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meeeow/r/MensRights13/07/11 08:53 AM
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'strong-armed'?
/r/MensRights18/03/14 11:20 PM
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I don't get it, what do you think women do?
/r/MensRights15/08/13 05:53 PM
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You are making a bunch of false comparissons and I'm not sure of what your argument is. So do you not think people should choose whether they should have abortions? I can't tell if you are being serious or obtuse. The fetus didn't choose to exist, the choices of an adult human are what lead to it existing. Making the choice to create something, only to destroy it when it can feel pain and think seems rather sadistic to me. That's your opinion, and actually I don't really disagree with you there …
/r/MensRights29/06/13 04:30 PM
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I think we can both agree that the way one perceives a foetus is highly personal correct? Some people might believe it deserver protecting, some don't. Fair enough. The problem is, the side of the argument that wants to limit access to abortions is as a result forcing their perspective upon others. By saying it is a matter of bodily autonomy and choice you are allowing people to make that very personal choice themselves. You think it's a being, with a hearbeat that can feel pain and needs to pro…
/r/MensRights29/06/13 01:00 PM
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No. I didn't say men are not sexy. I said men are not sexualised the same way. Difference.
/r/MensRights27/06/13 11:13 PM
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It's not a question of want, as much as it about it not being acceptable even if that was the case.
/r/MensRights27/06/13 04:40 PM
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Men don't really have that kinda clothing, because men's bodies are not sexualised in the same way though...
/r/MensRights27/06/13 04:27 PM
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Wow, I like how you are a spokesperson not just for all women, but for all men too. That's commendable. Firstly if I'm not even speaking / dancing with someone I don't see how touching would be perceived as appropriate. Even if a guy has nothing but sex on their mind, it does not make it ok for them to touch anyone. And yes, I had guys put their hands down my pants as their first move or just because they fancied doing that. Also I know how the socialising works, but the presumption that guys ca…
/r/MensRights30/05/13 11:27 AM
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I literally don't know where to begin. I have even showed it to four of my friends (all of which are guys) and they are similarly baffled. I guess it comes down to me not being able to understand how you think it's ok to do any of the things I described to figure out whether I want a guy to press forward or not. The presumption that this is welcomed or that I have given signals is ridiculous. I don't like violence and as a matter of fact tried that in the past to no avail, though it wouldn't mak…
/r/MensRights29/05/13 04:14 PM
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More that, support spaces not be restricted by gender. This is not about taking space away from female victims of DV or feminists, but to open these spaces to male DV victims or MRA points of view. A couple of things here. Firstly I think safe spaces / gender discussion spaces are different things. For instance, having a female/male only enviroment for victims and for people to talk is necessary and good. If it's a space for gender and opinion discussion that's something that I agree: it shouldn…
/r/MensRights29/05/13 03:07 PM
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men have these issues but don't have the social capital to receive the support they need. I wasn't suggesting they don't. In fact, I said the exact opposite: "I can see how a male space with the same goals would be useful". If I'm not being clear I'll make it clear now: I think a similar safe-space for males would be incredibly useful. What I think is unfair is to put the onus to create these spaces on women-focused groups. So to say that there is less interest is to ignore or belittle male vict…
/r/MensRights29/05/13 10:53 AM
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Probably because you called it a "guys club" - I imagine if you went in with an actual outline of what you want and why the space is needed with some backing of people who would find it useful most Universities would be open to it. And if they didn't it'd be pretty outrageous by most people's standards.
/r/MensRights29/05/13 10:25 AM
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And yet, no indication that the University has blocked such thing from happening. OP could create one, why not?
/r/MensRights29/05/13 10:05 AM
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I think a place where these two groups could get together under a rules of conduct could actually work. People could talk to each other rather than speaking about each other, circle-jerking about "the other". I don't think that's necessarily the point or goal of women's safe space which is generally aimed to support issues from a female specific perspective: rape, assault, violence, domestic abuse, sexual health info. I can see how a male space with the same goals would be useful but clearly the…
/r/MensRights29/05/13 10:03 AM
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What in the fuck would that accomplish?
/r/MensRights29/05/13 09:54 AM
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Isn't a campus meant to be a community?
/r/MensRights29/05/13 09:54 AM
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Boys in my university will often comment on a girl that looks good "mate, she's asking for it" or "she wants the D". Most girls I know have been touched in hugely innapropriate ways when out (in my case: I had my ass grabbed multiple times, had guys grab my arm and pull me towards them to get my attention, had guys rub their crotch against me after I told them to leave me alone, had them try to kiss me, had more than a couple somehow put their hands inside my underwear either to feel my ass or t…
/r/MensRights29/05/13 09:51 AM
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My university has one, I haven't been there personally but I'd find it incredibly useful if something like being sexually assaulted happened to me. I live with 4 guys so I imagine if I wanted some time with other women it might be nice to attend to and generally speaking I think is a good space for female students in campus. I'm not aware of a male-room, but I'm also pretty 100% sure if there was an attempt to create such space the Union would probably go for it. Or rather there'd probably be a …
/r/MensRights29/05/13 09:36 AM
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You are cherry picking what I said. I did not say MRM is about hating women. I said a portion of the movement is. That is different and I do not appreciate you putting words into my mouth. On the other hand, we're very much against Feminism. That isn't misogyny at all. "We"? I hadn't realised I was speaking to the spokesperson of the movement here. That is what you feel. You are against feminism. I know plenty of people who are all for feminism and MRM. Your attitude is exactly why MRM movement …
/r/MensRights22/05/13 07:11 PM
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Where did I say that MRM is about hating feminists or women? No, what I'm saying is that a large portion of the movement is characterised by mysogeny. It's sad, but it's true. I think it improved a lot, I've kinda navigated around this sub-reddit for a while and the content has improved heaps. But sadly there are still a lot of people using the movement as an execuse to lady bash, or count brownie points against feminism and generally attack it (rather than focus on men issues). A lot of the peo…
/r/MensRights22/05/13 06:03 PM
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So calling the KKK racist is "biased"? I'm not comparing MRAs to the KKK, but if there's evidence that parts of a movements or the movement as a whole is sexist and mysogenist than that's not bias.
/r/MensRights22/05/13 03:44 PM
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The presumption that I'm here just because I'm downvoting or because of AMR.
/r/MensRights18/04/13 09:30 AM
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I don't downvote (or generally upvote) for that matter. You can see in my account that I have been on Reddit for years and have always been really active. No you don't think women are objects unless they are doing AMR biding or something. Ugh.
/r/MensRights18/04/13 08:05 AM
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I wouldn't forbid people from chosing whatever roles they wanted or force them into them, I don't want women or men to think they can't do something or must do something because of their gender. They're both horrible in different ways.
/r/MensRights18/04/13 07:17 AM
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I don't downvote and I've been around this subreddit a lot longer than againstmensrights existed. This thread is full of shit.
/r/MensRights18/04/13 07:15 AM
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women generally choose to be protected sex. Indocrination is not a choice. It doesn't work in our favour and plenty of women are against the draft being only for men, or rather, existing full stop. It is not a priviledge to be thought of as so week and incompetent that you can't take on dangerous /combat roles.
/r/MensRights17/04/13 06:35 PM
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Do you deny that women are not really encouraged or are even disencouraged to go into mountain rescue, army, fire service? Do you deny that women who do serve in these services are just as capable of helping and rescuing and acting as professional as men can? Do you deny that as much as it is wrong to expect men to do this kinda of work it is as wrong to want to shield and protect women from it because of their gender, and gender alone? Do you deny that because of this social attitude it's then …
/r/MensRights17/04/13 05:12 PM
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Data?
/r/MensRights17/04/13 02:58 PM
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Are you serious? So you think giving birth multiple times, risking death each time you popped another child out while at the same time giving up your aspirations, dreams, chance at independence, education or career while showering your husband with care, attention, sex and hearty meals is just easier. I don't know where you are getting the idea that doing housework and taking care of a brood is less labor intensive, is it just because it is indoors? Picture what it must have been like to do laun…
/r/MensRights30/03/13 03:10 AM
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I love how your how argument ignores the fact that this woman is now raising a child alone, like that's the easiest choice and job in the world and she's only doing it to get a check in the post every month or some shit.
/r/MensRights23/03/13 06:27 PM
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Is not a question of consenting, it's a question of knowing the risks of having sex. You can use contraception but that's fallible in a small minority of cases, it is up to you and your partner to decide whether or not that worth the risk. It's impossible to absolve a father from this financial responsability because it is the right of the baby not of the mother. And I know there are plenty of shitty mums (as there are shitty fathers) who don't use the money as it should be used out there; and t…
/r/MensRights23/03/13 06:19 PM
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As an example, Skyrim. A sexist misogynist piece of filth. Well that's just not true, you're bending the game to fit your argument and doing it poorly at that. Particularly with Skyrim, which I think does females so incredibly well. And you have no idea how exciting that was for me, having a really kick-ass, cool female character that looks like a capable fighter and is able to interact with a myriad of characters too. But just focusing on that ignores various things such as how much the series …
/r/MensRights19/03/13 12:31 PM
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That's because it's mainly males who play them. That's true. But it's not like female gamers are a tiny tiny minority. Quick google search just told me that girls compose 25% of console gamers, 39% of PC players, 40% of online players, 60% of females in the US play on their mobile devices and 63% of these play online. I think there's two interesting things to be shown from this. That there are more female gamers than I expected (I don't know about you). And that actually a lot of females play on…
/r/MensRights19/03/13 12:20 PM
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I don't know if I agree. I notice it but then I think I'm more aware of this stuff. But then I do think that most people notice it on an unconscious level. I wasn't talking about ecchi or fanart, but the game-art itself. I mean, come on, Soul Calibour is awful with this. Their add was literally Ivy's tits - the message I'm discussing here cannot slap you on the face harder than that.
/r/MensRights18/03/13 11:33 PM
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No they are not, but if you punch their name in google image you'll see the same sexualised poses and outfits. And true, I started by talking about clothes but I think poses and bodies and costumes go hand in hand since they are so related to the characters image, is that fair? I just think Soul Calibour is a handy example because of that image, particularly with Softia's character design development, but youre right there are many other examples out there.
/r/MensRights18/03/13 10:51 PM
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There are strong female characters in most of the games I have played recently. Pretty much every game in my steam library, which is extensive, has a powerful female lead or main character of some sort. And that's really cool! I can rarely afford new games so I tend to stick with the more main-stream titles so maybe yes - there's lot of stuff going under my radar. Do you have any recommendations of good games with female leads? I'd be really interested :) But Sarkeesian would likely focus on the…
/r/MensRights18/03/13 06:59 PM
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Rock has a huge ass hammer, Astaroth an axe bigger than himself. Look, I think you are missing the larger points I'm trying to make. A. That more often than not females are portrayed in a ridiculous way when they go into battle and B That they are often designed that way to emphasise their sex appeal and body - not their fighting style. You gave a few examples of really varied male characters, all with very different weapons, clothes and characteristics. All of the female characters tend to have…
/r/MensRights18/03/13 06:45 PM
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Mmmh, I think here I'd argue that the men on these games are not dressed in that way for a female sexual fantasy but for a male power fantasy instead. Plus, I think sexualising males is inherently more difficult because they are not as objectified and as sexualised as females are. And I think sure, that both of us could be saying things that are true, but I think you have to be careful (as do I!) to not presume that something we think might be the case is the case. And females being sexualized h…
/r/MensRights18/03/13 06:38 PM
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No but at least you have your bulging muscles to work with. And come on, this is pretty common. How often in online RPGs in particular do we see that: male huge ass paladin armor, female huge ass paladin armor that doesnt cover major organs and ensures her boobs are on show. This is what I mean.
/r/MensRights17/03/13 03:06 PM
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Look at the female shepard from the mass effect series, or morinth from da. Bad ass women who are not overly sexualized. Sure. I don't think anyone was arguing that they don't exist. They are just in the minority. Also Mass Effect is an interesting example, because they basically just got the male character and skinned it as a female. Which is cool, is rare to see that. However is not like the character was written like a female. It's pretty rare to get good, lead, non-sexualised female characte…
/r/MensRights17/03/13 02:19 PM
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But that's the point, they're not. She gave a few big examples and she's doing a second video with some more modern ones. But the whole "rescue the girl" is a really common theme in games. And that's just talking about one trope. For every bad example of female portrayal, if they could even be called bad, there are what should be considered more in line with the feminist agenda. I'm not even going to touch in the whole "feminist agenda" and just say that this is simply not true. It is not true. …
/r/MensRights17/03/13 01:19 PM
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But games see fit to put girls in a metal bikini and send them into a fantasy medieval war pretty often.
/r/MensRights17/03/13 11:34 AM
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She said she will look at other games. I'll be amazed if Mirror's Edge, Portal or Samus are not brought up. The point is these are drops in an ocean of titles.
/r/MensRights17/03/13 11:33 AM
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Pulling from very old Japanese made games She's doing a part II with newer games and games that are good in not doing that. Plus it's not like they're not world-wide franchises. She neglects to mention that while the damsel in distress trope is pretty played up, ninjas also kidnapped the president, the protagonists child, etc. Is it enough to be a trope? She just made a 9 minute video and is about to release another one showing continuous examples of this particular trope and why it's damaging t…
/r/MensRights17/03/13 11:29 AM
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Wait. So you are complaining that she used examples of abuse directed at her to show abuse? Have you seen the comments? Did you at the time, they were really really abusive and it's not trolling when it's an effort from communities (such as Reddit). It wasn't a couple of 13 year olds fucking about, they were comments by grown-ass men who didn't like what she was doing. And honestly to this day I don't understand what she has done that merited the outburst reaction she got.
/r/MensRights15/03/13 03:23 PM
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I don't think I'm being dramatic and I don't balme anyone for not wanting to waddle through the sea of bullshit and insults she had to.
/r/MensRights15/03/13 11:08 AM
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Ok fair, thank you for clarifying.
/r/MensRights13/03/13 11:35 AM
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Wait, I just want to be clear on what you mean: However that then leads to the question, what is the justification for maintaining legislation for the sake of these edge cases that make up a vanishingly small portion of the total divorce number? Legislation that is detrimental (some would say unfairly) to the father in the vast majority of divorce cases. Which legislation are you talking about here? The current one? Also, the point you make about amicable divores is very true. My parents divorce…
/r/MensRights13/03/13 11:34 AM
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No it's not a good answer. Like it or not, separation don't always end amicably and relying on good will for something as important as raising a child doesn't seem appropriate at all.
/r/MensRights12/03/13 07:56 PM
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criticism =/ abuse
/r/MensRights10/03/13 10:10 PM
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I think this sub-reddit is reading far too much into her decision. I truly don't think it was to silence any criticism as much as it was to prevent a repeat of what happened to her last time.
/r/MensRights10/03/13 01:27 PM
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Hardly censorship when they were mostly persnal attacks. Point b. is an opinion not a fact, and I don't think I'll change it so let's just leave it at that.
/r/MensRights08/03/13 09:20 PM
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Again, that was over a period of 2 hours. Imagine having to delete hundreds of abusive comments. Not to mention that abuse was the overwhelming majority of comments which are completely irrelevant to the topic she was bringing to discussion. The majority of comments were not criticisms, they were personal attacks.
/r/MensRights08/03/13 09:17 PM
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It was exactly that, but considering the barage of abuse she received it seems like a poor attempt at shutting the gate after the horse bolted. And sure, you can imagine the kind of points she would make but I think it stands as evidence that a lot of people had an opinion formed before she even made the video.
/r/MensRights08/03/13 09:11 PM
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She did receive rape threats and violent threats in general, those were just over a 2 hour period. She was cyber-stalked, there were threats to post her details online, etc, etc.
/r/MensRights08/03/13 09:10 PM
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I honestly think you should read up on what happened to her after the kickstarter thing, even if you just watch her TEDx talk - which is not about agreeing with her opinion, but just to see the kinda bullying she received. I think she went through far more than just a few youtube trolls. edit: Someone else posted some comments posted over a 2 hour period. I think they show how it was systematic, abusive, organised bullying.
/r/MensRights08/03/13 09:00 PM
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No, but at lest stops abuse and bullying through one avenue.
/r/MensRights08/03/13 08:59 PM
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How would you feel if roles were reversed? If a guy had posted a video about male tropes and the reply was "stop giving a fuck". Plus, not to mention that is not like she isn't taking a joke. She was heavily, heavily abused.
/r/MensRights08/03/13 06:39 PM
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She's not scared or in danger. She did it because she knew she deserved criticism and didn't wish to receive it publicly, end of story. Well I guess you have spoken and so that settles the matter, end of discussion /s Go fuck with her then? Idk, I just don't see the point. In her position I'd have done exactly as she did.
/r/MensRights08/03/13 06:38 PM
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I know, but comments came from a lot more places, including Reddit. I mean, there was a video posted here telling people how to respond to the video once it came out, before they had even heard her points.
/r/MensRights08/03/13 06:36 PM
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I mean I'm not a huge TAA fan, but I think I'd be saying the same no matter who made the comment.
/r/MensRights08/03/13 06:35 PM
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But that's the thing, she didn't receive a bunch of troll comments from teenagers being assholes. She received a barrage of systematic, organised, abusive messages many of which were threatning, violent in nature. At some point I think people were trying to leak out her personal address and hack her email and other accounts (not sure if they succeded)? This has been the reaction she received from a huge part of the online community. Are we really surprised that she is not openning herself to tha…
/r/MensRights08/03/13 04:34 PM
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Honest question, how does everyone feel about the heavy bullying and abusive comments she has received as a justification for not openning comments or discussion on YouTube. In context, it seems like a perfectly understandable thing to do.
/r/MensRights08/03/13 02:51 PM
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Holding up to basic scrutiny is not asking too much. If an article is based on data, it seems absolutely fair to check whether the data is reliable and makes sense. Anyone can write an article.
/r/MensRights22/02/13 12:35 AM
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That sounds about right what I expected. Thank you for the answer :)
/r/MensRights01/02/13 05:41 PM
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I'm not nearly making any argument here. I'm simply saying that the physical impact of a man hitting a woman is probably larger in most cases. I wasn't even saying that women can't do any damage at all and I don't know why you are bringing suicide or homelessness into this. It's the same question I consider when there are threats on Reddit mentioning punching a woman back after she has hit you or is being mouthy or whatever. Sure, her behaviour might have been horrendous but when you are so phys…
/r/MensRights01/02/13 05:40 PM
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Question. Does your paper take into account the impact of violence. Not that is ever justifiable to hit because of your gender, but then a dude smacking a a woman around will more often than note cause more damage since guys are generally bigger and stronger than women. (Generalizations being made here, I kow but I think its a valid point).
/r/MensRights01/02/13 08:50 AM
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I refuse to accept that providing for a child is a responsibility owed for having sex. Right. Why? If this were the case, we would outlaw abortions. There are many countries where they are indeed outlawed. Women are given the option because its their body.
/r/MensRights28/01/13 02:11 PM
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It's rape for wanting a man to take responsibility for a sexual act, if they chose to partake it from their own free will?
/r/MensRights19/01/13 11:53 AM
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Again you seem to be mixing up "Is she telling the truth?" (which is an important part of any court case) with "Did she deserve it?" (which is virtually never asked) Woooah there skippy. No I didn't say that at all. You said that. I was pretty clear in saying that clothes are irrelevant in terms of morality. But sure I can see why it's relevant to know what someone was wearing in a police case. (Though not so much when it's i.e. reported in the news). "Did she deserve it?" (which is virtually ne…
/r/MensRights17/01/13 02:47 PM
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Because it is relevant: If you dress the wrong way or go into the wrong area (or both) you can attract negative attention. Without even getting into the rights or wrongs of this, clothes shouldn't be relevant when discussing a victim's morality. Neither should their jobs or how many partners they've had for example. clothing can contribute to, or detract from, (along with hundreds of other details) a claim that an alleged rape was actually consentual sex and hence get reported How? How is clothi…
/r/MensRights17/01/13 10:29 AM
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Well you realise slut-walk blew up from that cop telling girls that they shouldnt dress like sluts? Cops still ask victims what they were wearing and newspapers see fit to put that as relevant information. The idea that "she was dressed as certain way so she was asking for it" is still very much prevalent. I have loads of lovely male friends who wouldn't hurt a fly but make these types of comments like they are ok. All I'm saying is that just because it doesn't happen on your experience doesn't …
/r/MensRights15/01/13 03:36 PM
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Oh of course, I forgot you are the centre of the universe.
/r/MensRights14/01/13 11:14 PM
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So just because you haven't seen it doesn't exist?
/r/MensRights14/01/13 03:50 PM
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Why not?
/r/MensRights14/01/13 01:35 PM
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I have, I'm in Yorkshire.
/r/MensRights13/01/13 06:41 PM
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Mmmh, where are you in the UK, I've heard this kinda comment for sure and I'm a university student.
/r/MensRights10/01/13 12:28 AM
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First of all, women can't join the infantry because they don't want to join the infantry. The Marine Corps asked for volunteers, two women volunteered. Pretty sure women are not allowed in the infantry in the UK, where I'm from. I know some women that are much stronger than I am, and I was infantry. I'm sure there are, but that's one of the justifications used over here. Anyway, this argument really is besides the point on this thread... why don't men deserve the right to terminate themselves fr…
/r/MensRights09/01/13 12:07 AM
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first of all pregnancy is a surprise sometimes, i know someone who was using birth control AND a condom and pregnancy still happened. That's why its hilarious. Sex carries risks. One of which is having children, even if you do use contraception. And yet most people in this thread seem to be acting like its a big kinda secret that its case. "HOLY FUCKING BALLS = BABIES I HAD NO FUCKING CLUE!!1!". all i'm saying is men ought to have similar options as women do. But ya can't. Because of biology. Ju…
/r/MensRights08/01/13 12:42 AM
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I find hilarious this argument hilarious, like pregnancy is just a big surprise nobody knows about, like it's a big secret women spring up on men "sex sometimes results in babies"...
/r/MensRights07/01/13 09:08 PM
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But that's not how it works, you can't take an action which costs money and they refuse to pay for it after it becomes irreversible.
/r/MensRights20/12/12 08:23 AM
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Antagonising? I'm asking you a genuine question. How do you define what is considered appropriate? That's a pretty big thing considering you want an audit on how the money is spent.
/r/MensRights20/12/12 02:08 AM
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So you would rather the rest of the country paid for a child than their father or mother? Also, I'm guessing you're American which means welfare provisions only come when you are in an extremely, extremely low income.
/r/MensRights20/12/12 02:07 AM
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What about food? Home? Schooling? Health? Raising a child ain't cheap and love alone doesn't cut it. And even if the person isn't directly involved in the kid's life, it's still their kid - they still have a responsability towards him or her. Be a mother or a father. You can't just wash your hands away from a child you had a part in creating. In my opinion, child support should be viewed as a nice thing to do for the person raising the child. Wow. under no circumstances should child support be l…
/r/MensRights20/12/12 01:45 AM
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Ok, and how do you define that? Food for the house? Clothes? Dr Appointments? Holidays? How do you draw the line?
/r/MensRights20/12/12 01:42 AM
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How a parent paying to support their kid should be voluntary?
/r/MensRights19/12/12 09:27 PM
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Who should it go to? The kid?
/r/MensRights19/12/12 05:19 PM
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What? Why?
/r/MensRights19/12/12 05:19 PM
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Not really the same, wearing earings doesn't take time away from things like cleaning, cooking, parenting, etc and the request for the game to be played at a reasonable volume when she's home, but preferably when she's not it's not really that ridiculous. A similar comparison would be the buying of a really huge "girly" box set, maybe Wearing the earrings is allowed only in your boyfriend's presence. She didn't even say anything similar to that on the original note. Give your boyfriend blowjobs …
/r/MensRights14/11/12 12:43 PM
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Why is it appropriate?
/r/MensRights07/02/12 06:36 PM
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You actually believe that?
/r/MensRights07/02/12 06:33 PM
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Most girls in the school I grew up in came from very rich families and treated as princesses. There was a woman who bleached her daughters hair when she around 6. Seriously. It was a brilliant school, however compared to what most girls were like I stood no chance with my football boots and pokemon cards :pp lol Hooray for legos, I got a HUGE adventures box once too. In Brazil they costed a fortune at the time as well (40% importation tax is the standard over there).
/r/MensRights14/07/11 09:58 PM
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I don't know if the answer to this is to have a wider range of female characters, or to encourage boys to identify more with female characters without their sexuality being called into question. I think both. From my memory, female characters tend to be 'exception'. It would be cool if that wasn't the case, that the gender of characters became irrelevant. Ideally it wouldn't be considered bad to do 'girl' things and girls wouldn't have to aspire to act like a male to achieve what they want.
/r/MensRights14/07/11 10:00 AM
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I don't understand, what do you want me to link? Link what? I have no clue what you are talking about dude.
/r/MensRights14/07/11 09:56 AM
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That's pretty cool, sounds a bit like the childhood I had. My mum's family was very laid back, my dad's family a bit more traditional and wanted me; the first-born and a girl to behave more 'lady-like'. And the country where I'm from has quite a macho culture as well... So even if my family and teachers were brilliant, you always get pressure from elsewhere. In my school I certainly stood out and was quite conscious of the fact that I wasn't 'feminine'. Being called a boy because you'd rather pl…
/r/MensRights14/07/11 09:56 AM
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You think the west is gender neutral. Wow.
/r/MensRights13/07/11 08:29 PM
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Ah did you think I was saying that there is no kind of gender based difference? And you're right, it's not airtight. As the article itself says: Of course the Kibbutzim were never a controlled experiment and no concrete conclusion can be drawn from the outcome of this interesting social experiment Proofs of what and what do you mean disgusting bunch? All my discussions in this thread have been reasonable and polite.
/r/MensRights13/07/11 05:20 PM
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I don't like gender roles and social pressures applied to both genders either.
/r/MensRights13/07/11 02:29 PM
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That's true actually I forgot about the original role of Smurfette. I think adds an even more interesting dynamic to the article.
/r/MensRights13/07/11 02:04 PM
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Regarding your nice and 'I got her an educational toy instead.' Honestly that is awesome! We had a rule made by my grandmother, for every christmas present she would buy us a book. It was seriously cool. Honestly, I don't think it's impossible for a young girl to prefer picking up a doll to anything else. Whether that's because of what she has been exposed to, encouraged to do, etc or biology is another story. What's important I think is to acknowledge that you have the power to influence and en…
/r/MensRights13/07/11 02:03 PM
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I'd probably agree with that statement. I think it sucks for both genders. Boys learn that they can't do anything feminine or show emotions. Girls learn that they should be nice, quiet and pretty. But I think there are definitely toys most people would just never give a girl: toy trucks, action figures, bows and arrows, etc
/r/MensRights13/07/11 12:41 PM
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Link please.
/r/MensRights13/07/11 12:25 PM
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Using my nephew and niece as an example, yes. Was your niece ever given a toy truck? Was your nephew ever given a baby doll? When your niece was a baby did they dress her in pink, lilac and 'girly' colours? Not to mention this is anecdotal. I had a different experience growing up where I also had the chance to play with legos for example, or would play video games. I didn't have much interest in dolls. I'm probably against the grain here, but I think this question is loaded and not simply yes or…
/r/MensRights13/07/11 12:25 PM
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Yes, this has been proven time and time again in countless studies. Such as? Let them be interested in the things they are interested in. Don't try to force what you think they should be interested in upon them. I think you're misunderstanding me. I'm saying a girl might well be interested in typically 'boy' things such as dinosaurs, legos or space. But girls are more often than not, not given a plastic fire truck or chemistry set. Happens the other way round too, boys don't play house or barbie…
/r/MensRights13/07/11 11:36 AM
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Do you really think that girls are naturally inclined towards picking up a barbie rather than a toy truck? You think women do less, do you think that would change if they were given better role models or encouraged to branch out their interests?
/r/MensRights13/07/11 10:47 AM
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In my opinion, a great article which has been posted in a few subreddits in the past few days. I'll be honest and say that I generally do not mingle around these parts of Reddit, but I am genuinely curious on what you all think of what is said.
/r/MensRights13/07/11 08:55 AM
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Yes you are.
/r/MensRights17/06/11 11:22 AM
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Sorry, so those numbers are completely made up and you are calling them an opinion? Just want to make sure that I got the fact that you're a fucking idiot perfectly right, don't have to waste my time any longer. Asshole.
/r/MensRights17/06/11 08:47 AM
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95% of feminists are women (and self destructive men like yourself) who idly call themselves that because they've been socialized to. 4% are devoted to the promotion of women and indifferent to the harm they may cause men and society. 1% are the ones who genuinely hate men and use feminism (and the 95%) as a shield against criticism. Source?
/r/MensRights17/06/11 07:48 AM
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I'm interested, so if you want to explain I'm happy to because clearly it doesn't seem like I do.
/r/MensRights02/06/11 01:55 PM
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Oki Doki, I'll bite. if you're doing all of the "womanly" work, then it fulfills the tenement of being a traditional relationship, but is restrictive based on gender. I disagree, because the decision is not resulting from the fact that I'm female, but from a choice. I can stay at home, I can work, my gender stops me doing neither. (with equality being the main goal of feminism) This isn't the kind of equal feminism is about. In this case, again, equality comes from choice. How we organize our pe…
/r/MensRights02/06/11 12:01 PM
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He wouldn't have to make me go to work, I want to work so we can achieve this dynamic together. And if it came down to it he wasn't ok with the idea I wouldn't refuse to work or force onto him. The fact that we are together and building a life together would be enough. Being able to stay at home would just be an icing on the cake, for the two of us.
/r/MensRights01/06/11 10:50 PM
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Interesting view, I disagree, but interesting.
/r/MensRights01/06/11 08:34 PM
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Financial abortion is not an option because that money is the right of the child, not of the mother to abdicate.
/r/MensRights01/06/11 08:08 PM
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Not sure if trolling.
/r/MensRights01/06/11 07:58 PM
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My ex felt exactly the same way you do now. I'm not your ex. I have no problem with hard work, I've worked hard all my life. Thankfully there is no need for anyone but my boyfriend to trust me and our relationship. If that country is a modern western country, it is essentially the same situation. As I said before we both trusts the courts over here, him in particular. I'll be the one relocating so I should be the one concerned tbh. 50% of all marriages end that way Cool, that's not how I live my…
/r/MensRights01/06/11 07:56 PM
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he amount of CS and alimony We're not in the U.S and I think we both trust the courts in the country we want to settle in. your own lack of income I don't intend on every fully stop working. The careers both of us have allows for a lot of flexible time, he already has one in fact. I hope I can go down the same road and is something I can do independently. absolutely guaranteed to get custody unless Not all divorces have to be horrible on the children. My parents divorced and I was free to see wh…
/r/MensRights01/06/11 04:48 PM
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I think the choice being talked about refers to being able to do either. Not only women but men. In short, if you are in a relationship and a position which allows that choice to be made, why not?
/r/MensRights01/06/11 04:09 PM
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Dude. Just no. I'm not like that at all.
/r/MensRights01/06/11 04:08 PM
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I'm the one who posted that thread. Firstly you know absolutely zero about me so your assumptions can be kept for yourself. Secondly I'm lucky enough to be with someone who also wants this. I am not refusing to work, I actually really enjoying working. But we hope that one day I can have a more flexible career, working from home for example (I'm working on becoming an artist) while he has a job which can support this. So what exactly is there to call out upon? A mutual choice, a healthy relation…
/r/MensRights01/06/11 03:44 PM
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Are you serious?
/r/MensRights18/04/11 02:42 PM
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What would be the relevance of that besides revenge?
/r/MensRights18/04/11 10:50 AM
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