Perhaps my statement was too much of a generalization, as I was only referring to the statements made by L-Spoonerist(s). While t(he)y may not have ever explicitly denied oppression of women, the comments seemed to suggest that any attempt to discuss women's oppression outright is inappropriate because it ignores oppression face by men, which to me is just absurd.

Okay, this person doesn't seem to be a crank. All the same, social science numbers are iffy by definition. Means of data collection always open to question.

"I rarely see men's issues addressed in left-libertarian circles"

Actually, left-libertarians talk about violence against men constantly (e.g. mass-imprisonment, conscription) — they just don't specify that it is focused on men.

Regardless of the violence against other groups, it is worthwhile to discuss the specific types of violence that are perpetrated against different groups. This is both to expand our awareness of the totality of violence in society and to increase the inclusiveness of the movement.

"Geesh, I didn't realize how many comments there would be illustrating the difficulty many people still have with admitting that maybe, just maybe, women are oppressed in significant ways… "

While L-Spoonerist(s) is/are being a bit boorish, who here has denied that women are oppressed in significant ways? I affirmed it. John Markley affirmed it. Even the L-Spoonerists never suggested otherwise. What we're all insisting on is that the exact same thing is also true of men qua men, and to a larger degree in the case of violence.

How come I never heard of it then?

I don't think sexist "pig" is the appropriate term here, if only because this is the sort of sexism our culture fully expects one to have. Thus, having it doesn't speak so badly to the character of one who has it.

I also don't see the problem with wanting to specifically address the problems of one group, even a group less-aggrieved by those same problems as another group, so long as you don't try to erase or hinder the problems of other groups. I don't care for the oppression olympics.

With that said, I've been really pleased with the recent trend of covering "non-economic" oppression here at C4SS. Sometimes it seems like there is never anything beyond a little lip service paid to the topics of racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. even though these are very important issues to address for a united Libertarian-Leftist movement.

Keep up the good work, C4SS!

That chart is from data from the National Crime Victimization Survey. A well respected survey conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.[1]

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