| Film Details | 42 - Men are Disposable - 38m 50s |
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| Notes | |
| Age Rating | 18 (very strong footage/language including violence) |
| Synopsis | Analysis of the low value society holds for men and explores the killing and mutilation of men on our film and television screens. Also looks into the high male suicide rate and the lack of protection men have in society due to their perceived invulnerability and worthlessness. • Noam Chomsky and Worthy and Unworthy victims • Men are not a group • Sexual violence against men and boys in entertainment • The psychology of men • Men and Muslims - the backlash against men due to misandry • “Crimestoppers” website and misandry • Who are more vulnerable on our streets – men or women? • Chivalry |
| Interviewees | Stephen Fitzgerald, National Organiser of the Mankind Initiative Men’s Charity. Angry Harry, Psychologist and Men’s Rights activist, angryharry.com. Simon, Psychologist and Writer. [identity protected] Fireman, London Fire Brigade. This man’s identity has been disguised in order to protect him from sanction by his employer for speaking the truth about Fire Brigade policy with respect to equal opportunities. Andrew, IT Engineer and footballer. Sarah Nelson, Head of Public Relations for the Samaritans suicide charity. All interviews recorded in 2004 |
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Love your videos, but I disagree with your stance on vulnerability. It is because men are stronger and less vulnerable that we are willing to be found in areas of greater risk. It is also why we protect women, because they are in fact weaker and less capable. This is common sense, the gentlemen you interviewed are correct. Your heart is in the right place but your wrong on this one. Playing the statistic game when the reasons are so glaringly obvious does not help the MRA cause, it’s fodder for ridicule.
Well, although we may perhaps have a difference of opinion as to the definition and implications of the term “vulnerability”, I believe I was more than clear enough in the film on that matter to refute your opinion given here. As for what helps or hinders the MRA cause, unless you can point me to the work that you’ve done for the MRM that makes you opinion particularly worthwhile, I’m not overly concerned with your assessment.
We do indeed have a difference of opinion, which I think my explanation was more than adequate. However I think I may have offended you by the tone of your reply. That was not my intention, I do have a tendency to be overly frank especially in my writing. Actually I was excited to find that such a site as yours exists and I think you have done an outstanding job. I was offering some constructive criticism because I think you’ve missed the mark a bit here, but I certainly didn’t mean to sound like I was demeaning your work. As for my involvement with MRA, I was a member of Richard Doyle’s original efforts a while back, Max Freedman, Elaine Donnelly (CFMR), Eagle Forum, and many so-called conservatives who I thought were “anti-feminist”, the Stand Your Ground folks, I’ve written more letters and e-mails but after about a decade, I live in MA (a feminist haven), I kind of gave up. Now I’m trying again… Ego1ace
“I kind of gave up. Now I’m trying again…”
Thank you. Never give up.
I appreciate your response. I’ve found that most people who have lot to say in criticism, have little to say about their own efforts. That is evidently not the case with you and so I take your criticism as it was intended and forgive my previous brusque response.
@reply to: Russ2d
Russ2d, you said above:
“It is also why we protect women, because they are in fact weaker and less capable. This is common sense..”
you are wrong my friend and I’ll tell you why:
Although Men might be physically stronger than women, it doesn’t mean they are in less danger, let me explain:
I know guys who have been involved in street fighting or learn martial arts. No matter how physically strong you are- when you walk alone and are attacked by a group of people- you will most likely lose the fight.
People who are looking to make trouble or mug you are almost always hanging out in groups.
If you come accrose two people who want to make trouble or mug you – they will most likely have a knife
or a gun. In that case, again: it doesn’t matter how physically strong you are- you will most likely lose…
Men and Women are faced with the same kind of danger when leaving the house or walking at night- no gender has less chance of getting hurt.
The only thing that you ‘could say’ is that maybe women are more targets to street rape. But when you walk at night in a dark place, the chances of being mugged is the same (if not more) as being street raped.
And as he pointed out in the video:
if the chances of getting raped on the street was so big- you wouldn’t see women dressing up so provocative or drinking when they go out. This is why I think that the the chances of being mugged on the street is bigger than being raped. In this case Men are Not in less danger than women (as I explained above…)