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Men Going Their Own Way (also known as MGTOW) is basically the statement of self-ownership and saying that only you have the right to decide what your goals in life should be.

Background
The MGTOW Phenomenon is an offshoot of the men's rights movement resembling some kind of straight male separatism. It is claimed to be a lifestyle; a men’s emancipation, which frees men from the patriarchal traditions and expectations of dating and marriage; it’s about individual freedom. MGTOW is also referred to as having taken the Red Pill. Basically, MGTOWers buy into the rhetoric of men's rights advocates (eg, "society is actually biased against men, not women"), but instead of trying to address these (alleged) issues, they have vowed either to stay away from women altogether or to stop marrying women and having children.

Philosophies
Some of the MGTOW establishing philosophies are:


 * Liberate men from a patriarchal rulebook of dating.
 * Avoid risk of marriage, and value living their lives by their own terms.
 * Reject the role of sole provider, protector or pack mule roles in relationships.
 * Recognized the financial reality of relationships of today and the future.
 * Avoid the costs of raising children, vetoing Gods commandments to go forth and multiply.
 * Empowered against societal male shaming techniques and slogans.
 * Fights society’s oppressive rules and unfair legal biases constructed against males.

First Appearance
MGTOW appears to have been inspired by the Japanese Herbivore or grass-eaters, who are a social phenomenon in Japan, men who shun marriage or gaining a serious girlfriend. Japan’s gender equality term was first coined by Maki Fukasawa in an article published in 2006 and became a buzzword in 2008 and 2009. The ideology has spread across every major nation. Men are becoming aware of dangerous relationships inside a gynocentric patriarchy.