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In reply to the discussion: Why the Men's Rights Movement Is Garbage [View all]lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)Period.
"Why the women's ___________ is garbage".
I challenge you to fill in the blanks with any two words that wouldn't alienate women.
It's up to each man to decide what being a man means. I'm all about rejecting strictly enforced gender roles, but rarely does anyone ask him or her for his decision on that matter. In other words, it's not about personal autonomy, but replacement of one paradigm with another.
"Alienates men? So what? More women vote."
There's a schizophrenic quality to conversations about the gender gap; e.g. it's a good thing because the oppressed minority should use their voting bloc dominance to crush the oppressors. It unfortunately ignores a reality that as women marry and start families, their voting patterns change but their husbands do not. 53% of married women voted for Romney.
To resolve any of the issues that the OP is purportedly intended to address, we need more men to vote for Democrats.