National Geographic Prints Letter on Berbers

	posted by Matt on 08:56 PM April 21st, 2005
	mens_issues writes "Some of you may recall that I raised a minor ruckus back in January over an article in that month's National Geographic regarding Berber men and women in Morocco (I raised a bigger ruckus the following month over their demeaning "Ladies' Lunch" feature). Well, they printed my letter regarding the Berbers. Here it is from the Forum section of the May 2005 edition:" Click "Read more..." to read the letter.

	"Berber life sounds tough for both men and women, but your article seems to denigrate Berber men by saying that women "do the heavy lifting." At the end of the article you note that these men have the privilege of living in shantytowns on the outskirts of Casablanca or Rabat, where they work long hours for a pittance to send home. This doesn't sound particularly easy either. Steven G. Van Valkenburg Westminster, Colorado"

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good work (Score:0) by Anonymous User on 09:05 PM April 21st, 2005 EST (#1) Nice piece of male activism. My activism for this week was to denounce a female ex-friend's male-hating and to stop talking to her. Zero tolerance for male haters!

good work! (Score:0) by Anonymous User on 09:56 PM April 21st, 2005 EST (#2) Well done Steven! Your message will reach a huge readership, and help chip away at the bias. Tom

Excellent reply (Score:0) by Anonymous User on 11:47 PM April 21st, 2005 EST (#3) It was short and sweet and to the point, but the biggest thing is the big circulation it will reach through Nat. Geo. Great work, Ray

Same expereince here (Score:1) by Indiana Jones on 09:05 AM April 22nd, 2005 EST (#4) My university's amnesty international group ince launched a campaign claming that in war..special attention need to be given to women.....since they "bear the brunt of violence."   I wrote e-mails after e-mails to the school chancellor, put my own little note on their posters, and finally they just faded away.

Harrumph, harrumph! (Score:2) by Clancy (long_ponytail@yahoo.com) on 02:37 PM April 22nd, 2005 EST (#5) Let me extend this Laurel (olive wreath), and Hardy handshake to ALL of you. Seriously, I second every comment made. You guys are walking the walk. "Hey! I didn't get a Harrumph from that guy ----->."

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