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Originally Posted by rubecube
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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Fully agree with this. There's a notion that when men have problems they are supposed to be stoic about it and never tell anyone and just deal with it themselves. Places or forums for support can only help. Also furthermore, having resources in place where men can go for help with issues actually might help out in reducing violence against women. A well-adjusted man isn't a man who beats or rapes women.
That all said the guys who started the false rape accusation piece to 'fight back' against the 'don't be that guy' campaign are completely out to lunch. Perpetuating another incorrect stereotype about women does nothing to correct the injustice of the inital stereotype. It perpetuates exactly the same line of thinking but at another target gender, one who practically speaking deserves that kind of generalizing less.