Men's Rights

(without any idea of how I got there) I recently read about Men's Rights and some of the issues for which men fight. I will be honest, as a woman I was shocked and then somewhat amused and slightly annoyed that some men felt the need to define their rights, when "rights"-particularly in the US, were written for men and then women and other minorities had to step up and define and claim those rights. But after I opened my mind to these issues I found that some are very interesting and relevant. So I wanted to post to see what other people think. Here are some of the issues, in no particular order. Men, feel free to correct me if I state something the wrong way or to add something to the list:

1) Men have responsibility to children they father without a choice in the matter of abortion
2) Men make the same amount of money for physical labor as a woman who cannot perform the same physical tasks
3) Men are still expected to "court" women and pay for items on dates, etc
4)Men are required to register for the draft while women are not
5)Men often lose custody of children in divorce and rarely receive child support when they do win custody
6)Violence against men committed by women isnt taken seriously (rape, spousal abuse)
7) Men dont have the creative freedom in their dress codes that women do
8)Men often do not get paid paternity leave
9) The preference of women and children over men in emergency situations
10) Men receive harsher punishments for crime

All of these issues are based on trending data. There are also some issues about men dying sooner than women, girls performing better than boys in school, more money and attention being given to breast cancer research than prostate cancer research.......

Tags: civil rights, equality, human rights, inequality, men, sexism, social issues, women's rights

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Permalink Reply by Matt on July 23, 2009 at 11:07am: @ Chris
"I honestly think they should hook up."

So I can end up on this show?

Permalink Reply by Chris on July 23, 2009 at 11:08am: Wait, lemme field a guess before clicking, it's To Catch a Predator?

Permalink Reply by jessica r on July 23, 2009 at 5:01pm: Oh, Lord. Thank God I am not 15. Bless your little baby heart. Nerdfighting is definitely not about doing things for other people's attention. Please please please try your hardest to be yourself and love doing it. And btw, guilt trips like "I hope you feel guilty, because this just ruined my entire summer" do n0t generally work on adult men......I have no clue how old Matt is, but just a tip......; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bri :D on July 23, 2009 at 9:55am: I stopped reading at patriotism... as you can see I do not care about your opinion. You suck.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gabrielle on July 23, 2009 at 9:58am: You're just trolling, then.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bri :D on July 23, 2009 at 9:59am: no, I just don't like you.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gabrielle on July 23, 2009 at 10:07am: Then you must not like many people, since the only impetus for not liking me I can think of from you is that we seem to disagree on some points, here.

This is for you, troll:

Permalink Reply by Matt on July 23, 2009 at 10:12am: Oh Boxxy. You're so trollin'.

Permalink Reply by Chris on July 23, 2009 at 10:01am: Go ahead, though, don't listen to Gabrielle. Your loss, not ours.

I would be surprised if anyone actually enjoyed associating with you outside of the internet, though. You're pretty sexist, and, if this thread serves as an example, ignorant.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bri :D on July 23, 2009 at 10:10am: it's not my fault I'm ignornant, I'm just 15. Get off my back. It's hard not to be sexist when you grow up around sexism. I bet you are too.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gabrielle on July 23, 2009 at 10:14am: There is a difference between willful and genuine ignorance. If you refuse to read what someone has to say, then insult them, the ignorance you're displaying is that which you made.

Don't use your age as an excuse. If you want to swim with the big fishies, don't wuss out when it's convenient. There are plenty of people your age that are more articulate than people old enough to be your parents on the Ning. Ageism is never a good way to get yourself out of a jam here.

Permalink Reply by Matt on July 23, 2009 at 10:17am: "There are plenty of people your age that are more articulate than people old enough to be your parents on the Ning."

Katie for one.