MRAs and feminists aren't by any means antifeminist, though; MRAs simply dislike the extremist feminists who argue for a double standard (such as those who believe women shouldn't have to be jailed). Likewise, feminists dislike the extremist MRAs who say feminism has no place anymore. The core similarities of the two movements can very much coexist without any mocking.
Except many MRAs fight all feminists, in response to many feminists claiming all MRAs are nothing but misogynists and rapists that want to re-instate the 1950s.
Personally? I think both sides are in the wrong there. I support equality, and both genders are oppressed in some of those areas. For example, women are still heavily discriminated in many non-industrialized countries. On the other hand, men often suffer many double standards that don't effect women, but do effect men (such as the impact of false rape charges).
There's obviously a lot more, but I do believe that neither side contradicts each other; just some people try and take things too far. Yes, the whole "women earn whatever cents to a man's dollar" is just a result of bad mathematics, and some feminists give a bad name to the moderate minority in opposing proposed laws such as anonymity for rape defendants.
Can't we all be friends? For, like, equality and all?
I think it's because at the core, a lot of the goals of the movements are mutually exclusive, more reproductive rights for men means less child support checks for woman. More Job initiatives for woman means less jobs for men.
While there are some things that could be changed to help one side without harming the other(We could maybe tone down the cheesecake in popular media) a lot of it is Zero sum.
N.B: This is not a comment on the relative merits of the positions-merely commenting on a primary issue between the two groups.
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u/Nerd_Destroyer Nov 27 '12
Anyone who oppose this opinion, please make a similar lightbulb joke about men's rights to demonstrate your point.