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Publication: Independent Florida Alligator, University of Florida, Gainesville FL.
Asissues concerning feminism become increasingly popular and hotly debated, a faction of its opponents attempt to match that growth and diminish feminism's lasting effect. The men's rights movement -- or meninists, as they so cutely call themselves -- represents the loudest organized voices against feminism, bemoaning a neglect of men they believe remains unaddressed. At best, this movement is a redundant protest of issues that feminism already seeks to address. At worst, meninists are making a misogynistic mockery of true activism and misguidedly placing blame.
Mother Jones recently published a thorough examination of the men's rights movement from the perspective of its credited creator, Warren Farrell. Farrell manages to stand out from his angry and bitter brethren with a calm rationale that is, admittedly, appealing. He responded to the Mother Jones' piece with a brief list of concerns that the article "completely ignored," according to Farrell. He cites in his list of grievances the need for a "Men's Studies" department at universities.
I couldn't help my bewilderment as I stared at that particular bullet point. How could he not realize the essence of human history was "Men's Studies"? Upon further examination of these claims, I found that some were legitimate...