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| − | Men's Rights Australia is part of the broader men's rights movement, a movement focussed on addressing specific issues facing men and boys in the modern world. These problems vary from country to country |
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| − | While the men's rights movement has existed for a long time, it is only in recent years that it has been growing rapidly or receiving significant media attention. Those within the movement are |
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| − | generally known as Men's Rights Activists. |
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| − | The movement started to significantly increase in membership from around 2010 onwards. The MRM has many detractors. Some who want to discredit |
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| − | the MRM claim it is a violent movement. This could not be further from the truth. The MRM goes out of its way to be a non-violent movement. |
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| − | The most popular online sites within the movement such as A Voice for Men and the MensRights sub on Reddit actively exclude censure and ban |
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| − | people who make threats of violence or advocate violence. |
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| − | The MRM is a movement concerned about problems facing men and boys and focuses on bringing attention to the problems in the wider community as |
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| − | well as discussing ways to alleviate and resolve the problems. |
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| − | Despite what many outside of the movement think this is not just a movement for men. Many women participate in the MRM and often seem to |
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| − | be among the movement's most active contributors. The movement is pluralistic and inclusive. As well as many women the MRM includes gay |
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| − | and transgender men. Participants in the movement come from across the political spectrum. They are united in their recognition of the |
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| − | problems facing men and boys and agree that these problems need to be addressed. Anyone who broadly agrees with the aims of the movement |
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| − | is welcome to participate. |
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| − | We acknowledge that women and girls face gender-specific issues as well. This is particularly true for women and girls who live in the developing world. |
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| − | We reject many of the claims espoused by leaders in the modern feminist movement, such as the claim that we live in a ''rape culture'' or that domestic violence impacts women far more than men. |
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| − | Many of the men who have entered the movement until now have been |
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| − | personally impacted by one or more of these problems. They might be, for example, men who have been dealt with unjustly by the family law |
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| − | courts in their country. After experiencing this they may become aware that their treatment by the courts was common and from there become |
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| − | aware of he broader MRM. Young men may experience discrimination in their high school or University on the basis of their gender and from |
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| − | this may become aware of the broader movement. Increasingly people who have not been personally impacted by these problems are recognising a |
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| − | broader problem in society and are stepping up to make a difference. |
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| − | The movement is notable for being task focussed. Although there is no one definitive list of the issues that the MRM is addressing there is |
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| − | broad agreement on a core set of issues. Most activists within the movement have certain areas that they focus on. |
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| − | == Bodily Autonomy == |
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| − | Male circumcision is an issue raised by many in the movement. |
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| − | == Disposability == |
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| − | We have recognised the disposability of males. In many nations today, and in past centuries, men can be drafted in to a nation's military |
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| − | forces and even sent to war, all against their will. They can be made to fight and die. If they refuse to do so they can be punished |
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| − | terribly. Few societies have ever forced women to enter combat against their will. |
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| − | Men are a majority of homeless in every nation where reliable data is available and a significant majority in most of these nations. |
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| − | == Domestic violence == |
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| − | Men constitute between one third and one half of all victims of domestic violence. A similar proportion of domestic violence aggressors are |
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| − | women. The notion that domestic violence is a gender issues simply does not stack up. |
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| − | == Unnecessary Medication == |
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| − | == Education == |
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| − | == Custody Rights== |
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| − | == Health == |
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| − | * Males have higher mortality rates at every age |
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| − | * Life expectancy difference by gender was small in the early 20th century |
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| − | * It grew during the 20th century, peaking in the 1990s |
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| − | * Female specific health problems have far more govt investment than male specific health problems |
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| − | == State Discrimination == |
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| − | == Reproductive Rights == |
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| − | * Today men have very limited reproductive rights compared to women |
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| − | * Focus on an Australian context |
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| − | == Suicide == |
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| − | * Men and boys have suicide rates several times higher than women and girls. |
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| − | * This is widely known in the community and many theories abound. |
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| − | * Male suicide rates have grown at a far faster rate than female suicide rates over the last century |
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| − | == Vilification == |
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| − | We live in a society that routinely vilifies masculinity |
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| − | * Vilification of masculinity |
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| − | * ''Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them'' |
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| − | * Airlines not placing unaccompanied minors next to men |
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| − | * UN not allowing men or boys in to food collection areas |
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| − | ** The UN actually claims that men will not distribute food to their families as readily as women will |
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| − | == Violence == |
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| − | * High levels of violence against men |
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| − | * Lack of support or empathy for male victims |
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| − | Many people look at the top of society, to leaders in politics, business and the military and see men. They conclude then that men rule the |
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| − | world. While it is true that men do dominate in leadership roles, it does not follow that all men dominate in society. This is an example of |
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| − | the ''apex fallacy'' - looking at the most successful members of a group and judging the group by that standard. |
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| − | Explain Redpillers, Pick Up Artists and how they differ from MRAs. Explain that Elliot Rodger was not an MRA and there is no evidence he |
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| − | had even heard of the MRM. |
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Latest revision as of 11:43, 22 October 2014
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