Oh, men's issues ARE in need of attention. It's not surprising that it's difficult to find sympathy out there for this cause though. When feminists first started to clamor for more rights, they were opposed by men and women.
Something that bothers me about this too is that it's always said that men are the ones doing ALL the oppressing, and it's not true. Yes, men are still largely in the positions of highest power, but this does not mean that women don't play a part in all this. Oppression, of BOTH genders, comes from both sides. Men and women both enforce gender roles and gender stereotypes.
Like with dating for instance, gender roles are still pretty stratified. Men are expected to take the initiative, and women expected to agree or disagree. Fortunately, this has loosened somewhate, largely in thanks to feminism. What is expected and allowed of women has expanded greatly since days past. What is expected of men is still mostly the same though. We tell girls they can be anything they want when they grow up. We point out role models for them. Where are the male role models in traditionally feminine careers?
It really shouldn't have to be pointed out to crossdressers: Men aren't as free as people say we are. We have all the legal freedoms of women, but we have a long way to go to gain social freedoms.
In the end, all of us, women and men, stand to gain by paying attention to men's issues. Women are undervalued in part because men are taught to belittle women's values. When we teach men to embrace them, when we allow men to embrace them, women stand to gain too.
Men's issues are feminism's way forward. They're the logical next step. The way to the future is together, not seperately.
