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heroinfriday: darksenshi: heroinfriday: darksenshi: Okay,...

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:29:06 -0400

darksenshi:

heroinfriday:

darksenshi:

Okay, I’m usually not rude or blunt but I’m getting tired of this.

Besides the fact that they will fight for men’s issues when it is legitimate and they have the time to do so (in the midst of dealing with all the other misogynistic nonsense they have to endure, they rarely do), if you are noting a lack of interest in men’s issues from feminists, consider this: IT IS NOT THEIR JOB.

Feminism- Interest in achieving equality amongst the genders with an interest in protecting women’s rights and dealing with women’s issues

Masculism- Interest in achieving equality amongst the genders with an interest in dealing with men’s issues

MRA- Makes dumb pictures on the internet complaining about how feminists don’t do what it was never their job to do, and henceforth ironically gives evidence to the false notion that all men are stupid and sexist, instead of helping to build new Men’s Abuse shelters, or assisting the ones already in existence like they would be doing if they were of any use at all.

At the very least they could stop complaining about feminists and giving men a bad name through their ignorance, but alas! We have condescending Wonka here.

Actually for some feminists IT IS THEIR FUCKING JOB. There are professional feminists who work for universities and the government at an institutionalized level in order to address gender issues.

Comparing the power of institutionalized feminism to masculinism is like comparing Brad Pitt to that no-name actor bussing tables down the street.

The influence feminism exerts over society, education and government is far beyond any influence masculinists could ever hope for, I don’t even think the government even knows masculinists exist. THEY ARE ANTS BY COMPARISON TO FEMINISM! you just cannot treat the two movements like equals, they simply aren’t even if they both bring up legitimate issues.

If it’s not the job of feminists then WHY is it always feminist who attack ANYONE who even attempts to address mens issues. Every single fucking time its the radical feminists who are at the forefront of attacking anything ANYTHING WHAT SO EVER that involves mens issues. It’s people calling themselves feminists who vandalized and protested men’s shelters, it’s feminists who boycotted and protested university lectures on male suicide and sexism. It’s feminists who brought back debtors prison for fathers who can’t afford child support and it’s feminists who pressured the sexist VAWA bill that doesn’t even acknowledge female rapists or abusers
so when feminists say they support mens rights, the only thing I feel the need to say is HA!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

I have seen no evidence what so ever to convince me that feminists have mens issues even remotely at heart yet they still insist that feminism is the be-all end all answer to equality and that is simply laughable LAUGHABLE!

-Morgan

I did not mean it is not their job as in it is not their career choice, I meant it is not their job as in it is not directly related to their field of focus, career or not.

Of course masculism receives less recognition, womens’ issues currently outnumber mens’ issues, and women are still denied rights that law should provide them. Masculism simply takes less priority at this time.

Also, Feminist is a title anyone can claim that denotes an interest in equal rights among the genders. If someone were to do something purposefully sexist then say they were a feminist, it is only logical to assume they have no idea what they are talking about. Those actions as you described them are not feminism.

It is good to see you in such good spirits though, I really do enjoy discussions with such happy people.

Ok then how about this. It is their job because so many feminists, shit ton of feminists, almost every feminist I’ve ever met are immensely intolerant to the idea of masculinism, the mrm, mens issues, or even the idea of proposing that mens issues are of any relevance.

Virtually every feminist I have ever met has insisted that only feminism and feminism alone as a governmental and social institution is fit to address the issue of gender equality. That said many of those feminists who share that opinion also hold the opinion that mens issues do not warrant being addressed because women’s issue take priority.

And I do have to disagree with your assertion that mens issues are of less priority.

When you take into consideration that men commit suicide at a rate 4 times that of suicide amongst women FOUR TIMES that’s the female suicide rate stacked on to itself four times over. that’s huge. They also make up the majority of the homelessness population and are the majority of victims of virtually every form of violent crime with the exception of sexual assault and spousal abuse. Even in the case of spousal abuse the numbers of male victims of spousal abuse, though lower, are still huge in their own right. If you don’t believe me here are some reliable links on the matter

Spousal abuse

http://www.mediaradar.org/docs/Dutton_GenderParadigmInDV-Pt1.pdf

http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/NISVS_SOfindings.pdf

Male suicide

http://www.suicide.org/suicide-statistics.html

Victims of violence

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0311.pdf

Homelessness

http://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/who.html

But lets address the topic of spousal abuse in particular:

h ttp://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/NISVS_SOfindings.pdf

lifetime Prevalence of Rape, Physical Violence, and/or Stalking Victimization by an Intimate Partner by Sexual Orientation

Prevalence among Women

“Four in 10 lesbian women (43.8%), 6 in 10 bisexual women (61.1%), and 1 in 3 heterosexual women (35.0%) reported experiencing rape, physical violence, and/or stalking within the context of an intimate partner relationship at least once during their lifetime

This translates to an estimated 714,000 lesbian women, 2 million bisexual women, and 38.3 million heterosexual women in the United States. “

Prevalence among Men

“Approximately 1 in 4 gay men (26.0%), 4 in 10 bisexual men (37.3%), and more than 1 in 4 heterosexual men (29.0%) reported experiencing rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime

This equates to 708,000 gay men, 711,000 bisexual men, and over 30 million heterosexual men in the United States. “

Now unfortunately I can’t find the number of abuse shelters currently operating in the US but up here in Canada it looks a little something like this:

Number of female abuse shelters in Canada currently operating: 593

Number of male abuse shelters in Canada currently operating: 0

The last one just got shut down and it’s founder committed suicide as a result.

Now seeing as how the only governmental institutions on gender issues are all feminist ran (there are no mra or masculinist departments devoted towards spousal abuse or gender issues) I will address my thanks towards feminism for the gracious contributions it has made towards the issues men face,

Congrats on achieving equality there feminism. good job

-Morgan

I love you Morgan.

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Tue, 14 May 2013 01:17:17 -0400

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Tue, 14 May 2013 01:14:16 -0400

You know what really pisses me off?

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:13:21 -0400

Female character: Hi I am a strong female character
Female Character: I get crap done. Look at all the crap I got done. Omfg there is so much crap done. Yeah.
Male Character: Wow you got a lot of crap done. You look like you are having a bit of a problem though need a hand?
Female Character: Why yes thank you.
People: OH SHIT. YOU HELPED HER WITH SOMETHING? UGH. LOOK AT THAT. JUST ANOTHER FEMALE CHARACTER WHO NEEDS SAVING BY A MAN. WOW. SOCIETY.

wizardsandhijack: hospitalf0rsouls: Omfg so if Mary had baby Jesus, and baby Jesus was the Lamb of...

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:11:47 -0400

wizardsandhijack:

hospitalf0rsouls:

Omfg so if Mary had baby Jesus, and baby Jesus was the Lamb of God…

did Mary have a little lamb?

you broke the world

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Tue, 14 May 2013 01:10:08 -0400

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Tue, 14 May 2013 01:09:23 -0400

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Tue, 14 May 2013 01:07:15 -0400

partybarackisinthehousetonight: pro tip: fill the piñata with absolutely nothing to prepare your...

Mon, 13 May 2013 05:11:47 -0400

partybarackisinthehousetonight:

pro tip: fill the piñata with absolutely nothing to prepare your kids for the letdowns of adulthood

vinillabitches: stupidstupidhenchgirl: venomkid-64: omg...

Mon, 13 May 2013 05:08:02 -0400

vinillabitches:

stupidstupidhenchgirl:

venomkid-64:

omg tumblr, stop, you’re drunk.

HAHAHAHAHA

Tipsy

beyondthedistantstars: Are you trying to give me heart...

Mon, 13 May 2013 02:31:07 -0400

beyondthedistantstars:

Are you trying to give me heart palpitations?

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Mon, 13 May 2013 02:30:47 -0400

astrodidact: Thats...

Mon, 13 May 2013 02:28:47 -0400

astrodidact:

Thats America.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2323316/FBI-surrounds-house-Saudi-student-following-sightings-pressure-cooker-pot-cooking-rice.html

FACE. PALM.

An abandoned Atlanta school’s bathroom is slowly reclaimed by...

Sun, 12 May 2013 07:39:00 -0400

An abandoned Atlanta school’s bathroom is slowly reclaimed by ivy and kudzu.

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Sun, 12 May 2013 07:37:23 -0400

adayinthelifeofpeach: yourfriendlyscop: kristrauma: sigfodr: ...

Sun, 12 May 2013 07:36:03 -0400

adayinthelifeofpeach:

yourfriendlyscop:

kristrauma:

sigfodr:

What if the Starks didn’t make stupid decisions? x

“Okay, I won’t trust you then”

this is the most beautiful thing i’ve ever seen

Omfgggggggggg

We wouldn’t have nearly as many episodes if they made just a few reasonable decisions.

funneestuff: i have no idea whats this is but i know i want it

Sun, 12 May 2013 07:30:19 -0400

funneestuff:

i have no idea whats this is but i know i want it

sculptorgalaxy: I’m going to hell.

Sun, 12 May 2013 07:16:46 -0400

sculptorgalaxy:

I’m going to hell.

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Sun, 12 May 2013 06:53:10 -0400

heroinfriday: oratorasaurus: sapphire—dreams: oratorasaurus: ...

Sun, 12 May 2013 06:44:38 -0400

heroinfriday:

oratorasaurus:

sapphire—dreams:

oratorasaurus:

sapphire—dreams:

Definition of feminism: “The theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.”

I am truly saddened by your complete and utter ignorance of what feminism is. Whoever told you that feminism is about the supremacy of women clearly got it wrong. I suggest you read some Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich before you discredit the lives and work of amazing women and men who have fought so that you have the ability to have an opinion, however misguided and wrong that opinion might be.

(By the way Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich are both amazing feminists, women, writers and above all human beings.)

Show me where feminist groups have fought to “the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes”. Show me where feminists have fought for men to be equal to women. Because I can show you where feminist groups have fought hard, and won, to reduce the rights of men and to create gender inequality where there was gender equality already in place.

When feminist groups fought for women’s suffrage, women’s access to higher education, women’s ability to have a bank account, to walk safely in the streets, to sue their rapist, to own property, to have access to contraception, to have maternity leave i could go on and on. If you believe that we had equality when we could not vote, could not go to college, could not own property, could not successfully sue for being raped, did not have access to contraception then your view of the world is very twisted. We don’t need to advocate for men’s rights because they have MORE rights than women. They have more power than women. As of the rights of men you keep referring to, feminist groups were the ones that fought for men’s paternity leave in many european countries. Out of curiosity have you EVER read the authors i pointed out? Have you EVER read any major feminist? You are not making any arguments. Just unsubstantiated claims. If you think that equality existed before feminist i would urge you to imagine your life without all the rights i just described.

What are some rights that men have and women do not?

Honestly asking here, because let me list out rights that men do not have but women do:

In 2008, a law was passed in England and Wales that allowed long-term domestic violence victims who killed their abuser to be charged with the lesser charge of manslaughter, but this only applies to women. Disregarding the fact that women are just as violent in domestic partnerships as well as dismissing the victims in domestic violence that are gay and trans.

In California and Montana, a woman can name any man she likes as the father, he gets a letter in the mail, if he does not prove he isn’t the father within 30 days—(suppose the letter gets lost by the USPS?)—he is now the father and must pay. He cannot contest it. And DNA tests to prove paternity are not considered proof by the courts.

Then there are the Primary Aggressor laws that were put into place due to VAWA, which results in the man being arrested even though 50% of domestic assaults are mutual, that women are 80% more likely to use weapons during domestic assaults, are more likely to kick, bite, slap, throw objects, and hit with their fists during domestic assaults, and that there is no support for the idea that women only use violence to defend themselves from physical violence.

Or the number of women who falsely accuse a man of rape, who would be sent to prison for 10+ years if convicted, and yet the woman only gets fined or a slap on the wrist.

There is also the gender bias in the Probation Departments:

A higher score on the Probation Assessment Tool (PAT) means a recommendation that could lead to eventual dismissal of charges. A lower score means probation or lockup, not to mention the juvenile delinquent tag. [Judge] Hunt claims PAT routinely rewards girls with 14 extra points for gender alone, while boys get 0.

Proof of courtroom bias against men.

Then there are studies that show women who fail to pay child support are incarcerated only 1/8th as often as men with similar violations.

Here is a quote from a post I made 3 months ago:

1. Women are treated better in all aspects of the legal system. For instance, women receive lighter sentences and a higher chance of acquittal, simply for being women.

2. Men are significantly more likely to be the victims of violent crime (of which rape is included) than women.

3. Despite domestic violence being equally committed by women, for the most part only male perpetrators are arrested:

4. The feminist definition of domestic violence has skewed arrest and prosecution philosophies, resulting in having mostly male batterers criminally pursued, and female batterers left alone.

5. It is legal to circumcise male babies against their will. In some places, laws have been passed which forbid any attempts to make male circumcision illegal. Meanwhile, female circumcision is completely illegal, even though some types of female circumcision are equivalent in harm to male circumcision, and other types (a symbolic prick to draw blood) are non-harmful.

6. Men comprise 95% of workplace deaths.

7. Men commit suicide at over triple the rate that women do.

8. The vast majority of prisoners are men.

9. Men are doing worse in all aspects of the educational system, from kindergarten to university.

10. Men who are falsely accused of rape can have their names published and their lives ruined even if they are not convicted or charged - their accuser is protected and is likely to face no punishment, or a light one.

11. Reproductive rights. Men have none. Simply read this story.

12. Parental rights. Men have virtually none. See below.

A woman can name any man she likes as the father, he gets a letter in the mail, if he does not prove he isn’t the father within 30 days—(suppose the letter gets lost by the USPS?)—he is now the father and must pay. He cannot contest it.

A boy who is the victim of statutory rape must pay child support to his rapist.

A man who is raped while unconscious must likewise pay child support.

A man who fathers a child and wishes to take custody may have his child adopted out against his will and essentially kidnapped

13. The majority of homeless are men.

14. Despite men’s need being arguably greater than women, government spending to help women is 10 to 100 times greater than that to help men. That figure is unrelated to medical spending.

15. In 2009/2010 it was $1,516,460 toward men and $57,562,373 toward women. In 2010/2011 it was $3,740,800 toward men and $48,331,443 toward women. In 2008/2009 the province dedicated $561,360 toward men’s resources and $98,983,236 toward women’s resources. (figures are for British Columbia, Canada, but representative of Western society).

16. Female-owned businesses get free government money for literally no reason other than being a woman (i.e. all other factors are equal, same size of business, same income, etc. etc. but the owner’s gender is different = money or no money.

17. On some airlines, men were banned from sitting next to kids on airplanes, simply because they were men. Why? Because men are pedophiles, obviously. This ban remains on some airlines, such as Air New Zealand.

18. Under a recent federal directive, men are convicted of rape in university campuses if the investigating board finds that the chances they committed the rape are at 50.00001% or greater.

19. The DOE policy in practice: Caleb Warner was accused of rape and expelled from the University of North Dakota, then his accuser was charged with filing a false report. He remains expelled as of June 2011.

20. Selective service. Enough said.

There are women’s only colleges and these are protected by federal law. But men’s only colleges are not allowed in the US.

The Federal criminal sentencing guidelines struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005 required that males and females who commit the same crime and have the same prior criminal record be sentenced equally. Using data obtained from the United States Sentencing
Commission’s records, we examine whether there exists any gender-based bias in criminal
sentencing decisions. We treat months in prison as a censored variable in order to account
for the frequent outcome of no prison time. Additionally, we control for the self-selection of
the defendant into guilty pleas through use of an endogenous switching regression model. A
new decomposition methodology is employed. Our results indicate that women receive more
lenient sentences even after controlling for circumstances such as the severity of the offense
and past criminal history.

Teen boys who commit a crime are 46 times more likely to be charged and arrested than teen girls who commit the exact same crime.

This was fucking beautiful.
-Liv

*a single tear