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like to think we live in a world where everyone has an adult mindset.
You know, where we can be mature, thoughtful, compassionate individuals.
Understanding is the key to living in a diverse society, right?And then I experience what I do in comment boards.
Wherever you go, whether it’s NPR.org, CNN.com, MSNBC.com, FOXNews.com (insert your mainstream news site here) – you’ll find the Disqus comment feed which appears to be an amalgamation of sensible commenters, ill-mannered conspiracy theorists, and an old standby: churlish misandrists.
In a seemingly-unabated fit of comment mania, and behind the pleasant shroud of anonymity that the Internet so graciously provides, misandrists are now able to bash, abuse, humiliate, and wound men – most specifically men who have been falsely accused, or whose accusers lack credibility or even more than a slight shred of evidence.
These delinquent commenters, most of them anonymous, seem to assert in their baseless, unfounded “arguments” that every allegation made against a man in the history of the world is true and without error. They stand for the proposition that women everywhere need to be cognizant of a “rape epidemic” – that men are vile, creepy, sex-hungry beasts who lurk at parties and in college hallways, waiting for the prime moment to strike and attack the closest female prey.
Because all men are potential rapists, right?
And men can stop rape, right?
Barring a social revolution, which MHRAs will surely be at the front lines of, this false-allegation apologist trend will continue. When men face false allegations – from formal allegations filed with police and/or courts, to informal allegations made in social circles, women are empowered in favor of disregarding the integrity, accomplishments, and lives of men. Indicative of the ruling class of feminism, women are to be believed without inquiry even if they may make false allegations for the sake of convenience, appearance, jealousy, or envy. In fact, the very suggestion that some woman somewhere might make false allegations for such venal reasons gets you branded a “misogynist.”
We face a crucial crossroads. Do we ignore these comments and entertain these proponents of man-hating, and allow misandry to be promoted? Or do we acknowledge our responsibility as MHRAs in this fight against misandry and confront the psychological and logistical effects of false accusers?
The accusers of witchcraft in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible could easily be replaced by false accusers. Feminism entertains crazed false accusers and anyone who disagrees is instantly labeled a pagan or heretic. Because all men are rapists at some level, right? And all men are guilty when women say they did something wrong, right? And the word “women” should have a capital “W” because they are the superior gender, right?
My friends and colleagues, we must be proponents of gender equality. If we ignore the epidemic of false accusers, innocent men will continue to be systemically prosecuted and convicted. Even if you don’t want to leave a litany of comments, there is a need for Men’s Human Rights Activists to at least speak up and say something to the effect of “I love women but not false accusers” or “I am a woman and feminism doesn’t speak for me,” not just here but anywhere you go online and leave comments. If we all pitch in and carve out a new path for the discussion, feminism won’t be the dominating philosophical lens through which most discourse is viewed.
As the Chief of Staff for the AVFM Judicial Accountability Committee, I am willing to hear your stories if you have been falsely accused. If you have not been falsely accused but know someone who has, please get in touch as well. And comment away – if you don’t, you’re missing an opportunity to offer the red pill to a brother or sister.
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