The Dartmouth: 'A Misandrist Mistake'

Article here. Excerpt:

'As I read “Too Few Good Men” (Feb. 22) by Blair Sullivan ’10, I came upon the statement, “males have never been the victims of systematic discrimination.” Such a boldly stated assertion must be true, even if it invalidates the gross injustice that men have faced historically and continue to face today. Never mind the massive inequities in our country’s system that challenge the male gender — according to Sullivan, men have never suffered the brunt of institutionalized inequity.

Forget that the United States only forces men to risk their lives in conscripted military service. Or that males must sign up for their Selective Service numbers if they ever intend to see a drop of federal educational assistance. That’s not systematic discrimination — forced military service is clearly a privilege extended only to males.

And ignore the dark reality of violence against men being treated as a joke in this nation. The Violence Against Women Act was enacted into federal law exclusively for the protection women, perhaps because most acts of violence are perpetrated against females. But for men, no parallel legislation protects a man who seeks justice for acts of domestic violence and sexual assault brought upon him. In this instance, males are also clearly not the victims of systematic discrimination. After all, they’re capable of defending themselves.'