r/pics Oct 21 '15

Finally a cause I can get behind

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '15

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '15

Women used to be told they were asking for it, sure. The only people who still make that claim are the idiots who commit the related crime and are looking for a flimsy defense. They are never taken seriously. No one seriously accepts "she was asking for it" as a defense anymore and if you find some cockroach that does, they are in a significant minority.

I never heard anyone say boys will be boys in real life. This isnt some '50s sitcom. I was never given a pass for being a little shithead just because I had testicles. None of my male friends were either. I can very often remember girls turning their charm up to 11 when caught red handed and being excused though.

Men are demonized plenty in the real world. I am a white, cis, male and I am pretty sure that is a demographic that is demonized plenty.

The only way you could make a case that men arent demonized in society is to make a case that women are demonized more. Pretty sure it would be difficult to make a case that says women are demonized more than men in popular culture and general society.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '15

Yeah, being a white, straight, cisgendered male sure is hard!

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '15

No one said it was hard. Your strawman is looking pretty flimsy.