Crake
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Comment · 12 years ago
Comment · 12 years ago
>Given that, why would we expect feminists to be talking about the effect of sexual assault on males?
Because "feminism fights for men too!" is something we hear all the time.
>It's not their responsibility to do so, and I'm absolutely certain that most feminists would not object to male campaign groups which highlight the problem of male sexual assault.
You'd definitely be wrong about that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWgslugtDow
Comment · 12 years ago
>What does it mean for you?
Someone who believes something or another about women's rights, and is statistically more likely to dismiss or suppress any discussion of men's issues.
Comment · 12 years ago
>men have to deal with the fact that they're more likely to be rasped by another man
Not really.
From a comment below:
One of the studies of the Bureau of Justice data notes that in a certain subset of the data, 46% of the male victims of sexual assault reported a female perpetrator.
Citation: http://jmm.sagepub.com/content/12/3/275.abstract
54% vs 46% is not much of a difference. And then you have this from the article:
"Women were more likely to be abused by fellow female inmates, and men by guards, and many of those guards were female. For example, of juveniles reporting staff sexual misconduct, 89 percent were boys reporting abuse by a female staff member."
Comment · 12 years ago
>Aaaaaaand it's flagged off the front page.
Any discussion of men's issues is usually quickly suppressed by the usual parties. :/
Comment · 12 years ago
>these hypothetical feminists you speak of
>citing no evidence whatsoever to back up the statement
>outright fabrication
I provided a link to the source. I recommend you review both it and the hundreds of comments agreeing with it. Most major feminist sites picked up on it at the time as well, and it is also listed as a source on the "geek feminism" wiki.
Comment · 12 years ago
Please explain how "many feminists" is a "weasel phrase."
>That's a terrible state of affairs, but not for the reasons you think.
Explain.
Comment · 12 years ago
>Any feminist will tell you that most rape does not fit the "large stranger overpowers a woman in the streets" scenario.
If that is truly the case, then why do many feminists believe that every man on the street must be treated as a potential rapist?
example: http://kateharding.net/2009/10/08/guest-blogger-starling-sch...
Comment · 12 years ago
Feminists, mostly.
Comment · 12 years ago
Men are 77% of the homeless population [1]. This doesn't mean that no women are homeless, just that women are much less likely to end up homeless (presumably as a result of the much greater amount of resources dedicated to disadvantaged women compared to disadvantaged men).
I think it goes without saying that a sick or unemployed man is far less likely to find or keep a girlfriend than a sick or unemployed woman.
1. http://www.nhchc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/June2001Heal...
Comment · 12 years ago
>prostitution
I think most couples would be pretty offended if you called the girlfriend a prostitute for letting their boyfriend financially support them.
>Every study I've seen shows that women are paid less in than men in equivalent positions.
Women are paid the same as men in studies that control for other variables. I recommend you stop reading "studies" that don't control for things like hours worked and choice of career field.
http://www.consad.com/content/reports/Gender%20Wage%20Gap%20...
In fact, single childless women now make more than men in most US metropolitan areas: "Young women in New York City, Los Angeles and San Diego making 17%, 12% and 15% more than their male peers, respectively." (http://content.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2015274...)
Comment · 12 years ago
Women have an easier time finding somewhere to stay because they are considered more valuable to society. Men are disposable, which is why far fewer resources are devoted to helping them.
Women also can just get a boyfriend if they lose their job or health and need money; I've seen my female friends do this loads of times, but have yet to see it go the other way. Gender roles definitely favor women pretty heavily when it comes to financial matters.
Comment · 12 years ago
>I ended up at private nationally accredited program
"Nationally" accredited is scam school code for "not accredited."
Comment · 12 years ago
>disadvantaged minorities always have to consider this. It's probably one of the biggest privileges that white males have in day to day life
White males can be minorities, too.
Comment · 12 years ago
I actually moved from the midwest to NYC for exactly that reason. I can't afford the in state public university in my home state, so I had to move here, as ridiculous as that sounds. Luckily, NYC is not nearly as expensive as people make it out to be. I pay about $200/month more in living expenses, but it's $10,000/year cheaper to go to school here and I get free health care through medicaid (important since I have a very painful health condition). I have no family support, so I have to make it work through, well, work and what little money I can get from federal financial aid.
I'm really grateful CCNY still exists to provide me a path out of poverty. However, they're hiking tuition by $800/year for the next few years, so soon it'll be unaffordable, too...
...what? The author is a feminist. The whole site is.
From the site's FAQ:
"Feminism and fat acceptance have always been, and will always be at the heart of this blog."
>you're implying that non-feminist women are not afraid of being raped
wat