Enh. It's just a fad, it'll end eventually.

Seriously. Can't believe there is an acronym. What happened to just "confirmed bachelor"?

Bwahahaha.... is that what is means? No, I did not know. I just knew some people were single, and not gay. Oh well.

Drainan Dragon thinks they are an existential threat.

Back then, when the eternal bachelors just did bachelory things without whining about it.

Do men's right's issues require more attention?
Absolutely.

Be it biased child custody battles, high suicide rates, homelessness, male victims of rape and domestic abuse getting ignored etc.
I think the Men's Right's Movement do need a lot more attention. So feel free to be either a sympathiser or a fully fledge member of the movement.


What about Feminism? Well here is my list of legitimate feminist talking points.
I am going to leave out any topics that I'm on the fence about (such as the wage gap). It is worth discussing I suppose, however I'm not sure if women actually are getting paid less for the exact same work.


1) Sexual harassment. Do men get sexually harassed. Yes. Quite often by women. However the frequency to which women are sexually harassed is far greater. I don't think this happens to all women. It depends where you live. However this is an unnecessary fact of life for many individuals. Sources: 

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-4560.1995.tb01307.x/abstract   
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1744-6570.2003.tb00752.x/abstract



2) Women have less rights than men. Okay I'm not talking about Europe or North America here. I'm focusing on nations where women are not even allowed to leave their homes. I'm focusing on a handful of nations where women are not allowed to drive. Sources: 

verilymag.com/2015/10/women-children-girls-isis-yazidis-sunni-slavery-sexual-violence-syria-iraq   
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/isis-stops-doctors-treating-young-6734344   
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/isis-stops-doctors-treating-young-6734344   
www.theweek.co.uk/60339/eleven-things-women-in-saudi-arabia-cant-do
www.forbes.com/sites/karinagness/2015/12/14/the-womens-issues-we-should-care-about-in-2016/#4faa100e7b15

3) There are places in the world that are down right unsafe for women.

www.wonderslist.com/10-worst-countries-for-women/


This isn't a particularly long list. Mostly because I'm not the kind of guy who looks for sexism where there isn't any. However I do feel that there is a need for feminism.
If your response is "what about men's rights?", well let's discuss men's rights too. Besides, shouldn't social justice be about justice for everyone?

Yeah. You're right.

Men's Rights Activists will become more numerous.
Curiosity is part of human nature. When people encounter ideas different to their own, many will dismiss, however there will be those who will ask questions.
The popularity of MRA will grow as people realise that there are injustices against men.

I see injustice against all demographics. I think all movements striving for equality are more good than bad.
Then again, I like to see the good in everyone. I'm a hopeful guy and I think that most social justice and egalitarian causes (be it MRA, LGBT awareness groups, anti-racism groups, Amnesty International, Feminism, disability charities etc) are for the greater good.

I however will never be in favour of "safe spaces" or having people fired from their jobs for having different views. I also feel frustrated when a hand full of feminists try to shut down MRA meetings. I wish MRA's and Feminists realised that both groups want the same thing. Feminists (well most feminists) want equality for both sexes but focus on women's issues. Men's Rights want equality for both sexes but focus on men's issues. Both men and women are at the receiving end of sexism. I personally feel that it is in the best interests of both groups to work together.

I try not to complain about SJWs too much, the people who do are usually worse, but god damn.



www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/22/thomas-the-tank-engine-children-parents

Cultural appropriation is a concept I simply don't get.
Some white people want to have dreadlocks.
Some white people enjoy rapping.
Some white people enjoy going to cultural festivals in foreign countries.


Here is the thing about the world we live in.
Nothing belongs to one culture.

The internet does not belong to white people.
Classical music is not exclusive to white people.
A black opera singer is not appropriating white culture.
A Chinese person who is part of a Reggae group is not appropriating Jamaican culture.


Oh but you can enjoy foreign culture and entrainment as long as you fulfil these caveats.


To me this is nonsense. The world is becoming one big cultural melting pot.
People from all cultures want to learn about other cultures. We as people are influenced by each other.
How is this a bad thing? Okay if I went around impersonating Bob Marley and deliberately putting on a terrible Jamacian accent just to offend people, then yes that would be unacceptable.


Sorry. Just give me a moment.
"Hey white people. Do you own ballet? No? What about classical music? No? Hey black people? Do you own Blues? No. You mean anyone can sing the blues? What about R&B? Anyone can do that too?" Maybe there is a case to be made for cultural appropriation. To me it's cultural appreciation. Heck if we're not appreciating the entire history and culture surrounding R&B, is it not enough that we just like Tupac Shakur? Is it not enough that a white guy likes having their hair in dreadlocks? Why does it matter whether or not he understand Jamaican culture? What right does anyone have to tell people what they can and cannot appreciate? This is just busy body behaviour.


You know, there are parts of the world where entire races are being wiped off the face of the Earth. I guess some white guy wearing dreadlocks is a far bigger issue than genocide. I guess I'm just too privileged to understand cultural appropriation.