RADAR ALERT:
Men’s Resource Center Abuses Men with False Stereotypes
On Monday
February 14,
the Men’s
Resource
Center of
Western
Massachusetts
is running a
Valentine’s
Day
advertisement
(see below)
which
states,
“Women are
entitled to
live their
lives free
of fear of
abuse and
violence.”
The ad
conveniently
forgets to
mention that
women are
just as
likely as
men to
commit
domestic
violence.
Indeed, the
advertisement
promotes the
worst
stereotypes
about the
so-called
“masculine
culture of
violence.”
On February
4, Tammy
Warner of
Lake
Jackson,
Texas was
indicted for
negligent
homicide.
She is
accused of
killing her
husband,
Michael, by
giving him a
sherry enema
that caused
his
blood-alcohol
level to
rise to
almost
one-half of
one percent.
But the
Men’s
Resource
Center would
like you to
think that
victims like
Michael
Warner don’t
exist.
Contact the
Men’s
Resource
Center and
tell
them the
following:
-
Their
advertisement
is
one-sided
and
misleading
because
it
ignores
the fact
that
women
commit
domestic
violence
as often
as men –
see
RADAR
Fact
Sheet
.
-
The
advertisement
abuses
men by
promoting
scurrilous
stereotypes.
Tell the
MRC,
“Men are
entitled
to live
their
lives
free of
social
abuse
and
false
stereotypes.”
-
The
Men’s
Resource
Center’s
website
openly
admits
it wants
to “give
Valentine’s
Day a
whole
new
meaning.”
But
Valentine’s
is a day
devoted
to
romantic
love. It
should
not be
turned
into an
orgy of
male-bashing
and
fear.
Contact Rob
Okun
,
executive
director of
the MRC:
-
E-mail:
raokun@mensresourcecenter.org
-
Telephone:
1-413-253-9887,
extension
10
-
Fax:
1-413-253-4801
-
Address:
Men’s
Resource
Center,
236
North
Pleasant
Street,
Amherst
MA 01002
Please
mention you
are
contacting
Mr.
Okun
in response
to a RADAR
Alert.
This group
claims to be
working to
help men. So
how does
fear-mongering
and
anti-male
propaganda
do that?
Here’s the
MRC
advertisement
– see it for
yourself at
the
following
web address:
www.mensresourcecenter.org/menofheart2005.html
Men of Heart
Campaign
to
End Violence
Against
Women
As men
committed to
creating a
society
where women
are safe
from
violence and
abuse, we
are stepping
forward to
proclaim
this
Valentine's
Day as Men
of Heart
Day, a time
for men who
reject the
masculine
culture of
violence to
support
creating a
masculine
culture of
peace.
As Men of
Heart, both
older and
younger, as
fathers and
sons, uncles
and
brothers,
nephews and
cousins,
coaches and
teachers,
public
officials
and private
citizens,
and as
workers and
managers, we
are coming
together
with one
voice to
say,
"Enough!"
Women are
entitled to
live their
lives free
of fear of
abuse and
violence,
free from
stalking and
harassment.
We call on
all men to
pledge to
respect
women every
day not just
on a special
day. And we
call on men
to mentor
boys to
learn
respect for
girls and
women, and
boys and
men.
By signing
our names
below, we
are making
our personal
commitment a
public act.
We pledge to
give women
more than
flowers and
jewelry this
Valentine's
Day. We
pledge to
help create
an enduring
masculine
culture of
peace.
Date of RADAR Release: February 13, 2005
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R.A.D.A.R. – Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting – is a non-profit, non-partisan organization of men and women working to improve the effectiveness of our nation's approach to solving domestic violence. http://www.mediaradar.org
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