Did you give this a nod when you read it? Well, I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt that you’re not completely stupid.
This MRA image came up in my Instagram feed the other day, and it's fair to say it grinds my gears. And it should grind yours, regardless of your gender.
The MRA (Men’s Rights Activist) movement isn’t dissimilar to the NRA is lots of ways, just without the money, guns and power. Both like to misappropriate truths and skew them towards being pro-cause. NRA example we've heard at some point; “That guy with the knife would have stabbed more people unless that guy with a gun came along, so we need more guns” doesn’t touch the root of gun violence as an issue. Likewise, “Gisele Bündchen gets paid more than that male model you probably don’t know the name of, therefore gender inequality is in favour of women” doesn’t even come close to addressing the sexualisation and commoditisation of the female body, by men, past and present.
Pull your head out of your arse and learn a little about the gender pay gap in Australia alone. Check out this federal government report released only last month: https://www.wgea.gov.au/sites/default/files/Gender_Pay_Gap_Factsheet.pdf
Now you've pulled your head out of your anus, if you find those stats alarming, which you should, take that feeling and pull your fingers out of your arse too. Check out the work Amnesty International does, and how much of it needs to be specifically dedicated to women’s rights. Highlights include:
- Chinese women’s rights activist facing life imprisonment
- Women in Afghanistan
- Violence Against Women
http://www.amnesty.org.au/our-work/
Of note is that in all the work they do, they’re either needing to help everyone in a region, men and women alike, or specifically women due the human rights violations taking place in their environment, unfortunately mostly at the hands of men.
And if you aren’t satisfied and think these kinds of issues are not relevant in the west, consider this; The findings of the U.S. Department of Justice’s 2011 report, “Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2008-2010,” include:
- From 2008 to 2010, Federal anti-trafficking task forces opened 2,515 suspected cases of human trafficking.
- 82% of suspected incidents were classified as sex trafficking and nearly half of these involved victims under the age of 18.
- Approximately 10% of the incidents were classified as labor trafficking.
83% of victims in confirmed sex-trafficking incidents were identified as U.S. citizens, while most confirmed labor-trafficking victims were identified as undocumented immigrants (67%) or legal immigrants (28%).
In summary, did I mention pulling your head out of your arse?
So yes, poor guy that doesn't like this poor male model being paid less than a woman, I do want to talk about gender equality now. DO YOU!?
I’ve cited examples of women being quite obviously the second class globally in response to the idea believe by some that gender inequality isn’t a thing. What I haven’t done is discuss why those people may believe such nonsense.
I’ve got a few theories, but they’re just theories without delving deeper into the demographic of MRAs.
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