and MRAs are not a genuinely oppressed group, being their own worst enemies*How are they their own worst enemies? I ask because we might agree here.
But *spoiler alert*, I might also ask whether BLM is their own worst enemy, or whether "Gays Against Gentrification" are also their own worst enemies, and what we should all do to fix that.
This makes the MRA a very bad analogy - I challenge you to find any group fighting oppression that uniformly makes the kinds of demands MRAs do.What kinds of demands? Like, that someone should be fired for leaving a meeting early? Or much, much worse things? Which demands shall we just dismiss, seeing as that's kind of my point?
And why are you evaluating their demands instead of just listening?? More to the point, why can't we evaluate ALL such demands instead of just listening?
Firstly, they're their own worst enemies because the majority of their stated grievances are demonstrably false and they reject any kind of meeting of minds with feminists who are working to their stated aims on freeing men from rigid patriarchal roles. Beyond that, in fact, they often attack feminists with threats of rape and death, publish their addresses, etc. rather than actually have a conversation. This leads one to conclude that they aren't actually interested in working on anything.
http://everydayfeminism.com/2017/03/mra-arguments-have-point-and-wrong/
BLM has a somewhat different case to make - it's demonstrably true that black people get shot a lot, often by law enforcement in the absence of having done anything to warrant it. They are constantly asked to justify this to the point where there isn't a lot of work done toward any solution. Basically, the oppressors obfuscate to a degree that seeking solutions is utterly sidelined.
What MRAs demand of women? Well, other than fucking any dude who expresses that he thinks you're hot, being okay with earning less than men, not seeking child support and otherwise not expecting to be treated like equals, nothing of note.
I suggest you spend some time on this site - http://www.wehuntedthemammoth.com/
And then there's this charming meme:
So I'm hoping we're done with that analogy. (I certainly am.)