I've been thinking about how 2018 should be the year the MRM takes a major step forward in public consciousness and influence. For that, we need to upgrade our organization, especially organized activism. So, I just got an idea from a post here, someone asking what is stopping them from putting down "female" on the car insurance form to collect a lower rate. I started answering that they should, but I don't if they'd get in trouble, and that it would be better if lots of men did it at once-so then it hit me...why not organize that very thing?

Let's call for a worldwide "protest" of sorts, using the internet and social media to make it viral, for men to identify as female when applying for car insurance to get the lower rate. What are they going to do? They can rule that it "isn't legitimate", or just change the forms somehow, but if it comes to that, it means we made enough traction for the public attention, which also means the most organized and coordinated effort of the MRM yet. This would bring further attention to MRA issues, and once people start reading the facts and data, it'll be difficult not the realize that we are the side telling the truth, and interest/recognition of the MRM might skyrocket. It will wake up many of the "silent MRAs" around the world who don't say anything or don't see anyway to be active- I think the communication and publicity will lead to more networking and creation of actual local meetup organizations, which is what we really need. Ideally, we can draw out a debate on live news where we'd likely here something like "but male privilege!" to which the MRA being interviewed can, on live TV, mention:

• men are less likely to go to college and get lower grades, partially due to discrimination from female teachers.

• Men are significantly more likely to be homeless

• the male unemployment rate is higher at every age in every racial and age bracket.

• young women now earn more

• conscription

• pension ages

etc. And the best part is, we'll have a source ready for each and every claim.

We could use facebook, twitter, youtube, fliers, literally anything and everything. We could have a hashtag like #lowerrates or #jesspaysless or something.

Just an idea.