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In reply to the discussion: Southern Poverty Law Center on MRA lies about women [View all]nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)69. My mistake!
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exactly. he has to go all the way back to 60's or 70's and pulled ONE woman out. da man. right on
seabeyond
Apr 2014
#33
There is a largish school of thought that would class this OP as part of the terrible "Gender Wars"
intaglio
Apr 2014
#13
Yeah, I just totally lack the amazing courage it takes to hit the rec button...
Violet_Crumble
Apr 2014
#78
The false rape report statistics when further broken down are even more 'debunking' of the false
stevenleser
Apr 2014
#21
that is because many disagree with current law, and think incapacitating your "intended" is a valid
bettyellen
Apr 2014
#22
Yes, I will find it. I used it for my show segment on rape culture a few months back... nt
stevenleser
Apr 2014
#24
And of course, now that I want to I am having trouble finding the exact link. But here are some
stevenleser
Apr 2014
#37
If you check the link, the 2.7 million to 1 refers actually to false rape accusations. nt
stevenleser
Apr 2014
#47
It's not so much that there is no patriarchy, the problem is that it is fundamentally misunderstood.
lumberjack_jeff
Apr 2014
#83
Agree with that completely. The level of tolerance for trans-hate is unacceptable. n/t
nomorenomore08
Apr 2014
#73
They *should* be designated as hate groups, even if they arguably have less influence than the MRM.
nomorenomore08
Apr 2014
#52
No, but I can see why you'd be confused. They all kind of look the same.
lumberjack_jeff
Apr 2014
#43
a) Your claim that women are less likely to report IPV than men is unsubstantiated. Link please.
lumberjack_jeff
Apr 2014
#84
I excerpted the paragraphs from the SPLC release that illustrated my point.
lumberjack_jeff
Apr 2014
#89
It's typical... He cherry picks statistics and misrepresents stuff regularly to make MRA points
Ohio Joe
Apr 2014
#59
i am having too nice an evening to discuss one woman from a handful of decades ago. you want to
seabeyond
Apr 2014
#36
The discussion of Solanas arose because SPLC wanted to take on its critics' arguments.
Jim Lane
Apr 2014
#46
"I dare say that if social justice and equal protection under the law were all that the MRM
nomorenomore08
Apr 2014
#51