Forum Overview :: Laurence Fishburne's Dance Dance Revolution :: struck a nerve with the man haters, I know what that's like

[quote name="sdroa jists"]http://www.avoiceformen.com/a-voice-for-men/an-open-letter-to-richard-cohen-of-the-splc/ A Voice for Men has more than 90 registered contributors. Similar to the supporters of SPLC, AVfM’s contributors are male and female, Black, White, Hispanic and Asian; gay and straight; Jew, Atheist and Christian; from all points of the political spectrum; and they all hail from many different nations across the planet. We invite even more diversity. All of our contributors share a common interest and concern in the affairs of men and boys. They speak to the issues autonomously – not as a mouthpiece for the editor. I regularly find AVfM publishing content I do not wholly agree with, or stated in terms that I personally would not necessarily use. However, it is not my role to impose a uniform voice upon AVfM’s contributors – my role is to ensure that the site furthers its purpose of speaking truth to power. The work of AVfM is vital and, despite what you may think, not dissimilar from the goals and aims of the SPLC. The beneficiaries of SPLC’s labors are more likely than not to be men. Men and boys face very serious problems in modern society. Men are more likely than women to be homeless, on society’s bottom rungs.[1] Men are more likely than women to commit suicide, as well.[2] America’s exploding prison population, which overwhelmingly includes and victimizes the working class and new poor, contains more than 2 million people, but under 100,000 women.[3] This disparity has had profound effects on African-American men, as more of them are incarcerated than in post-secondary education.[4] Young men, ignorant rather than criminal, are placed on lifelong sex offender registries that prevent them from obtaining education and even healthcare, and ensuring that they will never contribute to society.[5] Relatedly, male attendance in higher education has fallen to 40% and continues to diminish,[6] and men lag far behind women in obtaining advanced degrees.[7] The performance of boys in our grade, middle and high schools is deteriorating. Meanwhile, men have become a minority in the workforce, ensuring their further social and economic marginalization, as well as any hope of upward economic mobility.[8] Men face additional disparities in selective service, reproductive rights, healthcare funding, and many other areas. These differences are documented and undeniable. While society once rallied around the right of a woman to control whether she has a child – an the economic consequences it carries – there is no concomitant outcry to ensure men are not laden with the lifelong obligation of another human being. While the NFL is awash with pink every October to raise awareness for breast cancer, nary a mention is made of its equally lethal male-only cousin, prostate cancer.[9] The examples are endless. These are problems that must be addressed in a just society. Sadly, until now, it would seem to have been in the purview of SPLC to help ameliorate these problems, not aggravate them. I also believe you may have misunderstood some of AVfM’s semantics. A “white knight” is an expression describing a traditional male, one who practices chivalry to a degree that is irrational and demeaning in this day and age. Also, the term “mangina” is not a euphemism for “weak men,” but rather a label for men who enable and excuse female misconduct – ranging from physical violence to exculpatory false reporting of crimes[10] – solely because the offender is female (and to gain women’s approval).[/quote]