Thanks, feminist movement, for making Father’s Day better for dads

Submitted by Mastodon on Tue, 2013-06-18 19:14

Article here. Excerpt:

'But the evidence tells us that these dudes should really calm down. The Pew study shows us the opposite of feminism killing the family unit and our social order. Feminism made the family stronger. The amount of time both parents spend with their kids is double what it was in 1965. So, while the primary takeaway of feminism is how the movement affected women’s lives,the other side of it is the tripling of the time dads get to spend with their kids. It’s an incredible transformation both for men and for their kids, a huge net benefit in human happiness.
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This is the great gift of feminism to men: It took a sledgehammer to the must stultifying parts of patriarchy, including a vision of fatherhood in which dads were expected to be distant, stoic, removed creatures from their kids’ lives. And we have now a new and better social model, one that encourages fathers to be equal parents, and nudges them towards spending more of their time doing something that is going to make them happier: spending time with their kids.'

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... she files for divorce and custody.

I wonder how the author'll feel about feminism should his wife decide to head for the door. I well and truly hope he never has to go through that. But if he does, well, as I've sometimes said, the most common transformative difference between a male feminist and an MRA/FRA is a visit from a process server.

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Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2013-06-19 01:29

The feminist propaganda machine is on overdrive these days. Feminism has strengthened the family? ROFLMAO

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Submitted by Kratch on Wed, 2013-06-19 15:34

Off topic - but has to do with father's day:

Anyone else watch Jimmy Kimmel after the NBA game last night?

He did a segment where he showed fathers day videos. The catch was he had previously instructed kids to video themselves presenting a fathers day breakfast to their dad and to dump the breakfast onto their unsuspecting dad; and to send him the video.

I thought it was extremely rude, and turned off the show.

Many dads looked excited as their kids brought them breakfast in bed, only to have it dumped all over them. As the dads were in shock, the kids exclaimed "Jimmy Kimmel told us to do it". Can you imagine parents spending a holiday doing loads of laundry to get all the bedding clean. Nothing funny about it, IMO

I couldn't find clips of what aired last night, but here is Kimmel instructing kids to "make it the worst father's day ever"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/14/kimmel-fathers-day-challenge-breakfast-in-bed_n_3440599.html?utm_hp_ref=comedy

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Submitted by Kris on Wed, 2013-06-19 16:51

I've always thought so. But apparently, many ppl want that in their late night TV show hosts.

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Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2013-06-20 03:43