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I don't think so. I feel like a lot of the people who identify as feminist, believing that "feminism = gender equality", are people who don't put too much thought into the matter. When we challenge that assumption, we are criticizing a position that the reader thinks they hold. this means that we're criticizing them... you immediately put them on the defensive. Ultimately we want to convince, not attack. (even if we're not actually attacking that person. it doesn't matter, because they think we …
/r/MensRights11/12/14 11:19 PM
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The beginning of that article was a bit over the top; comparing feminism to 'rapism' will definitely alienate people who would benefit from reading the article. Where it really shines, though, is in its discussion of false accusations. Well thought out arguments. It would be a great article if it were focused on that only. Obviously rape is a dark and terrible evil. Rapists, if they are truly rapists, ought to go to prison for a very long time. Nobody disagrees with that. Everyone, save for actu…
/r/MensRights11/12/14 05:46 PM
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I would, myself, reject it on the basis that (1) feminism hasn't done any progress in these matters and (2) the concept of patriarchy existing in the modern western world does not allow for any progress in Men's Rights as they are inherently seen as contrary to Women's Rights. What's more, "eradicating patriarchy" is so completely vague and broad that it just seems an innefective goal to me.
/r/MensRights02/10/14 04:38 AM
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from experience talking to people, circumcision is much harder to accept as an issue and as something morally wrong. I'm not saying it isn't, but it's been a part of western culture so long that people really have trouble associating it as something that should be banned. It's even harder in Latin America because the perspective here is still that our culture is "machista" or male-centered; getting people to accept male issues is already difficult, without even mentioning circumcision. and here …
/r/MensRights28/01/14 09:07 PM
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I have no idea what the severity level actually means, is a 2 twice as bad as a 1 really? aaaah. I see your point now. I assumed it was on a linear scale. yes, I think it could have been better done. I had a hard time wrapping my head around the data presented in that study. well, for next time!
/r/MensRights28/01/14 08:47 PM
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yes indeed, there's always going to be some back-lash from feminists, and I know all too well. I'm getting a multitude of facebook comments and messages from people who have only known feminism all their lives. The problem is that it is hard for them to accept that gender issues like these can be approached in other ways, and not through the feminist perspective.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 04:02 PM
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yeah, at first I labelled those as "pre-feminism" and "post-feminism", and then I decided to change them to "past" and "present" in order to avoid unnecessary confusion/controversy. oh well, mistakes happen!
/r/MensRights28/01/14 02:42 PM
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yes, although I found it hard to explain a lot of data. I found myself cutting out a lot of numbers. as was mentioned above, my goal was to make people aware of the issues, and narrative was just easier for people to relate to... This was my first public speaking event! I admit I was a little nervous, speaking in front of ~100 people.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 02:39 PM
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ah, good point. yes, I remember saying that in the conclusion. I think I was trying to sympathize with the audience's feelings that they don't really hear about men being raped as much. Anyways, thank you!
/r/MensRights28/01/14 02:37 PM
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circumcision is a difficult and very controversial topic, especially here in Latin America, and I didn't want to detract from the other topics. call me a coward, but there really would have been a much more significant backlash to my talk. I felt like my mission was to make people understand men also face discrimination, and once they do, more topics can be brought into the discussion.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 02:33 PM
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point taken. legally there are minimal repercussions, but we can agree that it is both difficult and unlikely for false accusers to receive these repercussions? I appreciate the criticism. I'll make sure to be more specific in these regards.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 02:25 PM
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hm, yes, probably. I should have said "virtually no repercussion" but the point still stands. it's extremely hard to receive compensation or have the false accuser receive a punishment anywhere near the potential damage the false accusation could have caused.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 02:01 PM
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(don't know if this counts as giving too much personal info, but I guess it is on youtube now.) It's nice. big international school. In my opinion, the best school in panama.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 01:59 PM
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damn, must've missed it then. I remember editing it out of my slides. oh well. The whole point was that feminism (or anti-feminism) would not be an integral part to the talk. just the issues themselves and why they matter.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 01:57 PM
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haha, you had to sign up online. but because it was a TEDxYouth event, the audience was limited to people under 25 years old, which I suppose lowered the chances of lynching. but it did try to make it as least controversial as possible.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 01:53 PM
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Yes, that's what I said in the talk... at around 5:50. According to the CDC national sexual violence survey.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 01:44 PM
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No, actually. I'd never heard about it before. I'll listen to it tonight. sounds interesting. thanks!
/r/MensRights28/01/14 01:31 PM
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that's actually the same study I used. I might have not explained it clearly enough. I tried to say that despite the fact that men commit more serious crimes, there is a clear disparity between the ratio of severity to sentence length. Thanks for the input.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 12:59 PM
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I just saw the opportunity and I applied to be a speaker like everyone else. I'm just lucky that this event was student-organized, which means that they were probably more open to my ideas. I highly recommend the experience, being a speaker at a TEDx event was interesting and working together with other people was great. Everyone saw my point, although not at first, and helped me improve the talk.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 12:32 PM
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Yeah haha, there's always going to be someone. that person I just talked to on facebook also cited a feminist blog as a source for their argument... which was that all men issues revolve around misogyny. well, at least controversy brings more debate and (usually) more intelligent discussion.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 01:51 AM
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If I had to take a wild guess at it, I think it's their years of education within the feminist narrative and it was more of an inability to accept that both men and women can be "oppressed" (I hate that word) simultaneously in society.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 01:48 AM
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Notice I didn't say the word "feminism" once during the talk? well, I was trying to be as uncontroversial as possible. it might not be as fun, but I felt like at this opportunity it was best to just make sure the message got across, and that's what it did - mostly. I still got the occasional typical feminist narrative, saying "well these male issues are only caused by the fact that women are seen as inferior in society." (actually I just answered a facebook message five minutes ago saying just t…
/r/MensRights28/01/14 01:45 AM
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Surprisingly I didn't get a lot of negative feedback. most the negative feedback came from my older teachers/director who acknowledged that I had good points but had difficulties agreeing with them. Most of my friends were very receptive to the talk. I ended up having great conversations on facebook with other people, friends of friends who I'd never met but heard about the talk.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 01:21 AM
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Yeah, I admit that I over-dramatized it a bit. Thanks for the extra information! I felt like my biggest hurdle was actually convincing everyone else that these issues actually existed, and that they were problems worth fixing. People I talked to and people that helped me organize the talk really had trouble believing in me at first... hence the need for a little drama.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 12:52 AM
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thank you! I tried my best to keep it short and give a general idea of the issues, given it was a TEDxYouth event.
/r/MensRights28/01/14 12:36 AM
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haha, thanks! will do.
/r/MensRights24/11/13 11:40 PM
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I'd love to, but I actually gave the talk yesterday, so the video's not out yet. I'll probably post it in the subreddit once it's up :)
/r/MensRights24/11/13 11:05 PM
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If you're in the UK, it might be worthwhile to mention the rape laws in the UK. as a standalone it's already pretty shocking: 1-(1) A person (A) commits an offence if— (a) he intentionally penetrates the vagina, anus or mouth of another person (B) with his penis, (b) B does not consent to the penetration, and (c) A does not reasonably believe that B consents. of course there's more to it, especially when you diverge into other laws about sexual assault and the sort (which I believe aren't classi…
/r/MensRights24/11/13 06:10 PM
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Yes, I get exactly what you mean. It's beneficial for him to be described in that way. The most important part of the article was indeed what he said about the genders being flipped around; however, it's saddening that that's not what's considered most important by the press.
/r/MensRights15/10/13 03:14 PM
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I like how they run the story as "Butt Naked Liam 'vulnerable'", as if that's the most important aspect of the incident -- that he said felt vulnerable. Liam's spot on with his assessment. No one can say the double standard is not clearly visible.
/r/MensRights14/10/13 02:46 PM
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true, and that's one of the things I like about this sub.
/r/MensRights30/08/13 03:54 PM
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yes, thank you. that's essentially what I wanted to express. I might not have picked the best passage to critize, but that's what I intended to convey.
/r/MensRights30/08/13 03:53 PM
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hmmm thinking it through, I take that back. that's essentially what we do here as well.
/r/MensRights29/08/13 11:08 PM
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oh my god. this is what's wrong with them. "Strike three—women ignored men. Conversations were between women, about women, and in the interests of women."
/r/MensRights29/08/13 09:00 PM
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yeah... well the post seemed reasonable. I guess I was too hopeful, thinking there could be a discussion without insults thrown, from either side.
/r/MensRights18/06/13 02:56 PM
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Don't mind the hateful people here. I think it's great that you're reaching out to the MRA's here in such a respectful way, and even consider changing your beliefs. Personally, I believe that feminism is relatively outdated and it doesn't fully acknowledge or treat men's rights issues, sometimes completely denying their existence. But remember, MRA or Feminism are simply labels. I'm all for gender equality, and if you are too, then it doesn't matter. As long as there is an acknowledgement of the…
/r/MensRights18/06/13 05:22 AM
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really? feminists have taken over TEDx? I haven't watched many TEDx talks, but one TEDx event is coming up in my area and I'm hoping to be able to give a talk about men's rights.
/r/MensRights29/05/13 06:40 PM
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