| Being a woman, nobody suspects me of being | | | | otherwise. I am not quite sure if I want to live in a |
| sympathetic towards the plight of men. And before | | | | world where one gender is favored over the other. |
| you ask, yes, there is such a thing as the plight of | | | | Especially when there are so many good young men |
| men. And I don't mean “men” in the “all | | | | that I know who are not protected by the law |
| of mankind” way either. I mean men, actual men, | | | | simply by virtue of being men. |
| boys, males, whatever you wish to call them. Many | | | | Another thing that I worry about is this: a stigma |
| of of us may be ignoring it, but the fact of the | | | | about men being verbally, economically, emotionally |
| matter is that Feminism has turned society into | | | | and physically abused by a woman is written off and |
| something that has become disadvantageous to its | | | | laughed at by law enforcement officers. Laughed at! |
| more masculine half. I mean sure, men are still | | | | It's as if men cannot be exploited at all when we all |
| regarded as more successful when put in positions of | | | | know that men are just as human as women, as just |
| authority. But in reaction to feminism, I must say that | | | | as susceptible to cruelty. Most men and boys who |
| issues that are pertinent to women are being given | | | | are abused emotionally are afraid to come forward, |
| precedence over issues that are pertinent to men. | | | | as opposed to women who (while frightened |
| Before we continue with that discussion, I would like | | | | themselves) are publicly encouraged to step forward |
| to explain exactly why I am sympathetic towards | | | | and tell their stories. It is incredibly sad how broken |
| the rights of men. I am a sister to a very responsible, | | | | men are not given the same public encouragement. |
| very sweet young man who has a very bright future. | | | | It's becoming increasingly obvious that men and boys |
| He occasionally has temper, but he is otherwise far | | | | are being taught that they have no right whatsoever |
| too nice for his own good. I live in fear that this | | | | to be hurt, or express being in pain. |
| innate kindness and sense of responsibility would | | | | I have also noticed that when a couple gets |
| attract the wrong sort of people – the sort of | | | | divorced, it is more often than not the mother who |
| people who will try to take advantage of him by, I | | | | is given full custody of the children – possibly |
| don't know, maybe trying to foist a child he did not | | | | under the assumption that the male half of the |
| father into his responsible arms. I'm sure that isn't | | | | couple does not have the skills or tools to bring up |
| happening any time soon of course, as my brother is | | | | his own children. Again, as a young woman who |
| quite focused on his job (which is thankless and | | | | knows a lot of decent young men, this observation is |
| low-paying I must say; he deserves a better one) | | | | quite alarming. I may not be contesting the idea that |
| and working at a DNA laboratory, I'm sure he could | | | | women are more prone to being victims of assault |
| prove that the baby isn't his. | | | | and other crimes against my gender, but I also get |
| But I believe my point stands: there are men who | | | | the sinking feeling that the laws have become |
| can be taken advantage of too, and there aren't | | | | lopsided in favor of protecting the women and not |
| enough laws that would protect them from it. And | | | | just protecting everyone. |
| even if there WERE laws, we have been | | | | I will become a mother someday, and the thought |
| brainwashed into thinking that all men are scum and | | | | that this will not change by the time any son of mine |
| are more likely to accuse the men of doing | | | | grows up makes me feel anxious about the future. |
| something wrong even if it has been proven | | | | Something, I believe, must be done. |