French here: what's the boys' situation in North-America ?

Sasha_ · 2014-06-02T15:51:26+00:00

Hope you don't mind a question in return (I'm not U.S. so can't help you with that one)? I understand paternity tests are illegal in France? Is that true, and how is that perceived by French men?

modern_rabbit · 2014-06-02T19:42:09+00:00

I think it's not just U.S. issues, we just have more U.S. posters here (also, U.S. feminists are pretty numerous and vocal). Everyone is going to be affected differently, so keep in mind these are issues I personally feel in the U.S.:

harassment for pursuing sexual interests in a perfectly respectful, harmless way (not only from feminists who think male sexuality is evil, but also from women who believe I'm not being masculine enough).
fear of false sexual assault/rape accusations, fear of future issues regarding men's rights in marriage and child custody (I don't even want to get married, and I'm terrified of drunk women).
to remedy the previous, I want to adopt, someday. But I need to consider social stigmas or outright accusations against the legitimacy of my intentions.
shame for being shorter than all my friends.
MASSIVE, VICIOUS backlash for speaking out for men's rights on campus.
rejection from my former best friend, now a feminist, who despite all my efforts believes that we can't be friends if I support the MRM.
being raised by my grandmother and mother, I developed some traditionally "feminine" characteristics, such as a fashion sense and cleanliness, and was the object of endless ridicule for it... from my female peers. As it turns out, it's not very masculine to observe another dude's fashion sense or cleanliness if he doesn't talk about it first.
I was circumcised as an infant. I wish I wasn't.
I am a bartender at two different bars, and only get the best shifts when the "hot" female bartenders are busy. I can, without any bias or doubt, state that I am better at handling a full bar than they are (that's not a sex thing, it's just that these particular coworkers suck at multitasking). They allegedly make more money for the business (under the premise they make more in tips, that means less for the bar. given our locations and demographic, they don't bring in more customers and I doubt they even make more in tips).
my entire lower education career I suffered through assignments unintentionally biased against males, and left me with an extreme distaste for school. If I ever complained my complaints were ignored.
none of these have fixes that would threaten women's rights, but I am vehemently assured that my complaints are unjustified or even misogynous by feminists and others.

MRSPArchiver · 2014-06-02T14:54:49+00:00

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Title	French here: what's the boys' situation in North-America ?
Author	Vianns
Upvotes	1
Comments	5
Date	June 2, 2014 2:54 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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