olatundew Archive

Upvotes	Title	Category	Author	Subreddit	Date (UTC)

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1	Uhh, what? Its the corollary of the Saudi Arabia question. Your experience and immediate context lead you to conclusion A - men are more disadvantaged than women. But you accept that's not the case for the men and women of Saudi Arabia (e.g. not all women everywhere). In this case, that distinction helps clarify your position and offers possible insights - you mean Western or European society, leaning toward middle class, etc. By implication, the causes of that imbalance are to do with specifically Western…	/r/MensRights	24/10/17 09:45 AM
1	Uhh, what? I'm curious - do you think this is a new state of affairs? Presumably you don't think that men enjoyed less power in society than women during the middle ages; in which case, when was the tipping point?	/r/MensRights	24/10/17 08:14 AM
2	Uhh, what? Are you making a point?	/r/MensRights	23/10/17 10:54 PM
-2	Uhh, what? You're chatting complete bollocks mate. Look back at my post which you replied to - I clearly stated that I'm not talking about all feminists. Two posts later, you're accusing me of 'no true Scotsman'. Then in your own post, you start doing it! If you want to talk honestly, instead of misrepresenting my views, go for it. Otherwise I'm not interested.	/r/MensRights	23/10/17 06:10 PM
-1	Uhh, what? Have you actually read the article? It's about a mum trying to get her son to read a book about women. No mention of toxic masculinity. Nothing about patriarchy. Nothing about changing men - she states that she wants her son to grow up to be just like his father. Which part involves a man apologising for being a man?	/r/MensRights	23/10/17 05:56 PM
-7	Uhh, what? No, no, no, no and no. Have you ever actually spoken to a feminist, face to face? You realise that people writing articles, making YouTube videos, etc, have an incentive to sensationalise and force people to pick 'us or them'?	/r/MensRights	23/10/17 05:42 PM
1	Uhh, what? Does the writer have an obligation to present both sides? I'm not entirely sure. It is an opinion piece - not actually a summary of their parenting track record (we don't know what other conversations have been had and lessons taught). If a feminist jumped on this subreddit and accused people of neglecting women's rights, would that be the same scenario in reverse? I'd lean towards saying that journalists have an obligation to present balance, but opinion columnists don't (to the same degree at …	/r/MensRights	23/10/17 05:06 PM
2	Uhh, what? I agree that there are issues facing both men and women, and I agree that we're not addressing the issues facing men. I wouldn't go so far as agreeing that men are disavdantaged more than women because (a) it depends how wide you cast your net - i.e. do we include women in Saudi Arabia, (b) I don't see the point of comparing disadvantage. It risks minimising or denigrating the suffering of one group, without alleviating or addressing any of the suffering of either group.	/r/MensRights	23/10/17 04:18 PM
1	Uhh, what? So men and women are both disadvantaged in different ways? Isn't that the same as saying both are privileged in different ways (if you define privilege as freedom from disadvantage). Kind of just seems like semantics.	/r/MensRights	23/10/17 04:08 PM
1	Uhh, what? Yeah, my bad - new to reddit, finding this time limit on posts very awkward. If you look at my prior comments, you'll notice I haven't really taken any position or made any such generalisations (except in one example sharing my personal experience). All I've done is ask a few questions, and several people seem to have jumped to conclusions about my views. I think that's pretty poor form when you want to promote an agenda but jump down people's throats for asking questions. Furthermore, I think y…	/r/MensRights	23/10/17 03:56 PM
1	Uhh, what? So if you quote 4 statistics showing men have it bad, and a feminists retorts with 5 statistics showing women have it worse, what does that prove? Does it come down to simply comparing who has it worse? I'm trying to follow your argument. You made quite a strong claim - to prove that something doesn't exist requires significant proof. How do these statistics prove that male privilege doesn't exist? Do you reject any notion of 'privilege' as a tool of socio-political analysis - or just male privi…	/r/MensRights	23/10/17 03:38 PM
-7	Uhh, what? I know a lot of feminists, and none have ever asked me to apologise for being a man. And I never have (unless this has taken place on some kind of politically symbolic level I'm not aware of). It doesn't seem to have prevented me having feminist friends / colleagues / girlfriends / family. Quite the opposite - I volunteer with kids, and have had many strongly positive responses from feminist mums who value a strong male role model for their child. I'm not saying that there aren't feminists out t…	/r/MensRights	23/10/17 03:20 PM
-5	Uhh, what? Is that proof that male privilege doesn't exist? It's proof that men are disadvantaged in those specific ways; what if there are other examples where women are disavdantaged?	/r/MensRights	23/10/17 03:10 PM
-4	Uhh, what? What's the proof that it doesn't exist?	/r/MensRights	23/10/17 02:49 PM
-7	Uhh, what? You think feminists want men to apologise for being men?	/r/MensRights	23/10/17 02:40 PM
-9	Uhh, what? I'm curious - are you arguing that a) male privilege doesn't exist, b) it does exist but doesn't matter / is a good thing, or c) it does exist and is a problem, but parents shouldn't teach their children about it?	/r/MensRights	23/10/17 02:38 PM