National Geographic Prints Letter on Berbers

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:"

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"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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