Is there anything good in the men's movement? A masculinity expert maligns the manosphere.
Abstract
Men’s advocates have hammered away at the hypocrisy of an allegedly compassionate society that consistently turns away from blatant evidence of men’s pain. When discussing men’s issues, feminist-compliant authors typically respond by concealing, misdirecting, cherry-picking, and outright misrepresenting evidence—all to avoid admitting there is anything good in the men’s movement. British writer, James Innes-Smith’s recent article in The Spectator provides a case study in such tactics. In stressing the dangerous anger of the manosphere, he misunderstands that successful MRAs, MGTOW, and other dissident men recognize that anger is destructive only when it is pathologically turned against the self and others.
Keywords: feminism, men, MGTOW, misandry, MRA
Author Biography
Janice Fiamengo, creator of the Fiamengo File (and now Fiamengo File 2.0) series at Studio B, is a writer, former professor of English, and advocate for men's issues. She retired from teaching literature at the University of Ottawa in 2019. She is the author of Sons of Feminism: Men Have Their Say (2017), and has published online articles criticizing feminism in journals such as PJ Media and Front Page Magazine. She lives in Vancouver with her husband, poet and songwriter David Solway.
