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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

A UK Member of Parliament recently suggested that there should be a Government minister for men which would presumably do similar things to the existsing minister for Women.

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/reactions-pour-in-as-mp-renews-calls-for-official-minister-for-men-356501/

This has thrown up a series of heated discussions on social media about whether this is part of the 'backlash' against feminsm, or whether there is a legitimate need for wider support of men's issues.

As a man who believes that there are legitimate issues disproportionately affecting men which should be addressed, what I really want help in understanding is the opinion that men don't need any targetted support.

I don't want to start a big argument, but I do want to understand this perspective, because I have struggled to understand it before and I don't like feeling like I'm missing something.

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

There should neither be a minister for men nor a minister for women

[-] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Because if there is then the calls for a

  • minister for non-binary and intersex
  • minister for the jewish
  • minister for seniors
  • minister for POC
  • minister for car-lovers

And so on.

The only solution would be a minister for gender equality. Or social equality. And then there has to be a check, what issues this minister is working on improving.

this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2023
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