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International Men's Day: Tuesday, November 19, 2019

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  • #32
    iptba
    Registered Users Posts: 4,873 ✭✭✭iptba


    https://twitter.com/TacticalFedorin/status/1196842575883374593


  • #33
    I Am The Law
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭I Am The Law


    I must say today has been a blast for me, great to be a man. FFS, never even heard of it till 2 minutes ago.


  • #34
    Padraig Mor
    Registered Users Posts: 9,527 ✭✭✭Padraig Mor


    iptba wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/TacticalFedorin/status/1196842575883374593

    Today they have a doodle marking the first flight by a woman from Oz to the UK........13 years after it had already been done by a man......


  • #35
    Ironicname
    Registered Users Posts: 1,177 ✭✭✭Ironicname


    Tell me how wrote:
    Why not think for a minute about the spirit of the day.

    Tell me how wrote:
    It's bad enough when any group knock all men collectively, it's worse when some men see a chance to change that and decide to take a different tack.

    Let's think of this day and contrast it to how other days are "celebrated".

    How would gay pride be received by the LGBT community if the day was dominated by seminars and countless column inches dedicated to "how to be less gay", "how to curb your toxic homosexuality" or even "why gay people should embrace their heterosexual side"?

    The spirit of the day was not to celebrate what is good about masculinity, it was all about how you can change what it means to be a man to "fit in" with the modern world.

    Empowerment of gay people and women on their "days" and emasculation of men on ours.

    This is why it doesn't sit well with me. And of course, because I had the audacity to speak up about it, I was told I was part of a problem.

    Think about that. Because I spoke out about an issue that affects men, I was told that my issue was the reason men dont speak out....

    Ok. So perhaps it should be "men should not be afraid to speak out... Unless we don't like what you say"


  • #36
    johnnyskeleton
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 14,463 Mod ✭✭✭✭johnnyskeleton


    Deleted User wrote: »
    But because I don't think a day where Sam Smith can be lauded as a great example of what defines a man

    To be fair, he was pivotal in exposing the Michael Lowry scandal. Whats more manly than working hard to expose political corruption?


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  • #37
    Reviews and Books Galore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 964 ✭✭✭Reviews and Books Galore


    Padraig Mor wrote: »
    Today they have a doodle marking the first flight by a woman from Oz to the UK........13 years after it had already been done by a man......


    Kind of strange tbh. In the next few generations will we have a role reversal where men are seen as the helpless creatures who need saving and all the good deeds were done by women? :P



    As a sidenote, I could easily see being accused of bellitling for pointing out the man before woman thing.


  • #38
    Marcos
    Registered Users Posts: 473 ✭✭Marcos


    Ironicname wrote: »
    Let's think of this day and contrast it to how other days are "celebrated".

    How would gay pride be received by the LGBT community if the day was dominated by seminars and countless column inches dedicated to "how to be less gay", "how to curb your toxic homosexuality" or even "why gay people should embrace their heterosexual side"?

    The spirit of the day was not to celebrate what is good about masculinity, it was all about how you can change what it means to be a man to "fit in" with the modern world.

    Empowerment of gay people and women on their "days" and emasculation of men on ours.

    This is why it doesn't sit well with me. And of course, because I had the audacity to speak up about it, I was told I was part of a problem.

    Think about that. Because I spoke out about an issue that affects men, I was told that my issue was the reason men dont speak out....

    Ok. So perhaps it should be "men should not be afraid to speak out... Unless we don't like what you say"
    That's a very well put point, I might use that myself! ;)

    When most of us say "social justice" we mean equality under the law opposition to prejudice, discrimination and equal opportunities for all. When Social Justice Activists say "social justice" they mean an emphasis on group identity over the rights of the individual, a rejection of social liberalism, and the assumption that unequal outcomes are always evidence of structural inequalities.

    Andrew Doyle, The New Puritans.



  • #39
    optogirl
    Registered Users Posts: 2,975 ✭✭✭optogirl


    Reviews and Books Galore wrote: »
    Kind of strange tbh. In the next few generations will we have a role reversal where men are seen as the helpless creatures who need saving and all the good deeds were done by women? :P



    A change is as good as a rest I suppose


  • #40
    KrustyUCC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,031 ✭✭✭KrustyUCC


    Victims of male domestic violence are being encouraged to speak out about what they're experiencing.

    Ivan spoke to Nicola Graham-Kevan, a professor of Criminal Justice Psychology at the University of Central Lancaster and Preston about why these victims aren't given as much attention or support.

    https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-the-hard-shoulder/domestic-violence-men-common-might-think

    Well worth a listen

    Thought she was very good


  • #41
    iptba
    Registered Users Posts: 4,873 ✭✭✭iptba


    Why we need a Minister for Men

    By
    Matt O’Connor
    -
    November 22, 2019

    https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/why-we-need-a-minister-for-men/

    Fairly short article. Lots and lots of issues that it doesn't mention.


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