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ismnotwasm

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38. There *are* legitimate Men's groups, as opposed to the designated hate groups that are MRAs
Mon May 18, 2015, 04:47 PM
May 2015

Last edited Mon May 18, 2015, 05:21 PM - Edit history (1)

Devoted to educating men and boys on combating "toxic masculinity", being friends and ally's to women, and full of helpful information regarding men's health

This one is awesome (except from a upcoming conference)

Why should you care about healthy masculinity? Because men who choose it choose to be strong without being violent. It’s a life-changer that benefits women and men.

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Through three days of discussions about theory, interactive group exercises, role-playing, and multi-media presentations, the training institute presents participants with a framework to positively construct masculinity and to motivate men’s engagement in challenging the attitudes and behaviors that support violence against girls and women. This training is ideal for staff from universities, middle and high schools, law enforcement agencies, the US armed forces, statewide and local coalitions, service agencies, and government agencies.

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I think we have one here JustAnotherGen May 2015 #1
groups set-up to bash women and objectify women. seabeyond May 2015 #2
Seriously--2/3rds of those groups do just that. trumad May 2015 #4
i think we have a telling, micro here on du. seabeyond May 2015 #6
I follow we hunted the mammoth ismnotwasm May 2015 #7
Well yup that's about it ismnotwasm May 2015 #3
Women's exercise clothing is a hot topic for men? leftofcool May 2015 #5
I considered myself a feminist as a male. PRB May 2015 #8
Absolutely! KamaAina May 2015 #9
Good post and welcome to DU. trumad May 2015 #10
I think men's group's are deplorable Zippyjuan May 2015 #68
That's a wee bit bigoted.... Oktober May 2015 #92
Bigoted? Zippyjuan May 2015 #103
You're right. Men's groups should be banned! Curse those devils! NaturalHigh May 2015 #105
... PRB May 2015 #106
Where did I say they should be banned? Zippyjuan May 2015 #140
welcome to DU! renate May 2015 #120
Which "Men's groups" did you review? pintobean May 2015 #11
Google is your friend. trumad May 2015 #12
It's the readers' responsibility to do that? pintobean May 2015 #13
google nice guy discussion board. that would be one. seabeyond May 2015 #14
I Googled "nice guys board" once, it was not pretty. OneBanana_TwoPeels May 2015 #109
Of course it's heresay.... trumad May 2015 #16
It's certainly useless to anyone who might want to judge on facts pintobean May 2015 #17
You could just Skidmore May 2015 #31
He won't do that... trumad May 2015 #47
Funny, that's what I thought you were doing. pintobean May 2015 #51
Well if you doubt me---refute what I wrote. trumad May 2015 #46
Sure. I was able to do it in just about 3.5 seconds. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #24
Damn! Talk about a bunch of women haters! hrmjustin May 2015 #29
They live in a...special world there. "(Hillary)Clinton determined to push 28 million circumcisions" Cerridwen May 2015 #40
For the ERA and critical of Hillary? With the exception of ERA support that sounds like DU. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #67
If by critical you mean "foaming at the mouth rabid," then uh, yeah,.. Cerridwen May 2015 #111
These would be my guess cyberswede May 2015 #52
you plod thru the stinkiest of the net, to better inform all us. more man than i am, lol. nt seabeyond May 2015 #15
LoL ismnotwasm May 2015 #18
Indeed demmiblue May 2015 #23
I think that by and large these groups consist of men who have never been able to get past Sheldon Cooper May 2015 #19
Yes, I think that tends to piss a lot of men off... They can't handle that they're not well... underahedgerow May 2015 #119
I am a member of 2 men's groups. Glassunion May 2015 #20
excellent. that is how i assumed it would work. i was personally, proved wrong. nt seabeyond May 2015 #22
I get that of course. My example is anecdotal. Glassunion May 2015 #25
i get that. hence my reply. lol. nt seabeyond May 2015 #27
Ah... I mis-read your post. Glassunion May 2015 #32
Wow,,,good for you.. trumad May 2015 #48
Indeed. Glassunion May 2015 #49
Bam! Sissyk May 2015 #136
This message was self-deleted by its author Glassunion May 2015 #137
It is. Glassunion May 2015 #138
Read the comments on sports sites MaggieD May 2015 #21
Whoa! You are making one huge assumption FLPanhandle May 2015 #26
I agree that MaggieD's statement is a broadbrush, but as a female sports fan, ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #28
I agree many sports boards are not female friendly FLPanhandle May 2015 #33
Well it's interesting.... MaggieD May 2015 #37
doesnt that just floor you when out of the blue you get racism thrown in your face.... seabeyond May 2015 #41
I have a great story about that.... MaggieD May 2015 #44
the stupid. nt seabeyond May 2015 #45
LOL FLPanhandle May 2015 #50
I have to remember that one! I'd love to use it sometime. madinmaryland May 2015 #58
You're welcome! MaggieD May 2015 #59
Whenever I am around someone who slips into such racism because he/she assumes it's tblue37 May 2015 #53
I don't think "average" is broad brush MaggieD May 2015 #35
again, if you look at our male comdeians, .... our entertainment for men. i do not think it is, seabeyond May 2015 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author NaturalHigh May 2015 #70
It's pretty danged broad, sorry. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #87
SI, ESPN, NBC SPORTS MaggieD May 2015 #34
But you are assuming that the people posting are representative of the "average white mind" FLPanhandle May 2015 #36
You might be right MaggieD May 2015 #39
I hear it's especially bad on Miami Dolphins message boards. lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #64
I've been on one sports site for years AndreaCG May 2015 #102
As a man, I have no idea why I would want to participate in a "Men's Group" FLPanhandle May 2015 #30
There *are* legitimate Men's groups, as opposed to the designated hate groups that are MRAs ismnotwasm May 2015 #38
btw... seabeyond May 2015 #43
Absolutely agree. FLPanhandle May 2015 #86
if they only talked about prostate cancer and VD plus a getting snipped... JanMichael May 2015 #128
There have been mens groups since the stone age pintobean May 2015 #129
Ah yes, the Sacred Order of Water Buffaloes. NaturalHigh May 2015 #134
I don't see the point of it. Sports forums are my men's group LittleBlue May 2015 #54
I would think Men's Health forums could be beneficial MerryBlooms May 2015 #55
Yes, for those men who have those sorts of problems that would be great LittleBlue May 2015 #60
What do women talk about on women's forums? polly7 May 2015 #71
Yeah, that is weird. Men are viewed as more threatening, perhaps LittleBlue May 2015 #79
I was replying to your general 'why do men need a forum' question, the way I understood it. polly7 May 2015 #83
Yeah haha, I started writing and went on a tangent. You're right about needing a comfortable place LittleBlue May 2015 #89
I go past the labels of the group and focus on ideas JonLP24 May 2015 #56
Did you retire? You've been spending a lot of time on quite the odd combination of web sites. madinmaryland May 2015 #57
:D pintobean May 2015 #61
Back by popular demand! hrmjustin May 2015 #63
LoL ismnotwasm May 2015 #62
Up to three... ismnotwasm May 2015 #65
"Adolescent shit" of comparing hot celebs? Nye Bevan May 2015 #66
That's so 2004! Blue_Adept May 2015 #74
Cool story bro. NaturalHigh May 2015 #69
Ha. The truth is known. pintobean May 2015 #72
Whoa! I didn't realize that! NaturalHigh May 2015 #73
yeah...trumad posting a Sport's Illustrated mag... trumad May 2015 #76
It's quite revealing pintobean May 2015 #78
That exercise clothing was sewn by Lucifer's own hand, Pintobean. NaturalHigh May 2015 #88
You got 'em ismnotwasm May 2015 #93
But if woman posts about the SISI pintobean May 2015 #94
The concept of "White Knight" while overused by MRAs is not an inaccurate depiction of the psychology Bonobo May 2015 #97
This message was self-deleted by its author pintobean May 2015 #100
Bone Bone Bone.... trumad May 2015 #107
I guess I'm in your head then... Bonobo May 2015 #108
Only when I think of poor mistreated men. trumad May 2015 #110
I like to pretend I know people's motivations too. LanternWaste May 2015 #116
You know, I've heard that. NaturalHigh May 2015 #131
"Oh my!" is right. NaturalHigh May 2015 #98
took you long enough. trumad May 2015 #75
Sorry man, I was busy. NaturalHigh May 2015 #81
You got it! RiffRandell May 2015 #80
Which seems perfectly natural to me. NaturalHigh May 2015 #82
I talk about beautiful women too. RiffRandell May 2015 #84
My wife has a thing for Vin Diesel. NaturalHigh May 2015 #85
Nice report from behind the curtain... AuntPatsy May 2015 #77
It's nothin new, it's been around for 80 years or so tularetom May 2015 #90
I think a broader question should be asked why they bash women. WestSideStory May 2015 #91
Check out the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS) royable May 2015 #95
gonna check this one out in the morning. i saw another when i googled at the suggestion of someone seabeyond May 2015 #99
Why do I get the feeling that MRA groups are a byproduct of AM hate radio? Initech May 2015 #96
It looks like someone announced this on the facebook page. NaturalHigh May 2015 #101
Famous! RiffRandell May 2015 #104
Hey... don't knock it, pity is a form of attention. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #114
Or vice-versa. RiffRandell May 2015 #122
Heh. +1 n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #124
Someone announced what? trumad May 2015 #113
Reminds me of Little Rascals- "He Man Women Haters Club" KittyWampus May 2015 #112
Pretty close to a brief summary of SPLC's take on them. nt stevenleser May 2015 #115
If you're fishing, you've snagged four of 'em so far... LanternWaste May 2015 #117
i dunno. when the fruit start rotting, they merely drop from the tree, right? nt seabeyond May 2015 #118
Yep, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. RiffRandell May 2015 #121
I'm confused. pintobean May 2015 #123
Oh, how you grated my nerves. RiffRandell May 2015 #125
You made my wife jump my shit. pintobean May 2015 #126
They should be classified as hate groups, no different than white supremacists. nt BreakfastClub May 2015 #127
You mean Men's Groups? NaturalHigh May 2015 #130
All 5 if them? trumad May 2015 #132
"All 5 if them?" NaturalHigh May 2015 #133
The blocked members list for that group is interesting. pintobean May 2015 #139
Besides the adolescent stuff, I imagine lots of conversations can be summed up with that old joke: betsuni May 2015 #135
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