Originally Posted by
ImmortalPig
If no one brought them up it's because no one thought they were relevant.
He obviously thought it was important to the topic or else he wouldn't have stressed your omission.
Originally Posted by
ImmortalPig
Sadly expectations placed on males prevent them from reporting domestic violence and rape. In reality both domestic violence and rape are nearly 50/50 splits in both victims and perpetrators.
Earlier this semester my tutorial class had a discussion on this issue. One of the girls said something along the lines of 80-90% of women have been sexually harassed/assaulted. Other girls also said they knew of this statistic. This is how it's been almost
forever. In terms of equality, this isn't a level playing field.
Originally Posted by
ImmortalPig
Rape and domestic violence remain a place where males are powerless (look at the number of pro-female adverts or shelters), and yet somehow it is considered a 3rd wave feminism issue?
I think you need to look at it from a different perspective. 3rd wave feminists see this sort of thing as a political struggle, certainly. But beyond that, there's this widespread, overarching effort to change how people respond to female harassment and abuse. I'd call it a sort of morale effort. That's why it's such a major issue - in sexual harassment and abuse against men you don't see this urgency to change perspectives.
Originally Posted by
ImmortalPig
Cross thread quoting is against the rules of the game, but I'll play anyway -_-
What's up with that, anyway? Does any mods actually believe constraining, pedantic rules like that allow for substantive debate? They shut down discussion..
Originally Posted by
ImmortalPig
There's no contradiction and the arguments are cohesive so I don't feel a need to reitterate...
It's not so much a contradiction. It just seems to me like with all your knowledge of the sufferings of minority groups, I expected you to have a more informed view.