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The Elephant in the Room: A Review of Dr. Helen Smiths Revelatory New Book, Men on Strike
By Barbara OakleyYes, that Barbara Oakley ...In Men on Strike, Dr. Smith takes us on a highly readable journey through her extensive studies of mens issues. We learn, for example, of the impact of mens increasing fears of being labeled a pedophile. In one unfortunate case, Englishman Clive Peachey saw two-year-old Abigail Rae wandering freely as he passed by in his truck. But he didnt stop to help her for fear he would be accused of attempting to abduct her. The result? Abigail drowned. ...Smiths critically important book lays clear the pernicious outcomes of a climate that so idealizes female victims that it is willing to pay virtually any price to ensure those victims know their place and their power. As my own work on studying pathological altruism and altruism bias has shown, it is all too easy to draw well-meaning society members into such ultimately harmful social movements. Dr. Smith also sensitively describes the inhospitable climate on college campuses towards men. As a college professor, I can vouch for the deeply troubling atmosphere Ive attended dozens of luncheons over the years celebrating womens victimization with litanies of misleading and downright false facts and one-sided perspectives that resemble nothing so much as an old-fashioned revival meeting. (God forbid anyone ever stand upright to object to the misinformation being conveyed.) As Dr. Smith observes, women already approach 60% of the population of most campuses. If the percentages of men and women were reversed, we would have a national uproar. Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-06-23 |
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