Sexism against men

[DerDrache]

I would be able to cope with the repercussions of Equal Employment/Affirmative Action (mainly because such consequences are unavoidable), but there's serious inequity in so many areas...it's absurd.

My personal "favorite" is how men have one means of birth control (condom), no day-after pill, no say in an abortion, and yet if the woman alone decides she wants to have the accidental child, the man is legally bound to it. Sadly, males and females alike have embraced this insane notion that the man is some evil impregnator of an innocent fertile woman.

It makes me sick.

Anyways, the biggest question is: What we could do about it? College is perhaps the ideal place to start...the trouble would be getting the school to let you start a "Men's Center", and then fending off all of the angry feminists and morons.

Also: I certainly see the parallels this has with "reverse racism", though I'd say the situation with reverse sexism is much worse. While minorities will often be favored for jobs or admissions, it isn't as though they are given more rights than whites.

[Punk_Rocker_22]

For abortion, the women should be allowed to have the child if she wants. If the man doesn't want her to have the child then he should be absolved of all legal and financial responsibilities.

"But that's not fair to the women to make her raise the child on her own!"
She doesn't have to have the child. Abortion and adoption centers are always an option. In fact, if she does have the child then it is 100% her choice.

[RabidZombie]

Originally Posted by DerDrache

Anyways, the biggest question is: What we could do about it? College is perhaps the ideal place to start...the trouble would be getting the school to let you start a "Men's Center",

Somehow I doubt many heterosexual men would join a "Men's Center"

[Punk_Rocker_22]

Originally Posted by RabidZombie

Somehow I doubt many heterosexual men would join a "Men's Center"

this.

Besides, college campuses do have a lot of "Men's Centers." They're called fraternities. As a member of a fraternity, let me tell you, topics like this come up all the time.

But it doesn't matter. The government and the media will dominate the thoughts of the masses no matter what.

[DerDrache]

Originally Posted by Punk_Rocker_22

For abortion, the women should be allowed to have the child if she wants. If the man doesn't want her to have the child then he should be absolved of all legal and financial responsibilities.

"But that's not fair to the women to make her raise the child on her own!"
She doesn't have to have the child. Abortion and adoption centers are always an option. In fact, if she does have the child then it is 100% her choice.

Yep. Abortion and adoption certainly aren't light decisions, yet it seems that many think that raising a child is an even lighter decision. Plus, when you consider that a woman has TONS of ways to avoid having a child, there generally is absolutely no excuse for a woman to have a child she doesn't want. She has access to birth control pills, female condoms, emergency day-after pills, and if she coordinates sex with certain parts of her menstrual cycle, she can make it difficult to get pregnant even without a contraceptive.

[DerDrache]

Originally Posted by RabidZombie

Somehow I doubt many heterosexual men would join a "Men's Center"

And yet, many other adult men aren't immature and insecure about their sexuality. Frankly, I wouldn't want anyone sexually insecure about going to a "Men's Center" to be a part of this movement.

[RabidZombie]

Originally Posted by DerDrache

And yet, many other adult men aren't immature and insecure about their sexuality. Frankly, I wouldn't want anyone sexually insecure about going to a "Men's Center" to be a part of this movement.

Then it won't be much a movement seeing as we insecure types are the majority.

[Rory]

Originally Posted by fuckindouchebag

• Harder physical entrance criteria for men in many occupations, such as the army, police and fire service. Requiring men to be physically stronger than women in these occupations leaves men responsible for a greater share of the physical work, for no more

No more what? Did the word limit cut off any more bullets?

[RabidZombie]

Originally Posted by Rory

No more what? Did the word limit cut off any more bullets?

money i would assume

[Sentinel]

That list is actually a pretty good "master list" of problems. Let's not forget the abundance of scholarships and programs for women, but none for men. Also, the complete lack of programs that deal with the lack of fathers (and father figures), ESPECIALLY in the black community. Do you wonder why so many young African-Americans end up turning to crime? That's what all their idols do! Where are all the role models for young black boys? They've got sports stars and rappers. So if Jamal can't rap and he can't jump, he's gotta become a crack dealer. That explains a whole hell of a lot about the high incarceration rate. And all that crap about how children need mothers and such--what about the father? Fathers are just as important, if not more.

I think think-tank groups would be a better way to start. College campuses are a bit too...feminine. In fact, many colleges have significantly more women than men. Frats as Men's Centers? Yeah right. Do you know what a women's center is? It's a dedicated location on campus for discussion and action ON women's issues. Not just a place for girls to hang out. It's like the dean's office or something. Colleges SHOULD have men's centers. But don't start at the liberal colleges--make it a conservative college thing. I see the conservatives of America being the champions of Men's Rights, not the liberals. No way in hell can I see a Democrat going on the stump for men's rights. it would alienate their voting base. But I can see plenty of Republicans being able to champion this issue.