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History of Feminism

jimlup

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5. That's just not true

Reply to eridani (Reply #4)

Thu May 22, 2014, 08:51 PM

May 2014

Our society can ignore the problem like we do most things but we are failing our young men. This means that they will not be ready for the challenges that they will face in there lives. As a teacher of adolescents I'm very aware of this problem and it isn't a particularly politically convenient issue and it should be a feminist issue because well, I thought that feminists care about the welfare of society. But I guess some of them here just care about hating men.

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In the Real World, the So-Called ‘Boy Crisis’ Disappears [View all] eridani May 2014 OP

And there are people who flat out deny this ismnotwasm May 2014 #1

I'll probably get flamed for this ... jimlup May 2014 #2

Except when they get out of school, that doesn't matter anymore n/t eridani May 2014 #4

That's just not true jimlup May 2014 #5

What you are talking about is a generational problem eridani May 2014 #6

"But I guess some of them here just care about hating men." You just lost all credibility, frankly. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #7

My credibility isn't the issue jimlup May 2014 #9

I have no problem with "asking honest questions." What I object to is the implication that feminism nomorenomore08 May 2014 #10

Nor did I say that jimlup May 2014 #11

Fair enough. I just don't like it when feminists are unfairly smeared as "man haters" - to me nomorenomore08 May 2014 #12

Except that there are cases in which it is true.... jimlup May 2014 #15

I'm glad you're doing your part to improve things. And I didn't mean to give the impression nomorenomore08 May 2014 #16

Glad we've reached a position of mutual jimlup May 2014 #17

No problem. I think your heart is in the right place. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #18

as far as the issue with school. boys are doing better today than anytime in history. seabeyond May 2014 #21

Join VDay ismnotwasm May 2014 #19

"all men are guilty of rape" bullshit. seabeyond May 2014 #20

Many feminists DO still care about the welfare of society....of BOTH genders. I'm an example. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #13

except it is mostly feminist that are discussing the outmodeled patriarchy model for our boys. seabeyond May 2014 #22

Job hunting sucks, and connections trump qualifications IronLionZion May 2014 #3

+1 nomorenomore08 May 2014 #8

Me too. nt AverageJoe90 May 2014 #14