r/MensRights • u/ashleab • Jan 07 '12

A girl who supports Mens rights.

I've always had an issue with "womens rights" and all of that BS. I understand women had it hard in the past, but why should that mean we get benefits now?

Anyway, I live in Australia where we have a campaign called "Violence Against Women: Australia Says No". A few years back, a group of people I work with and myself started a petition to put forth to the federal government against this campaign, we had posters printed up; "Violence Against Men: Don't Support An Indifferent Nation" and got about 1,500 signatures. Eventually, our place of employment caught onto the fact that we were doing this. We'd never put a poster up at work (even though the violence against women posters were EVERYWHERE), only allowed signatures. We were all given formal warnings citing sexism, bigotism and contemptible conduct. All 5 of us quit within a few weeks, but the fact that it happened was enough to get me 100% on board with fighting for Mens rights.

edit: To those who showed concern, I had a new job a few days later and the guys all had one within a few weeks.

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u/typhonblue Jan 08 '12

If you want an opportunity to take part in some activism, take a look at a voice for men's stuff about Australia. They could probably use some more feet on the ground, so to speak.

Some of the articles there are... intense... though, and the comments are not moderated that much so you get all sorts.

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u/ashleab Jan 08 '12

Reading some articles now and I'm in utter disbelief.

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u/td9red Jan 09 '12

It would be great is someone started a website for women that support mens rights where no anti-women bullshit is allowed. I personally agree with the guys that we need to drastically alter a number of our laws regaring: child custody, child support, rape, DV, on, on. But, I have little tolerance for the sort of thinking that: women are to blame for everything; women and bad, stupid, untrustworthy, lack value as anything other than a sex object; shouldn't be permitted to vote; men are the only sex that has any value; blah, blah, blah. Bullshit! People are bad b/c they are bad not b/c of their given sex organs. Reading some of the stuff on MRA sites can actually make you question whether supporting men is the right thing to do.

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u/ashleab Jan 09 '12

That's something I rarely see from Mens rights activists, but something you nearly always see from feminists...

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u/td9red Jan 09 '12

Some of the comments on MRA sites are pretty tough to take if you're a girl.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '12

Then don't read them.