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Originally Posted by aberkok
I don't know of anywhere on earth where women don't have catching up to do. Sure... a woman in North America is less likely to be raped and can probably count on not being circumcised against her will, but to me, that is merely a good start.
For every case a man is unfairly discriminated against, I'm sure there are at least a million where women are (yes I am pulling that statistic from my butt and yes it's an exaggeration, but still...). To my question: "what do men have to lose by being perceived of as Schrodinger's Rapist?" I would answer: "some, but not as much as women still have to gain."
I listened to an interview with Dave Foley from Kids in the Hall and if he makes a million dollars this year, he will just break even thanks to what he owes in child payments thanks to Ontario alimony law. It's those stories that make me feel bad for some bias against men in the courts. But as a whole half of the planet's population, we still have it way better.
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It's often the case where people will shrug off injustices because they see others that are more numerous or worse or both. I never liked this view, as it's often counterproductive if not ignorant.
I would never say women don't have their problems and that all societies have a lot of work to do to make it better for them. However, in taking a look at some of the problems men face, it's fallacious to simply state, "Well, big deal; look at
women—men have had it good all these centuries" and then shrug it off and move on—especially considering many (if not all) of society's problems are
interconnected.
More generally, it isn't very helpful to look at an issue and undermine it by comparing it to other, far worse, issues. We don't shrug off sexual harassment in the workplace by stating, "Pfft! Look at the Middle East! At least you aren't being gang raped and then stoned for being adulterous! Suck it up, sweetie!" *ass slap*
This is more of the same of what I hinted at before. There are many people who don't even acknowledge that misandry is a thing. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that
most people don't take it seriously, i.e., they think it's a joke.
Misandry? A hatred of men? Wait, what? It's not wrong to hate men....especially not privileged white men.
They have it all.
Look around: men (and boys) aren't all right.