Totally! Men deserve a safe space to talk about how hard it is being paid better and what it’s like to fail up and the burden of manhood in general. /s
Men already have an affinity group and have for basically all of Western history. It’s called “the Patriarchy.”
Yeah, you COULD do a men’s group that was actually helpful for men in terms of dealing with toxic masculinity...
...a men’s affinity group would be an important part of DEI work IF the work of the group is to learn about systemic patriarchy and how men have internalized that; how patriarchy and toxic masculinity are influencing the company culture; how to be better allies to women and non-binary folks; etc. The group should hold itself accountable to the women’s affinity group. The work of undoing patriarchy is men’s to do.
Most companies already have two men’s groups – the C suite and the board.
People who belong to a dominant group, and react to a historically oppressed group trying to create support structures by saying THEY CAN’T HAVE ONE IF I DON’T GET ONE TOO are 100% the problem...
I suspect the mens forum creator is an incel...
They [men] DO have such a forum – it’s called the workplace.
Its a trap.
Then you're in the wrong forum..........................
I am old school, if you can’t swap out the group, such as with Whiteor men, this. It is wrong.
Perhaps a men's forum is to help other men respond to toxic women.
This is so horrible, I can forsee posts for stuff like
does anyone want to go bowling and have beer and stuff on friday after work ?
I have a boat, who wants to go to fish lake saturday morning ?
I have extra tickets to the football game Sunday, first response gets them.
The only group institutionally discriminated against in the US today are white males.
Well, for goodness sake! Go to the meeting and talk about fast cars, guns, and camping gear.
Unless it involves beer and sports, don’t bother... you can feel “icky” all by yourself.
“the burden of manhood in general.”
Protecting the fort from attacking Injuns, having to stand up in public when you got a rock-hard boner, trying to figure out WTF she’s upset about now, always being in the mood when she’s not, kids asking a never-ending stream of questions when you just sat down to eat after working all day, vying for attention and hitting each other when you’re trying to drive, etc., etc. Wanting newer and better power tools...
Garbage like this feels icky to me, and I don’t like ick.
Besides, if there’s no definition of woman, then there’s none for man either. So all this is nonsense.
Does the evil male patriarch oppressor become a wonderful, kind, loving, victim if he declares he’s a trans woman?
Insanity breeds insanity.
This is toxic femininity
The icky person who wrote this has serious woketardian mental problems and needs to see a shrink as soon as possible or check in at the nearest loony bin.
Personally, I think companies should get tux of all of these divisive little groups. If you must, have groups like Employee Recreation Associations that plan group activities and such without any focus on gender, race, etc.
Like it was in the 80s and 90s.
That is total woke bs.
Ask A Manager is a forum for overpaid neurotic college-educated women in unproductive office jobs who make their own problems by being unable to separate their feelings from their work.
It unwittingly underscores every argument that ever been made about letting women into certain professional and business positions.
It sounds like someone in her workplace has a sense of humor.
A tranny org?
White men are the most discriminated against in the country.
All affirmative-action laws are aimed at them.
The reason everybody else needs affirmative-action is because they are inferior.
Prove me wrong.