When you spend as much time as we do here at Man Boobz scrutinizing the Men’s Rights movement, it’s easy to forget what a fringe phenomenon it is. So here are some charts from Google Trends – charting the frequency of certain search terms from 2004 until today — that help to put it all in perspective. (Thanks to Katz, Cloudiah and Cthulhu’s Intern in the comments for inspiring this post.)
That “rapidly growing” Men’s Rights movement that MRAs like to talk about? It may actually be stagnant or even shrinking, if searches for “men’s rights” are any indication. Despite a recent comeback, they’re still less than half of what they were at their height in 2004.
Now let’s put that in perspective.
No, there’s nothing wrong with that graph; it’s just that My Little Pony is so much more popular than Men’s Rights that the latter simply vanishes into the X axis.
But this graph is my favorite:
Well, nothing will top that, but here’s a graph showing that people are a lot more concerned about misogyny than misandry — and, I would add, for good reason.
Let’s see what other trends we can find!
(Oh, and sorry about the low quality pics; WordPress won’t let me embed the charts.)
The Kitteh, any other thoughts?
And hellkell, what have you ever done?
Good grief, Diogenes, are you back on that “what have you ever done” theme? You do know nobody’s impressed by it, don’t you?
I’m really not interested in the Voynich manuscript one way or the other, real or fake. I was simply mentioning that vellum being expensive wouldn’t preclude it being a fake if the stakes were high enough.
Now playing: The Little Drummer Boy
Tell the MRA nothing, I implore you.
Well, I’m not you. I’d consider that a blessing, a boon, and a general head start.
LOL. Like I’m gonna justify my existence to some punk troll.
Well, its one thing to be smug, but its another to act it undeservingly.
If someone has some genuine accomplishments, I can at least see why they would be smug, but when they’ve done nothing, and derided those who have tried more than they, I don’t understand what justification they would have of it.
DINGDINGDINGDING we have a winner!
Dude, I’ve forgotten more than you’ll ever know. The difference between you and I is that I have nothing to prove to you. I don’t need to show my ass and my insecurities on a board mocking misogyny for fuck’s sake.
@Hellkell:
🙂 Yes, I feel the pain as well.
I actually created the Voynich Manuscript.
I agree that that is a significant accomplishment!
Cloudia, time travel too, or didja discover the fountain of youth?
I find it interesting when MRAs compare racism and sexism. They always end up twisting the analogy until men are the minority. It’s rather telling.
Diogenes, you know nothing about any of us, and spend your time making inflated claims about your own accomplishments, none of which is backed up by your remarks in general or your childish attitudes. I repeat, you’re not impressing anyone. And seriously, talking as if a human being’s worth rests on your notions of accomplishment just shows narrow and immature thinking.
Diogenes: Now get off my damn lawn.
Um, cynic person, why are you on this site talking about yourself? It’s embarassing, really.
One of my favorite philosophers is Adam Smith. He wrote in the Theory of Moral Sentiments that we should try to see the world from the perspective of an objective observer.
If an objective observer were to read this thread, it wouldn’t be me they would assume is the troll.
Tip for you DtC: if a complex subject seems easy, it’s because you are just scratching the surface, not that you are a super-genius. Digging into a subject with the assumption you don’t know enough about it will be far more educational for you than spouting off what you think you know on the internet.
I’m going to guess 16-years-old. Any other takers?
@cloudiah re: Smelly Discharge
HAHAHAHAH! HA! H–*begins wheezing* *writes “bring me my inhaler” on a piece of paper and holds it up*
Shiraz: That’s an insult to teenagers. I’m gonna say mid-20s, old enough so this naive idiot act isn’t cute anymore (not that it ever was).
Uh-huh. Or they could search the archives for your previous ass showings and put the lie to that with a quickness.
hellkell, let the hate flow out.
Fine, lets see if thats true.
Any lurkers think they’re objective enough?