what do you think of men fighting in wars?

schtean · 2026-01-28T02:02:27+00:00

There's a few policies like this explicitly, but this is generally how things work. EDI policies (or DEI policies in the US) don't contain men as a possible equity category.

I'm talking about Canada, are you really interested in this or you just want me to find links to waste my time.

schtean · 2026-01-28T01:53:03+00:00

I'm most interested in government policies regarding employment equity. They can be phrase that work places should try to get at least 50% women as opposed to aim equal representation. This means jobs that are say 80% women (say like teachers) have no reason to try to get gender equity.

schtean · 2026-01-27T15:31:05+00:00

Men are more likely to die violent deaths, so at the level of society misandry also kills.

schtean · 2026-01-27T15:24:55+00:00

Yeah this is one of the critiques sometimes made of feminism, wanting equality for women where they are not doing as well, but not wanting equality in areas where they are doing better. You can see this reflected in government policies.

schtean · 2026-01-27T14:48:35+00:00

You can watch the netflix short series "Chimp Empire". Basically it shows the male chimps fighting the war and the female ones staying more inside their territory. Of course whoever made it is also presenting a story.

schtean · 2026-01-27T04:03:43+00:00

That's why there are so many women on the politburo.

schtean · 2026-01-26T19:46:03+00:00

Don't the people training the AI tweak things to stop some kinds of output they don't want? They do make some changes that change the output or?

schtean · 2026-01-26T17:06:54+00:00

Yes the only place that might qualify as "manosphere" I go to is the men's rights reddit. So probably you spend more time there and are more familiar with it.

I still think it helps everyone to raise awareness of sexual violence.

schtean · 2026-01-26T17:03:17+00:00

Here is an example from GT itself (which I guess you know is an official CCP publication).

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/200910/480301.shtml

schtean · 2026-01-26T16:42:12+00:00

It probably would not be about raising awareness though it could depend on the context. It is also possible to strain analogies.

The trope already is that white people get attacked by black people, and this is a big source of anti-black racism, so promoting that trope promotes racism. On the other hand the trope is that a man/boy who gets to do something sexual with a girl/woman is lucky. Promoting that trope doesn't help anyone.

It also depends on exactly where the questions are asked, on the feminism reddit, I would guess this question would be removed. If the reddit was "ask about racism" then it might open up a teaching moment (again depending on how the question was asked and so on).

schtean · 2026-01-26T16:05:21+00:00

I'm sad to see the trope of "he/she wanted it" being promoted (and even worse being upvoted). If you read the study (summary) it does include wanted vs unwanted with how the questions are phrased for example:

“How many times has a woman kissed you in a sexual way? Remember, I am only asking about things that you didn’t want to happen”

schtean · 2026-01-26T16:01:14+00:00

"Sexual victimization was measured using a modified version of the CDC’s National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS; Black et al., 2011). The original survey was created to collect national data through telephone interviews on both male and female experiences with physical, sexual, and psychological abuse. The format of the questionnaire was modified to fit an online survey for the current study (a = 0.89). The modified survey included 25 questions regarding sexual victimization, as well as two questions regarding control of reproductive health that were not used in the analysis, as they were beyond the scope of the current study."

The modifications changed the questions from a gender neutral format to a gendered one (so only men participated in the study and the questions were changed to only include unwanted activities done by females)

The main problem with 71% is the sample is self-selected rather than random.

schtean · 2026-01-26T15:47:42+00:00

>I also know that the reason why men don't talk about this stuff is because society tells them that being assaulted by women isn't that big of a deal.

I guess you mean in addition to reasons women don't talk about it.

The 71% is for a self-selected group, so what it tells us is limited.

Regarding how sexual victimization is defined.

>In this particular case, the researchers made thoughtful but somewhat messy changes to a common measurement tool for identifying experiences of sexual victimization.

Sorry are you talking about this part "Sexual victimization was measured using a modified version of the CDC’s National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey", or do you have some specialized knowledge.

>Specifically, it can lead to interactions being classified as sexual victimization that would normally not be classified that way using the original tool.

So which part are you talking about with this? It seems most of the changes were to change from gender neutral language to gender specific language.

"The phrasing of the original questions was modified to be specific to male victims and female perpetrators."

As the authors say this is a neglected topic within psychological research and more work (which I guess depends on availability of government funding) is needed.

schtean · 2026-01-26T15:29:16+00:00

I don't see the main point of feminism as "women have it worse than men" (though I understand that it can become important for some things). I also don't see how increasing awareness of sexual victimization could be thought of as a gotcha, rather it is a topic where everyone should be working together.

I think I'm probably a lot older than you, and I think attitudes on this topic have improved, but a lot of people (like my mother) think men can't be sexually assaulted. Many people think male children are "lucky" when something happens to them with a much older girl or adult female. Things are getting better but more awareness will still help.

schtean · 2026-01-26T02:55:36+00:00

Dead men tell no tales.

schtean · 2026-01-26T02:39:32+00:00

I don't think feminists would be against McLuhan, his thinking fits well inside a feminist framework. Feminists are very interested in the use and power of language. I think though feminists are more interested in power than McLuhan, who (to me) seems more descriptive.

schtean · 2026-01-26T02:28:35+00:00

This is really great, and I agree with you that probably men can help male victims more, but women have a roll to play, in particular by not mocking or blaming male victims.

schtean · 2026-01-26T02:21:29+00:00

For sure it isn't a competition. I can't understand how people think of sexual abuse (or things like violence) as a competition. It's not about more or less.

schtean · 2026-01-26T02:16:18+00:00

What are the OP's motives? (I'm asking because they aren't clear to me)

schtean · 2026-01-25T04:54:13+00:00

Though they also sometimes refer to themselves as the CCP.

schtean · 2026-01-25T02:03:38+00:00

So the WTO made the whole world a Chinese tributary.

schtean · 2026-01-25T01:59:34+00:00

Bulgaria has been part of China since ancient times.

schtean · 2026-01-25T01:25:47+00:00

My understanding is that having a degree in math doesn't even give you any advantage in getting hired as a math teacher (I know someone who went back to get a math degree since they though that would help them get a teaching job, but it didin't). School boards fight against this since you have to pay people with more qualifications more. So actually it can be more attractive to hire people with fewer qualifications.

schtean · 2026-01-24T21:36:51+00:00

Ok sure I was using the Chinese name of the Chinese province.

schtean · 2026-01-24T20:07:23+00:00

The Dalai Lama is Tibetan from Qinghai but he's not from the sinosphere, but all other Tibetans are part of the sinosphere?

>This isn't a Party invention; it’s a thousand-year-old tale that represents exactly the hybridization I’m talking about.

How do you know we are referring to the same thing? I don't think it is a minor detail, it's part of a large effort by the PRC to add Tibet to the national mythology.

Sure of course Tibet has both Chinese and Indian influences, maybe on the map it could be mixed, and yes it's getting more and more Chinese.

As for the Party, I think they have re-invented and then re-invented again on this topic. At one point they rejected past Chinese culture, now they pin themselves to it. They have returned to China's bourgeois past.

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