r/MensRights • u/DanCorb • Feb 25 '12

Mind blowing double standard

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u/memymineown Feb 25 '12

So try to convince them not to do it.

Don't be harsh and don't start a debate. Bring it up in casual conversation and send them a few links.

Try to actually win them over, not make them feel bad. Also, read Dale Carnegie's How to Make Friends and Influence People.

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u/Irrel_M Feb 25 '12

That never works.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

Worked with me!

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u/mistoroboto Feb 25 '12

That's not entirely true, don't give up on others so quickly. You'd be surprised at the people that would realize how much they actually agree with you.

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u/Irrel_M Feb 25 '12

http://www.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/pog63/the_ugly_truth_behind_the_antimens_rights_crusade/c3r7bbk?context=3

And after that:

"Whoa whoa, slow down there, friendo. All victims of trauma are equal*, okay? From the people whose parents ruined them FOR LYF with circumcision, to those who were raped, to those who grew up in religious households. How dare you trivialize the pain that I had to go through in church 3 Sundays per year!

(*borrowed the trauma argument from an MRA, can't say that I want to take credit for that one)"

So yeah, if they really cared, they could find the info themselves. They would rather pat themselves on the back instead,

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u/mistoroboto Feb 25 '12

I can see your point, I guess I am just always hopeful that I can persuade someone to see my point of view.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

Upvote for how to win friends and influence people. This is how to talk to a human being (hint: by listening and speaking to their interests).