt because you got called a name. Guys worry about being called creepy; girls worry about being attacked.	/r/MensRights	29/11/13 03:44 PM
1	Why does breast cancer receive so much attention while prostate cancer goes virtually un-noticed? I don't think you can actually say it's discriminatory just because one has received less money. For one thing, I think breast cancer gets more attention than prostate cancer partially because it's easier to advertise and sexualize (like you said, it's the "sexiest cancer"). However, Movember has become quite a thing in the past couple of years. Also, it may have to do with the attitudes that people have towards their health. From what I've read, men tend to avoid going to the doctor and will pu…	/r/MensRights	29/11/13 03:26 PM
1	University of British Columbia Must Address Rape Culture on Campus That statistic is based on anonymous surveys. It's not inflated. Part of the reason that the statistic changes from 1 in 4 to 1 in 6 (I think most people average and say 1 in 5) is due to factors other than just sex. The stat is worse for women of colour than for white women. Other things like sexual orientation, gender presentation, class, and age all affect the statistics as well. And while the stat is less when it excludes attempted rape, the attempt isn't something to just brush off. It's st…	/r/MensRights	29/11/13 03:15 PM
1	University of British Columbia Must Address Rape Culture on Campus I don't think you can equate those things at all. I'd say it's more similar to teaching people to lock their doors, while also teaching people not to steal.	/r/MensRights	29/11/13 03:04 PM
1	I seem to be the only kid in my school to notice the ridiculous amount of sexism. A little confused by your response. I'm hoping it's just a misunderstanding of my original points. I'm totally baffled as to what party of my comment you think was petty. The definition of sexism is simply "prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex." The argument tends to be that you can't be sexist to men because they are in a position of privilege and therefore don't suffer institutionally, which is not to say that sexism doesn't affect men becaus…	/r/MensRights	17/10/13 05:34 PM
0	Recently, Facebook Turned Over The Reigns to Feminists to Decide What is and is Not "Hate Speech". Predictably, Hate Speech on Facebook Now Equals "Any Speech Feminists Don´t Like" Fun fact #1: Misandry isn't real. Men do still have privilege. Men's Rights actively dismisses feminism and therefore equal rights. Men's Rights has actually been described by scholars and critics as misogynistic. Fun fact #2: Feminists don't hate men. If a person is advocating for violence against or the oppression of men, they aren't a true feminist. Feminism IS about equality. It is important to realize that women have been historically and systemically oppressed. When it comes to hate speech…	/r/MensRights	27/09/13 03:07 PM
2	I am a shitlord. I agree. You don't have to subscribe to my worldview to be educated. But you said that you don't have the ability to go to school, and when you post something but simply dismiss replies that aren't entirely supporting what you had posted, that comes across as ignorant and wanting to remain as such.	/r/MensRights	15/08/13 12:33 AM
0	I am a shitlord. Sorry, thought you actually wanted objective opinions and to get some free education, didn't realize you just wanted to wallow in self pity.	/r/MensRights	14/08/13 07:31 PM
-1	I seem to be the only kid in my school to notice the ridiculous amount of sexism. Hey, that definitely sucks if people aren't understanding the stories or if you're not getting substantial educational discourse. But it sounds like you have a great opportunity to bring up sexism in class! I just want to point out a couple of things. It doesn't actually make sense to use the term "sexist" in this situation. Sexism, like all "isms", is founded on privilege; it's based on a power imbalance. That means that you can be mean, rude, judgemental, or disrespectful to males, but you can…	/r/MensRights	14/08/13 07:03 PM
-1	I am a shitlord. White male privilege doesn't actually mean that your life will be perfect if you are a white male. It means you don't actively or unconsciously suffer from racism or sexism. It means that you have benefits, whether you notice them or not, because you are part of a certain group. White privilege means that you do inherently benefit from being white. Unfortunately racism is still widespread. Some ways that you can see white privilege: the majority of tv/movie characters being white; not having peo…	/r/MensRights	14/08/13 04:41 PM
1	Genuine question here: Can you be both feminist and MRA? Hey, I'm doing well thanks, hope you are too! haha, I can definitely see how this can be confusing as both sides are basically saying the same things about each other. (I'm going to go on the assumption that you know feminism is not actually a hate group.) Like any group, there are going to be the wild cards that give everyone a bad name, but feminism is genuinely about equality, and "true" feminists are the ones who are inclusive and work towards improving things for all groups with intersectio…	/r/MensRights	14/08/13 01:35 PM
1	Genuine question here: Can you be both feminist and MRA? You definitely can not be a feminist and an MRA. The thing is, despite what you clearly have been exposed to, feminism does care about the ways that sexism affects everyone. It may not seem that way because it does focus more clearly on the ways women have been and are discriminated against; but it recognizes that sexism negatively impacts everyone and wants to improve things for everyone. It's important to consider the ways women have historically been positioned in and treated as part of patri…	/r/MensRights	13/08/13 07:18 PM
0	An honest feminist tells you the truth: Feminism is not about equality. The problem with the "interesting commentary" by antifeminist tech is that it is entirely false information. False rape: (It actually happens pretty rarely.) A recent UK report puts false rape accusations at 0.6%, and false domestic violence at 0.005%. http://www.policymic.com/articles/41583/crying-rape-on-innocent-men-doesn-t-happen-as-often-as-you-might-think The FBI reports unfounded rape accusations at up to 8%. (From 1996; as sited on wikipedia.) (Also note that unfounded does not mean fals…	/r/MensRights	13/08/13 06:54 PM