Post: #1

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-li...508d2f3d7c

Quote:ANGRY blokes have hit the roads for a traffic-stopping rally in support of men’s rights — on International Women’s Day.

Protesters in cars and trucks displayed signs calling for the recognition of men let down by family courts, child support or domestic violence laws.

A sign on the back of a truck in a Brisbane read, “Stop the war on dads”, while a convoy on the M1 northbound on the Gold Coast stopped traffic for about 10 minutes this morning.

The convoy blocked three lanes at Pimpama, forcing motorists to use just one lane and slowing traffic to a 5km/h crawl.



Campaign group Australian Brotherhood of Fathers has been planning the nationwide protest for weeks, calling on its 40,000 Facebook followers across the country to get in a car, motorbike or truck and spend up to an hour on the road.
Organiser Leith Erikson told news.com.au it wasn’t a deliberate decision to have the protest on International Women’s Day, but he thought it was “a good thing”.

The Brisbane-based activist said protesters had also been out on the roads in Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne after the ABF came up with the idea for “rolling protests” on the nation’s motorways.

“We’ve been lobbying the government and media for four years,” he said. “We needed to take our message to the community in a different way.

“We’re raising awareness about the terrible issues of men’s suicide, broken relationships and mental health issues. Forty-two men take their lives each week in this country.

“If women believe we are stealing their thunder, let them believe that. It’s the last thing I’m worried about.”

He said he believes the “gender pay gap is a lie” and that “if women are not in top positions in business or government, it’s based on their ability to be there.”
Mr Erikson questioned why more attention was not paid to International Men’s Day on November 19.

He said he is “not anti-female” and has concerns for the rights of women too, but that men are facing a “national emergency”.

Signs at today’s protest also displayed the words “21 fathers”, referring to an ABF awareness campaign about the number of Australian dads it claims take their own lives each week because of separation or family access issues.

Its website says this figure “came about initially as anecdotal evidence” from men’s rights organisations and support groups for men dealing with self-harm and family access issues.

The organisation is focused on “improving the rights of fathers and families” and ensuring children have equal access to both parents.

Mr Erikson posted photos of vehicles stopping traffic today on Facebook and said there would be more protests across every major city to “acknowledge the on going ignorance and failures to protect our children by our state and federal families and health ministers along with the state, territory and federal Attorney-Generals (sic).”

This got onto the front page of Murdork's website. There will be autistic screeching from Clementine Ford et. al., but the fact it got there is significant. In particular I like the organiser's unapologetic shitlording: it's a good thing they disrupted International Vagina Day, and says that women feeling hijacked is the last thing on his mind.

God save us from people who mean well. -storm

Post: #2

I just love how they have to put "everything" in "quotes" whenever it's an MRA speaking, but never for feminists, it's always presented as fact.

Not biased or anything, no, no it's all about "equality".

Post: #3

Nothing short of murder would make me be angry at you Australian cats. The Land of the Koala IS a no man zone... and the women... shit don't get me started!

Post: #4

Stopping/obstructing/impeding traffic is an unacceptable way to advertise your message. Even good movements need good marketing. Preventing people from getting to work/travel freely lets the media dismiss movement and is bad PR.

Even the media had trouble pedaling the BLM narrative when they were shutting down interstates.

Post: #5

I've never met an Australian man I wouldnt have a beer with, nor an Australian broad I'd introduce to my parents.

Post: #6

I hate traffic stopping events - were I neutral to this cause - it would only make me see the protesting group in negative light.

However I am glad men are taking some action as a group, it's probably more important.

Post: #7

(03-07-2017 10:25 PM)Number one bummer Wrote:  Stopping/obstructing/impeding traffic is an unacceptable way to advertise your message. Even good movements need good marketing. Preventing people from getting to work/travel freely lets the media dismiss movement and is bad PR.

Even the media had trouble pedaling the BLM narrative when they were shutting down interstates.

No one is advertising anything here. We're not selling a message. We're making sure we are heard.

International Vagina Day, eh? No wonder I've felt like punching someone all fucking day.

I am proud of these men. I hope many a bitch & white knight was inconvenienced.

Post: #8

(03-07-2017 11:09 PM)RIslander Wrote:  I've never met an Australian man I wouldnt have a beer with, nor an Australian broad I'd introduce to my parents.

I wrote about it many years ago, but when I was in Australia the girls absolutely loved me. For some reason girls were asking me to take photos with me, if I was a surfer, if we could hang out later, buying me drinks and doing all sorts of other enchanting stuff. I never found out why, but I had the time of my life for sure.

However, at the end of the day they were still Australian. Why couldn't I have experienced the same in Poland or Serbia? :/

Post: #9

I always found Australian chicks to be VERY open to talking to me. Moreso than normal white girls. Even hot Australian girls seem super down to earth; they help the conversation move and ask good questions. I've been sitting in airports and just opened chicks in my area and the Australians are always the nicest of the white girls.

Australian dudes are also usually bros and decent players in my experience just because they're fun.

Post: #10

I've found Aussie girls are the easiest to bang while traveling abroad. Maybe because they're everywhere. Them being in Asian countries takes the piss out of them because they're surrounded by thin cute girls. Some of my most memorable travel moments have been from shacking up with an Aussie girl for a couple of days and sightseeing together.

Post: #11

(03-08-2017 06:33 AM)Fortis Wrote:  I always found Australian chicks to be VERY open to talking to me. Moreso than normal white girls. Even hot Australian girls seem super down to earth; they help the conversation move and ask good questions. I've been sitting in airports and just opened chicks in my area and the Australians are always the nicest of the white girls.

Australian dudes are also usually bros and decent players in my experience just because they're fun.

Yes. Aussie women get a bad-rap on this forum--and I've never visited the continent--but I've had consistent good luck with ones I meet here in America. Women can change their stripes real fast when outside of their home environment---take advantage if you can.