Anti-Misandry Dictionary?

**Richard** · 8th-April-2011

Hi Guys,

I just had an idea, inspired by Feckless' "warcraft" links.

Now, its quite hard as, for while our arguements are very good, they are not always very systematic, and so not easy to apply, or remember.

I wonder if its worth thinking of some kind of anti-misandry "dictionary where feminist arguments could be codified into sentences, placed in alphabetical order, and our arguemenrts place alongside it. (eg most child abuse is by men....)

I am thinking of a glorified cheat sheet that we could use in our "wafare" and this "dictionary" cold then be developed and we could develop quick conscise arguments against feminism that can be used in all sorts of places, like in debates, the media, etc.

Its just an idea. Its a lot of work! But I wonder what people's thoughts on the issue are?

**Lady Catherine** · 8th-April-2011

Good idea. Perhaps we could make a PDF with hyperlinks to sources?

I could see an entry being like Wage Gap-pertinent facts from source-hyperlink to source(like CONSAD).

**Marx** · 8th-April-2011

Write up a list of arguments and I'll scour around for some software to use...

**Douglas** · 9th-April-2011

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I'll scour around for some software to use...

Wiki?

**Marx** · 9th-April-2011

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Wiki?

That occured to me too last night, but we also have 'groups' built into this forum that are severely under-used... they could be rewritten as 'arguments' and each one could have it's own page

http://antimisandry.com/groups/

**Douglas** · 9th-April-2011

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That occured to me too last night, but we also have 'groups' built into this forum that are severely under-used... they could be rewritten as 'arguments' and each one could have it's own page

http://antimisandry.com/groups/

There are several advantages with wiki:

It's a known format that will attract some people in the way that a forum would not.
It's established software designed for encyclopaedic entries.
Other wikis of various types are more likely to link to relevant wiki topics than to anything perceived as a forum (which groups/arguments may be seen as).

There are disadvantages:

It's a chunky piece of software needing its own maintenance.
Given the emotional nature of the subject, managing the editing/contentions could be a task in itself.

The drawbacks with the facts and figures section here is finding the information in there and then ploughing through the comments on the information to get to the meat. Wiki is good for indexing and searching and a "wiki mentality" helps keep things to the real information. I think you'd need a volunteer to manage the wiki section alone, though.

**BobV01** · 9th-April-2011

Morning Mates, Wisdom Section, Excel SS or Wbk come to mind. Claims and counter claims even supporting facts. Wiki is a thought, but with the Wiki Wars I am not so sure, but then again perhaps, moving the quest there with sufficient numbers, may be good.
All in all, though a spread sheet with only two columns comes to my mind.

**Marx** · 9th-April-2011

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I [cough cough] volunteer to manage the wiki section alone, though.

By goodness, that's very, very kind of you Douglas! Thanks!

**RobYork** · 9th-April-2011

Well done Douglas, I think it will be your......

**Douglas** · 9th-April-2011

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By goodness, that's very, very kind of you Douglas! Thanks!

Nice try but it needs someone with more regular commitment than I'm up to just now.

**Nynrah Ghost** · 9th-April-2011

This would be a great asset. Off course we know the facts, but it is tough to present the correct supporting information on the spot. I find that when I am argueing with people, I have a hard time to shut their (morally criminal) babbling in support of feminism up when I can't get links to studies, articles and numbers quickly.

Logic often simply doesn't cuts it. Only hard numbers from empirical studies and articles that highlight the wrongs and the double standards are sufficient to truly slam shut someone up who doesn't even has a moral right to spew their filth in the first place.

**Marx** · 9th-April-2011

Can't blame a guy for trying

**BobV01** · 10th-April-2011

If truly Wiki, I am not sure their could be any lone bandits. Much as politicians line up their pro and negative cards, like in a debate: surely the wisdom of this thing has appeal, except perhaps we might want to keep it internal. Otherwise manufactured studies and responses will be prepared by those who would oppose us, our quiver would empty, we would be still be in the fight with our bare butts hanging.
The Boyz Crisis is a fine example, after educators delineated disparate practices for Boys, MRAs and FRAs and educators started to publish: only to be met by about a dozen feminsts PhDs who manufactured rebuttals or their own "studies". Establishing the criticality of Fathers to their children, there are a host of studies, about 1998 I lead PhD with three or four fellows issued a counter study, that however was greeted by a rebuttal signed by about sixteen PhDs of note.
I am sorry, it is unfortunate, but reality tells me this is not just science but political as well. Veritas is strong, so too though are discernment and judgement.