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Comment by throw932490 | Hacker News Reader

This is kind of insulting.

Australia does not have domestic violence shelters for men (first very small opened two years ago), but there are "sheds", where you are allowed to work while healing! Even dogs get more resources!

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Where's the insult?

Honestly asking, as I'm not understanding where there's an insult in any of it.

Disparity in gender based spending.

If woman is in trouble, she gets hotline, accommodation and all sort of services for free. If men is in trouble, he can build furniture!

Ahhh yeah. That I agree with. Mens Shed's themselves aren't insulting, it's just the extremely unbalanced treatment of the sexes which has led to their need.

I noticed there was no criticism section on Wikipedia (Hackerspaces has that section). Looking at this comment being downvoted.. Can anyone explain why men sheds should not be critisized?

Men only spaces is very inflammatory subject. Bomb threads, SWATing, and so on.. It also leads to uncomfortable questions about women only spaces.

I am not surprised Wikipedia avoids this section.

> Bomb threads, SWATing, and so on..

You do not appear to have anything rational to add on the subject of Men's Sheds in Australia.

Do you have any evidence of bomb threats or SWATing wrt to Men's Sheds in Australia?

No direct evidence for Mens Sheds of Australia. I have a long list for in US and Europe. We can start with Erin Pizzey, and why she left UK!

Is SWATing even much of a thing outside the US? I get the feeling you are trying to hijack the thread.

The absence of a criticism section on a Wikipedia page has nothing to do with whether or not the subject of that page should be criticised..

It is notably missing

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