@Spatial:
I'll respond to a few of these, so maybe we can narrow down the discussion.
As a general note, I am fine with the notion of defending men's rights. I have heard of MRA There are gender-specific issues that men also face. If people study those issues and demonstrate that they cause problems on the large scale, I'm more than happy to support addressing them.
However, what I'm not particularly fond of is making it men vs women. As a counter to maltreatment of women, I tend to hear a lot of "men also have it bad!" I believe the feminists who have batshit crazy views are still in the minority, so I don't see the issue.
MRA doesn't make it about men vs. women. The reason why I brought them up is because they point out how western women have it better than men do, and it's true. In the process they are attacked by feminists.
In my opinion feminism makes it about Women vs. Men or in the name of equality the feminist does absolutely nothing for males. Most men aren't rapists nor do we intend to pay women less. If that were the case, men would have a hard time finding work regardless of the boss's gender.
Most feminists are quite reasonable and their goal is to, in general, support women's rights. E.g., (https://wgefund.org/). I'm worried that bashing feminism will also damage those genuine efforts that are now put under the same umbrella as the few outlier batshit crazy people that 9gag and other degenerate e-platforms spotlight.
Why can't we just be 1 people though ?
I see this Women's Global Empowerment fund offering a loan service only to women, In Uganda times are rough not just for women either, this group only supports women and not their Son's or Husbands, what's the point of that when they have it just as rough ? But yes I see your point, this is that same argument again, "but men have it worse" okay I get it, fuck'em.
According to that clip, this is how it works.
- You donate money
- They "loan" the money to these women
- The women pay the Women's Global Empowerment fund back "with interest"
- WGEF is more of a business than a charity considering their clients fall into debt with interest.
You're the doner, WGEF is the loaner.
It is of course an example of what I was talking about earlier when I said women have all kinds of programs. Though what they are doing is good for women, it's not good as a whole let's be honest. That and they make interest off of your donation from the very people, sorry, women you think you're supporting.
I don't suggest it's entirely a bad thing, but if such a program was just for men, they would probably get a lot of backlash, and still not just women are struggling over there.
I consider myself a feminist and support feminist activities. Would you describe me the same way you described those other men who are feminists?
Yes. At this point if you decided that feminism isn't for you, it would probably be in your best interest not to tell your wife. Though if your wife one day said "You know what ? Feminism is bullshit" then the joke would be on you.
People see a cause and they think it's a good thing, and it is to a degree, but the things feminists are fighting for are already in place. Because of that, feminism breeds a lot of hate and generalizations toward men.
Yes I'm all for women going about their business and making something of themselves. I don't like rape and like I said first wave feminists are the real deal. 3rd wave feminism is like beating a dead horse at this point, as it supports only 1 gender. If we evolved into a higher consciousness feminism would historically be a part of our barbaric past. The fact it had to come out is bad enough, while such a movement still exists in 2021 isn't a good thing either, right ?
Judge Judy dismantles feminism in the first 2 minutes here
I respect that.
And she's really successful and well grounded on her own power. With that in mind feminism is great for those with low self esteem or if they limit themselves or place blame on society because they aren't getting high pay. Everyone has to negotiate or else we won't get it.
Probably wouldn't serve anything. But it goes to show, a grown ass man who lived a criminal lifestyle gets more coverage than a black person killing a white innocent child.
If the news coverage of this murder of a white kid does not serve to do anything, and the news coverage of Floyd's murder does, then does that not give a reason why the latter might've gotten more news coverage? I do not believe that the US law endorcement system needs to be changed because George Floyd was murdered, I believe that the incident served as a catalyst to shine spotlight on existing issues.
When we have millions of people in a nation of various races. Sooner or later there'll be some incident that triggers a mob. George Floyd was no exception, and the only reason why it's the big one, is because it was caught on video.
The point I'm making is, in the process of calling out racism, some blacks are becoming racist themselves.
Was it last year or the year before ? There was a black guy who was selling his car. Another black guy showed up to see the car, then the buyer ended up unloading 6 bullets into the seller and took the car. The seller survived and called the police. Cops tracked the shooter who at the time was streaming on facebook. He ended up getting into a shootout with the police and got killed. A riot still broke out. No one ever asks how it went down, it's just a matter of, was the cop white.
I'd imagine if someone sounds like they are carved from the same stone, they would be in favor compared to someone with a thick accent.
We seem to agree that people tend to hire others similar to themselves. That is, when the applicants are not represented at the top levels, it seems that both you and I agree that discrimination occurs? However, then I don't understand where we disagree.
If it's on the phone, at best that would be booking an interview. Some jobs require a demonstration. In my profession, they don't care if you have a mohawk and your face is covered in tattoos, if your output get's a thumbs up and you get along well, you're in. They just want the skills, and when it comes to that a gender quota is a backward approach.