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When's International Men's Day, you ask?

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StevetheSleeve · 31-35, M
Yay, we can celebrate our forevereth year of having things our way.
Having things your way? Men face a lot of inequalities in society that you may not have experience but other people have. There's inequality in the judicial system, reproductive rights, different types of aid. In reality, the Western world sucks at the very least a little bit for everyone regardless of gender, and most discrimination is based off of economic class (and sometimes race).
StevetheSleeve · 31-35, M
Hmm. I was previously heartened by reports on wage gaps, inequities in domestic chores and our complete dominance of the prison population.
@StevetheSleeve: The "wage gap" is not due to sexism but due to factors such as (a) women often work less hours, (b) women often take lower-paying jobs, (c) women are less likely to ask for a raise, etc. Second, doing domestic chores is pretty much a personal choice so that really doesn't prove much. By the way, men's complete dominance of the prison population actually proves [i]my[/i] point, not yours. The reason there's a higher rate of male incarceration is due to sexism against men, not women.
StevetheSleeve · 31-35, M
Yeah, the prison part was a joke. You are quite the debater. Are you sure you're 16-18?
@StevetheSleeve: I figured you had to be at least somewhat joking. I was really wondering why you threw in the last bit there about prisons. To answer your question, I sure am.
StevetheSleeve · 31-35, M
Let me offer this thought. Men have had a lot of responsibilities under previous norms. The breadwinner, head of the household and such. I think that has made my gender more aggressive and, allow me this, somewhat entitled.
@StevetheSleeve: In all honesty, I think my gender's more entitled than yours. I mean, some Feminists in colleges are seriously requesting that individuals (more specifically men) accused of rape should be guilty until proven innocent. They also want to be paid the same as male counterparts for less work/less experience. Others think that things like "manspreading" and "mansplaining" are real and they're a part of their mythical "patriarchy".