UK: Why are our universities blocking men's societies?

Submitted by Mastodon on Sat, 2015-06-20 09:59

Article here. Excerpt:

'A male Durham University student was so moved by the suicide of a close male friend that he felt compelled to start a society for other men who may need support – only to find it blocked by the Student Union this week for being too “controversial”.

When Adam Frost, 21, a third-year Italian and French student, proposed the Durham University Male Human Rights Society, he was ridiculed on campus, with remarks such as “Isn’t this a bit like starting a society for white people’s rights?”

Adam told me: “Last October, a friend who was depressed reached out to me, but I didn’t know what to say. I tried to help, but two weeks later I found out he’d killed himself. That hit me hard. I started looking into male suicide and found some shocking statistics. The reason behind that is that male depression isn’t taken seriously – we’re supposed to just ‘man up’ and deal with it. Men are ridiculed.'

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“Isn't this a bit like starting a society for white people’s rights?”

one could say the same to women's rights society organizations, as well. seeing that most feminists are white, themselves.
however, is it possible that these chaps and any others that wish to open such organizations, do so off campus?
I know they shouldn't have to, but is that a possibility?

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Submitted by ErikaLancastor on Sun, 2015-06-21 15:13

an affirmative action/free stuff/perpetual victims society.

obviously plenty - O - potential members.

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Submitted by daveinga on Sun, 2015-06-21 15:15

Agreed. Off-campus, non-sponsored organizing is the only way left. Did the Sons of Liberty seek funding from King George to organize? Men seeking reform/redress from campus feminist excess shouldn't wait for their opponents (this incl. the campus admin'ns) to recognize, much less fund, them.

Again, the Sons of Liberty didn't ask for permission from anyone to form, did they?

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Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2015-06-21 20:56

yes. i'm thinking that this is the only way left to go.
and yes, the the campus administrators are as big of opponents as the feminists themselves!
it shouldn't have to be this way, but it seems to be the luck we're looking at, for now.

...for now.

it's ridiculous that it has even come to this.

...

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Submitted by ErikaLancastor on Sun, 2015-06-21 21:28