What sort of response does everyone else get when they identify with the MRA movement?

boradin · 2013-11-25T00:26:14+00:00

I purposely don't use the phrase mens rights movement, or any variation thereof. It just causes unduly emotionally charged reactions more so than just talking about the issues themselves.

thingamabobby · 2013-11-25T00:18:17+00:00

I just received this in my inbox when I involved myself in a discussion about mental health and the need to make the cause genderless.

I 'outed' myself as a MRA follower in this discussion and received this. It sucks. I have my reasons for following the movement just as others identify with the feminist movement, but no one wants to know why.

It's just made me curious about how others have been looked upon, both IRL and online when they say they're for men's rights.

Ambientmouse · 2013-11-25T00:57:08+00:00

"Misogynistic" language used response ("cunt"): check.

Stereotyping based on group affiliation: check.

Direct jump to ad hominem attacks without discussion: check.

Promotion of "rape culture" in the response: check.

In the event that comment was made by a feminist or egalitarian, however likely or unlikely, they really aren't a very good one.

lazlounderhill · 2013-11-25T06:24:00+00:00

When it's relevent, I ALWAYS identify as an MRA. Of course that means that someone is going to immediately disqualify anything I have to say. It also (very likely) means that someone else (someone who isn't even aware of the MRM) has actually read or heard me, or heaven forbid agreed with me, googled "MRA, MRM, or MGTOW" and possibly learned that there is a group of like minded people, who have brought a voice and activism to something they have long since recognized and felt, but were unable to express and/or articulate - namely that men are actually human beings that matter, too. Small price to pay for being brigaded, insulted or harassed.

dejour · 2013-11-25T01:19:08+00:00

Is that someone you know in real life? I've had messages like that from people on discussion boards, but not anyone who actually knows me.

guywithaccount · 2013-11-25T03:46:45+00:00

Too many people I know personally (including, unfortunately, my long-term girlfriend) would react badly if I identified myself to them as an MRA. As it is, speaking about men's issues or criticizing feminist orthodoxy tends to generate a lot of pushback from friends (or more often, friends of friends, since my friends tend to be rational, educated people but theirs may not be).

When posting pseudonymously in public spaces about feminism and men's issues, someone is usually quick to whip out the "MRA" label as an ad hominem attack whether I explicitly identify as one or not.

Title	What sort of response does everyone else get when they identify with the MRA movement?
Author	thingamabobby
Upvotes	0
Comments	10
Date	November 25, 2013 12:15 AM UTC (12 years ago)
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