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In reply to the discussion: We do need a REAL Men's Movement [View all]tillikum
(105 posts)113. just maybe it isn't the person and their experiences being mocked,
but the lack of a lucid argument and the absurdity of what is being promoted as intelligent discourse!!
no matter how hard we try to press the former over the latter
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There is a small group of bullies here who think they own the issue. They'll be here soon enough.
Throd
Oct 2013
#2
Guy stuff is guy stuff. Patriarchy is a strange holdover from Roman days of yore
Taverner
Oct 2013
#12
People conscious of injustice will work to get rid of it whereever it may be found
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#211
Except, that's not even close to an accurate portrayal of what goes on in that group.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#114
Why not go to the FAQ... Is it not the group FAQ? Does such a thing not help define a group?
Ohio Joe
Oct 2013
#119
the group's stated purpose is "discuss issues of interest to men". That's the SOP.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#170
And yet it's only interest is how oppressed men are in a male dominated world...
Ohio Joe
Oct 2013
#182
Well thanks Jeff but I can't think how you could teach me anything about being a man...
Ohio Joe
Oct 2013
#184
Well.. not everybody has the kind of time it takes to rack up 18k + posts in 12 short months time..
opiate69
Oct 2013
#82
"It's way farther than I would go, but I understand the anger behind 'kill all ******'"
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#86
And I agree with you that it's horrible, reprehensible and inexcusable.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#98
No, actually, I asked you to do a thought experiment on that particular sentence to see if it could
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#134
It wasn't "errant". It wasn't hidden because it conforms to community standards. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#150
Nah, the pretend horror & faux-rage around the "Hot celebrities thread" is, I think, its own reward.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#75
This is one of the most deluded posts I've seen from you. And that is saying a lot.
Gravitycollapse
Oct 2013
#83
Well, in fairness... I think the iverglas grave-dancing thread was more popular...
opiate69
Oct 2013
#122
Yeah, me too. There was a thread that was about a "man cave" store and I asked why don't
cui bono
Oct 2013
#35
very true, peace activists in Northern Ireland explained this to me 20 years ago....
bettyellen
Oct 2013
#217
"When we have a real movement we'll know it because women will help us throw off our chains"
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#46
No, but what I am saying is that both men's and women's movements have the same goal
Taverner
Oct 2013
#47
The reason why women don't have to ask men as opposed to men asking women...
Gravitycollapse
Oct 2013
#67
Here's the kernel of agreement; the women's movement needed to happen first.
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#158
Commercial driving is less dangerous per hour worked than many other professions.
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#145
So long as anyone likes self-identifying as "woman" or "hispanic" or "muslim"
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#159
Why would you as the privileged ever suffer because of your privileged position?
Gravitycollapse
Oct 2013
#68
I first heard it right after a road trip during which we stopped at a Waffle House
cui bono
Oct 2013
#85
Those two things are like breast cancer--men are much less likely to suffer for them, but
eridani
Oct 2013
#116
i think a real mens movement looks more like a period of total dis-engagement
tillikum
Oct 2013
#112
No, individuals can opt out of the patriarchy trap -- don't get married for one thing.
FarCenter
Oct 2013
#175
They are probably raised mostly by their mothers, since fathers have long commutes, long hours.
FarCenter
Oct 2013
#183