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Thought it would be a joke...

posted 7 years ago by Fairy_snuff (389)
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... but this actually made me think about the issue of men's rights from a new perspective.

I do think men need to be given more consideration when it comes to parental rights and they probably aren't given enough thought when it comes to domestic violence but I do think it all comes back to the fact that women are seen as the 'carers' and as the weaker sex who can't take defend themselves.

I think we as a society have fought hard to give women more rights, but a lot of things haven't caught up such as what I've mentioned above, and women paying their way on a date... and so men probably do get the short straw.

I'm not sure whether I agree on all of their figures for domestic abuse though because there is a difference between a woman slapping her other half and a man beating his wife black and blue (although obviously, neither are acceptable).

[–] tyboulder2 (101) 7 years ago

I stopped watching this movie during my first attempt because its low budget, amateurish quality got to me, as did the director-playing-investigative reporter piece. But I gave it another try and it grew on me. The production value shouldn't matter too much if there’s a good story there, and the director started to grow on me. I thought she did a good job of pursuing the story, getting a balance of viewpoints, and being willing talk about her opinions as they shifted during the movie.

While I can’t see myself joining the “MRA” movement, by the end of the film I found myself agreeing with some of their points. Their arguments are most effective when they are pointing out facts and legitimate examples. When they play the victim card too heavily it’s hard not to think they’re invested because of a single personal grievance instead of the movement as a whole. It’s worth a watch if you’re interested in this topic.

The “truth” is almost always messy, complicated and conflicting. This documentary made a good effort to explain the topic and seek a balanced point of view.

[–] Quint (957) 7 years ago

There are a lot of women beating her man black and lbue. Thinking that women just slapping like childs appears a little sexist, cause women arent just weak and emphatic.