Now this needs a million upvotes. WOW.

You don't hear about violence against men much do you? Well I'm a lot happier now I've divorced her :)

The hell with being passive and not loudly stating who is responsible. Change it to “Violence Perpetrated by Men Against Women”. And for those of you “Not All Men” types, you can switch the genders. Hell, change it to the same gender if you like. Won’t change the statistics that show men are the biggest perpetrators of violence, whether against women or other men, BY FAR.

That sounds you heard? All the Women in the World going, "YEAH!"

It's a good statement but you can't know for sure how many boys/men, they can rape, harass an impregnate more than one girl/woman.

Fair Point

I never thought about it this way. Brilliant and necessary.

Language is important.

Jackson Katz - total keeper

Many rapists have been abused by women during childhood.

I so disagree with this--because it will instantly minimize the seriousness and frequency of rape (and the number of lives crushed by it.) If I say there are 1,000 rapists instead of there are 10,000 rapes, it sounds like the problem is much smaller than the reality.

How will you know how many men e.g. raped women? It might be 1:1 or just one man. I get that it's about how we speak about this but it's only possible to count the girls/women. Unless you catch all the men.

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Serious? When it comes to abused men no is is specific on who did the abusing. Because it doesn't matter who did it it matters how you cope with it. Abuse is abuse, don't f*****g make it a sexist thing, its abuse.

Also about how sad it is that society has convinced many people that romance is the only kind of love that is important. You barely see in media people showing family or friendly love to each other.

And these are the same people screeching about "CRT" being taught in schools because they still prioritize White feelings over truth

This one is powerful. I don't want to be beautiful as a woman to conform to a norm expected from me since I was a toddler. I want to be strong, resilient, intelligent, cultured, friendly, helpful, any adjective but beautiful. I am not a flower, I am a woman

It may be cultural. I've seen this some times in bored panda but I can affirm that in my country they will explain and they can be very explicit. And, if being among some men, all of them will talk much and at the same time.

If a man thinks this then he is an idiot and doesn't know how to have normal interaction with women.

I once was in a training class with a man who felt that a woman, who reported to police, having her bum slapped by a man at a party was over reacting (this was in a training scenario) When asked how he would have felt if the woman in question was his wife, he said he’d have been outraged. He genuinely couldn’t grasp that it was exactly the same thing whoever the woman was. He was training to be a police constable.

And it hurts everyone, to paint emotions as a weakness rather than a part of humanity

On the other hand, I invite men to have more fun (only people who wants to!) in their appearance. It's also feminism to allow non cis women to wear make up, jewelry, coloured clothes and other clothes different from a shirt or t-shirt and plain trousers. I mean, as a chice, never mandatory!

So very true.

I wish I could give this ten upvotes!

This i good and sad. Good that there is a illustration! Bad that neither me nor they have seen one.

Every female expert has to deal with these sorts of men almost every day. It is so deeply frustrating.

This applies to all gender!Thank you xx

if they can understand straight couples then they can understand gay couples

Are they gonna start making pockets when they realize the women are evolving?

Fear vs. Aggression.

Yeah, I'm not going to respect you when you just told me my entire existence disgusts you. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some gay s**t to attend to

I buy extra and keep it at home so my wife won't have to panic because pads or tampons are not there.

Yes!

Next level sarcasm.

Women's contributions are consistently erased. Science is particularly bad about that. Or giving credit for women's ideas to men.

Say it out loud!!!

agree

They didnt think this through. If their penises are so big, wo wants them? This would be just painful.

Desi? What is that, a racial slur?

arguing the opposite is like saying Newton invented gravity

Also we all need to remember that privilege and oppression are not a one or zero aspect of life. A person can be privileged as a man but be opressed as a etnic minority or be white and disabled, rich and gay...

Someone said that to me once. I said, "Oh, well, what are other girls like?" And when he finished his diatribe, I said, "Well, it just sounds to me like you really hate women." There wasn't another date after that. Fortunately.

No bigger turn off than a guy trying to badger you into sex

please do not look at the misogynistic comment below for information, it is absolutely inaccurate for women are quite blatantly paid lesser for the same job, whatever crackpot justification they come up with next

How many women here on BP have had a loud or 'controversial/equality based' opinion attacked, and then been personally attacked for it too? Accused of being xyz, or the age old deflection of "oh you, a woman, disagree with me, a man? You must be obsessed with me" 🙄 Just about every deflection just to avoid the point you try to make? I've got my hand up

this should be way higher

i dont really see how this is patriarchy it's more of how bad buisness pay is getting. you work your ass off and they give you minimum wage or no raise

From all my young relatives and friends (40-20) only one could afford buying a house. Three others have a home because their parents/in laws could afford giving them a loan. The only one that can afford a baby is my 38yo cousin and only because his mum paid for the house. How are we supposed to have children? (Not that i want them)

I'm sorry, I hope this doesn't offend anybody here but I wasn't taught that and I can't imagine it's something that is being taught nowadays. At least, I hope not.