Urben Dictionary on MRA's (sorry i'f it is a repost)

DarthSunshine · 2015-04-18T14:08:25+00:00

To be honest, I feel like this is describing radfems. Just reverse the genders.

2015-04-19T03:44:07+00:00

Our of curiosity, I looked up MRA on UD. Not only are most of the definitions like that, they're mostly written by the same person

Whoever they are, their hobby appears to be logging on to UD and creating yet another misandric definition for something gender related... on top of the 10 or 12 they've already made for the same word.

Keep in mind that UD definitions are screened by a select number of the userbase. Given that several gamergate definitions have been rejected (and all of these have passed) I'm beginning to suspect the place has some cancer.

KingAchelexus · 2015-04-18T17:23:40+00:00

Considering that urban dictionary users are mostly 12 or so, I wouldn't be worried, let they throw their childish tantrums, you'll never be revolutionary if you pay attention to the cries of reactionaries.

The14thNoah · 2015-04-18T20:38:44+00:00

Urban Dictionary? That'll show MRA's. We can make a heavily brigadable website show that they are just simpletons!

Sanguifer · 2015-04-18T15:42:08+00:00

Looking for accuracy on the Urban Dictionary is like hitting Encyclopedia Dramatica for Your paper research.

And frankly, in this case, they did quite a good job - because that's pretty much what the term "MRA" is (wrongfully, ofc) associated with. Remember, a dictionary doesn't judge, it merely reports on the common use of a phrase.

notnotnotfred · 2015-04-18T14:01:07+00:00

what, they don't like us?

theobonnevier · 2015-04-18T15:19:01+00:00

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LegacyToaster · 2015-04-18T17:01:48+00:00

Urban Dictionary is satire, we should be focusing on more pressing issues than the jokes made agains the MRM.

2015-04-19T01:52:38+00:00

I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Ted8367 · 2015-04-19T04:33:13+00:00

That was from 2010. Typical imagery for those times.

Reading through the definitions we see an evolution. Rabid slanging didn't get the result they wanted, so eventually:

MRA

A "Men's Rights Activist". MRA groups campaign for the rights of straight white men, whom they argue are oppressed by modern society. They consider feminism to be a damaging movement which seeks to further the rights of women at the expense of men.

MRA groups fight against issues such as the proscriptive gender roles forced on men, with their emphasise on aggressive masculinity and lack of tolerance for emotion; disproportionately high suicide rates among men caused in part by these narrow gender roles; an assumption that women are too weak to assault and abuse men in relationships; a belief that male victims of rape do not deserve help because only weak, unmanly men get raped.

Ironically these issues are all caused by patriarchy, the very societal force which feminists are fighting against.

Feminist 1: So what exactly are the issues that MRAs are getting angry about?

Feminist 2: Well there's quite a range, but the ones I've heard most about are the narrow, limiting gender roles that men are being forced into, and the belief that men who are victims of domestic abuse don't deserve help because women are too weak to assault men and only weak, useless men get assaulted.

Feminist 1: So they're basically fighting against the injustices resulting from a gender binary that sees men as always tough and strong and women as always weak and helpless?

Feminist 2: Essentially, yes.

Feminist 1: But isn't that...

Feminist 2: ...exactly what we're fighting against too? Yes, exactly.

Feminist 1: So then what's their problem with feminism?

Feminist 2: Search me.

by purpleisthenewginger March 04, 2014

A different tack, but still crap.

2015-04-19T05:27:59+00:00

That's alright, its a new definition every time! Our haters can't seem to make their minds up.

Faryshta · 2015-04-19T05:47:35+00:00

urban dictionary is meant to be offensive.

Saerain · 2015-04-19T06:50:38+00:00

It fucking shames me that this is effectively what I thought of MRAs some years ago.

Feminism does shit to you, man. It's been like breaking out of a religion.

Lrellok · 2015-04-18T20:52:27+00:00

I am actually delighted by the fact that 1/3 of people down voted that definition. That is astounding progress.

jewboyfresh · 2015-04-18T19:26:07+00:00

TBH thats what I feel a big group of people on this sub believe

I like /r/Mensrights because it focuses on issues that men face but many people that comment on the posts are unable to look at things objectively and just look for a reason to jump on the women-hating train with generalizations and isolated cases. Granted these comments are usually never the top comments

Too many redpillers come here looking for another reason to hate women which gives MRA's the image of being male equivalents of feminazis

wiseprogressivethink · 2015-04-19T02:19:46+00:00

Fucking humanists.

Title	Urben Dictionary on MRA's (sorry i'f it is a repost)
Author	theobonnevier
Upvotes	50
Comments	26
Date	April 18, 2015 1:39 PM UTC (11 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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