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| − | A relatively new movement, the Men's Rights Movement (MRM) is only now getting wide publicity. 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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| − | 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 of men and boys == |
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| − | == Disposability of men and boys == |
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| − | == Disposability of men and boys == |
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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 against men == |
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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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| − | == Drugging of children, predominantly boys where this is medically unnecessary == |
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| − | == Education discrimination == |
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| − | == Father's Rights == |
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| − | == Health of men and boys == |
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| − | == Legal discrimination against men == |
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| − | == Reproductive rights of men == |
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| − | == Suicide of men and boys == |
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| − | Men and boys have suicide rates several times higher than women and girls. This is widely known in the community and many theories abound. |
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| − | == Vilification of men and boys == |
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| − | == Violence against men and boys == |
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| − | == Genital mutilation == |
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| − | Male circumcision is an issue raised by many in the movement. |
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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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