Introduction

In around July I made an effort to devise a list of men's rights. I lost motivation though because I felt I wasn't really getting to the bottom of the issue. Now I think I have. I think there is only one right we don't have, and this neatly addresses many men's rights type grievances. Without further ado...

Men's right:

*Men have a right to be nondisposable.

Rationale

As noted by Baumeister [1] and Farrell [2], men have most often been viewed as expendable by the culture they belong to. Men are expected to do the dangerous work. Men are expected to have a tough appearance to go with this [3]. This results in males having a shorter lifespan practically everywhere [4].

Implications

Once it is no longer assumed that we are expendable this will have flow on effects. It will mean that we are no longer the ones who should automatically do the most dangerous work. We will not stop at criticising feminists or challenging their requests due to a fear of losing chivalry points. We will begin to think that our shorter longevity is actually a problem. We will be able to wear feminine clothing without fear as women wear masculine clothing without fear. Our right to ensure via genetic testing that we raise our children only, and not another man's [see 5] will be supported, not subtley doubted for us failing to display gallantry just because a woman says it is our child. There are many more flow on effects of males no longer being expendable. I invite you to contribute more, and to debate the validity of my claim that men's primary right is being nondisposable.

Finally, I must comment that my motivation is equalism, not the promotion of a particular sex.

References

[1] http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~baumeistertice/goodaboutmen.htm

[2] http://www.warrenfarrell.org/TheBook/index.html

[3] http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/lifematters/princess-boy-sparks-gender-furore-20101101-179rn.html

[4] Wikipedia, UN

[5] http://www.spectator.co.uk/essays/6391918/whos-the-daddy.thtml