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 6:16pm: Well, you hit me earlier, so I'll let you go. :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kenny on July 23, 2009 at 6:18pm: break-up buttsecks?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Matt on July 23, 2009 at 6:18pm: Definitely.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kenny on July 23, 2009 at 7:04pm: Oh btw, i guess i'm breaking up with you too Gabrielle. Our polygamist marriage was fun while it lasted =P; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gabrielle on July 23, 2009 at 7:08pm: It was wonderful. And thanks for saying it directly, rather than just ignoring me all of a sudden and being all awkward when I confronted you about it.

The last time I broke up, once I got over the "woman scorned" faze, I decided to just cling to the happy memories and warm fuzzies. I'll never forget that time we...

::gazes off into the distance::

Matt, it's you and me, babe.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kenny on July 23, 2009 at 7:12pm: ... i can haz camwhore?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gabrielle on July 23, 2009 at 7:14pm: Okay, so I'm not always up to speed with the internet lingo, ergo I ask you to please tell me wtf "camwhore" precisely means. Is it someone that enjoys being on webcams, someone caught on one, what?????

Permalink Reply by Kenny on July 23, 2009 at 7:18pm: A camwhore is a female who takes pictures of herself on her webcam and posts them on the internet. typically pictures of herself in the nude.

So i can has camwhore ^_^?

Permalink Reply by asano_man on July 23, 2009 at 7:21pm: That's just sexist.

There are many male camwhores too, you know.

Permalink Reply by Gabrielle on July 23, 2009 at 7:21pm: @Kenny:

Oh. Ew.

No.

Let me say again:

NO.

Permalink Reply by Kenny on July 23, 2009 at 7:24pm: Lol, i was just joking around, i promise.

The last thing i need is more camwhores =P

Permalink Reply by Übereil on July 24, 2009 at 8:07am: ...that gave me an awesome idea! You tell the girl you're in nerdfighterlike with her, and if she rejects you you can just say you were just joking around! It's perfect! =D

I mean, what can go wrong?