A great summation of the current state with conservative politics, Bettina! Very dissapointing about Josh Frydenberg - I still held out some hope for him. WRT conservatives, eg. Bolt, railing about identity politics and the left, while ignoring what's happening to men, I can proffer the information that my "family" focussed Christian gro…
A great summation of the current state with conservative politics, Bettina! Very dissapointing about Josh Frydenberg - I still held out some hope for him. WRT conservatives, eg. Bolt, railing about identity politics and the left, while ignoring what's happening to men, I can proffer the information that my "family" focussed Christian groups have, in the last two years, focusssed their efforts on: Israel Folau and "freedom of speech", and also Senator Claire Chandler and "transgenderism in sport". They portray themselves as saving the west from the forces of evil. I have tried to interest them in men's issues, and caught some initial sympathy, but they are sticking with the safe, feel-good, "conservative" issues. As for the Christian charities, ... I think you know...
In the MRM we strongly agree with you the these are "in their own way as damaging to men and boys as the blatant haters and bigots.". Apart from the double standards, they are setting up another generation of men to volunteer for marriage, with messages about how to be a good husband, and then learning the way.
Of the issues where men are disadvantaged, but gender statistics are avoided, "homelessness" has become the most ludicrous. A few years ago, we could comfortably say "80% of the homeless are men" and get some sympathy, but the feminists, media (and Christian charities!) redefined "homelessness" so that it too is now a "woman's issue"!
A Vinnies fundraiser for "the homeless" featured a female victim. I pointed out to them that most of the homeless are men. They responded "Homelessness is a complex issue which can affect anyone". I asked them "Is domestic violence also a complex issue which can affect anyone?". No response.
Can you imagine the media meltdown if a government campaign on domestic violence featured a man as the symbol of the victims of this issue? The irony is the fact that far more men are victims of family violence than women are homelessness. The double standards are so blatant. They know we know, but simply don't give a shit. Why should they-they are holding all of the power.
Mark, I was out with my husband during the week, he had a skin cancer removed from his nose and had a huge bandage, black eyes and lots of swelling in the area where the surgery was done. We went into visit my son who is on remand waiting for his day in court after being accused of stalking his mentally unstable ex partner. ( that’s another story for another day). I was amazed at the double standards of the females at the jail reception. They joked about how I must of gave my husband a good punch in the nose for him to look the way he did. That got me thinking how if that was me looking like I had been punched in the face, my husband would of been reported to the police and investigated and more likely sharing a cell with my son. By the way ( QLD police arrest and charge first, then come up with fabricated evidence to keep men locked up). But it didn’t end there, once we left reception to enter the locked area of the prison, jokes kept coming ‘ like he should ducked instead of weaving’. I am astounded by females attitudes and double standards.
KD, that is indeed a shocking story. I too am often blown away by the fact that women feel absolutely entitled to be so derogatory about men... knowing that no one will slap them down. I'll keep your story on file and use it one day.
This sick double standard permeates every aspect of our lives yet most men are blissfully unaware of the shocking bigotry or even laugh along with those who joke about female on male violence rather than dare argue with or criticize a woman.
A great summation of the current state with conservative politics, Bettina! Very dissapointing about Josh Frydenberg - I still held out some hope for him. WRT conservatives, eg. Bolt, railing about identity politics and the left, while ignoring what's happening to men, I can proffer the information that my "family" focussed Christian groups have, in the last two years, focusssed their efforts on: Israel Folau and "freedom of speech", and also Senator Claire Chandler and "transgenderism in sport". They portray themselves as saving the west from the forces of evil. I have tried to interest them in men's issues, and caught some initial sympathy, but they are sticking with the safe, feel-good, "conservative" issues. As for the Christian charities, ... I think you know...
In the MRM we strongly agree with you the these are "in their own way as damaging to men and boys as the blatant haters and bigots.". Apart from the double standards, they are setting up another generation of men to volunteer for marriage, with messages about how to be a good husband, and then learning the way.
Of the issues where men are disadvantaged, but gender statistics are avoided, "homelessness" has become the most ludicrous. A few years ago, we could comfortably say "80% of the homeless are men" and get some sympathy, but the feminists, media (and Christian charities!) redefined "homelessness" so that it too is now a "woman's issue"!
A Vinnies fundraiser for "the homeless" featured a female victim. I pointed out to them that most of the homeless are men. They responded "Homelessness is a complex issue which can affect anyone". I asked them "Is domestic violence also a complex issue which can affect anyone?". No response.
Can you imagine the media meltdown if a government campaign on domestic violence featured a man as the symbol of the victims of this issue? The irony is the fact that far more men are victims of family violence than women are homelessness. The double standards are so blatant. They know we know, but simply don't give a shit. Why should they-they are holding all of the power.
Mark, I was out with my husband during the week, he had a skin cancer removed from his nose and had a huge bandage, black eyes and lots of swelling in the area where the surgery was done. We went into visit my son who is on remand waiting for his day in court after being accused of stalking his mentally unstable ex partner. ( that’s another story for another day). I was amazed at the double standards of the females at the jail reception. They joked about how I must of gave my husband a good punch in the nose for him to look the way he did. That got me thinking how if that was me looking like I had been punched in the face, my husband would of been reported to the police and investigated and more likely sharing a cell with my son. By the way ( QLD police arrest and charge first, then come up with fabricated evidence to keep men locked up). But it didn’t end there, once we left reception to enter the locked area of the prison, jokes kept coming ‘ like he should ducked instead of weaving’. I am astounded by females attitudes and double standards.
KD, that is indeed a shocking story. I too am often blown away by the fact that women feel absolutely entitled to be so derogatory about men... knowing that no one will slap them down. I'll keep your story on file and use it one day.
This sick double standard permeates every aspect of our lives yet most men are blissfully unaware of the shocking bigotry or even laugh along with those who joke about female on male violence rather than dare argue with or criticize a woman.