Is this a harmful view towards men's mental health?

uber-pizza · 2020-07-01T09:35:32+00:00

Hi everyone! I came across this video from, the woman in it is claiming that advocation for men's mental health charities and support are inherently sexist and completely isolate women when it comes to talking about mental health. She raises some good points regarding women suffering with mental health difficulties to a greater extent than men, however I believe she is sending the wrong message that men should not receive more support regarding mental health due to the astronomically high rate of suicides among men (in the UK where myself and this woman are from, 75% of suicides are men). I believe when we face issues such as this, an equitable approach is more applicable in that, men's suicide prevention requires more attention to get to a more equal standard - obviously in an ideal world we should let no one get to the point where they feel their only next move is to take their own life.

This video was also posted on Instagram and she resorted to replying to educated and respectful responses with personality insults. The message that we should destroy support for an issue that affects one gender disproportionately more than the other is not a feminist one. Please let me know what you think about the video and my response to it. If you are struggling with mental health you are not alone, there is always someone to talk to, my DMs are always open.

Mindraker · 2020-07-01T10:47:26+00:00

In terms of psychology, men and women are different.

I don't know if that makes it a "feminist" issue, per se.

If we were to swap men soldiers out with women homemakers -- would we suddenly solve all our societal problems? Probably not.

Title	Is this a harmful view towards men's mental health?
Author	uber-pizza
Upvotes	12
Comments	4
Date	July 1, 2020 9:34 AM UTC (6 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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