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galileoreloaded

(2,571 posts) Wed Jun 19, 2013, 04:48 PM Jun 2013

After being called an MRA here numerous times, I decided to try define that term [View all]

help me if I missed something as I want to see how others here define the label:

i must believe in a "patriarchy", which loosely means a world domination of women by men.

by requiring empirical evidence and logical discussions about social issues, i support rape and a "rape culture" which is apparently defined as somehow my "privilege" for having a penis and my willingness? to support those who are also rapists by virtue of having another penis. my god all the penises are taking over!

not a supporter of authoritarian themes like gun control. that makes me an MRA too I guess.

what am i missing? i want to be labelled for all my flaws, not just a few lazy jabs.

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After being called an MRA here numerous times, I decided to try define that term [View all] galileoreloaded Jun 2013 OP

Don't let others define you. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #1

lol. i think its a riot, but I just want to get myself defined all proper like galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #2

or, you could just change the light bulb in the john. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #5

Ah, but when you play the game of thrones, you win, or you die. opiate69 Jun 2013 #13

Adding to the definitions: galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #3

I doubt that many who throw around the MRA label as a pejorative would accept the mirror argument Major Nikon Jun 2013 #4

I've been accused of being some sort of fucking MRA Grand Poop-bah, because I dare to say things Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #6

Know what else apparently defies explanation? opiate69 Jul 2013 #34

To me the hallmark of an MRA is that he considers himself disadvantaged in society, as a man. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #7

I would agree, although pretty much everything I've learned about "MRAs" has come from people Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #8

Exactly. Some people apparently feel the need to divide up the entire world into "good guys" nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #15

Indeed. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #20

Let's explore this. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #9

yeah but its not about equality is it. its about replacing an idea, male primacy or "patriarchy" galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #10

The main problem I have with it is selective primacy. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #12

Which is why addressing gender inequality all by itself is never adequate. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #18

Sure, you can find legitimate exceptions to almost any "rule." Generalities are just that, nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #17

"Men as a whole" = cop out. I asked about you. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #19

Okay, sorry. I guess I misunderstood slightly. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #21

Privilege is not a feeling Major Nikon Jun 2013 #22

I know that. I was just trying to tie it to my own subjective experience, in a tangible way. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #24

If privilege is subjective, it is bullshit. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #27

I wouldn't say it's "subjective." But it is relative, and encompasses much more than gender. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #28

Burden of proof and remediation. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #30

If you feel safer than the typical woman, it's irrational. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #23

In terms of cold, hard statistics, you may be right. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #25

Subjective perceptions of the world are shaped by phrases like... lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #26

I think maybe *some* women's lives are held in greater value than *some* men's. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #29

women's lives, by biological necessity are more important than mens galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #32

Very true. And those who consider women so disposable - not on DU, but out there in the world - nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #33

i dont feel disadvantaged at all, just not "priveleged" barf. i guess im not an mra then. nt galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #11

No, I don't think you really fit the profile. You're not paranoid or belligerent enough. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #14

lol. i do get assertive but it isn't rooted in insecurity galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #16

Join the resistance Major Nikon Jun 2013 #31