Tackle men when they are young.

Sasha_ · 2016-06-08T02:54:40+00:00

I tell my boys never, ever to start a fight, but that if anyone hits them to punch them straight back in the face (and aim for the nose) and then leg-it.

Is that what they mean?

ZeboTheClown · 2016-06-08T05:29:04+00:00

Let's imagine a poster that tells us to teach black children not to steal

See how stupid that sounds?

mikesteane · 2016-06-08T05:19:13+00:00

If you see this poster, please complain to the Advertising standards Bureau.

cycloneash · 2016-06-08T02:44:51+00:00

I found this while I was on the tram to uni. Come on Australian Government, get your act together. Male violence is a thing, too.

Magnamune · 2016-06-08T07:39:15+00:00

My seething anger when I first saw this in a shopping centre made other customers nervous. I was unprepared, and as such I let my emotions dampen other people's day. Still, though, what can I do about it?

MalibuStayZ · 2016-06-08T10:36:26+00:00

If you think violence against women is a big problem.

It is, but violence against men is a bigger problem as your own statistics show: http://www.aic.gov.au/statistics/homicide/victims.html

http://www.aic.gov.au/statistics/violent%20crime/assault.html

boringcarpets · 2016-06-08T13:30:39+00:00

So.... all those abusive mothers that fuck their kids up need to address their issues. I mean it has been proven child abuse is perpetrated by mothers more, hasn't it?

Tmomp · 2016-06-08T10:49:37+00:00

Can someone with photo editing skills reverse the genders on this poster?

nuesuh · 2016-06-08T14:25:26+00:00

Thanks, this is very helpful.

I've been contemplating moving to either the US or Australia, as our european leaders are about to open the floodgate that is Turkey. My home country is going to be converted into a Muslim nation within the next 40 years.

If the australian government is spending taxdollars on stuff like this, my destination is going to be the united states of america.

aslarue · 2016-06-08T03:22:42+00:00

Would a poster like this really cause the abusive fathers to rethink and change their attitude towards their sons?

creamyfrog · 2016-06-08T15:58:32+00:00

That's it, boys are guilty of a crime before they have even committed one. Are we gonna teach young girls to stop killing their baby's aswell?

securitay · 2016-06-08T18:54:04+00:00

https://www.respect.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Conversation-Guide.pdf

This is their guide on how to "tackle" it - look on page 12. You'll see how to adress your girl, when she's being harassed and disrespected and how to adress your boy, when he's harassing and disrespecting a girl. Just fuck me up.

PowerWisdomCourage · 2016-06-08T11:51:53+00:00

Given IPV stats, maybe they should be teaching little girls to keep their hands to themselves.

_Kannon · 2016-06-08T16:07:15+00:00

"start a conversation"
What they mean is start a narrative and repudiate all decent, a conversation is an exchange of ideas.

Deefry · 2016-06-08T06:18:00+00:00

I wonder if they've intentionally used vague language because the research told them

"violence against women starts with disrespectful behavior"

of women towards boys.

erenthia · 2016-06-08T05:32:40+00:00

This is basically advocating child abuse. It tells women to come down hard on boys who are disrespectful to them and will probably lead to violence in many cases.

I am completely horrified.

2016-06-08T08:21:08+00:00

That's the worst one I've seen so far.

civilsaint · 2016-06-08T05:18:55+00:00

Not to be a grammar Nazi, but this poster makes no sense. What is 'it'?

Whatever it is, why should I tackle it because it's little?

What the fuck does this mean?

Chickenthang47 · 2016-06-08T14:20:10+00:00

I think being carefully taught is the parent's responsibility and not the responsibility of the government, and it is important to know that infants can be too young to learn and don't have enough social awareness. I think most behaviors at the start are formed as habits. Here's what I did in elementary: saying the pledge of allegiance; ABC's song; lunch time; homework; and ride the bus home. Same process; same routine. But it wasn't questioned.

At first infants are dependent on their parents and tend to mimic their actions at a very young age, such as smiling, making silly faces, sticking their tongues out, etc.

The child's face in the bottom right; is that supposed to be a boy's face? If it is, that's a very one-sided message and may influence others to adopt a "men are the aggressor, women are the victim" mentality, and it makes sense because "it" is referring to "violence against women" and not "violence against everyone."

I'm not a parent and don't condone violence to solve any problems whatsoever, but if I had to defend myself or my children from being severely injured or killed by another person or people, I will fight them.

Ser_Rodrick_Cassel · 2016-06-08T14:23:04+00:00

teach our boys not to rape our girls

http://i.imgur.com/wI38l1e.png

ThePigmanAgain · 2016-06-08T21:18:22+00:00

I've seen the bigger version of this fucking poster at bus stops and it's disgusting. Apparently, boys disrespecting women is a problem, women beating the crap out of kids, male and female, is nothing to worry about. You know, i remember when we had media campaigns to prevent child abuse, now it's all about the precious women. Australia is turning into shit.

IronJohnMRA · 2016-06-08T23:39:07+00:00

Revolting, but I couldn't help but notice a significant change over similar ads in the past. They reference an entire government as being responsible for this message. Usually, it's a specific department or agency which produces this garbage. It would seem that they are almost trying to conceal or perhaps diffuse responsibility for it by referencing an entire government. Another possibility is that by using the entire government as a sponsor it's an attempt at an appeal to authority or maybe even force. This leads me to speculate that they are starting to feel some heat and are trying to shore up their defenses. Quite possibly we are having a serious effect.

Shnook82 · 2016-06-08T06:40:25+00:00

All good, I don't think violence against women is a big problem.

Sadly I think this is targeted at impressionable ~~mothers~~ parents to try to get them to sit their kids down and tell them it's only okay to hit boys. I'm sure that'll work out fine with no resentment issues or ramifications down the line.

bellwhistles · 2016-06-08T14:09:38+00:00

Come on, this has got to be one of the worst strawmen I've seen in a while. You're deliberately twisting the message of this ad.

BluSn0 · 2016-06-08T11:32:20+00:00

lol tackle your children if they are disrespectful. Its funny but I'm not really so offended by it.

Title	Tackle men when they are young.
Author	cycloneash
Upvotes	234
Comments	65
Date	June 8, 2016 2:43 AM UTC (10 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/4n2vkl/tackle_men_when_they_are_young/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/tackle-men-when-they-are-young.947921 https://theredarchive.com/post/947921

Comments