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How do you view Feminism in Ireland?

  • 30-08-2017 10:54am
    #1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭


    How do men here view feminism in Ireland? I'm posting a poll on this subject, because it's clear that there are significant differences across the forum regarding the perception of feminism and misandry. I think that running an opinion poll would be a useful exercise for all so that each of us are aware of where things stand at this point in time. I have my own view, but for this thread I will just submit my answer and see how things proceed.

    PS. Feminism as in what's promoted through organisations and the media etc.

    How do you perceive Feminism in Ireland? 132 votes

    Promotion of female supremacy
    0% 0 votes
    Misandristic + Disregard for men
    15% 20 votes
    Exclusive and somewhat misandristic
    41% 55 votes
    Female-centric, but somewhat inclusive
    21% 28 votes
    Inclusive, fair and balanced
    21% 29 votes


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Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,195 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    I don't take a blind bit of notice of it. I work, meet, interact with women of all ages and backgrounds almost daily, there is a specific, certain woman that I'm not married to, and I treat all of them with respect and courtesy and I get the same in return. With, in one case, extra squeezes. ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,903 ✭✭✭Blacktie.


    I view it on the Internet because I have never actually seen it in real life. Much like most of the PC brigade issues people love to go on about.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,367 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    I notice it in the media and on-line and while I occasionally try to break down the brainwashing of some on here it doesn't really bother me all that much until I read about sexist policies being created in government in order to placate the movements followers.

    The Feminist movement has out-lived it's raison d'etre in the Western World and the industry that's been built up around it are scrambling to justify their existence in usually hilarious, but sometimes rather scary, ways.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,195 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Poll is missing the "I don't give a rattlin', scuttery fuck about it and it returns that simple courtesy" option. :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,367 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    Where's the "Confused" option? Because I know women (and a few men) who fall into each of those categories yet all of them call themselves a "feminist".


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    Can people see the results after submitting their votes? If not, I'll post an update tonight...


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    Sleepy wrote: »
    Where's the "Confused" option? Because I know women (and a few men) who fall into each of those categories yet all of them call themselves a "feminist".
    Well the poll is about feminism, so anyone who calls themselves a feminist can be inclusive of men and have regard for their preferences/feelings or can regard men as being stupid, pathetic and of lower class than women. I'm not sure what you're on about... :confused:

    Now, I don't think feminism is inclusive, but the poll is not about what I think - it's about the collective perception (of feminism) on this forum.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,367 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    My point is that feminism is all of those options because the movement has always placed it's existance and the unity of the self-ascribed members of that movement as being more important than actually defining the aims of that movement. Historically, it's been both one of the movements greatest strengths though I belive it will ultimately lead to it's end. As the egalitarianists of the movement consistently failed to call out the misandrists, extremists and nut-jobs in their midst, the lunatics seem to have taken over the asylum and seem, at this point in time, to have control of the megaphone.

    A split seems inevitable to me. There are too many sensible women who still consider themselves feminists for there not to eventually be a schism or splintering of the movement that'll make the Irish Republican paramilitaries look like a cohesive group imho.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    Sleepy wrote: »
    My point is that feminism is all of those options because the movement has always placed it's existance and the unity of the self-ascribed members of that movement as being more important than actually defining the aims of that movement. Historically, it's been both one of the movements greatest strengths though I belive it will ultimately lead to it's end. As the egalitarianists of the movement consistently failed to call out the misandrists, extremists and nut-jobs in their midst, the lunatics seem to have taken over the asylum and seem, at this point in time, to have control of the megaphone.

    A split seems inevitable to me. There are too many sensible women who still consider themselves feminists for there not to eventually be a schism or splintering of the movement that'll make the Irish Republican paramilitaries look like a cohesive group imho.

    Ok, I get your point - indeed, feminism may actually be a very broad range of opinions and strengths thereof, but the poll itself relates to how us men perceive feminism or at least, where individual men like myself perceive the central axis of feminism to be - to me, the central thrust of feminism is largely orientated towards misandry, but that's just my opinion. However, I would certainly agree with your point about the megaphone - that's undeniable at this stage.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,904 ✭✭✭iptba


    I think people will find it difficult to choose given the wordings. And indeed I see that nobody has voted (from what I can see).

    I find the language "exclusive and "inclusive" confusing.

    Though I realise it is easy to criticise and I'm not sure what options I would use myself.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,367 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    I think you'd need to simplify the options (and the question) to something along the lines of:

    How do you generally perceive Feminism in Ireland?

    Strongly Positive
    Positive
    Neutral
    Negative
    Strongly Negative

    As it's the men's forum, you might want to define the question to something like "How do you generally perceive Feminism's attitude towards men in Ireland?" which I think would probably be closer to what it is you're trying to ask?


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    iptba wrote: »
    I think people will find it difficult to choose given the wordings. And indeed I see that nobody has voted (from what I can see).

    I find the language "exclusive and "inclusive" confusing.

    Though I realise it is easy to criticise and I'm not sure what options I would use myself.
    16 people including myself have voted so far. The word 'Inclusive' refers to the practice of including everyone when campaigning for rights - for example, an inclusive feminist movement would strive for equal rights for both men and women. An exclusive feminist movement seeks to push women's rights and sees masculinity as nothing but a problem that stands in their way.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,904 ✭✭✭iptba


    Sleepy wrote: »
    I think you'd need to simplify the options (and the question) to something along the lines of:

    How do you generally perceive Feminism in Ireland?

    Strongly Positive
    Positive
    Neutral
    Negative
    Strongly Negative

    As it's the men's forum, you might want to define the question to something like "How do you generally perceive Feminism's attitude towards men in Ireland?" which I think would probably be closer to what it is you're trying to ask?
    I find these poles more interesting if you break it down by gender i.e. double the options: I'm male and <option>
    I'm female and <option>
    [I'm afraid I doubt such a poll facility will allow for more than two genders]


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    Sleepy wrote: »
    I think you'd need to simplify the options (and the question) to something along the lines of:

    How do you generally perceive Feminism in Ireland?

    Strongly Positive
    Positive
    Neutral
    Negative
    Strongly Negative

    As it's the men's forum, you might want to define the question to something like "How do you generally perceive Feminism's attitude towards men in Ireland?" which I think would probably be closer to what it is you're trying to ask?
    I can't change my poll now as it would be unfair to those who have already voted. However, why don't you run the above as a poll - I'd be very happy to vote - won't say how, but I would vote!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,904 ✭✭✭iptba


    I would prefer separate polls on misandry and exclusive/inclusive rather than having them combined. Some people could have some negative views about feminism but find it vote for the first three.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    iptba wrote: »
    I find these poles more interesting if you break it down by gender i.e. double the options: I'm male and <option>
    I'm female and <option>
    [I'm afraid I doubt such a poll facility will allow for more than two genders]
    Nice idea - would be all for it! :)
    However, I don't think the mechanism is there to facilitate such...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,904 ✭✭✭iptba


    Middle Man wrote: »
    Nice idea - would be all for it! :)
    However, I don't think the mechanism is there to facilitate such...
    You just include it in the wording though I realise there is probably a limit to how many options you can have. But I think there's a good chance you can have 10 i.e. it could be done with the current poll.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    iptba wrote: »
    You just include it in the wording though I realise there is probably a limit to how many options you can have. But I think there's a good chance you can have 10 i.e. it could be done with the current poll.
    21 people have already voted, so I can't really change anything critical. I can't get in to edit in any case - spent the last few minutes trying to see where I could so that I could reconfigure certain things.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,904 ✭✭✭iptba


    Middle Man wrote: »
    21 people have already voted, so I can't really change anything. I can't get in to edit in any case - spent the last few minutes trying to see where I could so that I could reconfigure certain things.
    Yes I didn't expect you would be able to edit an existing poll. I was just explaining how to do it in general.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,894 ✭✭✭Triceratops Ballet


    Middle Man wrote: »
    16 people including myself have voted so far. The word 'Inclusive' refers to the practice of including everyone when campaigning for rights - for example, an inclusive feminist movement would strive for equal rights for both men and women. An exclusive feminist movement seeks to push women's rights and sees masculinity as nothing but a problem that stands in their way.

    I made this point in another thread, but it fits here too, this is not what feminism is, it's got nowt to do with men. Feminism advocates for the rights and concerns of women, and women only. If it was for men too then it wouldn't be called feminism it would be called egalitarianism.

    The goal of feminism is to support women and advocate for issues concerning women, some of these things may have a positive offshoot for men, such as maybe shared parental leave somewhere down the line, but that's a happy accident and by no means the goal.

    It is entirely possible that a lot of reasonable people who believe in feminism support mens rights but that's not a result of feminism, it's just because they're right thinking folk! In the venn diagram of gender politics they're the ones who stand in both circles and have beliefs common to both


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    I don't support the 3rd wave movement as I feel that it has been corrupted by pseudo intellectualism and pseudo science.

    More open to earlier waves. I could listen to the likes of Camille Paglia and Christina Hoff Sommers speak for hours.

    Rational, logical, intelligent people.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 697 ✭✭✭wordofwarning


    I honestly have for little time for feminism. I generally find it is a topic loved by well-educated women in cushy corporate jobs moaning about how they haven't been promoted quick enough.

    In my experience 'feminists' have little time for working class women who have not been afforded the same opportunities as them in life. You will never see a feminist pushing for greater opportunities for working class women trying to get into higher education or trying to get marginalised women like travellers into the workforce. Feminism appears to be about ensuring women in the same social class, race and religion as you achieve as much as possible with little regards for others. You will rarely hear about feminists in Ireland trying to create opportunties for the most disadvantaged and marginalised women in society

    What makes me have little respect for 'feminists' is the fact 99% of them could not give two ****s about transwomen. Even in 2017, trans women are still marginalised, disproportionately affected by suicide, poverty, sex work etc. Yet you will rarely see a feminist trying to fight for their rights. Who cares if 41% of transwomen have attempted suicide? The real injustice in 2017 is the female actress salaries are not on par with their male colleagues and that is outrageous...

    Feminism in Ireland is generally about privileged, educated women moaning about not being more privileged despite being incredibly privileged in the first place. I would view feminism in a positive light was about advancing the careers of all women, not just upper middle class females who went to UCD, TCD and UCC...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,554 ✭✭✭tigger123


    OP, your poll kinda reads like 'on a sliding scale, how awful do you think feminism is, from grand to really awful'.

    But anyway.

    There's loons, idiots and extremists that are a part of any political movement; the left, right, feminism, socialism, whatever. All too often in these kind of debates the extremists are pulled out as an example and used to tar the entire movement with one brush, when it just isn't the case.

    As a guy though, I think feminism is a positive thing for both genders. The more we move away from the traditional male/female roles, the better off everyone in society is IMO.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,904 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    It started out as a good idea at a time when women were treated badly by society but it developed into something that is used to attack men on a daily basis these days.

    And it isn't just a few radfems that you can count on one hand either, Una Mullally and Rosemary McCabe have a lot of loyal followers who agree with everything they say.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,904 ✭✭✭iptba


    I made this point in another thread, but it fits here too, this is not what feminism is, it's got nowt to do with men. Feminism advocates for the rights and concerns of women, and women only. If it was for men too then it wouldn't be called feminism it would be called egalitarianism.

    The goal of feminism is to support women and advocate for issues concerning women, some of these things may have a positive offshoot for men, such as maybe shared parental leave somewhere down the line, but that's a happy accident and by no means the goal.
    Yes, I think this is a good definition of feminism. If this was made clearer all the time, there might be less criticism of feminism.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    tigger123 wrote: »
    OP, your poll kinda reads like 'on a sliding scale, how awful do you think feminism is, from grand to really awful'.

    But anyway.

    There's loons, idiots and extremists that are a part of any political movement; the left, right, feminism, socialism, whatever. All too often in these kind of debates the extremists are pulled out as an example and used to tar the entire movement with one brush, when it just isn't the case.

    As a guy though, I think feminism is a positive thing for both genders. The more we move away from the traditional male/female roles, the better off everyone in society is IMO.
    Well there's nothing wrong with what you're saying, but what you're really talking about is 'gender equality'. Modern feminism is not about gender equality IMO, it's more about man hate or at least that's the impression I get every time I hear the feminists screaming on the 'megaphone'!


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    There's nearly 40 votes in - (38 to be precise)...

    P.S. Spoke too soon - it's already 40!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,554 ✭✭✭tigger123


    Middle Man wrote: »
    Well there's nothing wrong with what you're saying, but what you're really talking about is 'gender equality'. Modern feminism is not about gender equality IMO, it's more about man hate or at least that's the impression I get every time I hear the feminists screaming on the 'megaphone'!

    Gender equality and feminism go hand in hand. And its one of many aspects of feminism that I agree with.

    Feminism =\= man hate.

    What megaphone? Twitter?


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    tigger123 wrote: »
    Gender equality and feminism go hand in hand. And its one of many aspects of feminism that I agree with.

    Feminism =\= man hate.

    What megaphone? Twitter?

    I don't myself believe that gender equality (something that I do support) is the same thing as modern feminism. Perhaps the feminism that I grew up with in the late 1980's and early 1990's ('no reason why women can't do the same things as men') was, but certainly not the type of feminism we have today. Also, the aforementioned 'megaphone' can be the media too!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,554 ✭✭✭tigger123


    Middle Man wrote: »
    I don't myself believe that gender equality (something that I do support) is the same thing as modern feminism. Perhaps the feminism that I grew up with in the late 1980's and early 1990's ('no reason why women can't do the same things as men') was, but certainly not the type of feminism we have today. Also, the aforementioned 'megaphone' can be the media too!

    There's women put there that hate men, and are feminists. There's also men out there that hate women and are MRAs. It doesn't follow though that they represent everyone in their movement.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,854 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    tigger123 wrote: »
    Gender equality and feminism go hand in hand. And its one of many aspects of feminism that I agree with.

    Feminism =\= man hate.

    What megaphone? Twitter?

    basic question but does "equality" mean gender blind? equality in the egalitarian sense? equality of outcome?

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    Poll Update: Wed 30th Aug 2017 @ 23:00

    How do you perceive Feminism in Ireland? (Total votes: 46)

    19.57% (9 votes) - Promotion of female supremacy;

    34.78% (16 votes) - Misandristic + Disregard for men;

    15.22% (7 votes) - Exclusive and somewhat misandristic;

    10.87% (5 votes) - Female-centric, but somewhat inclusive;

    19.57% (9 votes) - Inclusive, fair and balanced.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    There will be another poll update tonight so keep the votes coming. A clear voting pattern is emerging, but I don't want to speculate on the results until I'm fairly sure that most people here who intend to vote have actually done so...

    Regards,
    Middle Man


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    Poll Update: Thur 31st Aug 2017 @ 23:00

    How do you perceive Feminism in Ireland? (Total votes: 58 (+12))

    15.52% (9 votes (=)) - Promotion of female supremacy;

    36.21% (21 votes (+5)) - Misandristic + Disregard for men;

    18.97% (11 votes (+4)) - Exclusive and somewhat misandristic;

    13.79% (8 votes (+3)) - Female-centric, but somewhat inclusive;

    15.52% (9 votes (=)) - Inclusive, fair and balanced.


  • Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 14,550 Mod ✭✭✭✭johnnyskeleton


    As far as I can tell, in order to be a feminist, as opposed to an advocate of women's rights (or civil and human rights, as they used to be called), you need to believe that there is a ruling class or patriarchy that is oppressing women and everything bad comes from them.

    Thus, feminists are not content with establishing legal and social rights, they want to fundamentally alter culture, some of them like Julie Bindel want to abolish heterosexuality, and others want to create a world where there is no such thing as gender any more.

    Gender is a presumed construct of the supposed patriarchy, therefore it must be stopped. There is no time to check whether scientific data actually demonstrates biological and physiological differences between male and female humans
    it does
    .


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,867 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    I don't have an issue with it. It's never been something that's bothered me one bit.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    Arghus wrote: »
    I don't have an issue with it. It's never been something that's bothered me one bit.
    I'm thinking of creating a separate poll regarding the relevance of the feminism issue to individual men by way of belief or experience - I do admit that I left out a very important option in my last poll - 'No Opinion / Don't Know'. I hope that a secondary poll (separate thread) will rectify the problem - it might be posted along with tonight's update.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    A new secondary poll to address the aforementioned issues is now live:

    How relevant to you is the controversy over feminism?


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    Poll Update: Fri 1st Sep 2017 @ 23:00

    How do you perceive Feminism in Ireland? (Total votes: 78 (+20))

    14.10% (11 votes (+2)) - Promotion of female supremacy;

    39.74% (31 votes (+10)) - Misandristic + Disregard for men;

    16.67% (13 votes (+2)) - Exclusive and somewhat misandristic;

    14.10% (11 votes (+3)) - Female-centric, but somewhat inclusive;

    15.38% (12 votes (+3)) - Inclusive, fair and balanced.


    Regarding the secondary poll ‘How relevant to you is the controversy over feminism?’, two of the options therein will be included for the final calculations of this poll after both polls conclude:

    2 votes (new) - Neither concerned nor interested - has no real effect on me;

    0 votes (new) - Not Sure.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,904 ✭✭✭iptba


    Middle Man wrote: »
    Poll Update: Fri 1st Sep 2017 @ 23:00

    How do you perceive Feminism in Ireland? (Total votes: 78 (+20))

    14.10% (11 votes (+2)) - Promotion of female supremacy;

    39.74% (31 votes (+10)) - Misandristic + Disregard for men;

    16.67% (13 votes (+2)) - Exclusive and somewhat misandristic;

    14.10% (11 votes (+3)) - Female-centric, but somewhat inclusive;

    15.38% (12 votes (+3)) - Inclusive, fair and balanced.


    Regarding the secondary poll ‘How relevant to you is the controversy over feminism?’, two of the options therein will be included for the final calculations of this poll after both polls conclude:

    2 votes (new) - Neither concerned nor interested - has no real effect on me;

    0 votes (new) - Not Sure.

    Just to point out that I didn't vote in this poll but did vote for one of the options in the other poll that wasn't options 5 or 6. There might be others like me.
    1. Very concerned as I've been intimately affected (bad relationship etc.)
    2. Quite concerned as I've been affected somewhat (in family, public etc.)
    3. Not greatly affected but concerned for the future (for me and others)
    4. Not very concerned, but nonetheless interested (curiosity/research etc.)
    5. Neither concerned nor interested - has no real effect on me
    6. Not sure


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    iptba wrote: »
    Just to point out that I didn't vote in this poll but did vote for one of the options in the other poll that wasn't options 5 or 6. There might be others like me.
    Ok, I'll take note of that.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    Poll Update: Sat 2nd Sep 2017 @ 23:00

    How do you perceive Feminism in Ireland? (Total votes: 82 (+4))

    13.41% (11 votes (=)) - Promotion of female supremacy;

    39.02% (32 votes (+1)) - Misandristic + Disregard for men;

    15.85% (13 votes (=)) - Exclusive and somewhat misandristic;

    17.07% (14 votes (+3)) - Female-centric, but somewhat inclusive;

    14.63% (12 votes (=)) - Inclusive, fair and balanced.


    Regarding the secondary poll ‘How relevant to you is the controversy over feminism?’, two of the options therein will be included for the final calculations of this poll after both polls conclude:

    2 votes (=) - Neither concerned nor interested - has no real effect on me;

    0 votes (=) - Not sure.

    Note: At least one person has voted on the secondary poll, but not this one - there has been feedback from a couple of users relating to the complexity of the options and how it mightn’t fit all opinions - this I have noted and will consider in future polls. If anyone else would like to make observations regarding this poll, please feel free.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    Poll Update: Sun 3rd Sep 2017 @ 23:00

    How do you perceive Feminism in Ireland? (Total votes: 88 (+6))

    12.50% (11 votes (=)) - Promotion of female supremacy;

    38.64% (34 votes (+2)) - Misandristic + Disregard for men;

    15.91% (14 votes (+1)) - Exclusive and somewhat misandristic;

    17.05% (15 votes (+1)) - Female-centric, but somewhat inclusive;

    15.91% (14 votes (+2)) - Inclusive, fair and balanced.


    Regarding the secondary poll ‘How relevant to you is the controversy over feminism?’, two of the options therein will be included for the final calculations of this poll after both polls conclude:

    13 votes (+11) - Neither concerned nor interested - has no real effect on me;

    0 votes (=) - Not sure.

    Note: At least one person has voted on the secondary poll, but not this one - there has been feedback from a couple of users relating to the complexity of the options and how it mightn’t fit all opinions - this I have noted and will consider in future polls. If anyone else would like to make observations regarding the poll, please feel free.

    Due to the surge of interest in the secondary poll, the results for all the options therein are published as follows:

    How relevant to you is the controversy over feminism? (Total votes: 31 (new))

    6.45% (2 votes (new)) - Very concerned as I’ve been intimately affected (bad relationship etc.);

    25.81% (8 votes (new)) - Quite concerned as I’ve been affected somewhat (in family, public etc.);

    19.35% (6 votes (new)) - Not greatly affected, but concerned for the future (for me and others);

    6.45% (2 votes (new)) - Not very concerned, but nonetheless interested (curiosity/research etc.);

    41.94% (13 votes (+11)) - Neither concerned nor interested - has no real effect on me;

    0.00% (0 votes (=)) - Not sure.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 82 ✭✭MickDoyle1979


    Feminism has no raison d'etre except in countries especially in the Mid East where women are treated as Western women once were in medieval Europe.

    There are no barriers to women in the West. None

    Radical feminists today are mostly fanatical misandrists - psychologically damaged types who are jealous of beauty because they are overlooked in the dating game.

    Being morbidly overweight having blue hair glasses and tattoos and wearing bag like clothes means that the macho confident fit men with lantern jaws six packs and perfect bums will never be theirs.

    This is why they invented rape culture and fat shaming and other nonsense to attack healthy heterosexuality. Beauties like Taylor Swift are attacked for having a perfection angry hateful misfits will never reach. Men like Leonardo Di Caprio who have looks wealth and all the beautiful women they desire are "toxic."

    Male feminists are generally geeks and dorks who were never good at sports and were unapologetically rejected by attractive women.
    They therefore want to sneak their way into the pants of blue haired harpies because nobody else will have them.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    A reminder regarding the purpose of this poll - below is the original post:

    How do men here view feminism in Ireland? I'm posting a poll on this subject, because it's clear that there are significant differences across the forum regarding the perception of feminism and misandry. I think that running an opinion poll would be a useful exercise for all so that each of us are aware of where things stand at this point in time. I have my own view, but for this thread I will just submit my answer and see how things proceed.

    PS. Feminism as in what's promoted through organisations and the media etc.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    Poll Update: Mon 4th Sep 2017 @ 23:00

    How do you perceive Feminism in Ireland? (Total votes: 93 (+5))

    11.83% (11 votes (=)) - Promotion of female supremacy;

    38.71% (36 votes (+2)) - Misandristic + Disregard for men;

    16.13% (15 votes (+1)) - Exclusive and somewhat misandristic;

    16.13% (15 votes (=)) - Female-centric, but somewhat inclusive;

    17.20% (16 votes (+2)) - Inclusive, fair and balanced.


    Regarding the secondary poll ‘How relevant to you is the controversy over feminism?’, two of the options therein will be included for the final calculations of this poll after both polls conclude:

    21 votes (+8) - Neither concerned nor interested - has no real effect on me;

    0 votes (=) - Not sure.

    Note: At least one person has voted on the secondary poll, but not this one - there has been feedback from a couple of users relating to the complexity of the options and how it mightn’t fit all opinions - this I have noted and will consider in future polls. If anyone else would like to make constructive observations regarding the poll, please feel free. Due to the surge of interest in the secondary poll, the results for all the options therein are published as follows:

    How relevant to you is the controversy over feminism? (Total votes: 43 (+12))

    4.65% (2 votes (=)) - Very concerned as I’ve been intimately affected (bad relationship etc.);

    18.60% (8 votes (=)) - Quite concerned as I’ve been affected somewhat (in family, public etc.);

    20.93% (9 votes (+3)) - Not greatly affected, but concerned for the future (for me and others);

    6.98% (3 votes (+1)) - Not very concerned, but nonetheless interested (curiosity/research etc.);

    48.84% (21 votes (+8)) - Neither concerned nor interested - has no real effect on me;

    0.00% (0 votes (=)) - Not sure.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    Poll Update: Tue 5th Sep 2017 @ 23:00

    How do you perceive Feminism in Ireland? (Total votes: 95 (+2))

    12.63% (12 votes (+1)) - Promotion of female supremacy;

    37.89% (36 votes (=)) - Misandristic + Disregard for men;

    16.84% (16 votes (+1)) - Exclusive and somewhat misandristic;

    15.79% (15 votes (=)) - Female-centric, but somewhat inclusive;

    16.84% (16 votes (=)) - Inclusive, fair and balanced.


    Regarding the secondary poll ‘How relevant to you is the controversy over feminism?’, two of the options therein will be included for the final calculations of this poll after both polls conclude:

    29 votes (+8) - Neither concerned nor interested - has no real effect on me;

    0 votes (=) - Not sure.

    Note: At least one person has voted on the secondary poll, but not this one - there has been feedback from a couple of users relating to the complexity of the options and how it mightn’t fit all opinions - this I have noted and will consider in future polls. If anyone else would like to make observations regarding the poll, please feel free. Due to the surge of interest in the secondary poll, the results for all the options therein are published as follows:

    How relevant to you is the controversy over feminism? (Total votes: 60 (+17))

    5.00% (3 votes (+1)) - Very concerned as I’ve been intimately affected (bad relationship etc.);

    13.33% (8 votes (=)) - Quite concerned as I’ve been affected somewhat (in family, public etc.);

    23.33% (14 votes (+5)) - Not greatly affected, but concerned for the future (for me and others);

    10.00% (6 votes (+3)) - Not very concerned, but nonetheless interested (curiosity/research etc.);

    48.33% (29 votes (+8)) - Neither concerned nor interested - has no real effect on me;

    0.00% (0 votes (=)) - Not sure.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,904 ✭✭✭iptba


    Thanks for the updates. I don't think you should feel the need to post daily updates now after both polls have been going a few days but suit yourself.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Middle Man


    iptba wrote: »
    Thanks for the updates. I don't think you should feel the need to post daily updates now after both polls have been going a few days but suit yourself.
    I'll probably post one more update tomorrow night (this poll is going for one week now) and then reduce down to perhaps one per week.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,367 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    Why not simply make the results visible? Or are you just trying to boost your postcount / keep bumping this thread?


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