Are men oppressed? Male rights activists maligned as ‘sexists’ fight to have movement recognized on campus

TracyMorganFreeman · 2013-10-05T17:19:07+00:00

“I am a firm believer in the argument that patriarchy hurts men too,” said Steph Guthrie, a feminist organizer in Toronto who has spoken against the rise of men’s rights activism. “I do not deny that men face challenges in this world as a result of the way our culture socializes gender and masculinity. But these problems are not the result of women’s empowerment or increased independence. They are the result of a system that propagates rigid and toxic gender ideals.”

Unless of course feminism achieved that greater empowerment and independence by reinforcing the elements of the patriarchy that affected men.

nigglereddit · 2013-10-05T18:12:39+00:00

Are men oppressed?

Well there's a big section of society and the establishment which wants to stop us from getting together and talking.

That's generally a really big red flag.

madlordofestnoth · 2013-10-05T18:45:47+00:00

They claim that AVFM is misogynistic. Have they become women-haters while I was sleeping last night? Edit: an r

AnnArchist · 2013-10-06T20:56:25+00:00

one male feminist counter-protester evidently did not grasp the difference between “suffering” and “suffrage.

Lol.

bunker_man · 2013-10-07T09:56:08+00:00

After years of campus discord over abortion, Zionism and white privilege, this new war is taking shape over the claim that men suffer systematic oppression comparable to the social inequalities that gave rise to feminism.

Gave rise. Because what happened 100 years ago is directly translatable to what's going on now.

Title	Are men oppressed? Male rights activists maligned as ‘sexists’ fight to have movement recognized on campus
Author	truthjusticeca
Upvotes	50
Comments	16
Date	October 5, 2013 2:52 PM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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