There sure are! Raising men’s life expectancy is a laudable goal!
Well, no. The days of one income families are pretty much at an end. But it is absolutely true that barriers need to be broken down in the workplace for both genders. Women who are interested in pursuing more dangerous, traditionally male dominated jobs need to be encouraged, as an all-men’s environment can be very hostile to women. And men absolutely need to be encouraged to join female-dominated workplaces! This is something feminists have been working on for years, with much success.
Women need to be sent into combat in addition to men. Equality, remember? That’s the goal, or ought to be. It’s certainly the goal of feminism,who, if you haven’t heard, has recently found success on this subject after years of effort. Yay, feminism!
Well, this is just silly. Hitting is wrong, no matter who you’re hitting. Unfortunately, there is a stereotype that says fighting is “masculine” and that is a major contributor to man-on-man violence. Thankfully, feminists reject gender based stereotyping, and are working hard to change the cultural expectations for men. But we can use help! Why not join the feminist movement, and work with us to dismantle the concept of “Traditional Masculinity” which is so destructive to men?
Again, silly. Closing down clinics is a very foolish idea; they’ve been shown to help. The goal here is (ought to be) raising men’s life expectancy, not lowering women’s! To that end, I think it would be wonderful to open “Well Men” clinics (perhaps with a catchier name!) to emulate the successes of the women’s clinics. Obviously, men would be the best people to spearhead such an effort, knowing, as they do, the issues that men are concerned with and the reasons men do not seek medical care at the same rate as women. I’ve heard there is some kind of group, Men’s Rights Activists (perhaps you’ve heard of them?) who don’t ever seem to engage in much…well, activism. This would be a lovely project for them to work on, finding funding (or providing it themselves) to open Men’s Clinics.
All these silly ideas, based more on harming women than on helping men. Hm, one might think you a misogynist. It does make it hard to take you seriously, I’ll say that.
Anyway, again, since helping men and raising their life expectancy is the goal, not just hurting women (that is your goal, right? It’s hard to tell from these suggestions), what ought to be done is to raise funding and awareness for these cancers, just as women (feminists) did when they felt there was an unfair discrepancy in breast cancer research.
Have you heard of something called “Movember”? It’s a campaign, started by men, that raises awareness and funding for male-specific cancers. Since this is a subject that concerns you, I’ve given you a link so you can join the cause! It’s an absolutely wonderful example of the good male-led activism can do. This is the type of thing that needs to be emulated. Because it isn’t about tearing down women, it’s about raising everyone to a better place.
When feminists began fighting for equality, it wasn’t easy. They didn’t have a lot of support. Their causes were dismissed; they were dismissed. They fought long and hard, giving up a lot, to secure the rights women enjoy today. It was a hard battle, but it’s been successful in many many ways (even though we have a long way to go!).
Fighting inequality isn’t easy. I don’t understand why you think it would be; historically that’s never the case. I don’t think you should let a few internet nay-sayers upset you to this degree. If men want to change their circumstances, they need to fight, just as women did. Posting on here, or on Reddit, or The Spearhead isn’t activism. If this is a subject that concerns you, get out there! Start a campaign! Volunteer for one that someone else started! But complaining will get you nowhere. In the meantime, I’ll be standing with my feminist sisters, fighting to end ALL gender discrimination. It’s what we do.