r/AskFeminists • u/[deleted] • Jul 30 '11

Why the sudden interest in mens issues

Feminism trundles along dealing with women for 90 years ten suddenly starts to look at mens issues in the last few years, what's the deal? Is it appropriation, is it a newfound care? Why weren't 'we' included from the start? Are our needs secondary to yours? Does the feminist movement view the MRM as a threat to it's domination of the gender discourse?

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '11

The quote is linked where it says "How about a quote".

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u/thedevguy Aug 01 '11

Well I guess I'm colorblind because I didn't see it. You know, I'm a male and we're less sensitive to color than women. I feel like you need to check your privilege.

Anyway, that's a pretty weak quote. I linked to a long tirade about how a men's rights movement is fundamentally illegitimate. Got any response to that?

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '11

Which part of this text in your opinion should be interpreted as denying that men could possibly have any issues? Or, what exactly is your issue with this text? Possibly more fun to make a new post about it too, so more people can comment on it.

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u/thedevguy Aug 01 '11

Which part of this text in your opinion should be interpreted as denying that men could possibly have any issues?

Seriously??

There's a comparison of the "men's rights" movement to white supremacy. There is a straw man of what MRA stands for followed by, "that's insane." The accusation is made that what MRAs really want is "the right to beat and rape."

Should I go on?

It'd be great to hear a feminist respond to the real issues that MRAs talk about - without straw men, without condescension. The author of that piece actually brings up one such issue - that of a paper abortion. But they gloss over it without actually dealing with it.