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A male rape charity has had its funding slashed to zero. Where are all the outraged feminists who care so deeply about issues men face?

Source:
http://www.newstatesman.com/sci-tech/2015/06/male-rape-charity-has-had-its-funding-slashed-zero-where-are-all-outraged-men

This topic was being dicussed quite a lot actually:
https://j4mb.wordpress.com/2015/05/25/uks-biggest-male-rape-charity-survivors-uk-has-state-funding-slashed-to-zero-despite-120-rise-in-men-reporting-sexual-violence-and-seeking-help/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uks-biggest-male-rape-charity-survivors-uk-has-state-funding-slashed-to-zero-despite-120-rise-in-men-reporting-sexual-violence-and-seeking-help-10274441.html
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3362035
http://www.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/37gmaf/uks_biggest_male_rape_charity_survivors_uk_has/
http://www.salon.com/2015/05/26/male_survivors_of_sexual_assault_need_help_too/

Feminists care about men, honest:
http://jessicavalenti.com/search/survivors+UK
http://feministing.com/?s=Survivors+UK
http://everydayfeminism.com/?s=Survivors+UK
http://jezebel.com/search?q=Survivors+UK
http://www.thefword.org.uk/?s=Survivors+UK

Return of Kings is not a Men's Rights Website:
http://www.rooshv.com/mens-rights-has-become-a-euphemism-for-sexual-loser
http://www.returnofkings.com/7877/the-mens-rights-movement-is-no-place-for-men
http://www.returnofkings.com/31590/5-reasons-i-am-not-a-mens-rights-activist

The 2% of rapist image from:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2014/12/09/the-truth-about-a-viral-graphic-on-rape-statistics/

Further reading for the 2% fales rape claim:
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-09-19/how-many-rape-reports-are-false
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=K030v14pTe0C&pg=PA238&lpg=PA238&dq=Remarks+of+Lawrence+H.+Cook,+Appellate+Division+Justice,+before+the+Association+of+the+Bar+of+the+City+of+New+York,+Jan.+16,+1974&source=bl&ots=t8GZcWQFc3&sig=0otNG2D9lkrKK-AjjLFDkJOZltM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=R08cVOCnCseMyATIyoDgAg#v=onepage&q=Remarks%20of%20Lawrence%20H.%20Cook%2C%20Appellate%20Division%20Justice%2C%20before%20the%20Association%20of%20the%20Bar%20of%20the%20City%20of%20New%20York%2C%20Jan.%2016%2C%201974&f=false
http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2216&context=llr

Men are guilty until proven innocent:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11375667/Men-must-prove-a-woman-said-Yes-under-tough-new-rape-rules.html

Women will receive lesser sentences for identical crimes:
http://ecgi.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=822120120111024002093069068000088101052045036029007018028086101122126090069021092096017052125052057022012005121093071098112029118059005053080004024011013122086091019058062073123125065080030122090099004090000003121091010064072097112088016113085031&EXT=pdf&TYPE=2
http://ncfm.org/2011/04/issues/criminal-sentencing/

Men are more likely to die on the job:
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_revised13.pdf

Internet harassment is not a gendered issue:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/04/men-are-harassed-more-than-women-online.html
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sexism-cyberspace-men-receive-more-twitter-abuse-women-1462434

Feminists shut down MRA conferences and talks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iARHCxAMAO0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO_X4DkwA_Q

Tweet Link:
https://twitter.com/juneericudorie/status/611968479130947585

The leading cause of death for UK males is suicide:
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/help-information/mental-health-statistics/suicide/

Survivors UK Links:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs2uCS3IHchKhGqXThaDaBQ
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SurvivorsUK
Video used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9g7W4C7dnc
Website: https://www.survivorsuk.org/

EDIT:
At 14:50 we start looking at the idea of having to attack misinformation vs attacking feminism and feminists who intentionally disseminate misleading information to influence legal proceedings. Karen Straughan has some thoughts on why the two may be inseparable in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2k86AaMfAY

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