Does anybody else notice the irony?

Nomenimion · 2013-03-02T18:07:50+00:00

This reminds me of the obnoxious organizations that will give loans to poor women, but not to men.

samuelbt · 2013-03-02T18:20:34+00:00

Equality and empowerment are not necessarily mutually exclusive. If they see women as less than equal to men then empowering them in their eyes is advancing equality. Hardly ironic.

notnotnotfred · 2013-03-02T17:10:01+00:00

yes.

read the section on "UN Conspiratorial Misandry" here:

http://www.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/autm1/us_secretary_of_education_helps_present_report/c0jjggq

bigexplosion · 2013-03-02T19:20:54+00:00

this is crazy and stupid. internationally women are at a huge disadvantge and do need a lot of outside support to become free members of society.

Chazzelstien · 2013-03-02T19:41:24+00:00

I think this is acceptable in this scenario. In most of the world women are oppressed and treated worse than slaves. They are raped, tortured, and murdered for no reason other than being women. On the INTERNATIONAL level the genders are not equal with women lagging seriously behind. Considering the UN is an international organization i do not find this offensive. When used contextually within the US, and when people wholeheartedly believe that American women, as a whole, are at a disadvantage, then i can't help but find it unacceptable.

Yes i understand you are pointing out equality =/= empowering one gender, but then we are nitpicking grammar Nazis.

bw13187 · 2013-03-03T04:32:32+00:00

To be fair, women don't have anything even approaching equality in many parts of the world. This movement surely does some good for many of them.

tldr: not everywhere is the USA

misingnoglic · 2013-03-03T04:44:48+00:00

This is stupid and not what this subreddit should talk about.

GiskardReventlov · 2013-03-03T07:45:22+00:00

hmmmmm... how different is this from a mens movement for human rights.... just sayin...

iongantas · 2013-03-03T05:18:52+00:00

Are you referring to the fact that it looks like it says Un Women? Or is it something else. Please explain.

Ollesan · 2013-03-03T06:20:38+00:00

I think that they're suggesting that by empowering women, who as a majority are less empowered, more equality will be achieved.

2013-03-03T19:46:11+00:00

Of course. The feminists use the word equality because it sounds nice, not because they believe in it or work towards it. It allows them to always cast women in the role of oppressed victim when in fact they are the oppressors.

2013-03-02T19:39:03+00:00

I see nothing wrong here.

evilzombiesnoman · 2013-03-03T00:46:17+00:00

This whole time I thought the irony was that UN WOMEN when said allowed sounds like "you in women", like you are inside women. With this being about empowering women, I assumed that was the ironic part...

unexpecteditem · 2013-03-03T00:46:30+00:00

It's not so much irony as contradiction, potentially.

2013-03-03T02:52:07+00:00

I'm writing a letter to state my views on the matter. Please if everyone here stated that they are a MRA and that we thrive to join forces with women to achieve true equality. Only most feminist wont hear any of it in their quest of vengence and domination. Just like the jews and the holocaust; its over, get over it. It is important to talk about it thought, to ensure we dont slide in a similar situation ever again (domination). However we can all say its too late for war. So we ask them, a world leading authority on the matter to take the first step. Simply by asking them to convey a message of respect directed at both sexes equaly, could change the world for the best. It's also important that we understand that our situation as MRM is mostly valid in the industrialize world and they (un women) are there to give a voice to the true oppressed women of third and second world countrys.

2013-03-02T22:19:22+00:00

Seems about right to me. Didn't you notice in the top left corner "Foundation for gender equality and equal rights for women."

Not "Foundation for gender equality, and equal rights for women."

Dat oxford comma.

Ted8367 · 2013-03-02T21:12:28+00:00

Unwomen doubledplusungood?

DangerDick26 · 2013-03-02T22:08:33+00:00

This is just simply stupid.

CapnDancyPants · 2013-03-02T19:33:04+00:00

I'm not saying it's accurate, but there is kind of a stereotype about women not being capable of comprehending the innate untenability of internal contradiction. This doesn't help debunk it at all.

Title	Does anybody else notice the irony?
Author	[deleted]
Upvotes	607
Comments	102
Date	March 2, 2013 3:37 PM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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