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1	“I think men are born abusive and that women, whatever monkey they came from, they’re better,” she says. “Men need way more work to be better people.” Why do you care about the opinion of this one shmoo? She's not in a position of power. It's like letting a troll rile you up.	/r/MensRights	28/08/12 02:20 AM
1	How come when a man holds a note like that in front of him it doesn't absolve him from involuntary servitude? It seems to me that there aren't any good options, and the best thing to do is to curl up into a ball and sleep forever. I wonder if fewer people would end up in these shitty situations if public high school curriculums included classes on healthy relationships and comprehensive sex-positive sex education, which would cover the topic of consent, the legal definition of rape, and the consequences in terms of time, money, friends and reputation of false rape accusations. Though if Tennessee is not…	/r/MensRights	08/08/12 05:14 PM
-1	How the feminist definition of rape made me feel ashamed to be a victim of a crime that never happened. If I don't get to define what feminism is for anyone else, then neither do you. You write as if there is some evil Feminist Sisterhood that meets once a year in the Alps to discuss ways to "maintain relevance" and screw over people with dicks. But here you are, arguing that OP is absolved of her ridiculous urge to pursue legal recourse against her ex for "raping" her because of some Big Bad Feminist Shit she read on the Internet. Is she not responsible for her own stupid ideas? Or is she pardone…	/r/MensRights	08/08/12 02:36 AM
1	How come when a man holds a note like that in front of him it doesn't absolve him from involuntary servitude? Thank you for taking the time to explain this to me. The idea of a financial abortion seems kinda cold to me, but then again, I'd have an abortion if I got pregnant, so I'm not one to talk. Do you think your feelings about your ex & your daughter would be different if you had "financially aborted" the pregnancy early on?	/r/MensRights	08/08/12 02:13 AM
–	How the feminist definition of rape made me feel ashamed to be a victim of a crime that never happened. You know why there are laws that would've allowed you to pursue legal action against your ex for rape? Because people do get raped. People get raped by their partners, spouses, relatives, acquaintances and strangers. There needs to be legal recourse for these people. If you can think of specific ways to change current law or culture to head off situations like the one you describe, I'm happy to hear your suggestions, but I don't think your confusion negates the value of the feminist movement. I …	/r/MensRights	08/08/12 02:09 AM
1	How come when a man holds a note like that in front of him it doesn't absolve him from involuntary servitude? Yes, but consent to sex != consent to herpes, either, but there is a possibility of contracting an infection or disease when you have sex. It's a fact of our biology. The egg truckin' down my fallopian tube doesn't give a shit whether I want to get pregnant. The sperm slippin' through my cervix don't care whether the body they just left is ready for the responsibilities of fatherhood. HPV doesn't wait for your permission. If you don't consider the risk of getting pregnant or sick when you have s…	/r/MensRights	08/08/12 01:54 AM
–	How the feminist definition of rape made me feel ashamed to be a victim of a crime that never happened. The articles you read were from the lunatic fringe of feminism. Every philosophy has its extremists. See: Andrea Dworkin. But judging feminism as a whole by the people on its fringes is like judging conservatives by the wacky things that come out of Allen West's mouth. It's easy & emotionally satisfying to do so, but you won't understand the root of the philosophy if you're just snuffling for truffles around the edges. I'm sorry you had a bad experience with extreme feminist arguments about sex …	/r/MensRights	07/08/12 01:58 AM
1	How come when a man holds a note like that in front of him it doesn't absolve him from involuntary servitude? So what reforms are necessary in your view? I don't think it's helpful to assign blame to either person involved in creating an accidental pregnancy -- assuming it was truly accidental, and not forced on a woman by a man, or vice versa. Even then, how would you want the situation handled legally?	/r/MensRights	07/08/12 01:33 AM
2	How come when a man holds a note like that in front of him it doesn't absolve him from involuntary servitude? Takes two to make a child, dude, and raising a kid well isn't easy or cheap. What's the alternative to the current social & legal responsibility that a parent has toward their kid today? You get a girl pregnant. Then what? What's the good option there? Abortion? Going through the pregnancy and giving the child up for adoption? Would you stick it out through the pregnancy, or would you bail early? What if she wants to keep the child and raise it? What do you do then? Do you stay with her and help…	/r/MensRights	06/08/12 01:56 AM
3	How come when a man holds a note like that in front of him it doesn't absolve him from involuntary servitude? Fair enough. The draft is bullshit.	/r/MensRights	06/08/12 12:20 AM
4	How come when a man holds a note like that in front of him it doesn't absolve him from involuntary servitude? What's the connection between a man's penis & involuntary servitude?	/r/MensRights	05/08/12 11:06 PM
–	Hey guys, woman here letting you know I support your rights. It's no good when strangers pretend to know your business. The best solution is to say, "BITCH YOU DON'T KNOW MY LIFE," and then walk away like this.	/r/MensRights	05/08/12 01:05 PM
–	Hey guys, woman here letting you know I support your rights. Feminism is what you make of it. Yes, there are feminists who drift too far out into the edges of the philosophy -- men are evil, men are inferior, all straight sex is rape, etc -- but they're the reactionary fringe. Every philosophy has extremists. It seems silly to judge the entire idea of feminism by the assholes on the edges. Feminism in the broadest sense is focused on women's equality as human beings. I like that idea. I also like the idea of men not being judged categorically as members o…	/r/MensRights	05/08/12 03:19 AM