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Cheap synopsis: MRA tries to make make a cogent case without the overt whining, misogyny, bigotry. Still a privileged rant. Author may be feeling strident in th

Cheap synopsis: MRA tries to make make a cogent case without the overt whining, misogyny, bigotry. Still a privileged rant. Author may be feeling strident in the wake of Rolling Stone's retractions and recriminations.

spacemanmatt 12y ago
I've been through divorce in Texas. I know how sexist the system can be towards men. But I have looked into the issues and the politics, and it's clear that feminist policies would have served me much better than sexist ones. Author's premise that feminism is a propagandistic response to actual sexism faced by men is offensive to all my experience with the facts and the people involved. Thus my conclusion is, this tries to be a high-minded sounding article but it is a hit piece.
- Karunamon 12y ago
  You know what else is offensive? The disgusting perversion of the justice system called out in the article. It's not a "hit piece" if it's completely true.
  - spacemanmatt 12y ago
    Know what else is offensive? The disgusting perversion of the justice system supported by people who don't know the difference between bullies and victims. Feminism didn't break the system.
    - Karunamon 12y ago
      The system isn't broken - but the people who want to literally abolish due process would like to see it that way.
    - pjc50 12y ago
      It's often hard to work out who to apply the labels of "bully" and "victim" to, especially once something has become a controversy on social media.
    - classicsnoot 12y ago
      Every bully was at some point a victim. Many who suffer from sexual assault early on are in very real danger of being warped from victims into aggressors. It is important to remember that everyone becomes something through a process. Not a defense for bullies; i just think we should attack the root cause and not the symptom.
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Karunamon 12y ago
You just proved how you either didn't read the article, or read it and completely missed the point as the author directly addresses what you're complaining about. It's very telling (and actually directly proves the author's point) that the best criticism you can come up with is the author's identity (i.e. a personal attack, i.e. an adhom) rather than a concrete problem with his ideas.
- spacemanmatt 12y ago
  No sir, I don't do my very best here on HN. I have a day job. Nice try.
  - classicsnoot 12y ago
    Completely beside the point. Many here have a day job. Horrible try.

spacemanmatt 12y ago

I've been through divorce in Texas. I know how sexist the system can be towards men. But I have looked into the issues and the politics, and it's clear that feminist policies would have served me much better than sexist ones. Author's premise that feminism is a propagandistic response to actual sexism faced by men is offensive to all my experience with the facts and the people involved. Thus my conclusion is, this tries to be a high-minded sounding article but it is a hit piece.

Karunamon 12y ago
You know what else is offensive? The disgusting perversion of the justice system called out in the article. It's not a "hit piece" if it's completely true.
- spacemanmatt 12y ago
  Know what else is offensive? The disgusting perversion of the justice system supported by people who don't know the difference between bullies and victims. Feminism didn't break the system.
  - Karunamon 12y ago
    The system isn't broken - but the people who want to literally abolish due process would like to see it that way.
  - pjc50 12y ago
    It's often hard to work out who to apply the labels of "bully" and "victim" to, especially once something has become a controversy on social media.
  - classicsnoot 12y ago
    Every bully was at some point a victim. Many who suffer from sexual assault early on are in very real danger of being warped from victims into aggressors. It is important to remember that everyone becomes something through a process. Not a defense for bullies; i just think we should attack the root cause and not the symptom.
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Karunamon 12y ago

You just proved how you either didn't read the article, or read it and completely missed the point as the author directly addresses what you're complaining about. It's very telling (and actually directly proves the author's point) that the best criticism you can come up with is the author's identity (i.e. a personal attack, i.e. an adhom) rather than a concrete problem with his ideas.

spacemanmatt 12y ago
No sir, I don't do my very best here on HN. I have a day job. Nice try.
- classicsnoot 12y ago
  Completely beside the point. Many here have a day job. Horrible try.