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Originally Posted by Tinordi
And here we have your stated purpose in this thread.
Protecting those fictitious men who don't feel welcome in the conversation.
By my read, a majority of the posters in this thread are men and have felt more than welcome to come in and empathize and discuss.
But let's be honest as to why you've stridently marched into this thread to defend a non issue. You're feeling vulnerable by a topic that's uncomfortable and difficult to process for some men.
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Originally Posted by Wormius
Any links to some stories on #metoo from men that were unjustly criticized just because they were shared by men? The only ones that I saw get any criticism was when somebody was trying to turn it into a debate about gender fairness.
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I've seen only two examples of men who came forward about being victims of harassment/assault around the same time as all of this Weinstein news.
Terry Crews and James Van Der Beek. Both were lauded as brave for coming forward with their stories, which should encourage male victims to come forward as well.
I have seen literally zero examples of actual male victims being shouted down or excluded.
But bringing up the general "hey hey but men have it hard too!" without being an actual victim or even having actual proof of a male victim being demonized is merely looking for a reason to derail the discussion away from its actual intent--to expose the fact that harassment and assault is terrifyingly common, to shed light on how many women are victims. The men I've seen speak out as actual victims have been treated with just as much validity and respect as the women who have spoken out.
But if you're just looking to start an argument without any real examples, you're going to get an argument. This is a very real, raw subject for literally millions of women, so obviously you're going to get pushback if you're merely looking for an excuse to make it all about how unfair it is to men.
So by all means, if you have a hard example of a male victim who has shared his story, who was treated badly, please share it so we can see.