From Suffrage to Suppression: Women Now Lead in Anti-Speech Sentiment

jubbergun · 2018-03-17T08:20:34+00:00

No surprise. This is like many other groups who used free speech in the middle of the last century to advance their causes. Once they got their way and eventually became "the man," they decided that they didn't want anyone using their own tools against them.

EricAllonde · 2018-03-17T08:10:36+00:00

The MRM, like all rights movements which are supported by only a minority of the population, depends heavily on free speech.

Feminism is committed to silencing the MRM and is opposed to free speech in general. Unfortunately, it seems that a large number of women share feminism's opposition to free speech. This is a serious headwind which the MRM will need to overcome.

JayPx4 · 2018-03-17T12:39:27+00:00

"It is a well-known axiom on the free speech side of the aisle that the solution to bad speech is more speech. This means that citizens ought to thoughtfully engage with the opposition, and defeat the ideas they find offensive with rational arguments and persuasion. Everyone gets their say, and those with the better arguments and evidence will likely win the day.

The question remains – why are women so ready to throw away free speech rights? "

She answered her own question

vaperana · 2018-03-17T12:15:52+00:00

To me, over the last 5 yrs the most noticeable difference in Society as a man is this influx of new societal-norms manipulating mens behaviour, there are things you cannot say now that were inoffensive and acceptable 5yrs ago.

The article was interesting, facts confirming what we already knew are always nice.

Meyright · 2018-03-17T13:47:03+00:00

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2018-03-17T11:05:02+00:00

You can't bad mouth your master.

Historybuffman · 2018-03-17T19:20:31+00:00

"A quick Google search will pull up hundreds of articles positing that American women do not have the same free speech rights as men, and theorizing that men only support free speech rights because it gives them an unfair advantage. But as French points out, marginalized groups are the groups most empowered by free speech. And what proponents of restrictions on speech don’t seem to understand is that any restrictions they place on the speech they don’t like today can (and probably will, if history is any indication) be turned around and used against them tomorrow."

I loved this paragraph.

Meyright · 2018-03-17T14:01:25+00:00

This is worrying

woodie_wood · 2018-03-17T15:46:21+00:00

Useful idiots

2018-03-17T16:11:52+00:00

While this is sad and disturbing (both of the gendered responses to "safe spaces" especially disturbing, that's pretty much segregation!) it is not surprising.

Yndrd1984 · 2018-03-17T20:12:39+00:00

Feminists are ready to throw away free speech, because free speech has already helped them maximally and they need to repress anyone else who might gain control/power through free speech.

TheOnlyFP · 2018-03-17T22:00:26+00:00

Even though Women lead, it doesn't mean they are the only one. The link tells us that men are alway about 10% behind but still in the same direction.

This is more of a societal issue than a gendered issue if you want my opinion.

Title	From Suffrage to Suppression: Women Now Lead in Anti-Speech Sentiment
Author	EricAllonde
Upvotes	184
Comments	22
Date	March 17, 2018 8:06 AM UTC (8 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/852fqr/from_suffrage_to_suppression_women_now_lead_in/
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