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retrowire

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Tue Feb 16, 2016, 12:12 PM Feb 2016

Are MRA's a new thing? [View all]

So, I've been thinking about it.

Feminism today is probably... the third wave? The first being... (please forgive my elementary assumptions) the Suffragettes and Flappers, then the "bra burners" (I know that no bras were actually burned) and then today right?

Of those past instances... Was there a counter uprising of males that felt persecuted because of women asking for equal representation?

I can't recall, maybe it's because I wasn't around during that time. But nowadays I've seen GamerGate, MRA's and Return of Kings all at once and I'm wondering, how have they been dealt with before?

Or did they ever exist before? Because I don't know that I've ever heard of a counter movement to feminism before. I mean, the establishment before was primarily male dominated so maybe it was there. But were there legitimate, counter grassroots movements before?

If so, how were they dealt with? If not, how do we deal with the MRA's of today?

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