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As long as we're paying billions of dollars a year to fund public education, we have to ensure that the people who are put in charge of supervising and educating children and teenagers don't abuse their power and our trust by engaging in sexual relationships with those students. I think jail time is an appropriate punishment even if the student is of legal age. Needless to say, gender of the perpetrator or the victim should never be relevant to conviction or sentencing.
/r/MensRights28/02/13 06:49 AM
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...it's supposed to be a natural evolution in a relationship. Marriage isn't natural. If it was a natural evolution in a relationship, society wouldn't need to heap all this pressure on people to get married, stay married, and stay monogamous. People would just do that on their own. Marriage is a completely unnatural social invention, and it has pretty much outlived its usefulness. For further information, I recommend the book Sex 3.0
/r/MensRights18/02/13 07:52 AM
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They don't care if porn victimizes the women in porn. That's just an excuse. What they are really concerned with is that it "victimizes" all the other women, those who are no longer able to exploit their sexuality as profitably because men can just get online and service their sexual needs for free.
/r/MensRights14/02/13 09:02 PM
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The case has resulted in a change in policy at the prosecutor's office, which no longer reports to state officials in Tallahassee that an individual is delinquent in child-support payments based on a parent's sworn affidavit. It now awaits a court order to do so, the newspaper reports. They might not admit they were wrong, but they still changed their policy to one requiring a court order rather than just taking the other parent's word for it. This is a true victory.
/r/MensRights08/02/13 08:11 PM
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Women can also choose not to have sex without proper preventive measures. Yet if a pregnancy results, they also have the right to have an abortion, give up their child for adoption (even if the father wants custody), outright abandon their child to the care of the government, or keep the child and demand the man pay for it every month for the next two decades. Men have the choice to comply with the mother's decision or face serious legal difficulties for trying to make his own choice, often incl…
/r/MensRights08/02/13 08:06 PM
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Three logical fallacies in three sentences. How persuasive. Do the circumstances bear looking into? Yes. Does that mean we can jump to any conclusions before an inquiry is made? No. Unsupervised preschoolers have a tendency to play with their genitals and put things in their mouth. Given that, is it really so hard to believe that this could have been an accidental discovery? Why rush to judgement?
/r/MensRights05/02/13 03:20 AM
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Thanks for being the only person pointing out the obvious. Just about every other comment is along the lines of "someone must have abused these kids or showed them porn" when it's much more likely that the children accidentally stumbled upon oral sex in the course of normal, age-typical exploration.
/r/MensRights04/02/13 08:32 PM
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I would say that whatever you choose to present, I would make sure all the material focuses on the injustice and suffering faced by men and boys, and definitely not anything about "and this is why feminism is responsible." I don't know the specific requirements, but if you can, focus on legal over social discrimination, since that's institutional marginalization in practice, rather than just personal blogs or statistical trends. I anticipate that many of your classmates will end up relying on th…
/r/MensRights10/01/13 09:43 AM
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This is not bad advice. This is merely the other perspective, which most of the other people who directly observed the situation will likely agree with. At the very least, this comment should be visible instead of buried at the bottom. Good for OP for standing up for himself, but shame on whoever downvoted this into obscurity. Just because you disagree doesn't mean this isn't a valid opinion or useful for determining how to conduct oneself given the double standard in male/female physical alterc…
/r/MensRights05/01/13 10:03 AM
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Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., says that women "leave their ego at the door and "more natural consensus builders." ... Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., shared a story about her 8-year-old daughter, Kate, who came home one day and told her mother that she didn't want her to run for president because she herself wanted to be the first female president. That right there is why we will never have a female president. "If I can't be first, then at least I'll make sure none of these other bitches beat me to i…
/r/MensRights03/01/13 08:18 PM
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"If it weren't for the state of North Carolina, I wouldn't be here with my abusing more children right now," she said. Thanks, North Carolina!
/r/MensRights02/01/13 02:48 AM
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Forced genital mutilation is wrong. The extent to which it damages the future sex life doesn't change whether it is right or wrong, only the potential degree of harm. The basic fact remains the same: mutilating the healthy genitals of babies and children without serious medical necessity is morally unjustifiable.
/r/MensRights01/01/13 02:33 AM
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I recommend girlwriteswhat's videos, starting with Feminism and the Disposable Male As long as he can start seeing through the anti-male feminist dogma for himself, he'll be way ahead of the curve. Additionally, make sure he knows what resources are available for him on campus and has the support to seek out help when he needs it.
/r/MensRights31/12/12 04:57 AM
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Sometimes a laugh can help bring levity to what is oftentimes a fairly negative place. It's healthy to be able to laugh at something as obviously farcical as this. Having something on the front page other than the usual series of hateful, ignorant articles, personal tales of woe, or other stories of men and boys having their rights trampled makes this a more enjoyable place to come back to regularly. If someone gets offended, that's fine by me. Hurt feelings are the least of my worries, especial…
/r/MensRights31/12/12 04:48 AM
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No doubt. He was attacking a straw man even if you arbitrarily put "systemic" in the definition. "Misandry" is genital mutilation laws, selective service laws, divorce/custody laws, etc. How much more systemic can hatred get than when it's codified and enforced by the government? "Misandry" is not just some feminists saying fucked up shit. This guy's either completely indoctrinated and incapable of independent thought or too self-hating to take seriously. Either way... downvoted for lack of wort…
/r/MensRights31/12/12 04:32 AM
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That's my mistake, but the effect is basically the same. He gave up his right to a trial by jury, his only real chance of not facing punishment for a crime that never occurred. There's no way to know what would have happened if he didn't plead out.
/r/MensRights29/12/12 04:20 AM
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You're totally correct, and it's really awful and sad that this man, then boy, was persuaded under duress to surrender his rights. Maybe he would have been found guilty, maybe the jury would have seen through the lie and done the right thing. We'll never know. Regardless, the right to a trial is one right I will never give up if I am innocent of a crime.
/r/MensRights29/12/12 04:17 AM
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My takeaway from this sad story: NEVER plead guilty to a crime you did not commit. EVER!
/r/MensRights28/12/12 06:28 PM
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According to the available information, there was not.
/r/MensRights28/12/12 01:43 AM
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If everything written there is true, that's a shitty situation, but wasn't rape. See, there's this thing called mens rea...
/r/MensRights27/12/12 11:52 PM
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Downvoted for a misleading, sensationalist, and factually incorrect title. Had you just used the title of the article "Teen who made false rape report offered support," that not only would have been more succinct but completely accurate.
/r/MensRights27/12/12 11:47 PM
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In our time, it is accurate to say a father has no claim to his children but is responsible to them financially. He has no reproductive rights and is tied to the mother for 18 years after she makes the decision about her offspring without his expressed consent. Who wants any part of that world? Exactly! The obvious followup to this is, in my opinion, the best solution to the problem: ensure that men and women have equivalent reproductive rights and fathers have the same custodial right to their …
/r/MensRights26/12/12 10:17 PM
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First off, supporting feminism is not the same as supporting women's rights. Feminism is an ideology, women's rights is an idea. Furthermore, the philosophies of these groups are not the problem. I don't really care what anyone believes. Beliefs don't matter, except as they manifest through action. Therefore, I care what people do, and how that affects other people. The laws that have been codified in the name of feminism have been directly harmful to men. There is no way in which men's rights a…
/r/MensRights20/12/12 09:08 AM
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Personally I would like to see an end to unnecessary genital mutilation altogether, but an immediate legal ban is likely to be counterproductive – it could encourage the very backstreet practices that are most likely to kill and maim. Since those "backstreet practices" are happening RIGHT NOW ANYWAY, I think it would be sensible to outlaw the practice entirely so that anyone found guilty of mutilating the genitals of an infant would be subject to harsh criminal consequences. Earlier this year an…
/r/MensRights19/12/12 12:03 AM
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All I've done is point out that your conclusions are premature, which you admit, and run counter to much of the available data on violent crime, which you have yet to acknowledge. That makes me an asshole?
/r/MensRights17/12/12 07:03 PM
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I did. It basically says "No data exists to back me up. This is pure conjecture." Thus my statement that, given the data we do have, your assertions are even more questionable.
/r/MensRights17/12/12 06:51 PM
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The increased prevalence of personal firearms is something I attribute to the increase in shootings. Then you will need data to back up that assertion, particularly with the drop in violent crime rates in the past couple decades.
/r/MensRights17/12/12 06:35 PM
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I have no objections to women going topfree in areas where men can also go topfree, of course. That said, I DO have objections to them breastfeeding, because that's still them engaging in something men are not free to do. If that is the case, then your objection is to the facts of biology and does not merit discussion.
/r/MensRights13/12/12 04:15 AM
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Conclusion: South Korean male circumcision is likely to be undergoing a steep decline. The cause for this decline seems to be the increase in information available on the pros and cons of circumcision You mean when people learn that there are actual risks and harm caused by indiscriminately mutilating their son's penis, they are less likely to have it done? Shocking! Still, very nice to see male genital mutilation rates declining.
/r/MensRights12/12/12 04:18 AM
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But that's different, because patriarchy. /s
/r/MensRights12/12/12 04:06 AM
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Tag team for the win. Between your list and mine, the original stood no chance.
/r/MensRights12/12/12 12:53 AM
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sigh This does not deserve a response. That said... Group with the highest survival rate in basically every shipwreck: the crew (mostly men.) Men can and do embrace one another in friendship without any homophobic remarks. Admit it. You're picturing me naked right now. As someone who has seen a few single women's bathrooms, you all have a A LOT more than a damp floor to explain. Cheaters are universally reviled outside of solipsistic echo chambers where cowards get together to rationalize bad be…
/r/MensRights12/12/12 12:20 AM
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Some of the most indifferent attitudes toward cancer I've ever seen. Breathtaking in its sadness.
/r/MensRights11/12/12 11:00 PM
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Well, uh, get over it? How would you feel if you were feeding your child and somebody told you it was inappropriate, and you need to go to a public toilet? Ashamed, degraded, embarassed at the very least? Probably a lot more uncomfortable than some random person who accidentally got a peek of a breast serving its biological function. If a woman is comfortable enough to nurse her child openly, I'm assuming she understands that it affords her no privacy and if some pervy dude wants to gawk, that's…
/r/MensRights10/12/12 07:37 PM
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I disagree. If the sight of breastfeeding offends you, look in a different direction. The very idea that breast milk might "fly off" onto others and that they need protection is a ridiculous non-issue.
/r/MensRights10/12/12 09:31 AM
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You are correct! I didn't think of that. Incidentally, I support the right of women to breastfeed in public wherever they feel comfortable. Feeding your child should never be considered a lewd or shameful act.
/r/MensRights10/12/12 07:17 AM
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While I agree that facebook and tumblr posts generally do not have substantive content nor do much to further discussion, there is no reason to ban them outright. Instead of a ban, I would propose that all such submissions be included as a link in a self post outlining the context and the relevance to men's rights. That way, we could continue to illustrate ordinary people displaying ignorance of or contempt for men's rights, but rather than the shallow echo-chamber that their comment threads usu…
/r/MensRights10/12/12 12:01 AM
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I cannot think of a single way that the legal system discriminates against women while benefiting men. Not one. EDIT: thekadar81 reminded me of one.
/r/MensRights09/12/12 11:26 PM
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If you intend to injure another person because of your feelings and your reaction, that is not taking responsibility. That is blaming someone else for the way you feel and then lashing out violently in response. Nobody can make you feel bad. You might react negatively to someone's behavior, but your feelings are always your responsibility.
/r/MensRights09/12/12 10:48 PM
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If you literally cannot control your behavior, then seek out an anger management support group. Surround yourself with people who have experience overcoming these feelings and actions, and it will be a lot easier for you to find the resources you need. In the meantime, remember that no matter how another person's behavior makes you feel, your feelings are your responsibility.
/r/MensRights09/12/12 10:24 PM
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This is a local Fox affiliate (Fox 8 in Cleveland), not Fox News Channel. That being said, given the quality of the "reporting" here, I'm not surprised you made that mistake.
/r/MensRights09/12/12 10:16 PM
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I'm sure we'll get around to it as soon as we convince everyone that infant male genital mutilation should be outlawed, too, instead of subsidized with medicaid dollars.
/r/MensRights08/12/12 10:16 AM
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Women enjoying and celebrating their sexuality is seen as liberating empowerment. Men enjoying and celebrating their sexuality is seen as creepy and perverted. Makes the supposed double standard of "slut" vs "stud" seem pretty feeble by comparison.
/r/MensRights08/12/12 03:52 AM
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"Not reported (to the police)" is different than "Never mentioned to anyone, ever." Thus, as ErasmusMRA pointed out, anonymous surveys can illuminate the difference between unreported victims and official police data, leading to a sound statistical estimate of the number of unreported rapes.
/r/MensRights08/12/12 03:11 AM
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I read the article, and it's just really sad. Looks like her mother had contacted law enforcement when she was violent before and tried to get her into the system to get her help for schizophrenia, but mental health care is so piss poor in this country that nobody did anything. Until this delusional, suicidal person shot three innocent men, nobody cared. Sad. How about instead of having specific days where we demonize half the population for being violent towards the other half, we have days tha…
/r/MensRights07/12/12 11:38 PM
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The original poster wasn't original content. Those are lyrics from Madonna's song "What It Feels Like for a Girl." Just providing context.
/r/MensRights07/12/12 11:15 PM
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I think men are the primary victims of rape. Either men are being raped themselves and told that they should be grateful for the sex, or they are being falsely accused and have their lives and reputations destroyed even after they are proven innocent. Anti-rape campaigns are designed around shaming all men for the actions of a tiny minority rather than empowering victims, and they usually ignore female rapists completely. Finally, the CDC's National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey re…
/r/MensRights07/12/12 09:26 PM
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Nope. Here's the list, so you can see for yourself. http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/2010/07/preventive-services-list.html As an obvious example, HIV screening is included "for all adults at higher risk" but under women's services, it is included "for sexually active women." There's no reason they couldn't have just said "for all sexually active adults" unless that isn't the intended meaning. Unless being sexually active is a standalone criteria for being "higher risk", men are being bl…
/r/MensRights07/12/12 09:00 PM
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Essentially, there is a whole list of services that now must be provided to women and girls without an insurance copay (that is, for no direct cost to the woman), while the similar list of services provided to men for no direct cost is vastly shorter and includes most middle-age health needs. Since insurers are no longer allowed to use gender as a criterion for pricing, the net effect is that men's costs are increased to pay for free services for women.
/r/MensRights07/12/12 08:19 PM
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The government could start by assessing people's mental health before giving them a license. Have everyone see a psychologist and get a medical document that states they don't have any disability that could make them dangerous drivers. Force everyone to undergo a government-mandated mental health exam, the results of which go on public record, violating medical privacy rights at taxpayers' expense. The government could also make those breathalyzers that won't let you start the engine if you're d…
/r/MensRights07/12/12 07:41 PM
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"Other" in this case being "non-sexual". Wrong. Read the report. Nowhere in the report I linked does it say that. I guess you didn't bother to read the actual report then, just the summary. You can find the whole report linked in my comment above if you want to rectify your ignorance. Uh, yes it does. Why? My argument is that men are more likely to commit rape than women. Why does that justify not mentioning that men are sexually victimized by women, too?
/r/MensRights06/12/12 11:07 PM
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By "backs me up" I assume you mean "backs me up into a corner where my opinion is starkly contrasted with the data," and I agree. From that source: Perpetrators of other forms of violence against males were mostly female As Lawtonfogle pointed out, the report defines rape as being penetrated, and being forced to penetrate as "other" From the data in the full report that executive summary outlines: 12 month prevalence of sexual violence - U.S. Women: Rape 1.1% estimate of 1,270,000 victims. 12 mo…
/r/MensRights06/12/12 10:03 PM
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The author is probably just ignorant, not sexist. The author is a group called "Men Can Stop Rape." Ignorance and sexism aren't mutually exclusive, and I'd wager they're well stocked with both.
/r/MensRights06/12/12 08:17 PM
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Thanks for sharing those sources you're relying on. Now that we all have access to that same information, this discussion will be a lot more productive. Oh wait, no. You're still just trolling. Nevermind.
/r/MensRights06/12/12 08:11 PM
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Probably the most efficient way of reducing the occurrence of rape is protecting and nurturing young boys, so they grow up to choose a better path. I'm not sure why MR takes such issue with this notion. I enthusiastically support protecting and nurturing young boys. That's why I'm so against branding all of them as potential future rapists while ignoring that between 14% and 40% of the sexual abuse suffered by boys is at the hands of women. I know you will never accept it, but the vast majority …
/r/MensRights06/12/12 06:23 PM
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For rape to stop, men who are violent must be empowered to make different choices. What the fuck?!? Where to start... What intellectually honest person believes that rape (or assault, or murder, or mugging, or any other violent crime) will ever just stop? How much more "empowered" can a violent person be than when they are engaged in violence? What about female rapists? To reframe this sentence as Strill suggested: For terrorism to stop, Arabs who are violent must be empowered to make different …
/r/MensRights06/12/12 03:10 AM
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Adequate: The benchmark of any reputable institution of higher learning.
/r/MensRights06/12/12 03:00 AM
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Shared savings and debt, as is the case with husband and wife, make obtaining meaningful data from such figures (if they exist) a virtual impossibility. Likewise, if you only include unmarried individuals it would still be an incomplete picture and may skew the data in unpredictable ways. Unless you have a methodology for conducting such a study fairly and accurately and intend to carry out that study, the only rational thing to do is put forth assertions based on available information rather th…
/r/MensRights06/12/12 02:53 AM
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Based on a study of 2,000 Iowans, of whom 529 responded, women were far more likely to buy something without needing it (36 percent vs. 18 percent), buy something because it's on sale (24 percent vs. 5 percent), shop impulsively (36 percent to 18 percent) and shop to celebrate (31 percent vs. 19 percent). Perhaps you should just stick your conjecture back where you pulled it from. Source
/r/MensRights06/12/12 01:35 AM
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From the UTSU response: Despite complaints to the University administration, and requests from students to maintain our campus as a safe space free from oppression and discrimination, Dr. Farrall(sic) was given a space and forum to spread his misogynistic, hateful theories at UofT. Translation: Since this campus is a safe space free from oppression and discrimination, Dr. Farrell was given a space and forum to lecture about the issues faced by boys and men. More response: Since the event, member…
/r/MensRights05/12/12 06:25 AM
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Hey, as long as they make all women register for selective service, they can lower the physical standards all they want. Oh, you mean these women want the privilege to serve in front line combat without the obligation that men have to register to be drafted? Tough shit. If you demand real equality, you don't just get the rights, you get the responsibilities that go along with.
/r/MensRights04/12/12 05:25 PM
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Pretty sure that killing all those husbands and sons leaving women to fend for themselves is actually gender based violence against women. /s Just ask Hillary Clinton.
/r/MensRights04/12/12 03:36 AM
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Regardless of whether I agree with your position (I don't), a high school teacher having sex with a high school student and violating the trust put in that position by the parents and the state warrants jail time. Period.
/r/MensRights03/12/12 06:49 PM
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so it would be in a way impeding on religious freedoms. What about the infants' right to religious freedom? How does allowing their elders to permanently disfigure their genitals protect that freedom? Answer: It doesn't, and is actually a huge violation of religious freedom. Simply put, this is a matter of human rights. Every person, male and female, has the right to an intact body free from unnecessary harm.
/r/MensRights28/11/12 12:20 AM
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The way I interpret that line is as a rebuttal to feminists who accuse MRA's of being an "enemy of equality" or something like that.
/r/MensRights26/11/12 05:31 PM
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Please, do yourself a favor and see a lawyer who specializes in marriage and family law. With the huge variance in laws from state to state and country to country, consulting a lawyer who knows the details of your jurisdiction is the only way to get a meaningful answer on how to protect yourself going forward. That is, other than the answer you're most likely to get here: "Don't get married."
/r/MensRights24/11/12 03:11 AM
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It's because those women are the most successful women out there, while those men are the least successful men out there. But it's the same group. Single, unmarried, 20s. For whatever reason (my guess is something to do with 60% of recent college graduates being women), the wage disparity in that group is gender inverted compared to the general population. That's useful information. Does this help explain why it's not a great comparison? Not even a little bit. The fact that this subset of the wa…
/r/MensRights24/10/12 07:26 PM
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Fact: Among single, childless people in their 20s, women make more than men. Why is that not a fair comparison? Is it because those women make more than those men? I don't understand your objection. As long as we're talking raw wage gap, this is an excellent counterpoint to the typical "women make 77%, because discrimination" rhetoric that's being used to emotionally manipulate voters and policy makers.
/r/MensRights24/10/12 06:42 PM
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Here is every possible outcome with that prenup: You sign it, you stay married: No effect You don't sign it, you stay married: No effect You sign it, you end up divorcing: You both are entitled only to your own assets. You don't sign it, you end up divorcing: Legal battle over assets/debts ensues. If you fully intend to stay married then you should sign. It will have literally no effect. If you think a future divorce is even a remote possibility, you should sign it as a way of mitigating potenti…
/r/MensRights24/10/12 06:02 PM
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Please vote "No." All children, boys and girls, have a right to be free from cosmetic surgery, especially on their genitals.
/r/MensRights19/10/12 05:49 PM
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I don't really like that analogy, since I hold doors open for men, too. What about: Finding a woman sexually attractive is sexist, telling her she's sexually attractive is misogynist. Seems to fit with their new backwards definitions. Sexism is now anything a man does to or for a woman, and misogyny is when she doesn't like it or it makes her uncomfortable.
/r/MensRights19/10/12 05:34 PM
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Downvoted for complete irrelevance
/r/MensRights16/10/12 02:23 AM
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American men...with their reproductive rights intact What reproductive rights do men have, exactly? At last count, all I could find were responsibilities. ...and their 19% more earnings than their full-time female counterparts and their 95% of the workplace deaths. Who really cares if the raw wage gap indicates discrimination or is blatantly misleading? Because seriously, you guys. Patriarchy. /s
/r/MensRights09/10/12 07:07 PM
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It's difficult to see someone's true colors when everything is black and white. In grey areas like this, however, they show up stark. Apparently, "supporting women's rights" also means "deciding who counts as a woman" and parents voluntarily electing for their daughters to use a separate changing room is stripping those girls of their rights. I'll be sure to keep this in mind next time a feminist trots out the laughable proposition that "feminism helps men, too." Feminism doesn't help anyone wit…
/r/MensRights09/10/12 05:24 AM
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Two things: Use 480p for vastly improved audio quality. This is not the only MR relevant episode of Bullshit. Their episodes on circumcision, college, sensitivity training, and criminal justice in particular focus on a lot of the ways that men are discriminated against or feminist propaganda has invaded mainstream thought. I would recommend this show to anyone with an appreciate of humor when discussing serious subject matter, a tolerance of adult language, and a desire to see the outsider's vie…
/r/MensRights04/10/12 03:29 AM
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I've heard that side, too, and I think your interpretation is the more accurate assessment. However, my point wasn't about whether or not that's a valid argument, but that by opening up that line of discussion, one can easily sidetrack their discussion into other areas that are only tangentially related to the original question.
/r/MensRights02/10/12 04:54 AM
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Selective service registration is a gender issue. Marriage/divorce/custody laws and judgements are a gender issue. Title IX and its effect on education is a gender issue. The things I mentioned above can also be considered gender issues in specific instances (Violence Against Women Act, all female genital mutilation is outlawed and male genital mutilation is often covered by insurance or medicaid, lack of men's DV shelters/hotlines/funding) but the core issue itself is not gender exclusive. I fi…
/r/MensRights01/10/12 07:30 PM
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Off the top of my head... Domestic violence is the big one. It is often talked about as though "domestic violence" is really code for "men beating women" but statistics show time and again that it isn't a gender issue. People of both genders commit and suffer from domestic violence at almost equal rates, with men actually suffering more abuse according to some studies. Another is infant genital mutilation. Many people, particularly here in the United States, think that female genital mutilation …
/r/MensRights01/10/12 06:36 PM
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"This is not a gender issue" is my default line in that circumstance. Instead of defensive posturing, it usually leads to questions, and I'm ready and waiting with the answers.
/r/MensRights01/10/12 06:24 PM
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First, you addressed the conclusion of the argument when you were really trying to refute the premise. Then, you turned it around to men not having rights that women have. It would have been much more effective to keep consistently to the same line of inquiry, "What rights are you talking about that women don't have?" The way you phrased your initial response was that question followed by a rebuttal to the conclusion. However, in addressing the conclusion, you allowed her to continue to accept t…
/r/MensRights01/10/12 05:58 PM
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It was painful to watch this article struggle to find a "But..." for every instance of women clearly outperforming men.
/r/MensRights30/09/12 08:00 PM
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A woman may be privileged to not have to open doors, shuffle her chair into place, or pay for a date, but it's really male privilege that makes it all happen. Patriarchy leads to female privilege. Better stretch first before you attempt that level of mental gymnastics or you're going to hurt yourself.
/r/MensRights29/09/12 11:55 PM
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Dropped the charges? What are they high? I... what the fuck. Nice job everybody. You should really give yourselves raises or something for such fine police and criminal justice work.
/r/MensRights26/09/12 04:46 PM
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Enforcing absolute equality and inclusion in everything for everyone isn’t the same as love. Cultivating distinct and separate identities for different groups of people isn’t the same as hate. I very much appreciate that statement. In advocating for an equivalent male center to the women's center on my campus, it was difficult to persuade many people about the importance of and reason for such a space. Many people were quite hostile to the idea, questioning the motives and voicing unfounded beli…
/r/MensRights24/09/12 01:02 AM
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outlawing abortion (except in medical emergencies) is the only way to achieve equality between the two sexes when it comes to "reproductive rights." I have to disagree, even to the extent that I don't think there can be true equality between men and women when it comes to reproductive rights. Since women are the ones who get pregnant, the choice to support the prospective child to term lies with them. Laws against abortion will not change that, as the abortion rate between countries with lax abo…
/r/MensRights23/09/12 11:51 PM
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"Anti-feminist" is different than "Anti-feminism" and I would say most MRAs are, quite justifiably, the latter. There are many feminists who, by strict definition, are egalitarians. They self-describe as a feminist because that's the common label for people who care about gender inequality, and many of those people, once they learn about the issues facing men, are ready and willing to help. From what I've seen, people who post on this sub as feminists who are concerned about men's issues are tre…
/r/MensRights12/09/12 03:16 PM
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Gary Johnson 2012
/r/MensRights11/09/12 10:05 PM
4

I noticed that particularly poor choice of words as well. Here's how I would have put it. Society needs to accept men who say "Yes, I'm an involved dad, that's what a good man does," instead of asking their children where mommy is or glaring at them as through they are child predators when they are playing in the park.
/r/MensRights08/09/12 06:41 PM
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Covering preventative services of all types DOES decrease total health care costs for everybody. That generalization is actually not true. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp0708558 Obviously men deserve to have their own birth control covered and to have more methods available... But it isn't! That's why we're upset and think the law is bogus as written. How is that not seen as a good use of our health care dollars? I just don't get it. It's because the sum of men's reproductive health n…
/r/MensRights06/09/12 09:05 PM
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This is too idiotic and self contradictory to even bother addressing. Not worth our time.
/r/MensRights06/09/12 08:44 PM
2

My point was that regardless of the crime or the motives behind it, criminals will tend to go after an easy target before a hard target. Therefore, don't make yourself an easy target and you will be less likely to be a victim.
/r/MensRights04/09/12 01:19 PM
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This is nonsense, because that type rape is more rare than murder and the over whelming majority of rapes do not happen in the scenario you describe. Uh, what? I didn't say walking alone through a dark alley full of strangers. Could be walking alone through the fraternity, or the house party, or wherever it is you think the "overwhelming majority of rapes" occur. The point was about presenting an easy target, and a group of people is not. Do you believe that being out and about in normal society…
/r/MensRights04/09/12 01:12 PM
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DejaBoo addressed this in his excellent reply: But here will always be the kicker, your ability to run and yell will be your best "reactive" strategy for self-defense regardless if man or woman. And, good footwear is numeral uno and now you have many women who are upset about their expensive shoe collection because of high heals are not "good foot-wear." ...Next, short skirts. Not because of sexual attraction, I'm talking about those that are tight around the knees where you can't run. Same diff…
/r/MensRights04/09/12 01:02 PM
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You know, I'm not really offended when anybody suggests that reasonable precautions and awareness can help deter violent crime. Counterpoint: Poor people should be offended when someone claims that rich people should prevent muggings by not wearing certain things or not going certain places or acting a certain way. That line of thinking presumes that you are incapable of control. That you are so base and uncivilized that it takes extraordinary effort for you to walk down the street without robbi…
/r/MensRights04/09/12 06:09 AM
2

Hint: One person, dual roles.
/r/MensRights03/09/12 02:15 AM
5

Gotta love the comments on the site from actual mothers calling out this selfish, entitled not-mom on her bullshit. It's always nice when an informed audience makes up for an ignorant author.
/r/MensRights03/09/12 02:10 AM
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Thank you for linking that here. This article was the first red pill for me several months ago, and I haven't looked back. It's clear how terrifying and real the consequences are, and I've decided to forgo reproductive sex until I have a safe, reversible way to control my own fertility. OP, if you're paying for it, might as well order the anal and mitigate your risk.
/r/MensRights02/09/12 07:04 PM
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Too true. Especially since "men" aren't treated as a group, but as a series of individuals.
/r/MensRights01/09/12 11:53 PM
2

Some people are a little too obsessed with the activities of 18-21 year old boys. Disclaimer: Fuck Penn. Fuck Ohio. Fuck Iowa. Fuck Michigan. Fuck Nebraska.
/r/MensRights01/09/12 01:05 AM
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I think you mean telegraph. Phones weren't invented until the 1870s.
/r/MensRights31/08/12 07:34 PM
2

When rape results in pregnancy, the baby has the same right to life as any child born by mutually loving parents. Translation: Every successful rapist deserves to have their genes passed along to the next generation. Fuck. That.
/r/MensRights26/08/12 06:08 PM
1

It certainly exists in prisons Not so much out here in the free world.
/r/MensRights19/08/12 04:57 PM
2

Notice the difference between your use of "a woman" and the article's generalization of "women." You probably don't think less of women, as a group, for being promiscuous. It's totally reasonable, even in absence of that, to not want sex with a particular woman whose STD-ridden sexual history you're well aware of. While I don't agree full stop with that argument, I appreciate its presence in the article for helping me consider slut-shaming of women as being anti-male sentiment, too, rather than …
/r/MensRights19/08/12 04:54 PM
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My favorite response to such drivel: "In my experience, women can think for themselves. Feminism seems to treat women like an unthinking, unquestioning bunch of followers, caving to every whim of an imagined oppressor. Personally, I have more respect for women than that, and I treat them as people, capable of and responsible for their own actions and decisions."
/r/MensRights16/08/12 07:17 PM
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Semantics aside ("socialism" may not have been the best term), it's pretty obvious that when reasons other than merit are used to promote directors, the results will be less than stellar. Nice to have some data to back that up.
/r/MensRights13/08/12 04:36 PM
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Thanks for pointing this out. Nice to see everybody calling her on her shit.
/r/MensRights13/08/12 04:15 PM
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Taking a comedian seriously... Fail. Grammatical/spelling error in the title... Double Fail. Here's your downvote.
/r/MensRights12/08/12 08:25 PM
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I understand your point. When there is a problem in a relationship, most people will leap to defend the woman and vilify the man, regardless of the circumstances. Working to correct these assumptions without inverting them is a challenge. It requires people to look at the facts of each situation independently and think about things critically. Sadly, most people would rather not think and just blame the easiest target: the man.
/r/MensRights11/08/12 08:54 PM
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If you don't clearly communicate your intentions from the start, you're setting yourself up for rejection. That goes for everyone, men and women. If the other person isn't receptive to your advances, better to know that before investing time and money in a relationship that isn't going anywhere. Your cousin made a mistake, the other guy wasn't mature enough to realize what was happening (or if he did, he wasn't mature enough to discuss it), and nobody took the time to make it clear to the other …
/r/MensRights11/08/12 08:28 PM
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I keep asking those in favor of PPACA to explain why all these preventative care and maintenance services should be mandatorily covered by insurance, but I keep getting blank stares and no real answer. Maybe I'm hopelessly naive, but uh, Insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. (From wikipedia.) Now if an insurance company chose to lower premiums for patients who underwent cancer screenings and routine checkups, that would m…
/r/MensRights31/07/12 03:44 PM
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I want the option of having kids someday. Just not now. I know it's not good for me to have this mentality, which is why I am trying to find a way to change. I also know avoidance is not the answer. I need to find a way to dial back the distrust from "all women" to "untrustworthy women" ("certain types", as you put it) without exposing myself to too much risk in the process. Just not sure how.
/r/MensRights29/07/12 07:50 PM
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Though I hate to admit it, your #1 and #2 pieces of advice would probably benefit my mental state. I enjoy staying informed about the latest news and MRA opinion pieces, but such heavy exposure has clearly had a detrimental effect on my existing trust issues. Time to take a break from the problem and see if I can't find some solutions. Thanks.
/r/MensRights28/07/12 09:48 PM
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Time... my eternal enemy yet my constant ally. sigh But I suppose you're right. I have to wait until I find that trust before I should act at all. Good advice. Thank you.
/r/MensRights28/07/12 05:33 PM
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I'm not as worried about being falsely accused as much as I am of being tricked into fatherhood. I haven't personally known anyone falsely accused of any type of abuse or assault, but it takes both hands to count the number of friends I have who became fathers without consenting to conception. Not associating with sexist bigots of either gender is definitely sound advice. But I already do that, and it doesn't help with my trust issues. As for your car crash analogy, the reason I'm not worried ab…
/r/MensRights28/07/12 05:30 PM
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I personally ignore known sources of feminist bigotry. An alternative would have been a self-post with a transcript rather than generating more traffic (and money) for them to continue their hateful, anti-male crusade.
/r/MensRights27/07/12 09:37 PM
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When we examine freedom of religion more closely, we encounter a second challenge: the constitution protects not only the freedom to choose one's religion but also the parental prerogative to educate and raise their children according to their religious beliefs and traditions. Finally! I've been waiting for an article to acknowledge not only the right to bodily integrity but also the right of a child to choose their religion, rather than their parent's assumed religious right to force their chil…
/r/MensRights27/07/12 09:27 PM
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Thank you for sharing. People need to know that male genital mutilation advocates do not have science on their side.
/r/MensRights27/07/12 08:57 PM
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The studies are clear: Circumcising heterosexual men reduces their infection rate by at least 60 percent and some studies show it’s by 65 percent or more. The studies that you all conveniently forgot to link to? Guess I'll just take your word for it. Where's my scalpel? /s What a pitiful piece of journalism. The author should be ashamed.
/r/MensRights27/07/12 08:52 PM
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Downvoted for direct linking to Jezebel.
/r/MensRights27/07/12 08:42 PM
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I have to say, I am pretty disappointed in all the comments here about how this man is a coward, "should have", etc. etc. Fight or flight is an instinct. Self-preservation is an instinct. Anyone who thinks he made a conscious decision to do what he did has no fucking idea what they are talking about. Mortal terror and this man's instinctual response to it have caused him to be vilified for an uncontrollable primal response to imminent danger. Please just shut the fuck up and be grateful you have…
/r/MensRights27/07/12 07:40 PM
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Merkel warned party colleagues this week that Germany risks being branded a "nation of buffoons" if it becomes the only country to prohibit the practice Yeah. That's what I call people who stand up for children's rights both to bodily integrity AND religious freedom of choice. Buffoons. /s Back here in reality, away from religious zealotry, we would call them a nation of brave trailblazers paving the way for a world free of infant genital mutilation.
/r/MensRights20/07/12 08:18 PM
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I'm saving for the this next time somebody tries to defend VAWA. I'm sick of having that conversation, and this is a silver bullet. Thank you for sharing.
/r/MensRights20/07/12 05:15 PM
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http://xkcd.com/285/
/r/MensRights16/07/12 03:39 PM
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...the statistical fact that this is the most common usage. Oh really? Do you have a source for that "statistical fact" or just another misleading dictionary.com definition of what ESPECIALLY constitutes a statistical fact?
/r/MensRights16/07/12 03:12 PM
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Uh, no it doesn't. That study states that circumcised heterosexual African-American males who underwent HIV testing in Baltimore, MD from 1993 to 2000 had a 50% lower incidence rate ONLY in patients with known HIV exposure. Where there was unknown HIV exposure, circumcision was not associated with lower HIV prevalence. That's only 394 patients, or LESS THAN 1% of the clinic visits in the study. So the takeaway is, if you're an African-American heterosexual man in Baltimore who is planning on hav…
/r/MensRights15/07/12 11:04 PM
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Abstinence works when practiced. Abstinence EDUCATION does not.
/r/MensRights15/07/12 10:59 PM
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She wants to apply Title IX to science education. And my eyeballs nearly exploded. How the... what the... THAT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE ANY SENSE! None, whatsoever. Unless she assumes that means the creation of "Women's Math" and "Women's Physics" departments. Or... I have no fucking idea. Nonsense. Yet a centerpiece of STEM activism is the idea that science, as currently organized and practiced, is intrinsically hostile to women and a barrier to the realization of their unique intellectual potential. …
/r/MensRights09/07/12 05:39 PM
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Nope.
/r/MensRights28/06/12 07:22 PM
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Women get expanded services without a copay, and insurers are required to charge women and men the same amount for insurance. As a result of shifting that financial burden onto insured men, men's rates will go up without a corresponding level of increased care. Meanwhile, women will enjoy lower insurance rates with greater access to services. That's why it sucks, even if it might be potentially beneficial to the health of many people. Men are the ones who will pay the highest cost and women are …
/r/MensRights28/06/12 07:19 PM
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I edited my comment in reply.
/r/MensRights28/06/12 07:02 PM
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Insurers will no longer have free reign to charge women whatever they like for no discernable reason. Oh god. This hurt. On top of all this, much of women’s preventative care, including contraception, Pap test, mammograms, and domestic violence screenings, will be covered without copay. Oh! So, uh, apparently, being forced to cover several gender-specific health services without charging a copay is "no discernable reason" to charge that gender more for insurance. Fairness is whatever women want.
/r/MensRights28/06/12 05:44 PM
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Yes, men do face issues when it comes to health, and medical procedures, but not on the same level as women. Do you have any source for that assertion? Seems everything I've read says women still live longer than men on average. That would be an indicator of better health or better care, right? Worse, there is no need for a “Men’s health” department, as all health departments are men’s health departments. Why? Why is gender neutral healthcare "Men's health" but not also "Women's health," and wom…
/r/MensRights28/06/12 05:39 PM
1

True. In an ideal world, one's level of promiscuity would always be a choice. In the real world, it's not so simple. Same as alcohol use should be a choice, some people, through no fault of their own, have extreme difficulty in making that choice and wind up making choices they know they shouldn't. Jason's abuse is what led to his promiscuity. It was not his own desire that prompted this behavior, but the only way he has of relating to women and understanding his own feelings toward them in the …
/r/MensRights26/06/12 08:16 PM
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On the same token, we don't want to encourage the worst and the dimmest to have more children, because the very act of doing so is perceived as "economically beneficial" thanks to expanded welfare and mandatory, paid parental leave. Having children is an expense for the parent, not a revenue stream, regardless of employer or government subsidies. Those of us choosing not to have children until we are financially secure shouldn't have to pay for the selfish decisions of others who chose to have a…
/r/MensRights26/06/12 07:57 PM
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Thank you for providing context. That said, this article would be better as a direct response to those stories rather than as its own post. This man got exactly what he deserved, even if those women didn't. Linking this story out of context gives the implication that this man was unfairly treated, rather than being given a fair sentence while others (women) get a pass on equivalent or more harmful crimes.
/r/MensRights26/06/12 07:39 PM
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The title of the blog is "Ending Unnecessary Male Circumcision In The UK" That was the author's purpose and goal when creating the blog. That this news is HIGHLY RELEVANT to that topic should be obvious, but in case you don't get it: Our insistence in western countries that there exists some meaningful benefit to circumcision has led to uninformed and devastating mass circumcision in countries like Uganda, where it's gotten so bad that men are being chased through the streets by surgeons. Ending…
/r/MensRights24/06/12 09:41 PM
1

Feminism, as a movement, has worked to enact laws that have caused unfair discrimination against and suffering by men. Feminists, as individuals, may do otherwise, but by supporting that movement, they are still working against gender equality. One can use the label "feminist" and intend it to mean "egalitarian", but saying you support a movement that doesn't care about men and works exclusively for female privilege while claiming to be for "equal rights"... there's just too much cognitive disso…
/r/MensRights19/06/12 02:46 PM
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I see a "safe space", at least in theory, as a place where issues outside of the mainstream can be brought up and addressed free of personal, critical judgement. Female examples are plentiful, as they are women's centers on college campuses and in government buildings all over for women to discuss issues they don't find addressed in mainstream thought. Men's examples could be a support group for male victims of female sexual assault, anti-circumcision advocates group, gender/sexuality discussion…
/r/MensRights18/06/12 11:10 PM
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What the fuck is "average"? What the fuck is rhetoric? Who the fuck are you? What the fuck is an "internet"?
/r/MensRights18/06/12 08:31 AM
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The fact that it was even attempted shows that it might stand a chance of passing without a large, volunteer force. That evidence cuts both ways.
/r/MensRights18/06/12 03:32 AM
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I'd like to believe that's true, but in the absence of any evidence your assertions are not enough to convince me.
/r/MensRights18/06/12 12:19 AM
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The average American man's life would be different because he could possibly be drafted into a war without the volunteer service of that man in the military. I respect the sacrifice of all the men willing to risk their lives so that I'm not forced to. The average American woman's life... well it's harder to keep a man on the side when your husband isn't deployed overseas. Certainly still possible though. I'd say pretty much no impact on women at all.
/r/MensRights17/06/12 10:56 PM
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Wow. My favorite: Misandry in video games. That's the joke. It's not like it doesn't exist, it just doesn't matter. It's nothing more than a straw man.
/r/MensRights16/06/12 04:48 PM
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And the award for highest density of good advice in a comment goes to... pcarvious, come on down!!! Seriously though, those are all excellent suggestions.
/r/MensRights14/06/12 03:13 AM
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All people have the right to an intact body. A parent should not have the right to decide what healthy, functional parts of their baby they want surgically removed. That goes for boys as well as girls.
/r/MensRights13/06/12 09:37 PM
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To be fair, go fuck yourself, sexist bigot.
/r/MensRights13/06/12 09:04 PM
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With regards to to the SFU Women's Center, on behalf of men: Our support would be contingent on that centre’s mission statement, vision, and mandate. If the centre were about challenging popular conceptions about feminism, confronting homophobia, sexism, racism, classism, and ability issues then we would definitely be the first to promote and fundraise for such a group. On the other hand we would not be cool with a centre focused on maintaining a traditional victim mentality. We are not interest…
/r/MensRights13/06/12 09:01 PM
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Flirting with Poe's Law, I see. Good form.
/r/MensRights13/06/12 08:57 PM
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As a first step in its quest to get men to take a seat, the Left Party proposes labeling toilets which are designated for men who absolutely want to remain standing when they pee. Never heard of a urinal, Sweden? They are more sanitary to use standing up than a regular toilet, and also use less water per flush. Or just pass laws demanding that people change their private excretory behavior. Have fun policing that.
/r/MensRights11/06/12 08:44 PM
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Sheriff’s Officers from statewide Sheriffs’ Offices, with assistance from other agencies, canvassed the state in search of offenders over the course of the three-day Child Support Sweep, Balles said. Statewide, $264,614.02 of the owed $20,152,587.29 was collected, and 1,056 warrants were issued. ... That's it? So, average of ~$250 collected per warrant issued. Seems like this whole operation might have been a net loss for the state coffers. Big win for ceaseless bureaucracy though.
/r/MensRights11/06/12 05:55 PM
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Captain Hindsight, here. and you could have just agreed with me or been on my side. I just wanted someone on my side... You could have just agreed with me I'm not talking about you!!!! I am talking about me! What happened to ME TODAY! Ok, so objective one is clear: she needs validation of what happened to her. You: "Oh, that sounds terrible! I'm sorry you had to go through such an awful experience." Her: blah blah "I was obviously distressed..." and then instead of a statement of your point ("If…
/r/MensRights08/06/12 07:12 AM
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That may have been my problem all along! I'll try to avoid bashing feminism before demonstrating that I am on the same side of gender equality as my companion. Thanks, Grapeban.
/r/MensRights05/06/12 03:54 PM
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Wow! Thanks for such an articulate and detailed response, mikesteane. Besides using "interlocutor" which is now my new favorite word, the whole idea of developing a series of leading questions is really terrific for a topic like this. I'm excited to start crafting some further lines of inquiry to explore this concept further.
/r/MensRights05/06/12 03:50 PM
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Slut-shaming is often used by the sexually chaste in order to boost their own self-esteem, or glorify their abstinence as virtuous instead of needless self-denial. Likewise, virgin-shaming is often used by the sexually promiscuous in order to boost their own self-esteem, or glorify their overt sexuality as laudable rather than self-indulgent sexual gratification. (Note: I personally view neither sex as indulgent self-gratification nor abstinence as needless self denial.) In my experience, at lea…
/r/MensRights04/06/12 08:42 PM
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I wish I could be surprised when a politician turns out to be a pandering piece of shit manipulating raw data for their own selfish ends. That ship sailed long ago.
/r/MensRights04/06/12 08:20 PM
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Whenever I have been around a group of feminists discussing gender issues, there almost always comes a point where I am able to interject "Wow, that's extremely misogynistic to treat women as inherently inferior to men by insisting they need special legal protections from X that men don't need." They are typically used to deflecting comments about man bashing or misandry, but few are prepared to defend themselves against accusations of misogyny and devaluing women. At the very least, it makes fo…
/r/MensRights04/06/12 04:23 PM
1

Are you really resorting to a straw man argument? If so, it's pretty obvious why its so easy to dismiss. Here's what I mean: child support can be and is exploited by some women for financial gain at the expense of wealthy fathers, and it is enforced by the state. That whole system is broken, bottom to top, even when it "works."
/r/MensRights01/06/12 06:14 PM
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The intention's good, but the implementation has been an expensive, exploited failure. There is a way to take care of those who are struggling in our society without giving an incentive to women to get pregnant for financial gain.
/r/MensRights01/06/12 05:11 PM
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I like to treat my friends sometimes when we go out. It makes me feel good. That said, you should never feel obligated to pay for someone else unless you agreed to that obligation. Same thing goes for a date, imo.
/r/MensRights31/05/12 05:05 PM
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Lessoned learned, everybody. If you want to fuck up all your shit so your soon to be ex can't have it, use a sledgehammer instead of fire.
/r/MensRights31/05/12 04:40 PM
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The end of the article says it all But according to Ms. Rosin, one nice thing about “The End of Men” is that men—well, Swedish ones, anyway—are learning that there are worse things than having to be the woman in the relationship. “They forced it on them and now they’re into it,” she said. “It turns out to be not so bad.” Oh really? You mean men find the traditional female role "not so bad" compared to toiling in hard labor? GASP! Could that be because women actually don't have it nearly as bad a…
/r/MensRights30/05/12 07:55 PM
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I love it when they use double standards like this. ALL men are responsible, but not all women are called to action, only mothers, and only the inattentive ones at that. Linguistic choices like that betray the writer's underlying bias.
/r/MensRights30/05/12 06:17 PM
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Being able to enter combat opens the door to being able to achieve a higher rank which is the goal for those who seek to pursue a career in the military. I understand the motivation behind this lawsuit: self-interest. My complaint is that it's too narrow minded to focus on that tiny aspect of gender inequality without addressing even the other major gender inequality in military service, selective service registration, let alone the myriad other inequalities I mentioned. To answer your question,…
/r/MensRights29/05/12 03:51 PM
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Col. Ellen Haring, one of the women suing the defence department: It stigmatizes women's service as not as important as male service. Ok, just grammatically, "women" vs "male" shows a pretty telling bias. Primarily, the fact that the men are the only ones allowed in the most dangerous and demanding jobs is somehow NOT seen as generally protecting women and having reasonable physical expectations of them, but it's actually devaluing their service somehow? More importantly, for me, is that it open…
/r/MensRights29/05/12 03:00 PM
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Seriously! I can't believe how blind they are to cause and effect. Well, actually I can, but it's still pretty sickening. The perceived value:risk of education and romantic relationships to men is the motivation killer. But no, it's probably men playing video games and watching porn instead of working hard for women that caused this in the first place.
/r/MensRights24/05/12 02:52 PM
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If you were to respond, something like "That's incredibly misogynistic to claim that women aren't responsible for their own behavior and are controlled by men," would be both on point and unexpected.
/r/MensRights21/05/12 03:11 AM
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Some (primarily female) lawmakers here in Colorado recently tried to get circumcision back under state Medicaid funding. I can only assume that there are other states that still pay for infant genital mutilation with Medicaid dollars.
/r/MensRights16/05/12 06:08 PM
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While I agree with your sentiments, I think the use of the word "rape" is best limited to literal context. Actual, physical rape of men is often marginalized or outright mocked as it is, so to dilute the meaning of the word does not help men's issues be taken seriously.
/r/MensRights04/05/12 06:24 PM
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I wasn't alive in 1964. In my lifetime, Republicans have done little besides limiting rights, so I'm naturally wary when it comes to such legislation.
/r/MensRights01/05/12 03:47 PM
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Rape culture: Any woman can accuse any man of rape, his name and picture will appear in newspapers (and television if he's famous enough or the media thinks the case is entertaining to watch) and his reputation will be forever tarnished whether he is guilty or not. Oh... is that not what they meant? Maybe it's... Rape culture: The subjugation and control of other inmates in a prison system by use of forced sexual activity. Oh not that either? What about... Rape culture: The denial that women are…
/r/MensRights01/05/12 03:39 AM
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At first look, I agree with the changes proposed by Senators Grassley and Hutchison. However, agreeing with any Republican legislation related to civil rights always gives me an uneasy feeling, so I dug a little deeper. Republicans, however, have balked at provisions that seem to establish unprecedented changes in tribal law and visa rules, while ignoring major problems with fraud and waste in VAWA funding. I disagree with removing provisions related to tribal land. They should have the ability …
/r/MensRights01/05/12 03:18 AM
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This was a distressing incident for the victim and we hope the sentencing today will provide her with some peace of mind. The sentence was suspended for two years. Translation: Your attacker is back on the street. Hope that gives you some peace of mind. Absolutely ridiculous.
/r/MensRights01/05/12 02:37 AM
2

Two bits. Get yourself a shave and a haircut, son.
/r/MensRights01/05/12 12:09 AM
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It takes fertility to build ANY family, period. The point wasn't overall attraction, it was INITIAL attraction (as in, within the first seconds of seeing or meeting someone), and since younger women overall are more fertile than older women, that makes them more initially attractive to those who want children. Not that this is how I relate to women, I was merely trying to explain how I understood OP's Gran's thinking. For what it's worth, I'm attracted almost exclusively to older women, making y…
/r/MensRights30/04/12 03:09 PM
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It's his body, and it should be his choice to have part of his pee-pee cut off, not his parents' choice.
/r/MensRights30/04/12 12:13 AM
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From the comments I've read, it seems like people seem to be glossing over the first thing your grandmother said (YOUTH) and going straight to the second part (Beauty... attracts a man's initial interest.) It's definitely the age thing that's the heart of the issue, and she is absolutely right.
/r/MensRights29/04/12 11:23 PM
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And for a man who wants to have a family, a woman past her peak fertility is inherently less desirable than a younger woman irrespective of personality. I think that was more the point, not so much "aesthetics" but youth as an automatically attractive feature in women in a way that it isn't in men.
/r/MensRights29/04/12 11:18 PM
-1

The Daily Mail is a pretty weak source. Any more trustworthy news outlets pick up this story?
/r/MensRights29/04/12 04:17 PM
1

DOUBLETAKE Whoa... That can't have been on purpose.
/r/MensRights27/04/12 05:31 PM
3

2 is just 1 with "drunk" as an excuse. You choose to drink, and you choose who to drink with, so if you choose to put yourself in a situation where the potential to cheat is high and you cheat, it's because you're too much of a coward to admit you're a cheater at heart and have to rely on the pitiful excuse of drunkenness.
/r/MensRights27/04/12 05:27 PM
13

Like with any game of chance, if you keep playing long enough, you're bound to lose. Perhaps a lesson in basic game theory could help these women decide not to stay single long beyond their peak attractiveness.
/r/MensRights25/04/12 05:05 PM
-1

Ctrl-C broken? What about Print Screen?
/r/MensRights25/04/12 03:51 PM
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Downvote for direct linking to CNN.com
/r/MensRights25/04/12 03:27 PM
3

"Mixed feelings" from prosecutors who can no longer criminalize consensual relationships. No doubt parents and teenagers overwhelmingly approve.
/r/MensRights22/04/12 11:31 PM
2

Women accounted for a quarter of the people who lost their jobs, and roughly a quarter of the new jobs are being filled by women. So... Please explain why "the total numbers of the recession" are necessary when the relative percentage of women's vs men's jobs is the point being made.
/r/MensRights20/04/12 01:00 AM
3

Downvote for direct linking to such loathsome filth. Please post a transcript instead of sending us to the source.
/r/MensRights20/04/12 12:49 AM
2

Cited sources?!? wipes away a tear You're my hero.
/r/MensRights19/04/12 08:48 AM
2

The typical answer I see is similar to this quote from the article: They are all seeing more women not looking at the options available to them and being stuck a little bit in the past. Essentially, the perception that society steers women toward choosing lower paying jobs, making them helpless objects who are railroaded into teaching or social sciences when they REALLY might have wanted to pursue a career in engineering or computer science. Total horseshit, but it somehow keeps falling out of t…
/r/MensRights19/04/12 04:21 AM
2

Leaving work early every day for personal reasons. So brave.
/r/MensRights19/04/12 03:28 AM
1

Better pre-birth than post, imo. I'm not in favor of abortion as birth control, but pragmatically, it needs to be an available choice so we can keep this type of awfulness to a minimum.
/r/MensRights19/04/12 02:58 AM
3

As you said, if one parent or the other is clearly a bad choice for shared custody, it will be obvious, and that presumption of joint custody will be modified to fit the circumstances. Anybody who opposes greater equality is either more concerned about hypothetical budget balancing issues than rights or doesn't understand that mothers and fathers can be equally capable parents.
/r/MensRights18/04/12 09:23 PM
3

Rescinded my upvote, per your request. Happy for you, man.
/r/MensRights17/04/12 04:49 PM
2

I used gender neutral language when I was talking about withdrawing consent for sex in a hypothetical scenario. When talking about withdrawing consent for paying for another woman's meal, well three women showed up and one man left. That's the real situation we're talking about, so said "another woman's meal." Please, take another look at your own biases. You may have missed a spot.
/r/MensRights17/04/12 04:14 PM
2

it's coming off that way! Think about how your own biases might be causing this interpretation. the way it's being used sounds like this: "well, if i can't withdraw consent for buying dinner, then she can't withdraw consent for sex." Again, perhaps consider how your own biases might cause you to see it that way, instead of as "Well, obviously you can withdraw your consent for sex. Why can you not withdraw consent to pay for another woman's meal?"
/r/MensRights17/04/12 03:52 PM
2

As a white male who severely underperformed in math class despite my comprehension, I see no problem with that assessment. Indeed, it may not be due to any innate bias of the teachers, but rather in the disparity between the performance and ability of boys vs girls in our education system. Of course, they wouldn't DARE postulate such nonsense. No, it must be "consistent bias against white females"
/r/MensRights17/04/12 03:19 PM
2

Unequal application of bullshit laws doesn't really matter to me so much. End the bullshit first, and we can deal with equality later.
/r/MensRights16/04/12 11:12 PM
2

As head of the Coalition to Keep "Gay" Happy, let me offer you some sagely advice: Find yourself a new word, because other people no longer recognize the meaning you want it to have. Just give it up.
/r/MensRights11/04/12 10:14 PM
2

The enemy is the global financial elite fattening us up for the slaughter while keeping us distracted with infighting. Non-violent refusal to pay taxes until the Federal Reserve is dissolved and the budget is balanced is the best first step we can take to stopping our government from becoming impotent, eliminating human rights for men and women alike, and leaving us forever beholden to the banks. Or we could keep arguing about abortion and birth control...
/r/MensRights11/04/12 10:10 PM
2

"But maybe more American boys are now waiting because they have gained cultural leeway to choose a first time that feels emotionally right. If so, their liberation from rigid masculinity norms should be seen as a victory for the very feminist movement that Rush Limbaugh recently decried." And that's when my head exploded.
/r/MensRights08/04/12 02:49 PM
2

Legal Paternal Surrender would pretty much end this nonsense completely. Just my 2¢
/r/MensRights05/04/12 05:23 PM
11

I almost cried, and then I was like, "...VERMONT!!!"
/r/MensRights31/03/12 11:39 PM
14

This sounds like a complicated issue, and while we definitely have your back here in r/MensRights, this is not the best place to get reliable information on your specific situation. You should consult a lawyer, ideally one with experience in family or tax law in Colorado.
/r/MensRights31/03/12 09:55 PM
3

There are medical conditions that can be treated by surgically removing the foreskin, but that is a medical treatment for a medical condition. It's very much different than a non-medical, cosmetic operation performed on an non-consenting infant.
/r/MensRights31/03/12 05:20 PM
4

Yes! Exactly. Unless you spend some absurd bald-pit fetish, what's the big deal?
/r/MensRights19/03/12 12:50 AM
4

Mutilating an infant's genitals against their will for no medical reason is exactly the same as mutilating a child's genitals against their will for no medical reason. The extent of the mutilation notwithstanding, from a moral standpoint, it's equivalent. The gender of the child/infant is not the issue. The issue is that EVERY PERSON has the right to an intact body. Why try to pretend they are different issues merely because of some perceved degree of severity? It doesn't matter. Genital mutilat…
/r/MensRights28/02/12 04:18 AM
2

Self-referential definitions for the win!
/r/MensRights21/02/12 11:06 PM
7

"she may have acted simply to avoid alienating her friends or disappointing her mother." Best justification for putting a newborn baby in a shoebox and leaving him in a drawer to die I've ever heard. Case dismissed!
/r/MensRights21/02/12 08:12 AM
4

Dunno much about UK law, but if there is anything about sexual discrimination in public universities, I suppose you could use a rejected application from a man as the basis for a lawsuit. Guess the former all-male colleges are just more progressive with gender equality than the all-female colleges. shrug
/r/MensRights02/01/12 12:28 AM
0

As the article states, the other 28 colleges were originally all-male. I mean if you REALLY want to study or teach at the Lucy Cavendish College, I suppose you could pull a Mrs. Doubtfire.
/r/MensRights01/01/12 11:52 PM
-1

Taking comedians seriously is stupid. Just because you (and I) don't find this particular bit funny doesn't mean you should assume it isn't a joke. Also, George Carlin talked copious loads of crap about a lot of groups: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=limc_mfDZJU Keep feeling victimized by a dead guy though, if you want.
/r/MensRights19/12/11 06:43 AM
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