thingamabobby Archive

Upvotes	Title	Category	Author	Subreddit	Date (UTC)
16	Doing a paper on the moral and ethical issues of male circumcision - need your help!	Question	thingamabobby	/r/MensRights	08/07/14 10:15 AM
3	When Women Rape: Report by SBS Australia.		thingamabobby	/r/MensRights	28/08/14 04:44 AM
0	What sort of response does everyone else get when they identify with the MRA movement?		thingamabobby	/r/MensRights	25/11/13 12:15 AM

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6	Bringing back male spaces Does the US have the idea of Men’s Sheds? Built for this specific purpose. It works well in Australia from what I can see, especially for the older generation	/r/MensRights	28/08/23 09:41 AM
-1	Forget "MANsplaining," Feminist have a new 'weapon' to use against men: "MANterrupting" Leigh Sales will interrupt anyone who tries to pull bullshit on her show - man or woman. She at least holds politicians to standards and doesn't allow them to go into their own PR spin while ignoring questions.	/r/MensRights	23/04/17 12:15 AM
–	"Man up and do it for her!" The majority of males are sex crazy jerks. The majority of blacks love watermelon. The majority of Jews are stingy assholes. Can you see the problem here?	/r/MensRights	04/04/16 10:21 AM
69	"Man up and do it for her!" A generalising comment on a post highlighting how shit generalising is. Boom.	/r/MensRights	02/04/16 06:52 AM
1	Woman accused of having sex with 13 year old boy charged with "lewd conduct with a child under 16" because in Idaho only men can be charged with rape Do you think a 13 year old can make a rational decision on having sex with an adult, while weighing up the pros and cons of doing so? Completely understanding the risks involved? Because it's that level of understanding that's needed for consent, hence why young kids cannot consent to sex, even if they say 'yes'. But regardless, I have a feeling I'm wasting my breath as you're of the belief that a 13yo can consent to sex with an adult that's responsible for them.	/r/MensRights	05/03/16 05:06 AM
1	Woman accused of having sex with 13 year old boy charged with "lewd conduct with a child under 16" because in Idaho only men can be charged with rape He is a 13yo boy. He was raped by default.	/r/MensRights	04/03/16 10:43 PM
3	Woman accused of having sex with 13 year old boy charged with "lewd conduct with a child under 16" because in Idaho only men can be charged with rape Dude, you're talking about a 13yo getting raped. Questioning the effects on them is irrelevant (though it'll probably fuck up their ability to trust amongst other things), it's got to do with the fact that an ADULT coerced a boy into sex, a boy who doesn't have the same level of cognition as an adult to make such a decision. That's fucked up and needs to be punished, regardless of no negative effects.	/r/MensRights	04/03/16 12:34 PM
2	Australian senator calls out feminist for using the word 'mansplaining' He is actually a pretty shit senator in general, sadly.	/r/MensRights	12/02/16 05:14 AM
1	#If I were a boy - I'd be able to make choices about my own body Oh man, such a hurdur moment.	/r/MensRights	27/12/15 05:55 AM
1	#If I were a boy - I'd be able to make choices about my own body What does your sexuality have to do with anything in this regard?	/r/MensRights	26/12/15 11:45 PM
1	Protect your rights: SOP should be freeze + vasectomy I'm surprised that a doctor was willing to do this!	/r/MensRights	13/12/15 12:53 PM
1	Mother in law told police I molested my daughter. I didn't. This might be just to give you a little bit of hope, but my dad was in your position once, but it was the accusation that he wasn't feeding us and was beating us regularly by my grandma. My dad was a recovering alcoholic at the time as well after my mother had passed, hence my grandma making her move on us. The CPS of where I'm from did a thorough investigation and found my grandma to be a lying SOB, and is now down in public record for making false statements to government bodies. My grandma wa…	/r/MensRights	13/12/15 12:39 PM
1	Ronda Rousey continues to show that she is not gonna be baited by feminists I think the very fact that you consider wanting to transition a mental illness is where we're having issues. If someone feels whole and complete by being a different gender, how is this a bad thing? If anything, it probably alleviates a lot emotional struggles. Someone else linked some good research in regards to people pre-dispositioned to being transgendered, similar to people being gay. I would hope you don't think of gay people the same way as you do trans people. https://www.reddit.com/r/Me…	/r/MensRights	31/10/15 02:21 PM
3	Ronda Rousey continues to show that she is not gonna be baited by feminists Argh I love it when science-minded jump in with this sort of stuff!	/r/MensRights	31/10/15 08:06 AM
3	Ronda Rousey continues to show that she is not gonna be baited by feminists Hello troll	/r/MensRights	31/10/15 03:47 AM
3	Ronda Rousey continues to show that she is not gonna be baited by feminists You can lose density of bone. Happens to older people all the time. How that impacts sports I'm not too sure, but the likelihood of injury increases.	/r/MensRights	31/10/15 01:52 AM
9	Ronda Rousey continues to show that she is not gonna be baited by feminists If what the article says is true, that trans women lose their muscle and bone mass once on hormones, it might be a legit claim that they could compete in the women's league because they would've lost their ability to compete against men at the same level due to the physical changes. Edit: there seems to be a few conflicting articles out there. Muscle mass ends up lower, but some say that bone mass and structure stay the same, some say it changes. Overall, it would suck for a trans female to be i…	/r/MensRights	31/10/15 12:30 AM
1	40 woman sexts underage boy, waves the "unhappy marriage" pussy pass, escapes punishment. Why do I feel this would have read differently if the genders were reversed? Does it really matter who hold more power when it comes to inappropriate relationships with a minor? They're both people of power to a kid, so they have influence over them.	/r/MensRights	14/10/15 10:20 PM
9	40 woman sexts underage boy, waves the "unhappy marriage" pussy pass, escapes punishment. Why do I feel this would have read differently if the genders were reversed? They both hold power in different ways.	/r/MensRights	14/10/15 02:45 PM
14	40 woman sexts underage boy, waves the "unhappy marriage" pussy pass, escapes punishment. Why do I feel this would have read differently if the genders were reversed? And the woman in the article wasn't in a position of power?!	/r/MensRights	14/10/15 01:22 PM
1	A mother who left her sick, three-month-old baby alone to die while she had a whiskey fuelled sex marathon with a man she met at a bus stop has avoided jail. The issue being that it's all subjective. I would legally need to have her breath tested in order to say she was drunk. I need objective evidence to document 110% that she is drunk. If we're concerned about a child, we notify authorities. We can casually say 'yeah, she is drunk' but to document that, especially considering it's not our patient, it's a grey area. The original comment was based on documenting. To write down that someone is x, we need proof i.e a blood test showing alcohol content.…	/r/MensRights	15/08/15 09:10 AM
2	A mother who left her sick, three-month-old baby alone to die while she had a whiskey fuelled sex marathon with a man she met at a bus stop has avoided jail. I can't speak for the nurses from your case, but I personally wouldn't document that they were intoxicated or wouldn't jump to those conclusions. In the case I was commenting about I would maybe document something like 'mother transported pt to ED - ? ETOH intoxication'. That would be the extent of it. I would personally inform my in charge if I was concerned, then we'd go from there.	/r/MensRights	15/08/15 04:43 AM
1	A mother who left her sick, three-month-old baby alone to die while she had a whiskey fuelled sex marathon with a man she met at a bus stop has avoided jail. Coming from a nursing perspective, I would hesitate on writing something subjective like that down, especially if it wasn't the patient. I would be like this for male or female. It's moving into grey territory, though if we have even the slightest concern for a kid, we should be calling child services (legally speaking).	/r/MensRights	15/08/15 01:25 AM
1	Court gives frozen embryos to Chicago woman over ex-boyfriend's objection Ah, interesting.	/r/MensRights	13/06/15 01:06 PM
1	Court gives frozen embryos to Chicago woman over ex-boyfriend's objection I can't read the article at the moment, but my first question would be why did they fertilise the eggs before going ahead with treatment? That part makes no sense.	/r/MensRights	13/06/15 12:23 PM
3	Good point.. Didn't this sort of mentality exist before feminism, though? It's just that the mindset of 'protect women' stayed while everything else changed.	/r/MensRights	05/06/15 10:07 AM
8	Man takes selfie with Darth Vader. Woman names and shames him on Facebook claiming this makes him a child molester. Suing for this sort of thing isn't common in Australia, though (but it's on the increase).	/r/MensRights	09/05/15 03:35 PM
2	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. Both those conditions can cause a lot of discomfort/pain. I wouldn't exactly call that completely healthy.	/r/MensRights	24/04/15 03:16 AM
0	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. Interesting. Didn't realise these weren't even peer reviewed journals that they're citing. That's a really shitty standard for WHO to form a position from, considering they're the leading health body in the world.	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 02:22 PM
1	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. I haven't looked at the actual articles that they cite, but if they're double blinded peer reviewed, then that holds a lot of weight to the evidence. Not to mention that there have been other studies to support the claims.though I'm curious to what you mean changes of behaviour because of religion in this context, if you could elaborate. What benefit would an international health body get out of promoting circumcision in this manner? They're not aligned with any faith or country. They go by scie…	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 02:19 PM
1	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. I would really like to have a good conversation with some of those people. I guess they'd have the same sort of outlook as a lot of males who have been circumcised - they might not see it as a big deal. Interesting.	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 02:12 PM
0	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. Having read more, the actual company admit to using one foreskin years ago, but my point about not fully disclosing the whole human tissue thing is still stands and is a little mind blowing.	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 01:56 PM
-3	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. I have my doubts about this, but let's say I'm just entertaining the idea, how they get around the massive legal maze of using human tissue in items without disclosing it (like you would with blood products etc) would be my first big question.	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 01:54 PM
6	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. Those are medical reasons to remove a foreskin, therefore ethically sound. I don't see your point?	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 01:51 PM
6	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. Infant morality isn't the issue here. I think the mortality rate would be incredibly low. I know there is some rate of infection but it's minimal. Considering this is helping your cause, I doubt you'd want references on that. The issue is the ethics around conducting any procedure. Any healthcare professional should be undertaking a procedure that has the best interest of the patient in mind, while using evidence based practice. Male circumcision on a routine basis is medically unnecessary, ther…	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 01:48 PM
2	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. All human products are disposed off at the time of/end of the procedure unless it needs to go to pathology. This is the Australian standard, so I can't say what the go is in America, but I have my doubts that they do. Source: I'm the one throwing out the human product post procedure. I promise I'm not selling human tissue k?	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 01:41 PM
7	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. I work with neonates. I have a lot more experience than you. But hey, you go ahead and cut off a healthy piece of skin off a child that has no medical reason to be taken off because you think it's 'normal' and 'harmless'.	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 01:23 PM
11	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. Too bad, indeed. Poor boys.	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 01:03 PM
-2	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. Man, if people knew how they were positioned and strapped in after they've been induced, they would be mortified.	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 01:02 PM
1	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. Are you talking topical or inducing? They induce neonates all the time. They also knock neonates out for intubation regularly with morphine, atropine and/or suxamethonium. The latter being muscle relaxants. I have heard that they do use propofol at times in certain cases, but I can't be quoted on that - I've only seen the morphone/atropine/suxamethonium combination used, and used very successfully and safely.	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 12:59 PM
11	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. Someone has been drinking the koolaid.	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 12:43 PM
5	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. Ah that's fair enough then. Sounds like that would fall under the medical realm when it comes to foreskin removal, not just cultural, but I understand wanting it done as an infant compared to having it as an adult in your case.	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 12:39 PM
7	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. Question being, would you still feel that you wanted your foreskin removed if it wasn't such a common place procedure? The million dollar question. Imagine everyone had a foreskin, and it was only for the occasional medical reason it was removed. I wonder what the perception towards foreskins would be.	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 12:27 PM
21	Circumcision: Babies feel pain like adults. They remember pain for months (at least). And they have a lower pain threshold than adults. Cutting is barbaric, cutting and just assuming they don't feel pain is monstrous. There is evidence that it does prevent STIs, HIV in particular, but in developing countries. The question being, could those STIs be prevented by other means like education and basic hygiene. Disclaimer: I'm against circumcision. Edit: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/storage/advfy/documents/fsmalecircumcision.pdf Proof that it does, but the biggest part of this is that these people are adults and are consenting.	/r/MensRights	21/04/15 12:23 PM
1	"OMG, I walked by a group of men and one of them tried to shake my hand! I felt vulnerable and unsafe to the point of nausea at this blatant display of male privilege." I knew I would get downvoted but I just wanted to chime in with the experience.	/r/MensRights	01/12/14 05:19 AM
-1	"OMG, I walked by a group of men and one of them tried to shake my hand! I felt vulnerable and unsafe to the point of nausea at this blatant display of male privilege." I know this is going to be downvoted, but I live in the same area as the author and have been subjected to what she is talking about - when refusing to acknowledge the attention seeking behaviour, getting harassed for it afterwards. I'm not sure what point I'm trying to make, especially since I don't like her or her style of journalism, but yeah. Regional Victoria is full of assholes in general, though.	/r/MensRights	30/11/14 09:30 AM
-1	Should there be a registry of false-rape-accusers? But it's not open to the public. They need to give permission to allow employers to access those records. Of course for serious offences the police departments should know, but then I'm a little iffy over it. They've done their time. Punishing them more throughout their life isn't on, but that's just my opinion.	/r/MensRights	13/10/14 02:01 AM
9	Should there be a registry of false-rape-accusers? What about other crimes where people don't change? If you have it for rapists, you should have it for murders etc. I'm against a register for something where people have done their time for. It's just ongoing punishment after they've done their allocated time in prison. Don't think it was harsh enough or something else needed to be done? Look at the sentencing.	/r/MensRights	12/10/14 11:36 PM
1	The next wave of feminist rape advocacy: make-up stats to ban fraternities I can't comment for the US or any other business modelled styled of healthcare, but women's only hospitals in a universal healthcare system exist, so money isn't the priority there. It's all about managing patient needs and requirements for the best possible outcome. I work within the neonatal area, and when a woman is having several pregnancy issues, she is sent straight to a specialists hospital i.e. the women's hospital. The specialists there are able to deal with the specialist issue and als…	/r/MensRights	29/09/14 04:02 AM
2	The next wave of feminist rape advocacy: make-up stats to ban fraternities All the women's hospitals I know if are right near general hospitals that would be better equipped. You wouldn't send them to the women's hospital unless a state emergency was called and all resources were needed. Their emergencies are more vagina/baby related.	/r/MensRights	28/09/14 08:20 PM
1	The next wave of feminist rape advocacy: make-up stats to ban fraternities That's like saying why not just a children's ward instead of a hospital dedicated to it. You have a neonatal area normally in a women's hospital, outpatient areas specifically for gynaecology, pregnancy, specific issues surrounding pregnancy, post natal issues... The list can go on. I don't specialise in this area, and that's just some stuff off the top of my head. Have to make a note that the hospitals I'm think of aren't that big in of themselves, if that makes a difference. Edit: what I'm try…	/r/MensRights	28/09/14 08:19 PM
3	The next wave of feminist rape advocacy: make-up stats to ban fraternities I agree with you, but as a healthcare professional I need to point out that the need for women only hospitals is legitimate. The female anatomy, especially during pregnancy, requires a lot of specialists and specialised training. We only have one where I live, but there is a need for another easily. I'm talking purely medical here.	/r/MensRights	28/09/14 05:48 PM
1	When Women Rape: Report by SBS Australia. I would question some of the stats on this news article, but at least there is some awareness being created. There will be TV coverage about it on SBS2 at 7:30pm tonight for those who are in Australia. Thought you'd guys be interested.	/r/MensRights	28/08/14 04:45 AM
0	Robin Williams' death is a reminder for why alimony laws need serious review. I'm not saying he didn't have negative issues outside of the depression, I'm just saying that the tipping point might not have been that one thing that came to light then boom. You haven't had those days where a depression spiral is caused by absolutely nothing except your own mind working against you? It's the worst, because it's the time where you feel like you have nothing to show for being depressed, that you have nothing to be depressed about and you guilt trip yourself so much for feeling …	/r/MensRights	13/08/14 01:36 PM
1	Robin Williams' death is a reminder for why alimony laws need serious review. (PS, this is my second last submitted post in my history. Didn't realise dig hard enough - http://www.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/2a4rv8/doing_a_paper_on_the_moral_and_ethical_issues_of/)	/r/MensRights	13/08/14 12:33 PM
7	Robin Williams' death is a reminder for why alimony laws need serious review. No, but I've suffered chronic depression before so I know never to assume I know someone else's state of mind or thought process when it comes to such a debilitating mental illness. It could've been one if his stressors, but no one will never know what 'tipped him over the edge'. It might've been nothing except his own mind.	/r/MensRights	13/08/14 12:28 PM
7	Robin Williams' death is a reminder for why alimony laws need serious review. Weird, I mostly most to /r/parrots. I also didn't realise childfree was part of the SSR crowd. I'm actually a lot more active here and more supportive of MRA, but thanks for the label.	/r/MensRights	13/08/14 12:18 PM
11	Robin Williams' death is a reminder for why alimony laws need serious review. You have NO clue what tipped him over the edge.	/r/MensRights	13/08/14 08:59 AM
-1	Australian male prison officer falsely accused of rape by ex-girlfriend, but he spends four months in prison before police discover ex is a liar and a vindictive predator. Man out on bail but must still prove his innocence. I'm not sure if it's a law or not, but I do notice that people who are accused of crimes that haven't been convicted don't normally get named... unless it's a celeb or something.	/r/MensRights	31/07/14 03:50 PM
4	Boys died from lewd ritual known as metzitzah b'peh (removing the foreskin of the penis and the Rabbi places his mouth briefly over the wound, sucking a small amount of blood out) because the Rabbi ha They're against the practice. There hasn't been any bashing of the religion. There is a difference.	/r/MensRights	26/07/14 09:33 PM
1	Boys died from lewd ritual known as metzitzah b'peh (removing the foreskin of the penis and the Rabbi places his mouth briefly over the wound, sucking a small amount of blood out) because the Rabbi ha Both of these have medical goals involved. There is an issue, and the procedures are trying to correct it. It's not a nice act, but the results outweigh the act in terms of 'goodness'. The second is a little up in the air if the baby is considered healthy in every other way. If the ambiguous genitals would hinder their life later on e.g. not being able to have sex at all, then it makes sense. (Can you tell that I just did an assignment on this for my moral and ethics class? :P)	/r/MensRights	26/07/14 09:32 PM
4	Man physically attacked by woman uses self-defence. Man portrayed as attacker(xpost-TIA) Came here to say this - ACA is pretty much the devil when it comes to Australian media. For Americans, it's like if you got this story off Fox News. Not worthy of mentioning.	/r/MensRights	24/07/14 06:59 AM
1	Doing a paper on the moral and ethical issues of male circumcision - need your help! Awesome - thanks so much!	/r/MensRights	09/07/14 08:33 AM
1	Doing a paper on the moral and ethical issues of male circumcision - need your help! I will try and do but with the word limit it might be a bit difficult!	/r/MensRights	08/07/14 09:59 PM
1	Doing a paper on the moral and ethical issues of male circumcision - need your help! Oh man, if I didn't need to make a thesis statement on my position on the issue, this would be a cool way to go about writing it!	/r/MensRights	08/07/14 09:56 PM
2	Doing a paper on the moral and ethical issues of male circumcision - need your help! Thank you!	/r/MensRights	08/07/14 10:27 AM
1	No wonder young men have a problem with self-esteem. A generation of boys have been brought up by women and have probably spent their school years being taught by women. Oh, for sure! I think the author was trying to highlight possible excess usage in kids who are being manipulated. I remember when energy drinks came out when I was in highschool and it didn't take much for some kids to drink 5-7 cans of that stuff a day.	/r/MensRights	02/06/14 04:15 PM
4	No wonder young men have a problem with self-esteem. A generation of boys have been brought up by women and have probably spent their school years being taught by women. I can't speak of the protein shakes and whey powder, but energy drinks in excess can cause some serious arrhythmias in all ages.	/r/MensRights	02/06/14 04:01 PM
2	Boy breaks up fight between two girls. Police come. First reaction? Tase the boy! He's in a coma with life screwed up, probably facing charges. I wouldn't be saying that too fast - some of the shit cops deal with is crazy, and I only see the parts where stuff like mental illness and drug usage comes in, not the other various bull they have to put up with. I wouldn't do their job in a million years.	/r/MensRights	07/05/14 02:29 PM
4	Male actors may now have stricter body image requirements than women. I really wish I saw more of this attitude here.	/r/MensRights	22/04/14 02:18 PM
16	I think we can all agree with this. The foundations and start of feminism were completely justified. I will agree that it's current form is more towards what you describe, though.	/r/MensRights	22/04/14 12:55 PM
8	facts about gender equality I'm trying to understand what you mean by personal choice in relation to the issues you highlighted. I wouldn't use a phrase like 'personal choice' when it comes to suicide.	/r/MensRights	21/04/14 01:21 PM
1	"Don't be stupid. He needs to treat you better!" - My Husband being branded as a 'horrible' man for being himself... Rant Hey, I saw you're from Australia - where abouts? A couple of hospitals in Melbourne stress the importance of men in the whole pregnancy/having kids thing. I could recommend a couple of places if you're down this way :)	/r/MensRights	01/04/14 12:36 PM
2	I'll just tell the cops you raped me. You go gurl! How do you figure?	/r/MensRights	29/03/14 02:29 PM
9	Female teacher molests 11 year old boy and gets no jail time 15 years ago or 50 years ago, there shouldn't be a statue of limitations of this sort of thing (I don't think there is anyway, so time shouldn't make a difference). If this were the same judgement a male would receive then sure, but even then, male or female, this is a pretty pitiful sentence. Those actions have the potential to scar a young person for life. Their relationships, both sexual and non-sexual will be affected, most likely negatively, for the rest of their life because of this one pe…	/r/MensRights	26/03/14 01:39 AM
5	In Memory of all the Men that Protected Women from Danger As a female paramedic, screw you.	/r/MensRights	28/01/14 05:09 AM
-15	The point is made. You know when you read something and you know what they're trying to convey but you know they haven't really hit home with it? Yeah, that.	/r/MensRights	22/01/14 08:48 AM
-7	The point is made. Even though I understand where he is trying to go with it, I don't think he executed the statement well.	/r/MensRights	22/01/14 08:36 AM
20	Thank you for giving me solid facts: There really needs to be an internet law where it states you cannot use the Daily Mail as a source within an argument.	/r/MensRights	21/01/14 08:30 AM
0	I had a double men's rights fiasco last night (circumcision debate that leads to me getting punched in the face by a girl) Oh man, that sucks. What does your wife think of the whole thing (just out of curiosity)?	/r/MensRights	29/12/13 12:15 AM
2	Sexist organisation says girls suffer from sexism Patients. Are you referring to co-workers? If so, never.	/r/MensRights	30/11/13 07:01 AM
2	Sexist organisation says girls suffer from sexism Since I work within the ambulance field, quite regularly. Why do you ask?	/r/MensRights	30/11/13 06:27 AM
3	Sexist organisation says girls suffer from sexism See, this is the problem. It's so common place, widespread and accepted that people just look the other way, especially when it becomes even more blatant. I have had mild sexual comments thrown at me at work as well, all in the name of getting me to blush (I'm a horrible blusher at the slightest thing that makes me uncomfortable), but nothing I've dealt with has compared to this man Steve. It's a whole other level, but because I've accepted other forms of sexual commentary and moved on, it becom…	/r/MensRights	29/11/13 10:23 PM
2	Sexist organisation says girls suffer from sexism What he does is make references to other women and what he'd do to them, if they were hot and why and make general references to sex in inappropriate ways as part of conversation with me. This is sexual harassment. To further that he has made comments to what sort of sex I would like, how I would go with having lesbian sex and other things. This is sexual harassment. It doesn't have to be about me to be sexual harassment. This goes the other way as well, if I were to make similar comments about …	/r/MensRights	29/11/13 09:05 PM
1	Sexist organisation says girls suffer from sexism In this specific case, I quite liked the guy in question. I got along with him when he wasn't making disgusting remarks about the women we were driving past and what exactly he'd do with them if gone the chance. I'd call him out on it, and around branch it was just seen as 'oh that's just how Steve is. Dirty old man' followed by laughs. It's all for personal reasons. Nothing to do with the lack of reporting methods. I could have just gone and talked to my operations manager on the phone, but it …	/r/MensRights	29/11/13 12:27 PM
5	Sexist organisation says girls suffer from sexism As someone who has been subjected to sexual harassment in the work place, it's fucking hard, especially if it's only casually done, in context and not heard. Even the more extreme stuff feels hard to report if no one else has heard it. Just giving you some insight. Edit: this can happen from both sides. Not just a female thing. It's just generally a hard thing to report. Not too sure if the 'figures' are like that because of this.	/r/MensRights	29/11/13 11:46 AM
4	Sexist organisation says girls suffer from sexism Even though I don't believe these figures to be truthful on any level, I think there is some truth in the issues that are presented here. It's just the lack of regard to sexism towards men and the narrow-minded view that all these issues are purely women related that is so infuriating. How about asking a guy if they think they're judged on their appearance on a daily basis? I have a feeling that there will be a lot more yes than no, especially in city environments.	/r/MensRights	29/11/13 11:40 AM
3	"A man who suffered months of violence at the hands of his fiancee has spoken of his ordeal to help raise awareness of domestic abuse against men." Abuse doesn't normally start right off the bat of a relationship. The abuser grooms the victim, slowly introducing elements that make them feel like shit AND feeling like that they deserve it. It gradually increases to the point of something like this article, but the victim sees it as 'normal' and 'their fault' because they've been so well groomed for so long. I really do feel for anyone who cannot break free.	/r/MensRights	26/11/13 10:17 PM
2	What sort of response does everyone else get when they identify with the MRA movement? Yeah I highlighted that in one of my comments. I think I'll refrain from the labelling and just focus on the issues from here onwards. Cheers.	/r/MensRights	25/11/13 01:16 AM
3	What sort of response does everyone else get when they identify with the MRA movement? I just received this in my inbox when I involved myself in a discussion about mental health and the need to make the cause genderless. I 'outed' myself as a MRA follower in this discussion and received this. It sucks. I have my reasons for following the movement just as others identify with the feminist movement, but no one wants to know why. It's just made me curious about how others have been looked upon, both IRL and online when they say they're for men's rights.	/r/MensRights	25/11/13 12:18 AM
2	Men in Sweden are at least as, if not more, likely than women to be victims of domestic violence Yeah, that makes me sad. So, what happens when you have a big blockbuster that doesn't adhere to the rules? Do you guys just not have access to it on the big screen?	/r/MensRights	18/11/13 07:46 AM
4	Men in Sweden are at least as, if not more, likely than women to be victims of domestic violence So a lot of Hollywood movies don't have a rating? This seems a little bizarre and far fetched. Proof?	/r/MensRights	18/11/13 07:30 AM
1	Male privilege I've been seeing it framed in the 'men do the dirty work that women don't want to' like janitors, mechanical jobs (read: greasy), garbage jobs etc. t The point I was trying to make is that it's not as easy for a woman to put their hand up and go 'yeah, I'll do the job' due to stereotypes/physical factors in place.	/r/MensRights	29/10/13 01:54 AM
1	Male privilege And that's cool, but then the MRA movement (as much as I support it), should stop with the 'women won't do x/y/z jobs!!!!111 Men do ALL the dirty jobs'. Can't have it both ways, y'know.	/r/MensRights	28/10/13 11:43 PM
1	Male privilege In this case, I think a lot of it is on perceived ability, or lack of ability. My niece isn't the biggest girl around, so compared to a stereotypical bigger guy she'd have no chance, regardless of what her talents and skills are. The concept of men are automatically stronger in society goes against them in a lot of areas, but also for them in some areas, too i.e trade job positions. It's all about perception in a case like this, not much on skill.	/r/MensRights	28/10/13 03:59 PM
1	Male privilege We're talking about 16yo kids. No one is more qualified than the other at that age.	/r/MensRights	28/10/13 06:59 AM
1	Male privilege Oh for sure. Totally agree. It was just a little heartbreaking seeing her get rejected for a job she really wanted over and over. Family man, they get you in the feels.	/r/MensRights	21/10/13 11:37 PM
1	Male privilege Well she is 16. Most kids in Australia are around that age when they get into an apprenticeship, then do school work as part of the 3yr program. It's actually a pretty decent set up, really.	/r/MensRights	21/10/13 11:35 PM
1	Male privilege Perhaps, but the position I'm talking about is highly sort after. I still dream of getting somewhere near it one day, but you have to know your shit inside out and have to know people who know people.	/r/MensRights	21/10/13 02:37 PM
1	Male privilege It's certainly in the emergency services in Australia. Well, more specifically, the ambulance system. I think they've only just hired their first female helicopter paramedic who deal with the super urgent stuff. It had been a 'boys club' until then.	/r/MensRights	21/10/13 02:07 PM
18	Male privilege As someone who attempted to help get a carpenter apprenticeship for my niece, I can tell you there is a little bit of truth in this. Went through about 9 or 10 employers who were advertising before she was offered a place. Could've been just her, though.	/r/MensRights	21/10/13 02:04 PM
2	My ex-wife got knocked up (Not by me) and had a kid. My child support obligation increased by about $100.00 per month. That's freaking CRAZY. One way street all the way.	/r/MensRights	15/10/13 12:35 PM
6	My ex-wife got knocked up (Not by me) and had a kid. My child support obligation increased by about $100.00 per month. We are no where near this bad. Yes, our leaders at the moment are shit, but the laws regarding this sort of thing is a billion times better than the US. I haven't heard anyone getting extorted for cash like this. Ever. Probably the weird odd case somewhere, but yeah.	/r/MensRights	15/10/13 12:26 PM
1	Blaming men gets old, and I tire of women that quote Marilyn Monroe. A lot of the quotes that float around weren't actually said by her eg, the deserving at her best one - not said by her.	/r/MensRights	12/10/13 08:56 AM
1	Girl makes boyfriend kneel in street and then slaps him infront of everyone because she thought he was cheating... Girl gets arrested. As much as assault/battery is bad regardless of gender, I feel like I'm missing out on something here culturally that isn't present in western society, but I can't put my finger on it, if that makes sense?	/r/MensRights	09/10/13 05:54 AM
1	Be a man who has sex with your underage girlfriend and become a felon,spend a decade in prison, and register as a sex offendor; be a woman who has sex with your underage girlfriend - continue to be caught having sex while during trial - and receive a misdemeanor charge and 4 months in jail. I wonder what would happen in a same sex male relationship. I think judges would be pretty apprehensive over charging anyone in a same sex relationship with the full weight of the law because of the heat that it would attract (not saying they should get away with it, just pointing out the current social situation).	/r/MensRights	05/10/13 10:23 AM
0	What would happen if no men showed up for work today? I doubt it's because women feel precious about doing those jobs. Man, I probably get into the hands on stuff no probs if it was something that was presented to me at a younger age. I think there are many things at work here except 'women don't want to work dirty jobs', which has some truth to it.	/r/MensRights	18/09/13 10:12 PM
1	What would happen if no men showed up for work today? That dude was batshit insane, but I don't blame him (except the whole killing people thing). Nursing homes are soul crushing places.	/r/MensRights	18/09/13 10:09 PM
1	What would happen if no men showed up for work today? That would be a gross over-generalisation. There are standards in place, and the fact that these nurses aren't adhering to them means they've been negligent and can be taken to court over said negligence. If it was more of a manner of being understaffed, that's something for the government/NHS to deal with. I can't think of many places in Australia where that would be considered 'standard'.	/r/MensRights	18/09/13 12:52 PM
4	What would happen if no men showed up for work today? A lot of those jobs had been stereotypical jobs of males until what? the 70-80s?, then the concept of a woman being a doctor or firefighter was something that was starting to be embraced. Women are still needing to catch up and even if you don't think so, there is still a feeling within the community that these are male jobs. You're right in that the work load would be unable to be fulfilled, but it's not something to be proud of. Speaking as a female paramedic and training to be an RN.	/r/MensRights	18/09/13 12:48 PM
-3	What would happen if no men showed up for work today? What do you mean by 'alive'? I would think healthcare falls under that term.	/r/MensRights	18/09/13 12:27 PM
3	What would happen if no men showed up for work today? Makes me sad to think that you think that's all women do :( I will use nursing, one of the biggest employments in a lot of western countries, where they wipe shit off people's arses, deal with potentially deadly medications and have to have a smile on their face while doing it. Both genders have shitty jobs, m'dear.	/r/MensRights	18/09/13 12:07 PM
3	Cyanide & Happiness takes on sexism against men I understand the mentality isn't directly aimed at me, but it affects both genders in my workplace. It's also the women who we help that pull the 'oh you won't be able to do x for my husband', due to our gender. It gets infuriating.	/r/MensRights	11/09/13 11:33 PM
30	Cyanide & Happiness takes on sexism against men Oh man, fuck I hate this mentality. I work in a job where a lot of heavy lifting is involved with patients and the amount of times I get told 'oh you must be a strong woman' while my male co-worker gets nothing pisses me right off. Along side the 'oh you two girls won't be able to lift me!'. Thanks for pointing out a crazy sexist stereotype while trying to help you. I am stronger than most of my male co-workers, mostly due to age difference, so to assume they should do the 'heavy lifting' is an …	/r/MensRights	11/09/13 06:52 PM
2	The effects of letting a boy wait and decide himself to be circumcised or not My nephew is having to be circumcised for medical reasons (I'm not 100% sure what the reason is, but my brother informed me). My brother is a little shattered he has had to do this to his son. It's becoming the norm (to my knowledge) for boys NOT to be circumcised in Australia, so I'm wondering what the procedure is going to do for my nephew's self esteem in the future...	/r/MensRights	09/09/13 12:48 PM
1	Daughter hopes letters free dad she says was convicted after her false rape charge Of course not. Just been in a similar position in terms of being used by family members, so I have a small idea how she would be feeling. She is the innocent, along with her father, in this. Don't turn it into 'she is a woman'.	/r/MensRights	03/09/13 12:53 AM
3	Daughter hopes letters free dad she says was convicted after her false rape charge Dude, if I was the one who did this, it would feel like a mental prison anyway. Knowing I was manipulated by someone who was supposed to care for me to put my father in jail. That's a massive mind fuck right there. I really feel for the father as well, don't get me wrong.	/r/MensRights	03/09/13 12:52 AM
5	Daughter hopes letters free dad she says was convicted after her false rape charge Oh my god, this poor girl. Imagine knowing you've ruined your dad's life. That man has a heart of gold for forgiving her.	/r/MensRights	02/09/13 09:15 AM
0	Why can't paternity tests just be a matter of law in hospitals when a baby is born. That's what I'm trying to point out - if vital immunisations aren't made mandatory to be given to infants, I highly doubt blood tests for paternity would be made mandatory. I'm not debating if they should or shouldn't, I'm just highlighting how every little thing has to go through the 'parents' before it's done and I don't see that changing in this day and age, which is more about our legal system and how lawsuit happy people get, not about the feminism agenda.	/r/MensRights	29/07/13 04:50 AM
1	Why can't paternity tests just be a matter of law in hospitals when a baby is born. I work with newborn children and this would never fly. Not because of feminism or anything else, but because everything of this nature requires permission from the parents. Parents even have the choice on if their children receive their newborn vaccinations or not, let alone a test to see who the father is and vaccinations are more important in the context of 'what's best for child'. I've been parents refuse to put an IV into their child (which was overridden since it was life saving, but still)…	/r/MensRights	28/07/13 09:39 PM
8	NZ woman rapes 13 year old boy: Cries in court, avoids jail, avoids a fine, can't be charged with rape Rage. Lots and lots of rage. Imagine what that poor boy would be thinking later on in his life, that people are allowed to take advantage of him in such a serious manner, and get away with it. I wish I could follow up on the victim in 10 years time, just to see how he has handled it when he is an adult.	/r/MensRights	28/06/13 02:05 AM
12	Single Father on 4Chan (SFW) My widowed father dealt with the same thing (back in the early 90s mind you). I fell and hit my head, needed stitches, so off to hospital. I can't remember as I was 4, but I was drilled with questions on how I did it for about an hr and a half while the stitches were getting organised. I really feel for my dad with what he had to put up with.	/r/MensRights	27/06/13 01:14 AM
2	Radio host asks Prime Minister Julia Gillard about dumb internet rumors that her husband is gay. Host is fired, the PM and Aus Sex Discrimination Commissioner declare questions were "sexist" and demeaning, and that young girls and women politicians should be protected from such questioning. I will add though, there have been a few passing comments about Abbott that I haven't been a fan of, namely the budgie smuggler comments (very skimpy tight swimwear).	/r/MensRights	15/06/13 01:04 PM
5	Radio host asks Prime Minister Julia Gillard about dumb internet rumors that her husband is gay. Host is fired, the PM and Aus Sex Discrimination Commissioner declare questions were "sexist" and demeaning, and that young girls and women politicians should be protected from such questioning. I'm normally with you guys on a lot of issues, but this isn't one. In the context of what has been happening over the last week, wait, no the last few years, some of her sexism speeches are somewhat called for. The sexism is subtle, but not subtle enough in that it demeans our Prime Minister and what that title stands for. You know, the person who is in charge of our country. It's the passing remarks about if the carpet matches the curtains, her sense of dress, her hair style, if she was wearing…	/r/MensRights	15/06/13 12:56 PM
2	Arriva has banned shorts as a part of their uniform, offering only pants or skirts regardless of weather. So 13 male employees opted for the skirt as a protest. Yeah I use them when it's summer and I'm just wearing the shirt, but it gets hot very quickly even with that extra layer. Doesn't help that we have to wear pants (everyone does) and boots. Sweltering by the afternoon!	/r/MensRights	10/06/13 11:49 AM
3	Arriva has banned shorts as a part of their uniform, offering only pants or skirts regardless of weather. So 13 male employees opted for the skirt as a protest. I do :( Still super visible. Cheers for the pro tip though :)	/r/MensRights	10/06/13 10:18 AM
5	Arriva has banned shorts as a part of their uniform, offering only pants or skirts regardless of weather. So 13 male employees opted for the skirt as a protest. Having dealt with a similar-ish situation at my own work, it sucks being the person who has to overheat and be uncomfortable for the sake of uniform. There should be an equal uniform for all weather conditions i.e. skirt for women, shorts for men etc. (I'm female, we have white shirts that are near enough see-through. Been told we need to wear another shirt underneath to cover our bras. I work outside a lot, therefore overheat in the Australian summer ;_; Better quality shirts have been proposed…	/r/MensRights	10/06/13 12:44 AM
2	HOLY SHIT. Woman allegedly sends ricin letter to Obama, tells the FBI her husband did it. Why? To win at divorce. To be honest, I wouldn't want someone who is pregnant out on the field with me if it meant my safety. Office jobs on the other hand...	/r/MensRights	08/06/13 08:36 AM
0	Finally, a bone tossed for men... No one should be lifting something heavy. Male or female, your back doesn't discriminate.	/r/MensRights	16/04/13 06:27 AM
0	Saw this on my first day at university. It's the little things... They're a pretty big advocate for men's mental health, which is awesome, but the fact their own CEO (Kennett) is anti-gay rights is what makes me uneasy about their whole stance with depression.	/r/MensRights	15/04/13 02:22 PM
2	Why is the exclusionary "PyLadies" group allowed to hold ladies only meetings at PyCon. This seems to violate the Code of Conduct against exclusionary speech. I'm not 100% sure what is discussed, since I'm female and the invite is for male nurses, but I know of a result that came from that which is the mentality behind manual handling - that male nurses can do the things that females can't, when it reality no one should be doing a certain bad manual handling action. It has been addressed and gets reviewed. Sadly, there is a lot of old school nurses in the system who come from the 'lift everything' and 'get the men to come and help' era, so from genera…	/r/MensRights	31/03/13 06:20 AM
8	Why is the exclusionary "PyLadies" group allowed to hold ladies only meetings at PyCon. This seems to violate the Code of Conduct against exclusionary speech. My employer does have male nurse meet ups since there ARE issues that are male only within the profession, so yes, they exist.	/r/MensRights	31/03/13 12:17 AM
1	Feminist group uses false rape "triggering" claim to shut down speaker at conference Besides the whole 'my feelings might get hurt' part of this, like a few people have said, what the hell is someone trying to introduce a sex talk that involves drugs at a technical conference? I wouldn't be offended if I heard the talk, but I'd be a little WTF if it was presented, considering the topic at hand. As much as the group keeps on putting their foot in their mouth in regards to the reasons why they stopped the talk, a little common sense from the presenter of said talk wouldn't have go…	/r/MensRights	28/02/13 05:13 AM
1	Woman jailed after 11th false rape claim in a decade If a man had started making similar accusations from an age as early as that, I would also be saying there is mental health issues going on. That shit just isn't right, regardless of gender.	/r/MensRights	27/02/13 05:21 AM
2	Equality at its finest. II don't have anything to cite, but I guess I'm using logic considering the nature of the male and female roles in society before feminism became into action. In a society where females were considered a lesser gender, dumb and unable to do the work men do, I cannot see how male domestic violence would've been as common. Like I said, that has all changed and things are different.	/r/MensRights	25/02/13 09:25 PM
1	Equality at its finest. As much as I agree that there needs to be equal footing in this issue, I guess I personally look at the history of domestic violence. It used to be a predominately female victim base that has this issue, hence why the concepts of feminism have come around and flourished with time. While females had worked towards this equal right caper, something changed. The dynamics behind relationships changed and thus domestic violence changed. It's just there hasn't been enough awareness, discussion, law pu…	/r/MensRights	25/02/13 10:20 AM
3	In regards to the PS4 event, and the complaints that followed: But.. all I wanted was a PS4 ;_;	/r/MensRights	24/02/13 11:56 AM
5	Huge victory for equal parental rights. Baby returned to legal father after being given up for adoption by the mother while he was stationed in another state. Man, I'd love a follow up on what actually happened. Dude was royally screwed over, but it seems like some stories aren't correlating, especially with the adoptive parents. Wonder what exactly happened.	/r/MensRights	28/01/13 08:44 AM