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Chapter Four: Men’s Movements in America

Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth

Chapter Four:Chapter Four:

The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender:

Men’s Movements in AmericaMen’s Movements in America

gendered lives

““Injustice anywhere is a Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” threat to justice everywhere.”

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.~ Martin Luther King, Jr.


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Profeminist Men’s MovementsProfeminist Men’s Movements

• Male Feminists

Egalitarian Ideology

Worked to Promote Women’s Rights

• Rhetorical Identity

Personal Persuasion Strategies

Traitorous

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NOMAS-NOMAS-National Organization National Organization for Men Against Sexismfor Men Against Sexism

Three Issues:

1. Ending Men’s Violence Against Women

2. Supporting Homophobia Education

3. Developing Profeminist Men’s Studies

NOMAS-National Organization for Men Against Sexismhttp://www.nomas.org/sys-tmpl/

NOMAS-National Organization for Men Against Sexismhttp://www.nomas.org/sys-tmpl/

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Men’s Antiviolence GroupsMen’s Antiviolence Groups

White Ribbon Campaign

• Wearing Ribbon is a Pledge to Never

Commit, Condone, or Remain Quiet

• Antiviolence Workshops

• Not “Male Bashers”

• Support Women’s Groups

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Men’s Antiviolence GroupsMen’s Antiviolence Groups

Mentors in Violence Prevention

• Teach Men about Aggression/Violence

Linked to Masculine Cultural View

• Call Attention to Role of Bystanders in

Preventing Violence

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Masculinist Men’s MovementMasculinist Men’s Movement

Free Men

• Restore Men’s Pride

• Profeminists Not Part of Movement

• Correct Discrimination Against Men

• Men Being Robbed of MasculinityMasculinist Men’s Movement Free Men

www.ncfm.org

Masculinist Men’s Movement Free Menwww.ncfm.org

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Mythopoetic Movement• Concerned with Men’s

Personal Growth,

Wholeness, Bonding

• Need to Rediscover Male

Mode of Feeling

• Father Hunger

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Facts: Mythopoetic MovementFacts: Mythopoetic Movement• More than 50,000 men have participated in nature

retreats at a cost of more than $200 per participant.

• MAN!, the national quarterly devoted to the

movement, has more than 3,500 subscribers.

• Wingspan, another national quarterly of the movement,

has a (free) circulation of more than 125,000 readers.

• In the Northeast alone, over 163 mythopoetic groups

have been formed.

• Robert Bly’s book Iron John enjoyed over 30 weeks on

the best seller list.

• Mythopoetics are largely White and middle class.

• More than 50,000 men have participated in nature

retreats at a cost of more than $200 per participant.

• MAN!, the national quarterly devoted to the

movement, has more than 3,500 subscribers.

• Wingspan, another national quarterly of the movement,

has a (free) circulation of more than 125,000 readers.

• In the Northeast alone, over 163 mythopoetic groups

have been formed.

• Robert Bly’s book Iron John enjoyed over 30 weeks on

the best seller list.

• Mythopoetics are largely White and middle class.

Masculinist Men’s Movement Robert Bly

http://www.robertbly.com/

Masculinist Men’s Movement Robert Bly

http://www.robertbly.com/

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Promise Keepers• Restore Men’s Connection to

God’s Commandments

• Men Leaders of Their Families

• Strive to Keep Seven Promises

• Supporters and Detractors

Make Valid PointsMasculinist Men’s Movement Promise Keepers

http://www.promisekeepers.org/

Masculinist Men’s Movement Promise Keepers

http://www.promisekeepers.org/


http://www.now.org/issues/right/pk.html


http://www.now.org/issues/right/pk.html

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Million Man March - Fall 1995

• Led by Louis Farrakhan

• Register to Vote

• Fight Drugs

• Against Unemployment

• Against Violence

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Antifeminism: The BacklashAntifeminism: The Backlash

• Individuals, Not Organized Groups

• Scapegoats Feminism

• Homemaking and Raising Children

Responsibilities of Women

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The Antisuffrage Movement -1848-1920

• Sought to Prevent Women’s Vote

• National Association Opposed to Women’s

Suffrage - 1970s

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Fascinating, Total, Surrendered Women

• Advocated Return to Traditional

Attitudes (Fascinating)

• Urged Women to Make Selves

Sexually Irresistable (Total Woman)

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Stop ERA Campaign

• Phyllis Schlafly Promiment

Spokesperson

• Public Speaking, Lobbying

Legislators, and Courting Media

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Equal Rights AmendmentEqual Rights Amendment

“Equality of rights under the law shall

not be denied or abridged by the United

States or by any State on account of sex.”

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Contradictory Claims of Antifeminism

• Susan Faludi

Feminism Source of Women’s Problems

Women Have Never Had it So Good

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gendered lives

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