Why are our universities blocking men's societies?

[LJ_Reloaded]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thin...our-universities-blocking-mens-societies.html

A male Durham University student was so moved by the suicide of a close male friend that he felt compelled to start a society for other men who may need support – only to find it blocked by the Student Union this week for being too “controversial”.

When Adam Frost, 21, a third-year Italian and French student, proposed the Durham University Male Human Rights Society, he was ridiculed on campus, with remarks such as “Isn’t this a bit like starting a society for white people’s rights?”

Adam told me: “Last October, a friend who was depressed reached out to me, but I didn’t know what to say. I tried to help, but two weeks later I found out he’d killed himself. That hit me hard. I started looking into male suicide and found some shocking statistics. The reason behind that is that male depression isn’t taken seriously – we’re supposed to just ‘man up’ and deal with it. Men are ridiculed.

“It’s incredible how much stigma there is against male weakness. Men’s issues are deemed unimportant, so I decided to start a society...

 

[Aella_]

You're right, LJ, there is this social stigma attached to men who show signs of "weakness" aka emotions.

But, weird… Where I live now, this attitude also extends to women. They have what they call this "Keep a stiff upper lip" mentality that's equally expected of both men and women. .
Maybe because their ancestors dealt with hard conditions when they first came here, and had to toughen up, in order to survive. Or who knows why that is…

 

[BotanyBoy]

You're right, LJ, there is this social stigma attached to men who show signs of "weakness" aka emotions.

But, weird… Where I live now, this attitude also extends to women. They have what they call this "Keep a stiff upper lip" mentality that's equally expected of both men and women. .
Maybe because their ancestors dealt with hard conditions when they first came here, and had to toughen up, in order to survive. Or who knows why that is…

I know.....it's because nobody likes fuckin' whiners.

 

[Aella_]

I know.....it's because nobody likes fuckin' whiners.

lmao…
You just destroyed my pensive mood

 

[Palamino19]

I'm baffled. It sounds like his intention was originally to make a support group for men. He then made a group for men's rights instead.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

I'm baffled. It sounds like his intention was originally to make a support group for men. He then made a group for men's rights instead.

Why can't a men's rights group exist? Feminist groups exist in college.

 

[pointless]

I'm baffled. It sounds like his intention was originally to make a support group for men. He then made a group for men's rights instead.

no, it was a men's rights group from jump street, but he tried to hide it behind a weak ass lie so they told him to go fuck himself because they aren't stupid.

 

[DesEsseintes]

I wish men wouldn't run crying to the media every time some little thing goes wrong. It's unmanly.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

I wish men wouldn't run crying to the media every time some little thing goes wrong. It's unmanly.

Why? Women run crying to the media every time something goes wrong. Why do they have the right to do that but men don't?

 

[RoryN]

Why can't a men's rights group exist? Feminist groups exist in college.

There are already "men's rights" groups in colleges.

They're called law classes.

 

[Palamino19]

Why can't a men's rights group exist? Feminist groups exist in college.

I was commenting on the dissonance between what he says he wanted to do and what he chose to do.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

I was commenting on the dissonance between what he says he wanted to do and what he chose to do.

What cognitive dissonance? Men's rights and a support group are not opposing concepts.

 

[sr71plt]

I'm baffled. It sounds like his intention was originally to make a support group for men. He then made a group for men's rights instead.

That was my reaction too. A bad title for what the article claims he wanted the group to do. That might have had a lot to do with its rejection.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

There are already "men's rights" groups in colleges.

They're called law classes.

The law favors women. Please make a total fool of yourself... again... and try to challenge that.

Violence Against WOMEN Act
Based on the assumption that domestic violence is a male thing
Even though women commit 70% of non-reciprocal domestic violence AND domestic violence is as common between lesbian partners as it is between men and women, and actual rape is reported in 30% of lesbian relationships.

Selective Service
Only men are required to sign up on pain of imprisonment, not women
Even though woman are now cleared for combat duty.

There's a womenshealth.gov (Office of Women's Health) but no menshealth.gov

Tons of Government agencies for women and none for men

Women are never made to pay child support if they're raped and lose custody of the child, but male victims are punished with child support

Women's shelters have taxpayer funded grants but not men's shelters

 

[Palamino19]

What cognitive dissonance? Men's rights and a support group are not opposing concepts.

If your primary goal is to make a support group, you usually call it a support group.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

If your primary goal is to make a support group, you usually call it a support group.

A support group is literally implied if you're making a men's rights group on a campus. There is no cognitive dissonance here at all, except for with the school officials who think men should turn to feminists for support.

You might as well ask women to turn to Republicans.

 

[RoryN]

The law favors women.

Not the point of my post.

Of course, in some respects, you're right about the law - but that's a "duh", really; a chimp could figure that out. You ought to let smarter people fight your gender battle for you. Your positions are amateurish because you lack education and are too emotionally vested in your viewpoint.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

Not the point of my post.

Did your post even have a point?

Of course, in some respects, you're right about the law - but that's a "duh", really; a chimp could figure that out.

Funny how your feminist masters keep denying that it's true.

You ought to let smarter people fight your gender battle for you.

Which automatically excludes you and just about anyone else on this forum.

Your positions are amateurish because you lack education and are too emotionally vested in your viewpoint.

Unlike you I have enough education to constantly back up my assertions with piles of documentation whereas all you do is respond to me with trollish bullshit.

 

[RoryN]

Unlike you I have enough education to constantly back up my assertions with piles of documentation

Lol - dude, everyone knows you just Google shit.

If I posted some garbage that jived with your tiny little worldview, you'd c&p without an iota of critical thinking. You are deadly average.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

Lol - dude, everyone knows you just Google shit.

It's called digging up facts. On the other hand all you do is make up shit. You don't even back up your drivel with facts of any sort. Your problem is you cannot come up with any facts to counter me. You routinely get slaughtered in a duel of facts, so you don't even try anymore. You resort to bullshit like "You're a doodoohead and you use google."

Is this the best you've got, kid?

BTW have you yet figured out what the point was behind your incoherent statement "There are already 'men's rights' groups in colleges. They're called law classes."? You've had plenty of time to consult your feminist masters to help you figure out what your crack addled brain was trying to say.