Scott Adams, author and creator of Dilbert, blogged a few weeks ago about Men's Rights (after being told it was a topic of interest to his readers). He wrote a recent article about the fact that, taken out of context, his message was unintentionally hurtful. This article (along with the 'offending' article) is posted here. Thank you to reader M.a.U. for the link.
While I don't fully agree with everything Adams' wrote in his first article, I am pleased there was an addendum. I do not think it was necessary to label the men offended, "a bunch of pussies". Doing so shoots down men who expressed their emotions and critiques and, inadvertently or not, degrades women by using such a term.
The object of finality I will mention is the topic Adams and I agree most on is: humans are never satisfied, no matter what our gender. And we most likely never will be. But, I believe gender-linked injustices and grievances (for a man or woman) hold more weight (and should be addressed) than what Adams labels "whining".
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