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| 0 | Reclaiming the word feminism. | muckette | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 04:38 PM |
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| 3 | Reclaiming the word feminism.I like a challenge :-) Thank you for support and your kind words. I started this thread in hopes of finding common ground, sparking debate and facilitating intellectual growth--not to offend people. I really do view this as a great source to keep informed on issues of Men's Rights. I respect the community and am glad to see that at least some of its members are receptive of me. Thank you again :) | /r/MensRights | 12/04/12 05:06 AM |
| 2 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Thank you. I really appreciate your support of my support. :-) | /r/MensRights | 12/04/12 05:03 AM |
| 3 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Seems you are a fan of linking that page, are you sure this is the correct forum for you? You might be more comfortable in another community that support anonymous internet bullying and a condemnation of individual thought and debate. | /r/MensRights | 12/04/12 05:03 AM |
| 2 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Thank you for directing me to that link, I read several of the comments and I can see where the thread went off track. You have a lot of great ideas but you have to keep in mind the forum that you are posting in. I think the reason I have had, as you said, a nominally positive response is that I have tried to maintain a emotional distance to engage in academic debate. I am also a student of Men's Rights with genuine interest and an investment in the issues. I came into this as open-minded as I h… | /r/MensRights | 12/04/12 05:00 AM |
| 2 | Reclaiming the word feminism.These are variations of questions I was hoping to poll this groups opinions on. Especially 1 and 3. I am very concerned with the methods we use to socialize our children to understand their expected gender roles; I want to study the American education system but I have more experience studying the gender socialization and bias present in popular culture and the mass media. These are medium that both reflect us and and influence us. Thank you so much for your honest, open-minded and critical comm… | /r/MensRights | 12/04/12 04:49 AM |
| 1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Currently? I am more concerned with supporting Men's Rights and their organizations than attacking these specific feminist groups directly. I am very critical of them but I find that if you focus all of your effort screaming at and kicking a brick wall, you don't get very far. Instead, I chose to put positive energy into a cause I feel very passionate about, advocacy of Men's Rights. | /r/MensRights | 12/04/12 04:45 AM |
| 1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.This made me sick. I have commented and condemned whoever this is my I assure you that this is not me. The imposer also did a pretty crappy job attempting to be me. They don't even attempt to replicate my writing style. They don't even use Oxford commas! This type of article is exactly what I don't stand for. I really hope no one here posted this to discredit me, am generally pretty trusting, so I will give the benefit of the doubt | /r/MensRights | 12/04/12 04:40 AM |
| 2 | Reclaiming the word feminism.When I was growing up, I was very active in speech, theater, choir and the arts in general. Though that's kind of dorky, I had lots of friends and received a lot of support from the school and administration... I have a brother four years younger than me who took my lead and got into theater when he was 11 years old. For the next 7 years, he faced such public ridicule and bullying from his peers that it caused him to be placed on suicide watch. He was beaten, had his pants pulled down in the caf… | /r/MensRights | 12/04/12 04:34 AM |
| 1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.I have studied the issues facing men in America (and globally) hence my career path. But, as I stated in my above post, all inequality results in suffering. Again, this is not a competition. So, if you want to me admit the suffering of men is greater than that of women, I will never do that. Just as you will never find me claiming that the suffering of women is greater than that of men. However, I respect your opinion on the subject. If you can not respect my perspective, that is your choice. | /r/MensRights | 12/04/12 04:26 AM |
| 2 | Reclaiming the word feminism.I did not mean to offend. I meant to draw a parallel. If it offends you, I will not call you it. But, in my opinion, it is a compliment. Shakes | /r/MensRights | 12/04/12 04:21 AM |
| 2 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Easier? Possibly. But what is right isn't always easy. You guys should know that from all of the backlash that you encounter constantly. | /r/MensRights | 12/04/12 04:16 AM |
| 0 | Reclaiming the word feminism.I don't intend to put a lot of emphasis on semantics, I just like observing and I have always found this interesting. I've been know to defend my position on feminism by saying "Yes, I do believe that men should have the same rights as women." and you wouldn't believe how angry people get (men and women alike) just by switching two words around. Also agreeing that horrible things have been done in the name of women's rights | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 10:46 PM |
| 1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Well, if its for cash.... Its still unfair, sad and disappointing. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 10:33 PM |
| -1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Again, lots of agreement on my part. One of my biggest pet peeves in the importance ordering of the words 'men' and 'women' when talking about rights. For example, for many people, these are completely different sentences. "Women should have rights on par with those of men" "Men should have rights on par with those of women" | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 10:31 PM |
| 1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Haha, that's not me. I actually just graduated and was accepted to graduate school, haven't started yet. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 10:27 PM |
| 1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Thanks for your response, I actually considered posting this genderless but decided against it. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 10:25 PM |
| 4 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Its sad that people use their free time to spread hate like that. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 10:21 PM |
| 0 | Reclaiming the word feminism.I agree with this statement on so many levels. We are always in flux, movements are never perfect, just look at the state of our political realm to see that. (But, you could also argue that people who are sexist against women have views that could also be very inline with the men's right movement) | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 10:20 PM |
| 1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.I have read the faq. If I wanted to go to other websites, I could have. The reason I wanted to post here was that I really respect this community as a whole. I have seen lots of posts I didn't agree with. I'm sure you have seen posts on here you didn't agree with as well, being an independent thinker. But, I wanted to open the discussion. I do not know everything. If I thought I did I would slap myself on the back, call myself Supreme Dr. of the Universe and wait for tenure to kick in. By postin… | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 10:15 PM |
| 1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Thank you for your insightful and respectful comment. And, I also really respect your for-going of labels. Unfortunately for sociologists, labels are kind of necessary. Its kind of about noticing, studying and documenting patterns :-( | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 10:03 PM |
| -1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Glad to hear it. So, if I had posted my comment without mentioning my gender and asked for help with research to advance to men's rights, I would have met with better reception? | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 09:59 PM |
| 2 | Reclaiming the word feminism.No poking holes here. It is a good analogy. I'd just prefer to try and save the leg a little longer because its helps to move forward if its still attached. ;-) | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 09:57 PM |
| 0 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Awesome. I love blue and Wombats so I will be a part of your future. I understand where you are coming from. I certainly don't remember being indoctrinated to hate all men, I must have blocked that part of my education out. But, it must be true. And also, you can't just ignore that the Women's Movement was relevant and important in its historical context. This paragraph --In 20 years, the Men's Rights Movement will be considered a movement where men came out against certain ideas and actively fo… | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 09:53 PM |
| 4 | Reclaiming the word feminism.So, you are suggesting that if there is a problem in an organization you should abandon the thing and let it continue on its path of self-destruction instead of challenging the status quo and presenting alternatives? Just let the 'majority of feminists' (I would love to see some statistics on this, I think we might all be surprised) continue on the past everyone here seems so against. Instead of blaming them and writing them off, include them in the discussion. You have supporters. It doesn't ha… | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 09:43 PM |
| 4 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Why? | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 09:38 PM |
| 0 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Its currently being developed into my Master's Thesis (I want to submit it for publication), hopefully I can post links in the future fingers crossed | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 09:37 PM |
| 0 | Reclaiming the word feminism.A secret board consisting of 11 masked figures of indeterminate gender or sexual preference throwing darts at random pages of the dictionary and compiling a definition from the words they hit. But seriously, just sociological and academic consensus which is deemed standard for education purposes | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 09:35 PM |
| 2 | Reclaiming the word feminism.You just want to steal my brain don't you??? ;-P | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 09:22 PM |
| 7 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Again, the lumping together of feminists. Not all feminists insist on this raises hand | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 09:21 PM |
| -1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.As I keep stating, I am attempting to reclaim the term to its original definition. And also to open discussion. Thank you for participating. Also, I appreciate your sourcing but Wikipedia is not credible. Here is a link to the first page of one of the first feminist article of male rights I read. However, like most scholarly source you have to buy the rest of the article if you want to read it :-/ http://jmm.sagepub.com/content/3/4/405.extract | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 09:19 PM |
| 2 | Reclaiming the word feminism.As do I. I am just explaining the theory behind where this idea came from. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 09:09 PM |
| 0 | Reclaiming the word feminism.I don't want to argue about who has it worse because I believe that inequality for either gender results in suffering for both. I am not denying that there are many male rights issues, hence my interest in this community. This is not a competition of suffering. I was under the impression that the men's rights movement was to create rights for men equal to the rights of women. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 09:08 PM |
| -1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.I agree, responsibilities should absolutely be added to that first bullet point. I would argue that many of the major feminist topics you referenced did have a place in history. They come from thousands of years of societies developing certain gender roles. Gender Studies is a relatively young subject (Men's Studies is just in its infant stages in academia), and legal changes usually follow academic study. I would argue that each of those laws were important pieces of legislature--in their time … | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 09:01 PM |
| 1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Hence the alternative title of humanism. About ten years ago there was a push to change to terminology but it never took... | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 08:46 PM |
| 4 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Well, thank you very much! pockets the card Now where do I get my parking validated...? Thank you also for the advice, I do appreciate it. I know not all people will agree with me, nor will I agree with all people. I would not have unlurked if I didn't want to learn something. I am willing to change my position on things if given compelling evidence. I also hope that I can prove there are women out there willing and eager to be advocates along side you. I wish there was a way to prove I'm not a … | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 08:45 PM |
| 4 | Reclaiming the word feminism.I think you are more concerned with taking down feminists than advancing the rights of men. So, I think here is where we part ways :-) I wish you luck. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 08:40 PM |
| 0 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Most definitions advocate a position--usually of the person writing the position ;) I will admit that I am mostly a critical theorist when it comes to sociology, but all (credible) sociologist will admit that no one theory is completely comprehensive. The feminism belief you reference is part of the social inequality school of thought which does state that there is an innate inequality between genders but current scholarship is becoming more equal in even that it does acknowledge that inequality… | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 08:38 PM |
| 2 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Here is a small quote from my statement of purpose to my graduate school,(it is a little vague and candy coated but most entrance essays have to be): "My main areas of interest lay in the cultural representations of masculinity and the changing cultural interpretations of the male role. While the male perspective is often the default setting through which all subjects are viewed, it is often invisible, unacknowledged and under-studied. The past half-century in America has seen a rise in social m… | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 08:28 PM |
| 4 | Reclaiming the word feminism.More equality benefits everyone. Why does everyone insist on the theory of limited goods? There is enough equality to go around, we don't have to compete for it. I may not get to decide who calls themselves feminist but I do get to apply my education and the critical reviews of the work of these anti-male misandrist 'feminist' in order to realize that they do not fit the scholarship of true feminism. I do not claim to be "good" or "bad". I am simply stating where I stand on a topic. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 08:17 PM |
| 4 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Agreed. Lets shake on it. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 08:07 PM |
| 1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Its okay, a lot of the stuff out there is crap. I know I'm selling something a lot of people won't buy but I just want people to think and be aware of alternative ways of thinking. You were right in saying women's studies. Most don't even acknowledge men exist except to rape and oppress women. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 07:04 PM |
| 4 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Have fun finding that time machine to hunt down the Femi-Nazis of the past, I'm sure it will have a big impact on the world. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 07:02 PM |
| 2 | Reclaiming the word feminism.It is unacceptable on all accounts. These roles are a direct result to thousands of years of gender role development. I just replied to that in my post to SpeakToTheSky. What I was suggesting is that both men and women have their boxes that society tries to keep us contained in the: the difference? The box that we keep women in is slowly becoming bigger and less well defined while the one for men gets smaller and more strict. We are on the same side here. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 06:59 PM |
| 2 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Scapegoating is the word you are looking for. I have a feeling we would get along very splendidly. A sociologist always needs a good economist in her corner. ;-) | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 06:55 PM |
| 3 | Reclaiming the word feminism.But then how would be have discussion? The reason to reclaim a word is to engage people with different definitions in discussion. Otherwise you alienate them all together and there is no room for growth and changing of minds. Most of the 'feminists' who hate men are not feminists. They do hide behind that title to justify it just like calling yourself a priest does not automatically make you moral, though the implication is there. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 06:52 PM |
| 0 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Like I said, I'm trying to reclaim the word (mostly from the untrue feminists). It has such a stigma to it that the lies turn into repeated 'facts'. I totally agree that those are unequal issues. But you can also flip the genders and compare similarly 'insignificant' issues of male rights to similarly 'large' issues of female rights. That is what I meant by relative. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 06:47 PM |
| 6 | Reclaiming the word feminism.I absolutely agree with you on the point that there are very few instances of 'evil patriarchical dominating regimes". As a student of anthropology, I know that gender roles, and thus their position (and power, a very different thing) in society, orientated from biological and social needs that were relevant to particular societies as any given time. There are four main theories as to why the majority of societies throughout history have been ruled by men, all tying back into the creation of gen… | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 06:42 PM |
| 4 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Excuse me? But are you actually suggesting that the fact that I plan on dedicating my life to studying and promoting Men's Rights a purely a benefit to me? If you read what you just requoted it says "men and women" as in both It sickness me when a woman does something that harms our society in the same way it would if a man did it but the reason I am an advocate of Men's Rights is because the punishments are often unequal in those situations. If you commit a crime, you serve your punishment. I d… | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 06:19 PM |
| 2 | Reclaiming the word feminism.I knew what he meant ;-) I've been around reddit a few times. I've also noticed those posts on here and that's why I wanted finally unlurk, to offer a counter position and to prove that there are true feminist advocates of Men's Rights out there. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 06:06 PM |
| -3 | Reclaiming the word feminism.The 'feminists' you are talking about aren't true feminists (hence my post here). And, I would like to point out that the size of all issues is relative. What may seem very insignificant to one person can mean the world to another. But, I agree that as activists, men and women both need to be more vocal in 'fighting' for equality and I would argue that the best way to win that fight is by fight together against inequality in all forms and the best way to do that is by learning all we can and spr… | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 06:03 PM |
| 1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.This is already in my bookmarks, I used a couple of the articles in my senior thesis. I have a prof that was very excited about this start up :-) | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 05:57 PM |
| -4 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Believe what you will. I plan to keep asking questions. | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 05:49 PM |
| 1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.And I would be inclined to agree with you on most points. Again, a lot of derision comes from over-extending terminology. I was not implying that all men are patriarchs but that the word patriarch means "male control". And while many things in our society are currently matri-centric, you must also acknowledge that there are only a certain acceptable 'matri-centric' world-view which is currently promoted by both men and women, just as the acceptable gender roles for men are promoted by both men a… | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 05:36 PM |
| 0 | Reclaiming the word feminism.I assure you sir, I am no Troll. Most of my past SOs have been known to rate me a 7 out of 10. (An 8 if the lighting is good) | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 05:26 PM |
| 4 | Reclaiming the word feminism.That's what my mommy always said >:-D | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 05:24 PM |
| 1 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Please, do keep your skepticism, its often only the skeptics that keep questioning. But, please also keep an open mind. The marginalization of the issues you mentioned will play key roles in my research. That is why this community is so interesting and important to me. Also, I would like to point out that your use of the word patriarch is implying that your oppression stems from a system of -male- control. If you want to make the argument that women are oppressing you, you might use the word mat… | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 05:18 PM |
| 8 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Besides researching, publishing and teaching impressionable college minds the ideas of Men's and Women's Rights side by side? I engage my 'lying sisters' (and just as many misinformed men) in debate and correct their assumption that "Feminism" and feminism are the same thing and the inequality exists for both genders but only one gender ever gets any attention. And then I deliver swift roundhouse kicks about their head and neck | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 05:10 PM |
| 2 | Reclaiming the word feminism.Thanks for your support! Personist is also a very underused term. (I'm actually very hard to offend :P ). | /r/MensRights | 11/04/12 04:54 PM |
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