Selling the MRM

avoiceformen · 2012-01-17T04:05:26+00:00

I do not claim that it is the be all and end all of modern marketing, but every organization needs a guiding philosophy. And this concept – that of being remarkable and speaking to our own enthusiasts – is our plan. There is no other.

I couldn't agree more.

This reminds me of the proposed title change here a few months ago. I said pretty much the same thing:

The energy for Men's Rights, the energy to fight misandry, the will and determination to fight for equality for men does not come from feminists. People who are offended by these things will, at best, be passive non-activists who pay lip service to the idea of Men's Rights while never actually doing anything about it.

The base of the Men's Rights movement is and always will be men and women who have been harmed by the feminist status quo. These people don't want to see bland but politically correct slogans. They want to see something that reflects how they feel. If you think you can have a political movement which sacrifices it's energetic base for a few passive side-liner feminists you are gravely mistaken. Every movement needs energy, and you will not attract energy here by pandering to the feminists.

aetheralloy · 2012-01-17T19:03:23+00:00

Every attack I see feminists make on the MRM comes down to them wanting to:

Co-opt the discussion.
Get us to be quiet.
Portray us as violent.

It made me realize - we should never be tricked into going along with any of those three.

carchamp1 · 2012-01-17T19:40:33+00:00

While reading the article I just kept thinking if it aint broke, don't fix it.

"He fails to understand that we face a problem that won’t be fixed without getting in peoples faces."

"... an intellectual high road that offends no one and leads nowhere."

"We are a machine that cranks out the truth and regularly bitch slaps people with it. "

Yes.

I hope the good people at Fathers and Families are noticing.

iMADEthis2post · 2012-03-02T22:20:58+00:00

Interesting article. I'm still thinking about the pros and cons of this approach. Some of the user replies pretty much summed up my initial fears. I think great care should be taken with just how Mens Rights are to be made interesting. As for just selling to the existing demographic, I'm not sure how I feel about that either.

Title	Selling the MRM
Author	avoiceformen
Upvotes	9
Comments	7
Date	January 17, 2012 3:39 AM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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