The media and male violence

Perils of misogyny? You sure that's the claim you want to make?

There is no scientific evidence to show that porn encourages misogyny in males. There's plenty of theories, often driven by US based political considerations, but ever notice how porn that's directed towards women is never criticised? If porn caused the problems you're associating with it, then we'd be seeing a huge amount of Misandry (and misogyny), as female interest in porn is quite high in most countries.

You're simply buying into the propaganda. I don't watch porn myself, at least, not since I was a teenager... but I'm aware of the debates around it. Most of the crap people say about porn is rubbish.

In any case, what's the point of such education when the vast majority of males do not engage in violent behavior? The people who do engage in violence are unlikely to be influenced by further educational attempts to inform. So.... what's the point? It's a deflection away from the aspects of society that people don't want to deal with. A waste of time, but hey, if it means that men/boys are wasting their time, it's okay.

I wouldn't be terribly surprised if the only people qualified to teach boys/men all of this were female.. kinda ties in with the influence that mothers have over children growing up, and the sheer amount of female teachers in education, but no acknowledgement of that influence, when it comes to the negatives. Strange that nobody finds that interesting...

Women's lifespans are longer because of biology and the lack of heavy concentrations of Testosterone. Not because of men. True, a lot of medical progress was performed by men, but the same can be said for women.. because since women entered medicine, they've leaned heavily towards areas which directly affect women in society.

And no, men didn't create everything we use. People did. Making claims like the above is doing nothing to promote Men's rights as a reasonable objective.

Not even remotely similar. Child abuse vs Adult violence. A child has little in the way of experience or agency in determining where they are or how they deal with others. An Adult, male or female, does.

Anyway, how about understanding that the rate of male led murders of women in Ireland is extremely low compared to most other countries in the world. Same with male led violence directed towards women....

Any form of physical assault. So a guy slaps a woman across the cheek, you would advocate a life sentence? Yeah, that's fair. Especially, since I see no indication that you would apply the same standards to women. Oh, and before you point out the strength difference... the use of weapons can seriously level the playing field, and in some cases, women can be stronger than men, both physically and mentally.

Domestic abuse by women towards men is a thing... you might want to consider it a wee bit.

As long as men and women are treated differently in regards to their safety and the expectations that society has about them, these problems will continue in a serious manner. It will never be entirely resolved, but if people were willing to consider the root problems, we might be able to further reduce the actual risks to women. But that won't happen because all problems are external to women, and they should not be required to change habits/behaviors to ensure their own safety. Instead, blame the entire male gender for how a minority, (one who can't be identified before problems arise), behaves.

Ever notice how the focus is on male/female, rather than considering other classifications like race, economic backgrounds, educational backgrounds, etc? When we only have two genders to choose from, it's remarkably easy to focus on one gender being the problem... as opposed to looking for actual issues that could be tackled.

Due to the shift away from manual labor, more and more men aren't focused on physical work. Typing on a keyboard or talking in a meeting, doesn't do much to develop muscle strength. Just as there's less interest in personal sports which build upper body strength, and a greater interest in cardio. The point being that there is a growing population of males who aren't interested in building their strength, and that puts them closer to women than to the traditional strength associated with men.

But in any case, I mentioned more than strength.

First off, that's not a fact. You could kill most people because of the element of surprise... not because you're a man. If anything women have an advantage because of the perception that they would be harmless (which isn't true) in any attack coming from the element of surprise. Secondly, just about anything can be used as a weapon. I've got hair accessories from when I had long hair which could easily pierce skin... little difference between them and a knife considering the piercing aspect.

And any decent training in self-defense will teach a variety of moves capable of killing someone. Using your fist/palm of your hand, to punch someone in their throat is very effective at killing someone. The body, itself is a weapon, due to the bone within.

When someone chooses to claim opinions to be facts, then they're not prepared to deal with the problem. Instead, they merely want to use the problem as a foundation to support their views.

Then any issues that the watcher of porn has... probably came from elsewhere.. and people are simply using the porn as an easy answer.

I'm not defending porn as such. No more than I'm defending watching a war movie. Both could be used to explain aggression... but they're probably not the real reasons why people behave that way.