mzmarymack Archive

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1	Follow-up: My wife never went to a shelter at all. She left the state with my child. Interesting! I had no clue. Thanks for clarifying.	/r/MensRights	08/06/12 07:15 AM
1	Follow-up: My wife never went to a shelter at all. She left the state with my child. I was under the impression that you have to download the tracing technology into the phone itself, as opposed to being able to trace a phone after it's already out of your hands?	/r/MensRights	08/06/12 03:53 AM
2	Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is! /sarc Thanks for the sly insult there. lol. I'm a very reasonable person, but your gif, while intended for comedic purposes, implied to me that you assumed that I didn't have anything worthwhile to say, hence "this should be good." This annoyed me, along with what I did in fact feel was an asinine question, but that's my fault for discussing race on Reddit at all, honestly. I have nothing to say about race in comedy, because that would take a book to really dissect. That said, I want to reiterate that…	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 09:29 PM
1	Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is! /sarc Cool, thanks for clarifying. Your use of "they" did upset me, because while I initially assumed you meant researchers, I wasn't sure why you'd then say that the researchers ran away crying discrimination. Obviously this isn't the case in the study I cited, although different studies may or may not have that stance/concluding message. All in all, I really meant no more than what I actually have been saying, but people tend to assume more and read into my words, which is frustrating. It's hard to …	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 09:06 PM
3	Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is! /sarc I have yet to find such a study, but you'll be the first I contact when I do. Also, who the fuck is "they"? And no one is running away crying "discrimination," so get over yourself and pick up a goddamn history book so you can learn what discrimination against POC looks like. The purpose of the study I quoted was to say, very simply, that the vast majority of scholarships not race- or gender-based, nor are scholarships awarded primarily along these lines. Really, it's not that hard.	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 08:19 PM
2	Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is! /sarc With that said would it not make sense that on average the numbers of white men receiving college scholarships across the country would generally be higher than that of minorities? But this isn't the case-- the study I linked above shows that white people receive scholarships disproportionate to the rates they are attending college. Of course white people would receive more scholarships in general, but why are they receiving even higher than their attendance rates would imply? "Caucasian student…	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 08:08 PM
1	Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is! /sarc I think that's a logical fallacy-- men with cars drive more often, and so their car insurance reflects the elevated risk due to the sheer amount of times men typically drive. (I don't agree with how expensive car insurance is for men, though, but that's besides the point.) However, it's not as though white men already in college go to college more than men of color already in college-- the acceptance is a given, and disproportionate to their acceptance rates, white people earn more in scholarshi…	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 07:03 PM
2	Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is! /sarc I apologize for the insult, but to be fair on myself, I was in the middle of my second all-nigher, and your ridiculous gif rankled me. That said: you are totally missing the point. The sociological definition of racism is power + prejudice. It's possible for things to be discriminatory, prejudiced, and bigoted against white people, but that's not how "racism" as an accepted academic definition works. Nonetheless, I'd argue that these scholarships are as discriminatory as any scholarship requirem…	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 07:00 PM
1	Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is! /sarc Of course race/ethnicity plays a part in these scholarships-- race/ethnicity is one of the basic requirements! However, most scholarships require much more than basic requirements, as that is the bases on which the scholarship recipient is chosen.	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 06:48 PM
7	Dating: Men vs. Women. While this is obviously a joke, it still hits home. Actually, women are the primary buyers of technology/electronics. :)	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 11:23 AM
4	Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is! /sarc I'm interested in how you had $15,000 at 19-years-old. o_o Also, "white privilege" doesn't work that way, but I'm not exactly interested in trying to teach others about race theory or even simple history, so... Whatever, I guess.	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 11:20 AM
-3	Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is! /sarc Are you trying to be asinine? Scholarships require more than a certain ethnic or racial background, usually through an application process that requires the submission of paperwork such as academic transcripts, resumes with information pertaining to volunteer and extracurricular activity, essays (as a writing sample and/or responding to scholarship questions), and sometimes even letters of recommendation. Just because a scholarship has an ethnic/racial requirement does not at all mean the schola…	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 11:16 AM
6	Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is! /sarc But why are you assuming that just because a scholarship has requirements that happen to fall on racial or gender lines, the scholarship isn't earned? Why is a race or gender requirement any more ridiculous than, say, a polo requirement? A rotary requirement? A field of study requirement? Also, the vast majority of scholarships in this country are not race-specific and gender-specific, so what does it matter to you, anyway?	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 09:03 AM
2	How men can beat gender bias in car insurance. It's great to be a girl -- at least when it comes to buying auto insurance. "...51 percent higher than what his twin sister would pay..." But all of this is besides my point, which is that in the U.S., insurance is grossly overpriced anyway. Based off the prices of other countries, insurance companies in the U.S. could decrease premiums for all genders and STILL provide more services than are currently being provided. Hence, the problem isn't with providing women more coverage or even equal rates, as this is not the source of inequality.	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 08:57 AM
3	Dating: Men vs. Women. While this is obviously a joke, it still hits home. Oh, I see. I don't see too much of a correlation between overweight/unpretty women and porn stars. Besides the fact that porn exists in a similar realm as fantasy, and liking something in porn isn't necessarily indicative of what people like in person, you haven't really accounted for which porn actresses are popular and which aren't. Mainstream porn is pretty much restricted to conventionally attractive and fit women. There are always niche markets, but they do not represent the majority. I'm n…	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 08:49 AM
6	Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is! /sarc "Among undergraduate students enrolled full-time/full-year in Bachelor’s degree programs at four-year colleges and universities, minority students represent about a third of applicants but slightly more than a quarter of private scholarship recipients. Caucasian students receive more than three-quarters (76%) of all institutional merit-based scholarship and grant funding, even though they represent less than two-thirds (62%) of the student population. Caucasian students are 40% more likely to wi…	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 08:16 AM
2	Dating: Men vs. Women. While this is obviously a joke, it still hits home. Where is the same for men? Well, you have a few of issues here: One, the majority of porn is and has been created for and by heterosexual men. Hence, in the film itself, less of a focus on the man, more of a focus on women. Straight men want variety, so they get variety. Two, there's a decent variety of porn out there with men of different shapes and sizes. Most that I come across however, have older, pot-bellied unattractive men or super muscular, unattractive men. This probably has a lot to do…	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 08:04 AM
2	How men can beat gender bias in car insurance. It's great to be a girl -- at least when it comes to buying auto insurance. "...51 percent higher than what his twin sister would pay..." Men will have to pay higher premiums, on average, to pay for women's more expensive care. Are there studies to show this? If insurance companies are increasing premiums, the issue is not about women or women's health but rather, the insurance companies seeking to monetize on the issue. The problem with this, of course, is that people in the United States already grossly overpay for their insurance, while receiving less health care benefits than people from countries who significantly pay less. S…	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 07:06 AM
2	How men can beat gender bias in car insurance. It's great to be a girl -- at least when it comes to buying auto insurance. "...51 percent higher than what his twin sister would pay..." How is this a wealth transfer from men to women?	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 06:39 AM
6	And they say misadry doesn't exist Really? It came up on mine. Maybe you need to update your browser.	/r/MensRights	16/05/12 03:30 AM
0	How men can beat gender bias in car insurance. It's great to be a girl -- at least when it comes to buying auto insurance. "...51 percent higher than what his twin sister would pay..." Why would women specifically pay for your vasectomy or condoms? All genders pay taxes. As for women actively campaigning for free vasectomies from the government... Well, fair, but then again, neither have I seen men do this for themselves.	/r/MensRights	15/05/12 11:23 PM
-1	How men can beat gender bias in car insurance. It's great to be a girl -- at least when it comes to buying auto insurance. "...51 percent higher than what his twin sister would pay..." Do women not pay taxes?	/r/MensRights	15/05/12 10:48 PM
1	friend of a friend posted this to his facebook. apparently being a "real man" entails respecting all women for some innate unknown purpose? Meh. Maybe he's kinky.	/r/MensRights	15/05/12 10:45 PM
5	How men can beat gender bias in car insurance. It's great to be a girl -- at least when it comes to buying auto insurance. "...51 percent higher than what his twin sister would pay..." And women want men to pay for their birth control pills. Really, now?	/r/MensRights	15/05/12 10:38 PM
1	What do you all think of my take on feminists vs MRAs? That really sucks. I definitely think it helps that I operate solely in circles that are sex-positive, queer, oftentimes dominated by POC, and anti-oppressionist overall. These circles are also "feminist," but none of us are ignorant of the harms of mainstream Feminism in the U.S., namely along the lines of racism, classism, and transphobia. All in all, we support the theory of kyriarchy as a macro perspective, and intersectionality on a micro perspective. Throw in some academia (Foucault, be st…	/r/MensRights	15/05/12 09:42 PM
1	What do you all think of my take on feminists vs MRAs? This hasn't been my experience at all, hence me believing that the issue is one of awareness. That said, I understand that the populations I'm in contact with may be different from those others are familiar with, and I also understand that people go about arguing men's issues in different ways, which affects the receptiveness of any message.	/r/MensRights	15/05/12 08:38 PM
3	Why Are Feminists Against The Male Pill? I've been discussing "the male pill" and male birth control in general with a lot of people, and no one I've talked to is seriously against it. There were definitely women (and feminists, although the categories are not one in the same) who worried about the reliability of the male pill-- after all, a good number of women don't even use the pill correctly, and a lot of women I talked to were super worried about pregnancy overall. However, when I pointed out that the male pill would be to allow m…	/r/MensRights	15/05/12 07:48 PM
3	What do you all think of my take on feminists vs MRAs? Do you support VAWA? Almost all feminists do, and most women Except, I will say that every time I bring up the DV and rape statistics pertaining to men (8 times total as of yesterday in the span of three weeks, generally to groups of people), I've yet to hear a self-described feminist say that they still support VAWA as it exists. Other people's experiences may be different, but in my experience, the issue really is the lack of awareness surrounding the issues men as a class face.	/r/MensRights	15/05/12 07:18 PM