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I used to believe that David Futrelle was performing a valuable service by tracking "The New Misogyny" online.
However, after investigating for myself the community that he purports to "cover," I have come to realize that Futrelle's blog, We Hunted The Mammoth, represents the form of bigotry known as demagoguery. Futrelle uses the same techniques as the classic demagogues of history, compiling highly selective anecdotal data to create a false portrait of a maligned group. We Hunted The Mammoth is to the Men's Rights Movement as Coontown is to African Americans. It is a distortion of reality designed to inflame prejudice and block a community from being heard.
The Men's Rights Movement advocates on a number of legitimate issues that disproportionately affect men and boys. All people, regardless of gender, deserve respect and fair treatment in our discourse. The MRM's best arguments should be heard with an open mind and vigorously debated on their merits.
The role of a demagogue is to prevent this kind of honest, productive conversation from ever taking place within his sphere of influence. This blog is intended to demonstrate that David Futrelle is functioning as a demagogue, and to pressure him to stop derailing useful conversation by appealing to our worst instincts and prejudices.
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