Would someone like to help me write some refutations and maybe some objections for this article?

MakhSC · 2013-11-14T16:10:45+00:00

There's no need to make things complicated. The articles argument fails simply because it relies on a false premise - that Men's and Women's rights are mutually exclusive.

All this article does is list all the instances where women are disadvantaged in society. You don't need to disagree with a single one of these points. They can all be true for all your care, because none of them take away from the fact that men also have gender issues which are generally ignored by feminist groups.

2013-11-14T14:50:30+00:00

What I have so far. (note: it starts out sarcastic)

Yesterday someone on Facebook told me that Feminism helps men. That it's agenda is one that recognizes the inequalities each gender faces, and seeks to bring equality for everyone.

They were right.

You see, for men the rise of feminism has put them in a place of equality to women for example, Feminists who lead the charge to establish laws like VAWA, and who helped design the theories behind the Minneapolis Domestic Violnce experiment were seeking equality when they established the norm of men as abusers.

Thanks in part to those brave women, women who want to abuse their boyfriends can feel safe in knowing that the law sees men as primary aggressors and that men can feel unsafe if they need to call for police help.

Feminism also brought about equality for rape victims. For example when Mary P. Koss, a prominent feminist scholar who has worked with the CDC was writing on male victims of rape, she wrote “Although consideration of male victims is within the scope of the legal statutes, it is important to restrict the term rape to instances where male victims were penetrated by offenders. It is inappropriate to consider as a rape victim a man who engages in unwanted sexual intercourse with a woman. p. 206”

Because nothing says equality like, “Men can't be raped.” Feminists are truly on the front lines for making sure that rape victims voices are heard! Especially if there is no rape! Just a heads up guys, if you get drunk and a woman takes advantage of you, (cite sexual aggression study) you're not a victim! Just take those feelings of violation and remember that your “rape” shouldn't really be “considered as rape” at least as far as crime data goes.

Because of Feminism, when polled more men are pro-choice than women! Wait... was that because of feminism? No.. wait... How about because of Feminism women are out earning men before the age of 30.... wait how about “Because of Feminism” more women are getting college degrees!! Never mind the fact that boys and young men are dropping out of high school and college faster than ever before. We've got to think of the girls!! There aren't enough women in STEM fields!!! But we do have a 60/40 gender ratio in undergraduate degrees!!

But, maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. Maybe I should address areas where Feminism has addressed men's issues and helped.

The Male Suicide Rate is still 3x higher than women's.

Men still die 5 years sooner than women.

Title	Would someone like to help me write some refutations and maybe some objections for this article?
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Date	November 14, 2013 2:49 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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