Because I am a boy - SeattleMRA

overcontrol · 2012-09-01T22:02:08+00:00

Putting it into perspective:

67 million children worldwide don't go to school, over half are whites like me.

It's as if being a child isn't sympathetic enough, because it could just be a bunch of boys.

McFeely_Smackup · 2012-09-02T01:14:58+00:00

I work in Seattle and have seen these bus ads. They are just as offensive in person as they are online.

I do have to admit when I first saw the ad " Over half are girls" was the part that jumped out at me. My reation..."so what"? What else would they be? You have two choices, boys or girls. One WILL be more than half unless it's exactly 50/50, so why was that fact supposed to shock me into action.

The ad is poorly written, and poorly conceived.

dragonmaster182 · 2012-09-02T04:34:24+00:00

I might be going out on a limb here but I've seen these adds and my first reaction was that it sounded better then "over half are children like me" maybe its to gain the emotion of women? I am probably wrong but this could have not been intentional.

nogodsnokings · 2012-09-02T15:50:44+00:00

I've seen ads like this before, but never looked at them from the perspective of gender bias. I feel like my consciousness has been raised. Thanks.

Title	Because I am a boy - SeattleMRA
Author	MrStonedOne
Upvotes	58
Comments	5
Date	September 1, 2012 9:21 PM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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