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1	An Examination of Male Privilege This looks like an interesting read, indeed. I actually agree with you on a lot of these points. I obviously consider myself a feminist, but see a lot of problems in "mainstream" feminism - that is, feminism as a formal/political/lobbying entity (I probably wouldn't even be here if I didn't). I don't think a lot of people realize how much discord there is within the feminist movement. The label itself has become synonymous with mainstream feminism, but to me it just has to do with caring deeply …	/r/MensRights	12/08/13 09:55 PM
1	An Examination of Male Privilege I'm aware that men experience victim blame - victims of all kinds do, but I think victims of sexual assault are especially subject to it. As a result, women are more acutely aware of it, considering the sexual assault of men is often ignored or doesn't come to light at all. I want to emphasize that I in no way think this is right, but it's the reality of the situation. I don't presume to understand the male experience, and as stated one of the reasons I came here was to be more informed about th…	/r/MensRights	12/08/13 09:22 PM
1	An Examination of Male Privilege I'm going to have to call this out as the first objectively misogynistic comment I've received here. You call feminists hypocritical and then go on to be incredibly hypocritical yourself. You're making assumptions, offering only anecdotal evidence, and flat out blaming women for being assaulted (the exact kind of victim blame you deny exists). Yes, there can be a lot of grey area in assault cases, especially ones that involve two drunk people. This isn't what i'm referring to. I'm referring to c…	/r/MensRights	07/08/13 12:15 AM
1	An Examination of Male Privilege I never claimed women are actually experiencing PTSD, though actual rape victims might. It was a metaphor for the way it is difficult for women, given the immense pressure we feel to avoid being victimized at all costs, to properly discern what is actually a threatening situation. Let me be more specific as to why I find the comparison to racism troubling; your example suggests that if we change the script to a white person reacting to a black person rather than a woman reacting to a man, this k…	/r/MensRights	06/08/13 07:15 PM
1	An Examination of Male Privilege And sure, not all feminists are like that, but the problem is enough are. The same can be said in regards to misogyny. Not all men are misogynists but enough are. Furthermore, enough of them are in powerful enough positions that their misogyny has real implications for women. obviously the same can be said of extremely vocal misandrists, but the former has been the case for almost all of our history as a society. Egalitarianism is a wonderful ideal to strive for but the reality is that men can n…	/r/MensRights	06/08/13 04:43 PM
1	An Examination of Male Privilege I don't place myself in the feminist camp that vilifies men. I do think men are more likely to be perpetrators but i don't think this is an inherent male quality, rather a reflection of the ways in which boys are conditioned and the fact that our society expects violent behavior from men. Similarly, there is an expectation that women are not violent and many studies have shown this actually leads women to suppress aggressive behavior. I believe we should raise girls and boys the same way for thi…	/r/MensRights	06/08/13 04:31 PM
0	An Examination of Male Privilege It's important to understand that there are many schools of thought within the feminist movement. As is often the case, some of the most vocal voices are also the most extreme and are not necessarily representative of the movement on the whole. Obviously feminism focuses on women's rights, but fighting for women's rights doesn't inherently mean encroaching on men's rights or reinforcing male stereotypes. This isn't to say there isn't a part of the feminist movement that vilifies men, but it isn'…	/r/MensRights	06/08/13 03:42 PM
0	An Examination of Male Privilege I think it's difficult to compare misandry to racism. It simply lacks the context of systematic oppression that makes racism so destructive. In the comparison you make, the former situation shows a group that has been historically oppressed self-segregating, while the latter shows a historically oppressed group having segregation imposed on them. It's a subtle difference, but an important one. The institutionalized misogyny that existed for most of human history can't be removed from the equatio…	/r/MensRights	06/08/13 02:47 PM
1	An Examination of Male Privilege I think the main problem with your post was that while some of the points you make are legitimate (though i still find some problematic) they are not really the same as the complaints the OP made. The first example you give relates to real-life events, but the OP was specifically talking about the movie Jurassic Park. The problem with this complaint is that in this movie (and most movies) women are simply not equally represented. This is a classic example of a predominantly male cast with one or…	/r/MensRights	05/08/13 11:15 PM
2	An Examination of Male Privilege I'm so glad to see this on here. I also look at this sub in order to be more informed about the male side of gender politics and fully agree with you that a real dialogue would be far more productive than throwing blame around. I just want to add one thing which no one seems to have caught. There is a lot of evidence that in recent years males have actually started to benefit from affirmative action. However, this is only true of private colleges that don't have to disclose their admissions proc…	/r/MensRights	31/07/13 11:02 PM
7	An Examination of Male Privilege I'm a feminist who has been lurking this sub. I have mixed feelings about a lot of the attitudes and opinions on here. I think there are a lot of valid points being made, especially regarding the lack of sympathy towards male victims. What saddens me is the pervasive idea that feminism no longer has a point. Male and female gender politics are not isolated, but are intrinsically linked. The issues being discussed here and the issues affecting women both stem from gender-normative social construc…	/r/MensRights	31/07/13 10:44 PM