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nomorenomore08

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16. I'm glad you're doing your part to improve things. And I didn't mean to give the impression
Sun May 25, 2014, 06:26 PM
May 2014

that I don't consider this stuff worthy of discussion - it very much is. But I've seen so many people - including a few women - blame "feminism" for "boys'/men's problems" that I have kind of an automatic negative reaction to anything that seems to carry a whiff of that.

And I know there are extremists in the feminist movement, like in any movement. And like you, I don't particularly want anything to do with someone who despises me just for having a Y chromosome. But again, a lot of people throw out the "man hating" accusation any time a feminist (or hell, even a woman) has the gall to be upset about something. A hundred years ago they would've called the same women "hysterical" or something, I suppose.

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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
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