Educational Misandry Under Attack
Groups protest biased education system
(PRWEB) January 12, 2005
“Did you report it?”
“Yes”
“Did you post it to the site?”
The above conversation is taking place right now, all over America. ItÂ’s a dialogue little Johnny might be engaged in to classmate Bobby or even his sister Jessica. Teachers beware: itÂ’s a conversation that could harm your career.
All over the Internet, sites discussing a prevalent phenomenon in academia have appeared. The culprit? Misandry, which when defined is simply the antonym of the word misogyny.
James Tater a concerned father claims educational misandry has had a personal effect on the schooling of his fifth-grader. He is one of four fathers who have filed lawsuits (Tater vs. State of California School Board) in various jurisdictions across America against school boards and staff on behalf of the children affected. Seeking punitive damages and educational reforms with regards to hostile anti-male environments, he claims the lawsuits are a “trend” that seems to be growing very quickly.
“When I first started this lawsuit, I thought I was the only concerned parent out there. In my dealings with the courts, I found tremendous support on the Internet for parents concerned that their children are constantly being exposed to negative messages about men and masculinity.”
In his case, there was a picture of a girl kicking a boy in the groin area on the wall inside his fifth-graderÂ’s classroom.
“I felt the picture was clearly inappropriate, and constituted what I felt was a negative learning environment for my child.”
It appears James is not alone. Even tech-savy children are now more prone to discuss their teachers and classrooms online.
“my techer said men starts all the war becuz they are naturly vilent” one 12 year old writes. Another student comments that he “wants to be more like a girl” because the teachers favor them.
Internet activists are also taking advantage of this. Men’s organizations are donating their time and legal assistance to help parents who feel their children are being discriminated against due to the ‘culture of misandry” in education. Secondary schools and even Universities are being monitored, and one group has even offered students cash incentives to report anti-male speech or polemics by administrators and faculty. A spokeswoman from one such group, Manpower, commented that they were currently offering one thousand dollars for genuine examples of anti-male discrimination. There is talk of class-action litigation.
Robert Wilson, a teacher in southern Arizona says he understands the concern, but generally condemns the methods.
“You don’t achieve educational reforms through litigation.”
His concern is shared by the ACLU, who claim that such tactics are being used to silence intellectual diversity. However, it appears to James Tater that there is no diversity in violence.
“This case is a clear example of violent expression against an identifiable group being excused under the rubric of “intellectual diversity”. What is diverse about proudly displaying a picture of sexual violence to impressionable children in an academic environment?”
In his case, he is hoping it will become too expensive for the education system to continue to condone this type of anti-male hostility.
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