RADAR ALERT: "First they ignore you, ..."

Two weeks ago, Slate.com's short-lived¹ publication "Double X" published an article by Kathryn Joyce entitled "Men's Rights' Groups Have Become Frighteningly Effective"².

This was not Slate.com's finest hour. One thing this article could never be accused of is objective reporting.

On Nov. 5th, the very same day the Double X article appeared, Salon.com's Broadsheet published an article by Judy Berman entitled "'Men's rights' groups go mainstream"³ that adds no new information, and simply seems to be an effort to repeat the Double X article to Salon's readers.

Since the Double X article appeared there have been several analyses of its flaws, the most recent being Cathy Young's article in Forbes:

"Feminism should be about equality–for males too"⁴ which says:

"More than a quarter-century ago, British feminist philosopher Janet Radcliffe Richards wrote, 'No feminist whose concern for women stems from a concern for justice in general can ever legitimately allow her only interest to be the advantage of women.'

Joyce's article is a stark example of feminism as exclusive concern with women and their perceived advantage, rather than justice or truth."