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8	This was in my local newspaper. Actually you're the one being pedantic by insisting PirateNixon is incorrect for using the word draft when he should be using "Selective Service System". Invoking the Selective Service creates a Draft. Thusly the two words are effectively interchangeable even if they have minor differences. We have the Draft, it's codified into law to be a result of triggering the Selective Service. Being pedantic means strongly demonstrating that such a minor difference between the two terms is sufficient for a…	/r/MensRights	04/02/13 06:14 PM
2	Is there space for Gay men in MensRights? We also have to tolerate annoyingly patronizing token-gay-friend-type behavior from folks all over the gender spectrum and being paraded around like a specimen in a jar or like a dog on a leash as testament to the trope that one can't possibly be prejudiced because they have a gay-friend-accessory™. The concept has always bothered me long before I could put my finger on it. It's a semi-common joke about straight guys being jealous of the attention gay men get from women (it's certainly been used…	/r/MensRights	21/01/13 08:06 PM
2	I recorded my meetings with two administrators at A&M-Commerce (my alma mater) regarding their anti-male rape policy. I asked them to reform their policy. They didn't, so I posted everything on YouTube. You did ask about undercover operatives, which (if the authorities are playing it straight) would likely be covered by a warrant. I would imagine in jail the argument is that, with the exception of meetings with lawyers, you have no reasonable expectation to privacy. In Texas, yes it's legal to record if at least one party consents. In some other states, no, all parties are required to consent.	/r/MensRights	30/10/12 11:38 PM
3	I recorded my meetings with two administrators at A&M-Commerce (my alma mater) regarding their anti-male rape policy. I asked them to reform their policy. They didn't, so I posted everything on YouTube. Warrants would take the place of consent. If the police want to tap the phones of a suspected drug dealer and record conversations between said suspected drug dealer and their clients, they would go to a judge and obtain a warrant to perform the wiretapping. In your example it's not really necessary in Texas: the undercover operative provides the consent and records his interaction with other people.	/r/MensRights	30/10/12 05:20 PM
3	I recorded my meetings with two administrators at A&M-Commerce (my alma mater) regarding their anti-male rape policy. I asked them to reform their policy. They didn't, so I posted everything on YouTube. Laws are based on consent and vary from state to state. By placing a sign on your property, consent is implicit if they still enter given that they knew they would be recorded if they proceeded. Texas is a one-party consent state meaning if you and I have a conversation within the state of Texas, and I record our conversation, it's legal because I (as a party to the conversation) consented to the recording. Some states are two-party consent states which would require you to also consent otherwis…	/r/MensRights	30/10/12 05:18 PM
1	How to convincingly defend circumcision when writing blogs or articles - a guide. Satire and sarcasm can be hard to detect on the internet, it's all good.	/r/MensRights	13/08/12 06:43 PM
6	How to convincingly defend circumcision when writing blogs or articles - a guide. Because it's an unnecessary that disproportionately affects men. It takes away autonomy over one's body with the flimsiest of excuses (either debunked medical claims, religious claims, or worst of all: fashion). "My body my choice" was a legitimate women's rights issue. The same applies to men, "My body my choice" means even parents have no right to force body modifications on a boy (much less a girl) without their consent. And frankly, infants can't consent.	/r/MensRights	13/08/12 05:18 PM
4	I cringe when he tells me he has “feelings” and I’m lovely because I’m really not. A couple of times he’s talked about getting engaged and I’ve nearly gagged. Going to have to agree with the rest. IF this is true, this is merely a maturity and honesty issue, not a MRM issue. This shit happens to men and women alike.	/r/MensRights	30/07/12 05:18 PM
2	Special parking for disabled and WOMEN in Iceland! Have you seen this elsewhere? There are no good arguments I can think of for not having parking spaces for the disabled and the elderly, and you can make a damned good argument for reserving spaces for pregnant women. But all women ever? We've crossed the line into silly right there.	/r/MensRights	30/04/12 06:14 PM
1	I know a lot of people here don't think gay rights stuff belong here. Its shit like this that makes me think that you are wrong. This is discrimination against men. You're pretending it's all or nothing with no in-betweens. I don't disagree that the overwhelmingly primary issue is homosexuality vs. religion, however the targets of said discrimination are men and it at least deserves our awareness and emotional support. Declaring sympathy is not the same as accepting a lead role in the charge for rights. Can we not fucking spend a paragraph in support and call it a day without descending into nitpicking and outright homophobia (note: I know you're not homoph…	/r/MensRights	14/10/11 05:58 AM
3	I know a lot of people here don't think gay rights stuff belong here. Its shit like this that makes me think that you are wrong. This is discrimination against men. Yet the underlying premise of homosexual discrimination is it's not okay for a man to love another man. Men's rights are still tangentially involved therefore we have a responsibility maybe to not lead the charge, but still offer our awareness, our support, and direct our members to cross-pollinate with those organizations for whom it is their primary concern.	/r/MensRights	14/10/11 05:35 AM
5	A Woman Defining "Real Man" Fair or Foul? Hell, I'd go so far as to say even other men don't get to define for me what a "Real Man" is. I will decide what being a man means to me, no anti-testosterone rager or tucker max brosef will have any sway.	/r/MensRights	28/09/11 08:53 PM
3	I have a serious question for you guys... IANAL but in my state (texas) I don't believe there is any relevant statute for this situation, since the intercourse is consensual. IANAL, but I would think that in this situation the woman could easily argue that consent was only given to intercourse with a condom. His removal of the condom created a situation where additional consent was needed. Of course in the reverse situation I would apply the same standards to a woman taking herself off the pill. Would this hold up in court as well as th…	/r/MensRights	17/09/11 03:10 AM
2	Google Science Fair 2011 winners: all girls, zero innovation, empty buzz words Is it true that girls are better at memorizing than boys or that boys are better innovators than girls? Perhaps not. Then why did you even bring up your generalization? I like the point you bring up and I want to be on your side. But the unnecessary, unsubstantial reference to the generalization we're discussion brings you down from a high ground of objective analysis of the results of the science fair to the cesspool of attacks. In particular: rote memorization for indoctrination purposes (what…	/r/MensRights	13/07/11 01:51 AM
1	Google Science Fair 2011 winners: all girls, zero innovation, empty buzz words Challenging is not cutting edge. Honestly the example you gave about the boy who did used NLP to create his 'SIMPLE' programming language is far from cutting edge, it's an application of existing principles. In fact not only that, it's something that has been tried before. Not very often, and not very successfully, and not in the way he approached it, but the overall concept and the individual components were explored a long time ago when we look at the history of Computer Science.	/r/MensRights	13/07/11 01:37 AM
2	Google Science Fair 2011 winners: all girls, zero innovation, empty buzz words Um, no, I'm making a generalization that obviously doesn't apply to everyone. That's why it's a generalization. It may not apply to everyone but by definition it applies to so much of the target population as to become a defining trait. "Human beings have two arms" is a generalization despite the fact that there exist people born without two arms. The innovators/memorizers thing is questionable, sure. But you can't deny that judging by the finalists alone the boys are more innovative than the gi…	/r/MensRights	13/07/11 01:31 AM
16	I got this in email form forwarded to me by a single mother at work. I was pissed. My question is: what the fuck does that have to do with being a mother and if it contributes to your job's difficulty, why the fuck do you continue to do it?	/r/MensRights	06/06/11 09:23 PM
8	Couple told to pay child support after a surrogate they paid decides to keep the baby. If you're raging now, wait until you see the comments defending it. She is right. It is her body, her egg, her child, she does have the right to change her mind. . . . however, she should not be able to seek child support from the sperm donor. Completely agreed. I would posit that she now owes the couple at least some of the $16,000 they paid her, however since surrogacy is not legally protected in the UK they should never have made an upfront payment and instead should have paid expenses + rest on delivery. I feel bad for the couple financially but situations l…	/r/MensRights	13/04/11 09:34 PM
1	2X here, just curious Very eloquent explanation	/r/MensRights	06/04/11 08:33 PM
1	Men's Reproductive Rights. From a male feminist perspective. While I agree men should be given more than 48 hours, given the purely legal decisions and repercussions the man takes compared to the very real physical risks and very real time limits the woman has, I have no problem with the man's window being much shorter. Off the top of my head, if abortions were disallowed at the 3 month mark, a man gets 1 month, assuming he's told day 1, and gets a minimum of 2 weeks regardless of when he's told. Essentially, the man needs enough time to make his decision…	/r/MensRights	09/03/11 04:04 PM
2	Mormon Woman Reflects on Virginity, Exposes Truth about American Men According to that source, 90% of men would date an unemployed woman, 60% of women would date an unemployed man. A such significant difference calls both into serious question and require greater scrutiny. But the new study also falls into the same trap: It's a survey run by a dating site using its own members, that's some serious selection bias. Meaning any analysis produced by both data sets only say one thing: 80% of the spanish dating site female members require employment, 3/5 zoosk females …	/r/MensRights	18/01/11 11:40 PM
1	Mormon Woman Reflects on Virginity, Exposes Truth about American Men It's a self-selected survey of a dating site, run in Spanish. AKA You're citing a completely worthless statistic.	/r/MensRights	18/01/11 10:48 PM
6	Hillary Clinton Confirms that there is an international, feminist, antimale conspiracy, er, Global Feminist Mission A-fucking-greed.	/r/MensRights	01/01/11 07:10 PM
2	Imagine a world where women are treated as equals to men. Equal numbers of men and women fight and die in combat, Women are treated exactly equal under civil and criminal laws, prosecuted and sentenced equally; equal numbers work in dangerous jobs, men and women share responsibilites equally. Because women's contributions are more than their professions. Also, if we aren't devaluing the work women do in fields dominated by men, we aren't devaluing their contributions. Or, if we devalue fields dominated by women, and that results in us devaluing women's contributions, then do we not also devalue men's contributions (women may dominate some of the devalued professions like secretaries, but men work them too)? You are failing to detaching gender from the profession. We devalue secretari…	/r/MensRights	24/11/10 10:24 PM
1	Imagine a world where women are treated as equals to men. Equal numbers of men and women fight and die in combat, Women are treated exactly equal under civil and criminal laws, prosecuted and sentenced equally; equal numbers work in dangerous jobs, men and women share responsibilites equally. It's not that we undervalue woman's contributions so much as we would show that we undervalue the professions woman are predominantly in; i think that's what he was saying That's precisely what I'm trying to say :) Since the issue is mostly (some professions still have real pay gap issues) not that we devalue a woman's work, but that we devalue the professions women primarily dominate, effort made to re-value women's work is wasted in favor of just simply trying to migrate women to professions t…	/r/MensRights	24/11/10 10:05 PM
2	Imagine a world where women are treated as equals to men. Equal numbers of men and women fight and die in combat, Women are treated exactly equal under civil and criminal laws, prosecuted and sentenced equally; equal numbers work in dangerous jobs, men and women share responsibilites equally. I think you're making the mistake of drawing a conclusion and digging for information that supports your conclusion. Do you really think teachers are devalued because its a female dominated field or because the teaching market is absolutely flooded? Are secretaries paid relatively low wages because women typically work them or because it is a low skill job (that again is flooded with eligible candidates)? You keep focusing on the gender aspect as the cause of the wage gaps, when often times mark…	/r/MensRights	24/11/10 09:50 PM
2	Imagine a world where women are treated as equals to men. Equal numbers of men and women fight and die in combat, Women are treated exactly equal under civil and criminal laws, prosecuted and sentenced equally; equal numbers work in dangerous jobs, men and women share responsibilites equally. You missed my point. I'm not claiming we shouldn't be concerned, I'm claiming we should actually look at statistically significant data and determine if the discrimination is based on gender, or if a gender is disproportionally affected for other reason. If teachers are paid less than most professions, male and female teachers (when controlling for all other variables such as tenure, etc) are paid equally, the issue at hand is NOT that society is undervaluing one gender's contribution, but that …	/r/MensRights	24/11/10 07:59 PM
0	Imagine a world where women are treated as equals to men. Equal numbers of men and women fight and die in combat, Women are treated exactly equal under civil and criminal laws, prosecuted and sentenced equally; equal numbers work in dangerous jobs, men and women share responsibilites equally. That doesn't make a lick of goddamned sense. Prepare to go extinct to which species? We kinda won that fight a long time ago. Further subjugation of any class of person, be it based on gender, sexual preference, color, etc, is an anachronism. Division of labor based on gender makes no sense when we have industry that handles specific tasks. Rather than your spouse foraging for food, we have farmers, both male and female, that provide vegetables to the masses. Instead of you hunting big game for …	/r/MensRights	24/11/10 07:16 PM
5	Imagine a world where women are treated as equals to men. Equal numbers of men and women fight and die in combat, Women are treated exactly equal under civil and criminal laws, prosecuted and sentenced equally; equal numbers work in dangerous jobs, men and women share responsibilites equally. Do you actually hold the view that male-dominated professions (doctors, lawyers, administrators) aren’t generally more lucrative and prestigious than their female-dominated counterparts (nurses, admin. assistants, teachers). That's the cherry picking right there. Yes, men dominate the higher wage jobs. We also dominate the higher risk jobs which also are higher paying (an outside machinist at a chemical refinery can easily hit 6 figures with enough years under their belt working overtime). Yes, …	/r/MensRights	24/11/10 07:07 PM
3	Even the OED has noted that feminists have influenced English definitions and uses to fit their own purposes. Anthropologists have been using Gender and Sex as two different words for a very long time, and it has little to nothing to do with Feminism. Using Gender to refer to social differences and Sex to refer to biological differences allows the Anthropologist to be as unambiguous as possible when recording data. If you had but one line on a research form for gender/sex, how would you classify an individual that dressed as a male, acted as a male, was treated as a male, yet had fully functioning ovari…	/r/MensRights	11/11/10 09:37 PM
2	F*cking A Feminist While (Sort Of) A Feminist: A Dude's Perspective My brain hurts after reading the comments. They really desperately want to tie themselves to the word feminist. What about egalitarianism is so hard to accept when your definition of feminism has evolved to supposedly be gender neutral? And the one comment about egalitarianism not being concerned with historical power differences and thusly not as good as feminism... do what now? Ugh, I'm going to go to bed now :(	/r/MensRights	19/10/10 06:24 AM
6	Modern Marriage In One Picture And here I thought we just got done complaining about the woman's superficiality.	/r/MensRights	17/10/10 01:31 AM
4	Modern Marriage In One Picture I was going to say the same thing. I agree the undertone to the picture is horrifying (the ring is the most important thing, the woman second, and the male an afterthought). But the comments were way out of line and off topic. She was fat? Since when did that come into play at all? The commenters are falling into the "man is not important" trap, but in a different way. His preferences in female body types isn't even a consideration, she doesn't fit the groups standards and that's all that matter…	/r/MensRights	16/10/10 10:40 PM
1	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. I can't believe I'm sharing that here >_< Well, I honestly commend you for sharing in a public space. :P I guess this I feel that if males and females engage in baby-makin' activity you gotta deal with the consequences. True, I believe this too. I just believe the extra caveat that if someone has the option to avoid the consequences, the other should too. This makes plenty of sense, but in the end it can become a slippery slope in the grand scheme of things. I'm thinking of the dead-beat dad sit…	/r/MensRights	05/10/10 03:02 PM
1	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. Do you think that signing a form that denies parental rights is equal to having a physical abortion? Certainly not, but barring advances in genetics I see no other way to keep equality without outlawing abortion itself. I understand your points (here and in the other thread) and at least you're posting them coherently, but its incredibly easy for a man to walk away from a pregnancy/child than it is for a woman. Physically, yes. Legally, it is completely impossible. There is not a single legal op…	/r/MensRights	05/10/10 04:55 AM
1	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. Do you think most mothers (let's be honest here, it's typically young poor mothers) want to have the baby? If that isn't the case, why wont they have an abortion? Social stigma and lack of education, both of which disappear over time and as abortion becomes more and more accepted in mainstream society. Neither of these reasons remove the choice itself nor make it acceptable the man's lack of choice. Do you think its fair for only one of the parents to have to bare the financial and physical burd…	/r/MensRights	05/10/10 03:34 AM
1	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. It isn't just the man's life that's altered, either. She too is "trapped" for 18 years. You are very much so correct. Make no mistake, I'm not arguing that abortion is just a flippant decision made on a fashionable whim. But the woman still has the option, physically or emotionally painful as it is, they still have the option. That's the point I'm getting at, yes the option sucks, in a perfect world it wouldn't even need to be made, but it is still an option that men are not afforded. If a woman…	/r/MensRights	05/10/10 03:12 AM
1	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. And because of that inequality (males are unable to give birth) this issue will be forever unequal. And so in compensation for what nature forced on us we propose that a man be given a narrow window of opportunity in the earliest stages of pregnancy to reject fatherhood and all its responsibilities and privileges. Women overcame biology. They declared that it is their bodies and they could do as they please, Roe v. Wade reinforced this concept. Just because their biology produced bodies tailored…	/r/MensRights	04/10/10 02:16 PM
1	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. Why is it that abortion is seen as an easy-peasy option? I would never belittle abortion. It is emotional, which is why the choice to have an abortion is a woman's alone and no person can force or deny one. I would never deny the right to an abortion on the same token. However, just because it's difficult doesn't mean that men shouldn't be given the same opportunities, albeit with some limitations with respect to biology (shorter timeframe, medical support regardless of decision, etc). And that'…	/r/MensRights	04/10/10 02:10 PM
1	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. Human beings are not property. At what point did this even enter the discussion? Yes, food stamps are for food. Rent and utilities assistance are for those things. And child support is for the child. Alimony is the money the former spouse can spend willy nilly. I don't necessarily disagree with your thesis, I'm just saying that your proposed "fairness" is unrealistic. Maybe in a few more generations it will be less so. And I'm calling bullshit. We're not discussing passing legislation, we're not…	/r/MensRights	01/10/10 07:27 PM
2	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. It doesn't matter whose wealth it is; it is personal property. You're proposing that the government take a role in determining how it can and cannot be spent. In which case lets take your convictions to their logical conclusion: what role does the government have forcing child support payments? It's my personal property, what role does the government have in telling me how to spend it? But yes, I am proposing that. If my money is going to be taken from me by force, and there's nothing I can do t…	/r/MensRights	01/10/10 06:08 PM
3	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. That's a risk and a choice that men knowingly take whenever they have sex with a woman. That risk is not a choice women knowingly take when they have sex with a man? Are women unable to consent or are they just stupid in your world? Because where I come from women are smart enough to realize they take on risk too, they attempt to mitigate that risk too, and aren't stupid.	/r/MensRights	01/10/10 03:04 PM
3	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. The only gender-neutral solution I can imagine that still retains each party's ability to opt-out of parenthood would be for some magical money source to subsidize the child support payments that a man would currently have to make, but good luck finding someone to do that. The solution I proposed elsewhere in this thread was in this case, since there is an imbalanced biological burden, when a man forfeits his parental rights part of the terms include paying a portion of the medical expenses incu…	/r/MensRights	01/10/10 03:01 PM
2	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. So... you're advocating the legislation of what people are allowed to do with their property and wealth? Talk about a slippery slope. That one actually is pretty slippery. Child support is not the someone's property or wealth. Child support was formerly another person's wealth that was re-appropriated by a binding court decision to the child. It is money taken from one party with the explicit purpose of supporting the child. If child support isn't money that belongs to the child or is required t…	/r/MensRights	01/10/10 02:55 PM
1	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. Wait, you're trying to eliminate the frame of mind that recognizes that there are physical differences between the male and female reproductive processes? It's just a fact of our species that the females bear the young. You do not need to recognize the biological differences in the reproductive process at all. Yes, that's inherently imbalanced. You may say that that's inherently unfair. I invite you to stand on a mountaintop and shake your fist at the sky in rage. Babies are made by a man and a …	/r/MensRights	01/10/10 02:53 PM
6	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. I don't understand why the idea of two people engaging in consensual vaginal sex, which runs a risk of pregnancy, being responsible for any progeny created is negatively controversial. Being responsible is not controversial. One party being able to legally and ethically avoid that responsibility (abortion) while the other party has no such option, is.	/r/MensRights	01/10/10 05:38 AM
5	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. You don't want for people to take responsibility for the actions they knowingly engaged in? Every time you engage in vaginal sex you risk creating another person, whether you want it or not. We risk creating another person. That's the key point I'm making, BOTH parties took this risk. Unlike your phrasing, which is I took the risk and not her. So with this in mind I look at the fact that a woman is afforded opportunities to escape the long-term obligation. Abortion, adoption, neither of these re…	/r/MensRights	01/10/10 05:30 AM
2	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. Given perfect usage (how often is this in the heat of the moment), which includes far more than complete mechanical failure like breaking, there is still a 2% risk of pregnancy. Sterilization ("the snip") still presents between a 0.15% to 0.10% chance of pregnancy. So no, you cannot avoid the situation entirely as you put it. Both parties take on risk when they enter the situation, but only 1 party has any real power and opportunity to negate an undesirable outcome. Either no party has this powe…	/r/MensRights	01/10/10 03:09 AM
3	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. Going into the situation, a man knows that certain decisions are not his to make. That's the exact frame of mind we're trying to eliminate. If we want things to be equal, there needs to be equal choice for all parties involved. Since this issue is a biological one (a man can't choose to carry the child instead of the mother) and the same choice (abortion) can't be afforded to one side, an equal choice must be presented. And the only equal choice is the man's ability to terminate his obligations,…	/r/MensRights	01/10/10 03:03 AM
9	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. Maybe limit the liability of the biological father who gives up his paternity rights to costs associated with the pregnancy. Given your point that pregnancy does take a toll on the woman's body and if it was accidental it forced the woman to make a choice that otherwise she would not have, maybe it would "make it even" to hold the father partially financially liable for reasonable medical expenses related to the pregnancy (basic checkups and the birth itself).	/r/MensRights	01/10/10 03:00 AM
2	My first time in/MensRights: Observations. Exactly. If you watch "Thank You For Smoking" there's a part where Eckhart takes his son out and explains his job. In their mock debate over the best ice cream flavor, he imparts what I personally think is an extremely valuable lesson, which is (and this is my summary): "I don't care about winning you over, I care winning over everyone who's watching." I can debate someone, win on every logical point, succeed in every way imaginable. But if everyone else thinks I'm an asshole, I will be disregar…	/r/MensRights	30/09/10 06:55 PM
1	It's been asserted that the liberal worldview embraces two apparently mutually exclusive viewpoints: (1) Gayness is genetic, and (2) Maleness is learned. Discuss. People who believe in this theory of true gender equity falsely call themselves feminists, not as you describe. Feminism is not a scientific theory, Feminism is a political movement to help advance women. The concept that they fight for both genders is a sales pitch to advance the cause. That's not to say that Feminism shouldn't exist. Both genders will have advocates focused purely on their side, as it should be (one wouldn't expect the prosecution to claim they're working for the defense as we…	/r/MensRights	12/08/10 09:40 PM
5	Official: Men make better bosses than 'moody women who can't leave personal life at home' If this study said anything about the actual effect of gender on leadership, sure, you'd have a point. But everything about this study is how the workers "view" their bosses. No comparison of profits, no comparison of actual happiness, no visible attempt to avoid bias (were some of the people giving female bosses giving negative reviews because their most recent negative experience was with a female boss?). Nothing but a poll that tells us that people hold the same gender-stereotyped views they …	/r/MensRights	12/08/10 08:34 PM
0	Official: Men make better bosses than 'moody women who can't leave personal life at home' I like you, it's like watching that really big guy comically hold back the really short guy by his head while he's swinging his arms, it's almost unfair.	/r/MensRights	12/08/10 08:15 PM
4	This man got convicted for rape after what the judge considered to be consensual sex. He talked his way into a ladies pants, she regrets it, and now it is officially rape. This is a MensRights issue because a woman was able to retroactively declare consentual sex a rape because it turned out the man in question was lying about his name. The fact that he was a Palestinian in Israel only greased the wheels of the conviction process, but the precedent of being able to retroactively change the consenting nature of sex is very chilling.	/r/MensRights	21/07/10 11:44 PM
8	Have you seen this? -> "The Reddit Men's Rights Fraud." Oh my god, stimulating discussion might bring opposing view points!? It must be the work of those evil Feminazis! On a more serious note, I'm gonna have to agree with WikipediaBrown on this one. I have seen this sub-reddit dominated by perfectionists to be sure. But dominated by "Feminazis"? I would think not.	/r/MensRights	18/06/10 05:01 AM
6	Hello Gentlemen. Some thoughts. We are. And part of "doing something about it" is disseminating information that supports our cause. The better we are at gathering supporting information, refuting misinformation, and dealing with negative information, the better we are at converting others to our cause. There's only so much individuals can do when they can't point to a mass of people that stand behind them. tl;dr: Yes, we should do something, but people who, for one reason or another, can only vote with their verbal support st…	/r/MensRights	24/04/10 04:07 AM
5	It is a pet peeve of mine the way men are portrayed in TV series and beer commercials as crude, oblivious, knuckle-dragging baboons around women and jittery masses of incompetent boobs if forced to watch a child for one minute. I don’t know those guys, and I don’t hang out with them. The only recent show I can think of where this wasn't the case was King of the Hill. To be fair, King of the Hill does a damned good job of showing you how incompetent, yet somehow still effective, both parents are. Whether it's Peggy's ego regarding her intelligence or Hank's archaic and flawed notions of childhood with regards to Bobby, both come out looking like failures in my book.	/r/MensRights	20/04/10 09:56 PM
7	Dan Savage on the hardships of straight men in today's society. I completely agree though I have nothing more constructive to add other than I'm in a similar situation with sports. I could enjoy a game if I'm already there, but frankly I could care less who is playing or even if there was a game on.	/r/MensRights	11/04/10 04:59 PM
6	feminist columnist: "I have ceased all productive output this afternoon because I’m too busy making up fake names of Male Studies scholars on Twitter." Kind of a flux between 2 and 3 these days.	/r/MensRights	11/04/10 05:21 AM
25	Radical feminists: Men accused of rape are guilty until proven innocent, and should be castrated just to be safe. Don't feed the trolls.	/r/MensRights	04/04/10 10:15 PM
3	It's time we swapped the term man-flu for smug-whining-bitch-flu. Yes, more evidence that women should stop bitching at a guy when he coughs, sneezes or sniffs. Sounds to me like neither sex has a grip on their own health. My takeaway from this article is Women are hypochondriacs and Men are fatally ignorant.	/r/MensRights	26/03/10 11:56 PM
15	Men Boycott Marriage What the hell happened to discourse, huh? The concept that to grow intellectually requires at minimum 2 representatives from 2 sides arguing a topic over its merits seems entirely lost on this subreddit sometimes. Upvotes for you sir, in support of your continued existence here.	/r/MensRights	26/03/10 08:50 PM
7	She should go to jail, not the poor man she manipulated! That was a very piss poor way to deal with the situation on his part. For future reference, do not get drunk. If you do get drunk, don't try to drive. If you do try to drive, don't assault anyone, particularly not the person trying to stop you from driving. Just go find a quiet place, sleep it off, and deal with the problem like an adult when you're sober, not like a roided-out frat boy with something to prove.	/r/MensRights	24/03/10 08:38 PM
4	Paradoxically, it seems it’s women, not men, who have unrealistic standards for the “average” member of the opposite sex. The bottom line is that, even though women are more likely to rate a man as "below average", they are more likely to contact "below average" men than men are to contact "below average" women. Well, when you rate 80% of men below average, as per the article, it's no wonder women contact "below average" men than men contact "below average" women.	/r/MensRights	21/01/10 08:32 PM
1	More proof: Boys failed by education system says Eton headmaster - Telegraph I was going to post the same quote. I'm curious to hear exactly what he means by the "more emotional" part.	/r/MensRights	20/01/10 04:18 PM
2	A feminist asks for your help. An a tangent you could talk to the girls at phpwomen for tips, suggestions, and slides on the gender imbalance in IT. Lorna Jane will probably be your primary point of contact. As others have said your exact questions are a bit vague, but overall your rant I agree with (whoda thunk, I lurk /r/MensRigts :P). For me, the big thing is I want public acknowledgment of my value, worth, and hard work in society. Too often though domestic rights laws, public perception, and cultural inertia I feel expen…	/r/MensRights	16/12/09 05:35 PM
2	3 Things Men Should Never Do - November 2009 Beta Of The Month Even further it's defining masculinity in the pure context of women. Exactly, very well said. I mean this is us judging a dude and saying we're better then him. Isn't that the kind of shit meant for high school? You'd think, but when 1950's-esque notions of masculinity prevail this kind of shit continues. Because you see being a man is not about what you decide you want, it's all about what someone else decides you want, whether it be the feminists trying to define masculinity, or other men tryi…	/r/MensRights	14/12/09 04:35 PM
3	Soul-searching: is there an essentially "male" way of dealing with problems, both emotional and practical, or is this a result of gender roles arbitrarily imposed by custom? It's not necessarily a flight response so much as it's a "not worth my time" response. My personal feelings have been that the pinnacle of masculinity (well generally human nature, but I will not presume to impose my own definition of femininity) is the ability to rise above your base urges and to be in complete control of ones self. Part of that control is realize that people like you describe are just baiting you and pushing your buttons. Not responding, IMHO, is the pinnacle response as you a…	/r/MensRights	10/12/09 05:16 PM
0	Shut the F*ck Up. Obey your dick! Fucking trolls :(	/r/MensRights	07/12/09 05:26 PM
1	Myth of Women’s Oppression: "I would offer the feminists my kudos for shrewd work and a job well done, but winning a race is easy when you start with one foot already across the finish line, and everyone else pretends not to notice." As were men, as we remain today. Of course, if you read my post rather than rushing to jump on the soapbox: [...] and I agree that we don't fully have the choice and must continue to endeavor to make it socially acceptable for a man to choose "un-manly" lifestyle choices, like being a stay at home dad/homemaker. ... You're parroting the feminist party line. Where? I would never make the argument that our advantages are the result of a patriarchal system. I loathe such a term because it distorts …	/r/MensRights	03/12/09 06:53 PM
1	Myth of Women’s Oppression: "I would offer the feminists my kudos for shrewd work and a job well done, but winning a race is easy when you start with one foot already across the finish line, and everyone else pretends not to notice." Punishing would be nice, but I'm wary of punishment. To punish you must define. So how do you define discrimination? Some cases are easy. I tell a woman the only thing she's good for is making babies and thusly must stand behind the men in line. Is that discrimination? Most assuredly. I have a candidate pool consisting of a man and a woman, and I hire the man. Is that discrimination? Not necessarily. If the man was a worse logical candidate, sure. But if both were equal in qualifications, was it…	/r/MensRights	01/12/09 07:30 PM
3	Myth of Women’s Oppression: "I would offer the feminists my kudos for shrewd work and a job well done, but winning a race is easy when you start with one foot already across the finish line, and everyone else pretends not to notice." I would argue that the feminist movment was about rights first and foremost, as those were most obviously lacking (you know, that whole right to vote thing), and then generational acceptence. By that I mean, you look back to the freeing of slaves and the gain of equal rights for blacks, but blatant racism is still easing it's way out of society and it will be a few more generations before we live in a society where skin color is the last thing on our minds. So called followers of Feminism (I say…	/r/MensRights	01/12/09 06:59 PM
5	Myth of Women’s Oppression: "I would offer the feminists my kudos for shrewd work and a job well done, but winning a race is easy when you start with one foot already across the finish line, and everyone else pretends not to notice." Very, very disappointing article. While I agree that women aren't as downtrodden and oppressed as they make themselves out to be in current times, and while I agree with the concept that men weren't oppressed as well in olden times, to claim that women's historical position wasn't oppression is quite stupid. The crux of the women's liberation was the freedom to choose their role in society. Some women wished to continue being the archetypal motherly homemaker, some women wished to become scienti…	/r/MensRights	01/12/09 05:52 PM
2	I hired a guy with 1 month left of probation for a dui to do some work on my house. His ex called me and told me she would lie, say/do anything to violate him to get him thrown in jail... I would consider you the feminist, to be honest. At least, the rosy/book definition of feminism (you know, the whole one about independence, equal rights, not being property, being able to take care of yourself, personal responsibility, etc)	/r/MensRights	14/11/09 10:50 PM
2	"Boys don't have to get vaccinated HPV for the same reason they don't have to wash dishes, do laundry, buy birth control, or think about other people in general: Girls will do it for them." I'd like to know what world he grew up in where boys don't have to do anything. Man, I would have love to have grown up there!	/r/MensRights	16/10/09 03:46 PM
3	I grasp that, technically, the plan criminalizes all male participants in heterosexual sex... Wait, what?! Because it's so easy to pick out the crazy ones before hand.	/r/MensRights	09/10/09 02:25 PM
1	We constantly hear how women are treated badly, but you guys get the shit end of the stick a lot also... I'm sick of the battle of the sexes. No True Scotsman	/r/MensRights	26/09/09 08:16 PM
3	You ever hear a lecture about the use of female anatomy as negs, like "cunt" and "pussy", yet nobody mentions the prevalence of "prick" and "dick"? On the other hand I would have no problem saying nigger. As it is a lot of people seem to have an uneasy feeling when I would use that and therefore refrain from doing so, whereas it only says that the person is of darker skin color than I and a lot of other inhabitants of the world and is likely to have ancestry in Africa. ಠ_ಠ "Nigger" is a bastardized form of the Spanish word for the color black, "negro" as well as the French word "nègre" (which itself is an ethnic slur). The bastardization wa…	/r/MensRights	10/09/09 02:58 PM
6	I'm sorry, but bitch is the nicest way I can think of to describe this 'lady' Violating marital privacy: guilty That is probably one of the worst things she did. It's one thing to be juvenile and not talk to your spouse, that happens. It's another to do what she did.	/r/MensRights	21/08/09 07:58 PM
35	I'm sorry, but bitch is the nicest way I can think of to describe this 'lady' Unbelievably, her poor, unsuspecting husband is not only unaware of her plans to leave him. He also, she insists, has no idea that she has written a book or posed for these pictures. She seems as confident of him not finding out as she is that he is understanding of her feelings. For when asked whether she worries that Hal may seek sexual gratification elsewhere, she says: "I'm not concerned. I don't think that would happen. It's not Hal's fault that I wish to remain celibate; it's nothing he's …	/r/MensRights	21/08/09 05:18 PM
3	Help my wife is trying to send me to jail The family court system is heavily biased against him WITHOUT the sexual allegations. Having any contact with them is beyond stupid. My last sentence was not what he would be doing, its how things can travel down the rumor mill and be construed against him. He is under a very very powerful microscope right now and there are too many ways contact with the girls could be construed as supporting the allegations or suspicions to risk it. If the girls are probably already being heavily manipulated by…	/r/MensRights	18/08/09 10:00 PM
3	Help my wife is trying to send me to jail Nononononononononononononono NO HORRIBLE idea. "It appears the defendant talked with the victims in question" -> "It appears the defendant tried to silence the victims in question" -> "He's guilty, he's trying to cover it up"	/r/MensRights	18/08/09 04:06 PM