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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
Asking MRAs to be classy is like asking a fish to not be wet.
Of course, if you ask an MRA to be classy, he'll adjust his sport jacket over his anime T-shirt, tilt his fedora and leer at you like it's 1846.
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Oh...oh crap. Be right back. Going to burn some shirts.
All kidding aside, MRAs can actually have a point and I know a few groups (small ones) which attempt to bring the topic up to the right groups in a reasonable manner. One interesting thought for me has been the way Universities set up organizations. The question the group posed was "If there's a woman's support group on campus (for financial and academic advice), should there be a men's support group since men and women have about equal representation at a University? And if there isn't, should we create a pilot project to test if there is a need for one?". And the group in question brought it up with the University's student relations. Whether or not it brings about anything is up to debate, but the point is that we can't blanket any group with an accusation. It's generally vocal minorities that make things sound horrible. If we use the same theory, we could claim that all theists are like WBC or all Flames fans would phone in death threats when the Flames are losing.
Here, there is a point. The fact that it was the focus of a campaign and is such a minor issue makes it a deplorable effort and a negative contribution to what their efforts actually are...but there is a point. I don't even question whether or not it's even fair bring it forth at the moment...it's just a bad idea given the state of the issues around it.