A UK Member of Parliament recently suggested that there should be a Government minister for men which would presumably do similar things to the existsing minister for Women.
This has thrown up a series of heated discussions on social media about whether this is part of the 'backlash' against feminsm, or whether there is a legitimate need for wider support of men's issues.
As a man who believes that there are legitimate issues disproportionately affecting men which should be addressed, what I really want help in understanding is the opinion that men don't need any targetted support.
I don't want to start a big argument, but I do want to understand this perspective, because I have struggled to understand it before and I don't like feeling like I'm missing something.
You're basically saying that the issues that men face in society is negligible when compared to women, and then go on to give an example of a war ravaged state.
I don't understand how anyone with a brain upvoted this
Even in the UK, I've never been sexually assaulted or discriminated for being male by anyone. But I know so many women who have been. Sexism is near non-existent for most men. My point is that misogyny is far more prominent than misandry, and regardless you only need one social equalities minister or a group of people working towards it. Not to segregate it into black/white/female/male etc. Doesn't mean misandry doesn't matter, but you can't compare them in reality, as the consequences of misogyny are far more wide-spread and worse. If you want to keep it in the UK, you are still lying to say men face anywhere near as much discrimination as women.