Probably the jurisprudence around matrimonial law. It assumes that women still can't get high-earning jobs, so men really get screwed in alimony. Also, laws regarding custody favor the mother -with the implication men are incompetent and uncaring parents.
I wouldn't trust me caring after a child, and I know most women work harder than me and make much less.
I have a negative impression about anyone who is dumb enough to call themselves an MRA. I think this is a result of identity politics, where every additional label you tack onto yourself limits ties you down to another set of stereotypes.Unfortunately, I think a fair amount of MRA hate stems from a knee-jerk reaction against the fact that the more extreme members of the movement essentially want to put women "back in the kitchen" and redefine the female identity solely on the basis of wife/motherhood, just as the common knee-jerk reaction to feminism is that it wants to destroy men. Of course, both these reactions are grounded in a kernel of truth - idiots on the extreme fringes of both movements seem to want exactly that to happen - and the more sensible, moderate elements in both movements get drowned out by the idiocy.
I can see what you're saying. Often times in some of these movements, the people themselves become their own worst enemy even if some of the issues that they stand for like family court laws and child custody are actual concerns. It does not help that just a couple of years ago, I had not heard anything about mens rights activism whatsoever. It's in the last few years that I've been hearing more about it, so compared to feminism and its long history, that alone gives the movement a lot of challenges to overcome if they are ever to become something worth taking seriously by the public.
I'm not an MRA so I can't really answer well, but from some acquaintances I've heard:
How do "red pillers" fall into all of this? I actually have had a very positive impression when it comes to most of them.
I've watched her videos analyzing Internet cult leaders, some of her counterarguments against SJW and Feminist arguments, and some of her compilations of evidence against false claims made by Feminists and SJWs. Her videos are very well-researched and compelling.
I have a similar negative initial impression towards individuals who call themselves Feminists. They are labeling themselves in the same way SJW figureheads of the contemporary popular movement do. I try to give individuals the benefit of the doubt until they've expressed their views. Every so often, I find one who hadn't meant to associate with them.
I feel the same way about Feminists. The bulk of their "activism" involves complaining that men don't do things for them. They aren't proactive, for the most part. It's like, "things need to change... You foot the bill!"
The same thing goes for charlatans of any denomination or creed.
The way I see it, worrying over the fact that there are sexists in the world achieves nothing. Because you can't change that; you can't control people's minds.
But that's not true at all. Feminists have built domestic violence shelters. There are a lot of women's groups like women in tech, women in business that are actually very informative. I went to a women's conference that was very informative and not at all just complaints. Some feminists have made kids toys and games aimed at getting more girls into stem. Feminist politicians propose legislation aimed at achieving equality. I saw a feminist recently who was raising money to help fly poor women to places where they could more easily get abortions. If you really think feminists don't do anything you're not paying attention.
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I know some Feminists are proactive; I just haven't come across very many. Though a lot of them do seem to be concerned about trying to pass legislation, which is trying to force other people to do/pay for things on their behalf. Some MRAs go to conferences, but there aren't very many MRAs, so it makes sense there isn't nearly as much money to go around.
I disagree with that line of reasoning.
As a long-term resident of our love-shy therapy center here, just no. r/theredpill is blatantly sexist. I'm sure there's some places that are MRA-related that are better, but r/theredpill isn't one of them.
I'm not doubting what you're saying, but unless you've browsed TheRedPill, you don't know. Kiwi threads don't cut it. We focus on the few lolcows in a sea of unfunny people.
Of course we've browsed it, that's how you find content on it. It's been brought up in various thread, and @Cosmos recently made a general thread entirely for it.