Feminist runs afoul of the system she's helped push for.

Jacksambuck · 2012-12-21T22:52:23+00:00

"IAMA FEMINIST, but after a while, the smell of my husband's burning flesh started to inconvenience me."

Still better than nothing I suppose.

This was a middle class, educated woman who is part of the system and knows how it works, trying to explain to them that it was a freaking accident. Just imagine how it goes in cases of reciprocal DV (which is the most common form).

DavidByron · 2012-12-22T01:58:15+00:00

Allow me to summarize: I came home and, through a series of unfortunate events, my husband was doing something I didn't approve of, so I kicked him in the leg, although he mistakenly believes I kicked him in the face. It's okay though, because that's not domestic violence, he was doing something I didn't approve of, so kicking is clearly alright in that situation. He tried to shove me away and my face was cut by my glasses and I fell down the stairs, due to a ridiculous choice of footwear. I needed to go to the hospital and the police were called for domestic violence. They immediately assumed I was a victim and, to get home sooner, I signed a paper that I knew didn't accurately portray what had happened and let my husband get carted off to jail. I'm not a victim, but this really made my life harder because I was concerned that he might not be able to afford his share of the mortgage and that would suck.

RedditBlueit · 2012-12-21T21:45:52+00:00

If you think the DV system works in California, watch this video. Chilling.

CosmicKeys · 2012-12-21T22:35:43+00:00

Wow.

5th_Law_of_Robotics · 2012-12-22T02:09:40+00:00

"All I could think was he's going to lose his job and there goes our financial stability".

Paraphrased but wow.

"I felt completely disempowered by the system . . . no one believed me".

Yeah . . . now you know what it is to be a man that has run afoul of the law in the US. Check your privilege.

At about the 15 minute mark she starts to spout some major heresy.

2012-12-22T06:17:50+00:00

interesting how her husbands life is ruined, but it keep coming back to HER and how this has affected HER.

123vasectomy · 2012-12-22T09:32:10+00:00

If ever there were a golden case to be made for female solipsism, here it is fellas. Nearly no acknowledgement of her husband's suffering, a minimal, glancing acknowledgement that she was the one who initiated the human/human violence, not him, and then just a bunch of whining about money. I'm no fan of her husband, he shouldn't have beat up a dog. But really, how could she fail to see how completely insensitive she is being to her own husband? How blind to her own privlege? It's just too ridiculous, I'm going over to r/spacedicks for a little reality check..

darkgatherer · 2012-12-22T12:21:06+00:00

This really needs to be cross posted to r/Feminism or 2x...I'd like to see their reaction and see if they learn anything.

MedicScott · 2012-12-23T08:39:07+00:00

Just a slight observation, someone is making a shit load of money by extorting both parties through the judicial system. It seems like MRM could ruin the lucrative party in DV cases. (side note although very self centered in her views and her problems; acknowledgement of a broken system by the other party is still a baby step in the right direction even if it is skewed )

Title	Feminist runs afoul of the system she's helped push for.
Author	OuiCrudites
Upvotes	29
Comments	20
Date	December 21, 2012 7:08 PM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/158op9/feminist_runs_afoul_of_the_system_shes_helped/
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