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Upvotes	Title	Category	Author	Subreddit	Date (UTC)

Upvotes	Comment on	Subreddit	Date (UTC)
5	McGill University is considering women's only hours at campus gym. They already have women's only hours at their pool. I know it's in Canada, but if it's anything like the US, they have the right to do this. Canadian universities are rather different from American ones. It is a public university, not private. It is funded by the Quebec government, and also by tuition fees (which are collected by the government then redistributed among all the universities).	/r/MensRights	05/03/15 05:02 PM
1	I'm really sick of the "Professional Women's Association" types of ads that LinkedIn always throws at me. Its hard for them to network with each other if they are in the minority. For example a girl in engineering might be surrounded by guys all day. Maybe she wants to talk to girls and find strategies on how women might succeed in a male dom workplace, she makes a club to find and gather other info. The club creates a situation different than the norm hence why it is needed. Also you make it sound like women are never ever ever even thought of being discriminated against, yes that is the ideal worl…	/r/MensRights	12/12/14 08:15 PM
1	I'm really sick of the "Professional Women's Association" types of ads that LinkedIn always throws at me. I don't think some idea of "who holds majority right now" is really relevant. It is, though. The group is targeted toward a subset of people that do not represent the majority or common person in the field. It is not outlandish to have groups that cater to a special demographic and provides support within it, regardless of what basis/the common quality is (as I mentioned - it could be many things; gender is only an example). Women make up a strong proportion of sole proprietors and other indepen…	/r/MensRights	12/12/14 03:48 AM
1	I'm really sick of the "Professional Women's Association" types of ads that LinkedIn always throws at me. the double standard that men can't have comparable business-specific associations without being the target of a lot of insidious accusations of favoritism with one another If men were in the minority, it would be sensible. But if they are the majority, it is not. Women who are CEOs or whatever might be This is not a side note to brush off; this is the key issue. It is why "women in business" is valid, or "[minority] in business", "[sexuality] in business", etc. You are right that women in busine…	/r/MensRights	11/12/14 10:19 PM
1	I'm really sick of the "Professional Women's Association" types of ads that LinkedIn always throws at me. You forgot that mens clubs do exist - they are called fraternities and are very much accepted in society. Sororities exist as well of course. Also usually womens clubs exist in fields where women are a minority. That way they can find each other and relate to each other. It is not uncommon to have organizations based on being a minority, whether it be sexuality, race, gender, nationality and so on. It would only be weird if a group that was already the majority (eg. Americans in Business, Whites…	/r/MensRights	11/12/14 05:57 PM
1	If traditionalism is considered oppressive towards women... It is considered oppressive if a woman does not have a choice. If a woman has to stay at home because she is seen as incapable of pursuing academia or being employed or doing "real work", that is oppressive. If a woman is a homemaker by choice, no that is not oppressive. The oppression comes from WHY are they being forced to stay home, not the act. Basically "you are too dumb or incompetent to hold a job." In Western society this is not really an issue anymore - women are largely seen as capable…	/r/MensRights	11/12/14 05:46 PM
1	Am I the only one that see's the need for MRA and feminist initiatives? People would rather be defensive victims than attempt to empathize and that is where the problem lies. No one wants to accept fault, no one wants someone else to be worse off than them.	/r/MensRights	11/12/14 05:38 PM
2	I felt like a creeper for being willing to spend time with a younger man To be honest I doubt anyone would think anything. It's a store. You're shopping. I'd probably assume you were that girl's parent if anything.	/r/MensRights	11/12/14 05:29 PM
1	This was in a subreddit had upvotes in the thousands, but ended up deleted. Men's feelings are getting suppressed. As a man, daring to speak up of fears is bad if it puts pressure on or otherwise inconveniences women. Yes, but it shouldn't be that way. Whether it's a woman verbally, emotionally, and financially abusing her husband, or a husband abusing his wife (in whichever way), these are all abuse and should be seen as such. I absolutely agree that the types of abuse that husbands may face should be seen on a similar vein to the abuse wives might face - albeit in different forms, but still abuse.	/r/MensRights	28/11/14 10:08 PM
1	This was in a subreddit had upvotes in the thousands, but ended up deleted. Men's feelings are getting suppressed. As a man, daring to speak up of fears is bad if it puts pressure on or otherwise inconveniences women. Humans are not savages.	/r/MensRights	28/11/14 03:33 AM
1	This was in a subreddit had upvotes in the thousands, but ended up deleted. Men's feelings are getting suppressed. As a man, daring to speak up of fears is bad if it puts pressure on or otherwise inconveniences women. I would disagree that it is the norm for women to act abusively, nor for men.	/r/MensRights	28/11/14 02:15 AM
1	This was in a subreddit had upvotes in the thousands, but ended up deleted. Men's feelings are getting suppressed. As a man, daring to speak up of fears is bad if it puts pressure on or otherwise inconveniences women. Both genders have people who act abusively. Their reasons for being abusive may vary person to person (financial, social status, sexual, etc). The gender ratios do not matter. What matters is that people, not genders, are getting abused. Whether it's 25 women and 50 men, or 50 women and 25 men - the problem is, 75 people have been abused. They do not excuse or negate each other.	/r/MensRights	28/11/14 02:04 AM
2	This was in a subreddit had upvotes in the thousands, but ended up deleted. Men's feelings are getting suppressed. As a man, daring to speak up of fears is bad if it puts pressure on or otherwise inconveniences women. I'm sorry that you have had some negative experiences. It is definitely something that more women should learn: splitting the bill and being self-sufficient. A good relationship should be an equal partnership rather than one party having to do all the work to take care of the other. They definitely took advantage of you. Hopefully you can find a woman who won't do that and societal norms change so that it isn't seen as "OK" by those women.	/r/MensRights	28/11/14 01:54 AM
2	This was in a subreddit had upvotes in the thousands, but ended up deleted. Men's feelings are getting suppressed. As a man, daring to speak up of fears is bad if it puts pressure on or otherwise inconveniences women. No... I wasn't talking about the process afterward or the actual scenarios. I just meant in terms of how you perceive other people. All women shouldn't be regarded as "abusive wives" any more than all men should be regarded as "rapists".	/r/MensRights	28/11/14 01:44 AM
2	This was in a subreddit had upvotes in the thousands, but ended up deleted. Men's feelings are getting suppressed. As a man, daring to speak up of fears is bad if it puts pressure on or otherwise inconveniences women. The thing is I feel like saying "all marriages will result in the woman being abusive" is akin to that "all men will rape you". There is a difference between being safe and cautious of people's intentions, and being completely paranoid or distrusting.	/r/MensRights	27/11/14 09:21 PM
7	This was in a subreddit had upvotes in the thousands, but ended up deleted. Men's feelings are getting suppressed. As a man, daring to speak up of fears is bad if it puts pressure on or otherwise inconveniences women. I absolutely agree that saying "well, shouldn't you know your partner before you get married!" is victim blaming. The way I see it is, those types of relationships that the OP described definitely are abusive and incompatible. However, both men and women get into abusive relationships that can be veeery hard to leave and you cant say "you should have known". BUT with all that, following this train of thought it is like saying "I never want to have a girlfriend/boyfriend because s/he might abuse …	/r/MensRights	27/11/14 06:50 PM
0	Confused - how is hitting on women "creepy" if it's not done creepily? I think the feeling is hard to relate to because perhaps you have never faced this situation before and from an outside perspective, it seems rude and shallow. I tried to equate it with the telemarketer example. My key point is that there is a noticable difference in behaviour, body language, and much more between someone who is playing the game and someone who is genuinely complimenting another person. Like the woman I quoted, the latter will usually be flattering and thanked. However, the form…	/r/MensRights	14/10/14 07:57 PM
-3	Confused - how is hitting on women "creepy" if it's not done creepily? I think the explanation is caught well in the quote given: I have been approached by these people before ... I will say from the very bottom of my heart that there are few things I find more irritating than being stopped while I am on a mission to be told, "I'm sorry, I just had to stop you. You're so beautiful. Can I take you out for a drink?" I'm not irritated by the statement, mind you. I'm irritated by its motive, because unbeknownst to the cunning PUAs, I know what they're doing ... I'm dis…	/r/MensRights	13/10/14 08:47 PM
0	Feminist hate speech This would have been a better OP than this feminist states clearly that she hates men and wants to kill them which is misleading without reading the full article. she doesn't want to literally kill men	/r/MensRights	11/10/14 04:27 PM
0	Feminist hate speech Dude... did you even read the article you linked to? She very very explicitly states she wants to kill the concept of "be a man!!!", not kill men.	/r/MensRights	11/10/14 08:48 AM