What do you think of these top 5 posts of all time on /r/Feminism ?

CelestialDos · 2016-01-11T01:42:22+00:00

Meaningless platitude that everyone already agrees is or should be status quo.
Legitimate issue regarding reproductive rights however misguided the formulation of the argument is, also the post is a meaningless platitude. It does nothing to change anything and is just there to garner the disapproval of the forum.
Pathetic. Feminism now defines everything you direct at a women in public as harassment. This is basically a chart saying "Don't say anything to strangers in public; ever"
Legitimate issue, both genders have concerning expectations of what others should do/be, however the post is a meaningless platitude

5 Pathetic. Firstly the comparison is flawed, but even more concerning is that the only well documented rape culture in western society is that of women falsely accusing black men in order to be able to lynch them.

Overall /r/feminism is a joke.

soalone34 · 2016-01-11T01:46:41+00:00

I don't really understand this one. My guess is it's a parody of Internet comics that are about me <insert nerdy hobbie> vs other girls <insert shallow hobby>
I'm pro choice, and I can understand the frustration of people mad at the attempts to ban abortion again. However I dislike how there is a portrayal that it's men only trying to do this, most pro lifers are women. Secondly, even though attempts are made abortion is right now legal. Women have bodily rights, you can't circumcise a girl and if a woman gets pregnant she can have the baby or give it up for adoption. Men however don't have bodily rights, they can be circumcised and if a man gets a woman pregnant that women can force him to pay child support for 18 years even if he didn't want the baby.
It seems pretty spot on, though it's important to remember that men get cat called too and the difference between an openly rude cat call comment vs being politely told something by someone you don't like. The chart doesn't really imply otherwise for those though.
I like it!
People would ask him if he left the door unlocked. There is a difference between being accountable for your own safety and being blamed for something out of your control. I won't blame someone who got robbed because they left their door open unlocked, but I would tell them to lock it next time.

If you feel unsafe in your area then carry mace or something, it isn't victim blaming to tell someone to be safe. It would be if you said that the rape wasn't a crime or was deserved because they didn't carry mace.

Also I don't get the idea we live in a rape culture specifically for women, a woman getting raped has always been taken more seriously then a man getting raped.

I would respect /r/Feminism more if they didn't ban you for saying any opinion against the norm. They've banned people for the most idiotic reasons, it's a circle jerk.

sblaptopman · 2016-01-11T04:54:20+00:00

In my post I am going to use the term feminism for those who want rights/opportunity to not be dependent on gender rather than SJWs who invoke the patriarchy at every turn as if there is some oppresive conglomerate.

Disclaimer: I, a man, consider myself a feminist in the former sense, but am sick and tired of seeing SJWs get screen time and recognize there are some things in society that are rigged against men.

Entertainment I imagine? I think its something we should all be able to get behind, for men and women.
This has more to do with the issue of idiotic politicians with dated and unbased dogmas than feminism. However, I think abortion is a feminist issue, and frankly something that shouldn't be decided for the whole nation by some old man (or woman) in congress. I think this has nothing to do with taking away men's rights and more to do with ridiculing men who would take away rights from women, which I think is something a feminist or MRA can do.
Honestly? The chart is great. I think its sentiment behind it is a bit of a bummer but I also understand why it exists. Yes, there is an issue of attractive male says hello = cute, unattractive male says hello = gross, get a life. But that is not being brought up here. This is about cat-calling. Which is bad. Saying hello on the street is not cat calling, but this is not claiming it is.
Awesome. Actual feminists calling out HAES bigots. An example of feminism, as a group and label, not necessarily being unreasonable and anti-male.
It's an oversimplification of a complex issue, but overall the sentiment is ok. Yes, society has huge issues with how it handles rape of women. It also has huge issues with how it handles rape with men. A cute facebook post isn't going to fix it, but its at least getting peoples' minds going on the subject. I think /u/soalone34 has a decent point about the door being locked, but that is also a really flawed comparison too. I think that no victim should be blamed to any extent, but I think to some extent everyone is responsible for their own safety. Sometimes, things fall out of our control. That goes for anyone.

andejoh · 2016-01-11T08:16:22+00:00

OK, the message is obscure, but I think it's people are the same and want similar things for themselves. That probably describes the mindset of 90% of the people, since the other 10% includes some feminists, maybe there is a purpose for it.
Because someone hasn't thought of why a woman might want to have an abortion that makes his opinion invalid? How many people have wondered why a PAM (Post Abortion Man) may have wanted his child?
Don't really have a problem with this as long as it expands to not bothering people at all. Feminists like to elevate the sexual because they feel it's something mostly men do. Let's say I told women that when I'm at a store, I'm there to shop not grab something off the top shelf for you. If you need something from the top shelf there are store personnel paid to do that for you. Find one of them. You'd all of a sudden have them calling you a jerk.
Cool, real men like what they like.
They never asked him if his door was locked unless there was no sign of forced entry. It probably was, but if it wasn't, I'm not sure the insurance company is gonna pay out and if he files a claim, I wouldn't be surprised if the police investigate it as insurance fraud.

Off topic what can be inferred if anything that they aren't articles, but pictures / slogans / tweets?

Title	What do you think of these top 5 posts of all time on /r/Feminism ?
Author	boxxy94
Upvotes	11
Comments	7
Date	January 11, 2016 1:19 AM UTC (10 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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