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Do you think issues facing boys and men are put on the back burner?

I'm not advocating an Oppression Olympics between women and men and "who has it worse". I'm just saying that men's issues, from my experience, do not seem to be given the attention they are due. By "issues" I'm referring to the over-diagnosis of ADHD in young boys, the fact that boys perform worse than girls in school, absent fathers, divorce proceedings favoring women, suicide rate among men higher than that of women, etc.

Women's issues have received a lot of attention and that's fair, but I think it's important to recognize the unique societal problems that men and boys face.

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BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

In some cases, yes. Sexual assault against males is often mocked and considered a joke. I went to school with a boy who was raped when he was a preteen and everyone used to call him faggot and twink and poofer and say that he was a little bitch for having fallen victim to a homosexual attacker.

HannahSky · F

@BlueMetalChick that's really sad.

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@HannahSky He got really mean over the years and people stopped making fun of him because he would immediately start a fistfight. I felt so bad for him.

HannahSky · F

@BlueMetalChick It happens. People put up whatever defense they have to. Sometimes it makes sense, but they're very unhappy.

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