Feminism? What?

[TaraJo]

You never hear about masculism do you? What about our rights?

It's known as the men's rights movement. Some of them are sexists, just as some feminists are sexist, but the majority are pretty level-headed and more egalitarian in my experience. Most are concerned with things like the definition of rape (most laws state it as a crime that can only be committed by a man), paternal rights in things like abortion and custody, and of course the perceived "guilty until proven innocent" attitude of courts when women accuse men of rape (resulting in ruined lives for a lot of falsely convicted men).

Agree with you, Tiberius. However, I've seen way too many feminists who paint anyone who takes the title 'men's rights activists' or MRA, as automatically misogynist. This seems to be especially bad on free thought blogs. I've met one of the girls who blogs there on another forum where 'MRA' is pretty synonymous with 'nazi.' It makes it especially difficult to discuss gender inequality when the issues that effect me the most tend to be over looked feminism and dealt with by the men involved with gender politics.

This YouTuber (a female Men's Rights Activist) is a great speaker / writer for the issues: http://www.youtube.com/user/girlwriteswhat

I'm familiar with her, but she's a bit angrier than my tastes go. I prefer places like the good men project here or the video I found on men's studies in an academic environment. Feminism generally has good tools and strategies for dealing with stereotypical gender roles, but those tools also need to be used for the guys for them to be effective.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTmswM2VzrU