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"Funny" sign about husbands getting a note from their wives: would a sign be "funny" if a wife needed a note from her husband about anything?

Michael_Romanoff

May 15, 2014

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Title	"Funny" sign about husbands getting a note from their wives: would a sign be "funny" if a wife needed a note from her husband about anything?
Author	Michael_Romanoff
Upvotes	3
Comments	6
Date	May 15, 2014 2:22 PM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/25mkz4/funny_sign_about_husbands_getting_a_note_from/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/funny-sign-about-husbands-getting-a-note-from.1000644 https://theredarchive.com/post/1000644

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[–]rogersmith25 6 points7 points8 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

I'm totally with you on this topic. I think that these sorts of jokes are harmless whether they are about men or women or any other chunk of the population.

But here's the problem: if there was a similar sign aimed at women there would be uproar and protests and twitter campaigns. People would be boycotting the chain of stores until a formal apology was given and the responsible parties were fired.

So I am not "outraged" by the sign itself. I am not saying "You would take down the woman one, so I will take down this one about men." What I'm saying is that, "If you get outraged by one, you have to get outraged about the reverse."

If you don't get outraged when men are the ones being shamed/mocked etc. then you are a hypocrite. That is the point. I am frustrated by the selective hypocrisy of so-called "advocates for equal rights" who really only care about one subgroup.

Unfortunately, it's easier to get attention by saying "How dare they attack men this way!" and use all the same tactics of the more deplorable side of feminism, as opposed to saying, "Hey you guys... remember when you were freaking out on twitter about something? Well now something happened to men that is exactly the same. Where is the outrage now? If you don't get equally outraged it shows you are being hypocrites... Guys? Anybody?"

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