[Northern Monkey]

A petition was signed by 200 feminists to stop the event which is to highlight mens health issues,Mental health,high suicide rates,crime violence,family relationships and under reprisentation of men in academic roles.
Since then a petition has been signed by almost 1000 people to hold the event as planned.

So apparently in this university feminism is'nt actually about equality at all.
York celebrated a whole week for womens rights in the past.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-34857143

[Niamh.]

Shameful

[kirklancaster]

Yep - shameful. But God help us all when 'The Truth' finds out.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

Yep - shameful. But God help us all when 'The Truth' finds out.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

[Liam-]

Most feminists these days don't wany equality, they want men to be treated worse than them and for woman to be treated better than everyone else.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Most feminists these days don't wany equality, they want men to be treated worse than them and for woman to be treated better than everyone else.

That's quite a sweeping statement Liam and one which I believe is untrue, you have a loud minority of idiots like these. I think most women who consider themselves Feminists do genuinely want equality

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Most feminists these days don't wany equality, they want men to be treated worse than them and for woman to be treated better than everyone else.

The truth has procreated


I'm kidding Liam normally you seem so rational

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Cherie

The truth has procreated


I'm kidding Liam normally you seem so rational

Have you swallowed a joke book i the last few days Cherie?

[Smithy]

Feminist = Equality

These women aren't feminists not entirely sure why people call misandrists feminists

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Smithy

Feminist = Equality

These women aren't feminists not entirely sure why people call misandrists feminists

Exactly, we have these type of people in both genders I like to think that the majority of people both male and female just want to be treated fairly.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Smithy

Feminist = Equality

These women aren't feminists not entirely sure why people call misandrists feminists

Because they (rightly or wrongly) call themselves feminists.

I wrote a rather long post on here a few months ago about how I think the word "feminism" has effectively been hijacked by a toxic subgroup (NOT a small one, a rather large one) with a different agenda and that the term is all but useless now for anyone who seeks equality. I'm not going to repost because I can't be arsed, but it's on here somewhere.

In short, though, groups truly seeking equality need to rebrand and stop clinging to their "precious" labels like limpets if they actually want to be taken seriously as individuals seeking individual equality. Feminism may once have been about equality but it is not any longer, and hasn't been for over a decade, regardless of which dictionary definitions are thrown around.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Smithy

Feminist = Equality

These women aren't feminists not entirely sure why people call misandrists feminists

Because it's easier to smear an entire group of people when you focus on the worst parts of it's loud minorities.

[Jake.]

well then they aren't really feminists at all

[Kizzy]

How does anyone know the 200 signatories were Women? It was a female student which called for the reinstatement...
It's simply a misguided equality exercise.

[Locke.]

Typical women

[arista]

Originally Posted by Locke.

Typical women

Yes Locke

[Crimson Dynamo]

they should have distracted them with scented candles and new cushions

that would have bought them enough time to hold the event

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

they should have distracted them with scented candles and new cushions

that would have bought them enough time to hold the event

[Denver]

I would of told them to **** off and rip the petition up in front of them

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Adam.

I would of told them to **** off and rip the petition up in front of them

violence against women is a hate crime


you big bully, I bet you would have given one of them a thick ear too and put another across you knee

[Jamie89]

Disgusting. So they're saying it "amplifies existing, structurally imposed, inequalities." This is generic statement, which granted has a progressive sentiment, but beyond that has no real meaning in the context of what the occasion was intended for. "The intention was to draw attention to some of the issues men tell us they encounter, and to highlight mental health and welfare support which we know men are sometimes reluctant to access." Even the most ardent campaigners for equality must be able to recognise that even if equality is their end goal, it's not the reality of the world we're CURRENTLY living in. They had the choice of accepting that and doing something to help men who are facing very real problems, or ignore it in order to push an ideology. That's not to say there isn't merit behind the ideology but to pursue it with tunnel vision like this isn't the way to go.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Jamie89

Disgusting. So they're saying it "amplifies existing, structurally imposed, inequalities." This is generic statement, which granted has a progressive sentiment, but beyond that has no real meaning in the context of what the occasion was intended for. "The intention was to draw attention to some of the issues men tell us they encounter, and to highlight mental health and welfare support which we know men are sometimes reluctant to access." Even the most ardent campaigners for equality must be able to recognise that even if equality is their end goal, it's not the reality of the world we're CURRENTLY living in. They had the choice of accepting that and doing something to help men who are facing very real problems, or ignore it in order to push an ideology. That's not to say there isn't merit behind the ideology but to pursue it with tunnel vision like this isn't the way to go.

The side effects of women becoming more equal in society has resulted in men being treated badly in some areas like when it comes to their children for example, women have been working outside the home more, so consequently men have been becoming more involved as parents then in the past (which is beneficial to everyone imo) but family law hasn't come in line with that and fathers aren't treated fairly when marriages break down by the courts. That certainly needs addressing imo

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

The side effects of women becoming more equal in society has resulted in men being treated badly in some areas like when it comes to their children for example, women have been working outside the home more, so consequently men have been becoming more involved as parents then in the past (which is beneficial to everyone imo) but family law hasn't come in line with that and fathers aren't treated fairly when marriages break down by the courts. That certainly needs addressing imo

Exactly. There's nothing wrong in working towards equality, but to ignore the way things currently are, and refusing to do things that are going to help people is actually quite cruel I think.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Jamie89

Exactly. There's nothing wrong in working towards equality, but to ignore the way things currently are, and refusing to do things that are going to help people is actually quite cruel I think.

I agree