One group seems to be missing here...

bored-guy · 2013-02-13T00:31:26+00:00

I saw one thread of comments in the original imgur which began "Defend rights for everybody." OP follows up "Said this before: Tell me in what country men are considered property of women, and we'll go protest in that country together." Other comments in this thread "straight white male, has better everything yet gets all defensive when people complain about their lack of rights"

I would like to make two points here (and hope that they are read before discussion). First, why does such a well established group like Amnesty International feel the need to exclude any men who may be tortured etc. Second, from the comment threads, what about males who aren't straight or white? Does a homosexual afro-Canadian not deserve protection? For that mater, why not a straight white male?

Frustration.

hardwarequestions · 2013-02-13T00:36:45+00:00

riiight, because little boys aren't suffering from being turned into child solders in africa, aren't suffering the hit to bodily autonomy that is infant circumcision, aren't...ah fuck it, you suck Deputy Director Bullock.

Ted8367 · 2013-02-13T02:04:47+00:00

Just an FYI: Patrick Stewart's father had PTSD (before it had that title) and was frequently abusive to his mother. It makes perfect sense that his lens would lead him to become a feminist.

livemansleeping · 2013-02-13T07:05:17+00:00

To be fair, i cannot argue with the cptn.

Mi_hermano · 2013-02-13T21:33:40+00:00

Lets be fair, Amnesty International do set out to protect and promote the human rights of men as well. They have campaigns for various issues one of which is women's rights, supporting this does not mean that you don't support the rights of men. This poster is not meant to be exhaustive, it merely acknowledges that rights for women are, in some parts of the world much poorer than the rights of men (who also usually have it pretty shitty).

Title	One group seems to be missing here...
Author	bored-guy
Upvotes	4
Comments	10
Date	February 13, 2013 12:26 AM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/mensrights/comments/18etpm/one-group-seems-to-be-missing-here/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/one-group-seems-to-be-missing-here.1606160 https://theredarchive.com/post/1606160

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