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Old 07-11-2013, 01:30 PM   #17
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Because it's a crappy catalyst for something important.

Folding your arms and holding your breath because your sister got a Barbie Dreamhouse doesn't make it any more necessary that you need one.

If they needed one before this, why had no one brought it up before the internet-fed MRA movement became so loud?
Disagree. I think there is a need for support services for men. There are a lot of angry dudes out there. Regardless if you or I think the origins of the anger are wrong or misplaced, it still needs to be dealt with.

I believe men still statistically outnumber women in substance abuse and suicide rates. There are certainly enough escalating problems among young men to justify the existence of a support group.

I would also suggest the present small existence of such groups has more to do with our current and historical normative views on masculinity than anything else.
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