Antisexism
This community is about Antisexism, a joint movement of men, women and nonbinary people against gender stereotypes and all sorts of gender-based discrimination.
Here you can share useful materials (articles, research, statistics, opinions...) on gender-based discrimination against men, women, and nonbinary people, and participate in common discussions and activities.
Rules:
1. No promotion of patriarchy (or matriarchy)
Systems based on dominance of one gender harm everyone, including, often times, people in the dominant group. They are intrinsically sexist and therefore strictly forbidden in this community.
2. Be civil and listen before you speak
The issues of gender equality often come as contentious. Remember - there are no enemies here! The purpose of this place is to discuss and find solutions together.
3. Respect personal experiences
All of us have different history and issues regarding gender stereotypes. Every experience is valid! Don't try to belittle it.
4. Everyone is welcome!
Antisexism is about everyone: men, women and nonbinary, cis- and trans-people. Every group and every person individually have unique experiences that we need to address.
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People don't really care about men unless they're beyond the median bell curve threshold (rich/white/etc). As if that's what defines a human experience.
In truth, I hardly find these statistics surprising.
Culturally, men are often seen as more dispensable, as they are not the ones giving birth. They are also taught to be more "tough", which leads to less visits to mental health professionals, and, subsequently, deterioration of mental health issues.
according to my biology teacher, this is not cultural but rather a biological fact prevalent in (most? all?) animals - not that this would help in any debate
Interesting offside note from an old 1958 experiment that I recently read on attempts at raising Grouse (extremely difficult due to their ineffective immune systems), but one test batch lost all males to disease. Eventually, one of the hens took on male mating mannerisms and behaviors with the other females. The other females self-ovulated and laid unfertilized eggs. It was only during autopsy that the "male" was determined to be a female because it had convinced the researchers so well.
Biologically, males are a necessary component (under the logic of "at least one") of dimorphic species but people really should ensure that the limiting factors aren't largely based on primitive sexual and reproductive requirements. People just need to take better care of each other, period.