whtmheader4

  • Home
  • Comments Policy
  • About
    • Mammoth FAQ
    • David Futrelle FAQ
  • T-Shirts, etc.
  • WTF is a MGTOW? A Glossary
← Men's Rights Redditors agree: "It was empathy not misogyny that kept women from having careers."
Are Men's Rights Activists incapable of understanding irony — or are they just pretending? →

Canadian Association for Equality spokesman Adam McPhee promotes men's rights by harassing Jessica Valenti on Twitter

 August 18, 2014
  · 107 Comments
Some guys aren't freaked out by tampons.

Some guys aren’t freaked out by tampons.

Jessica Valenti – Guardian columnist, Feministing founder, non-man-hating feminist – has been fending off an unending torrent of harassment and abuse since she tweeted a picture of herself wearing an ironic t-shirt a couple of weeks ago.

Last weekend, a seemingly innocent tweet from her– asking her readers if they knew any countries that provided free tampons – set off yet another wave of abuse. Her question, and the cogent column she ultimately wrote on the subject, arguing that there are legitimate health concerns that justify government subsidies for tampons, inspired countless thoughtful comments from her critics. Like these:

@JessicaValenti If you're so worried abt tampon availability, maybe U need 2 stick a few fingers in UR you-know-what to stem the bleeding.

— #s k z d a l i m i t (@skzdalimit) August 8, 2014


https://twitter.com/adam_mcphee/statuses/497892354331000832
These sorts of comments (and there were many more along these lines) are sadly typical of the sorts of things feminists – particularly those of the female variety – get whenever they happen to state their opinion about anything online. (If you click on the second one you can see the Tweeter defending his vagina remarks against assorted critics.)

But a reader pointed me to something, well, interesting about that second tweet: It came from a fellow named Adam McPhee, a self-professed “egalitarian” who just happens to be a board member, and the official spokesperson, for a group we’ve discussed here before: the Canadian Association For Equality (CAFE).

CAFE has won itself a certain notoriety in recent months. In May, you might recall, the group’s planned E-Day festival fell apart after its sponsors and some of the musicians scheduled to perform at it discovered that they had unwittingly signed on to a Men’s Rights event.

The group has also organized talks by antifeminist speakers, including the now-notorious appearance of Warren Farrell at the University of Toronto, which inspired some, well, let’s just call them counterproductive protests that we’ve been hearing about endlessly ever since.

But CAFE has been working hard to gain itself a bit of respectability. It somehow managed to win itself charity status from the Candadian government, and has raised money to start up some sort of men’s center. And it has been trying to distance itself from one formerly close ally, A Voice for Men.

Indeed, McPhee himself recently gave an interview to the Toronto Star in which he described AVFM’s harassment of some of those who protested Warren Farrell’s talk as “completely wrong.”

So it seems just a tad ironic, to say the least, to see McPhee happily harassing Jessica Valenti on Twitter.

PS: Adam, I agree with Jessica on that whole tampon thing. So feel free to Tweet me your thoughts about my gaping vagina.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Email
  • More
  • Google
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • Pocket
  • Print

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Posted in: Uncategorized
← Men's Rights Redditors agree: "It was empathy not misogyny that kept women from having careers."
Are Men's Rights Activists incapable of understanding irony — or are they just pretending? →

Comments

Please read the comments policy before leaving a comment - thanks!

  1. Pages:
  2. «
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  1. Doug Spoonwood says:
    August 22, 2014 at 10:08 pm

    Adam McPhee made a single comment. Not two comments, one comment. Yet Futrelle writes that a single comment somehow rises to the level of “harassment”.

    To which I say:

    “Keep it up David. You certainly do know how to make yourself look foolish enough to the point that you don’t deserve to get taken seriously. Keep it up.”

    Reply
  2. cloudiah says:
    August 22, 2014 at 10:23 pm

    Oh Doug. This is really the hill you want to die on? Your “human rights movement” is built on the “right” to criticize someone on the basis of the size of their vagina? But he only said it once, so he’s just like MLK, Jr?

    Nope. McPhee is an immature, misogynistic asshat. And he is apparently your exalted leader. That tells me everything I need to know about your “rights” movement.

    And this is leaving aside the fact that the comment demonstrates McPhee’s ignorance of biology and anatomy. Again, kind of par for the course for you bigots.

    Reply
  3. LBT says:
    August 22, 2014 at 10:29 pm

    RE: Doug

    Really? How many times do I get to mock the size of YOUR genitals before it counts as harassment?

    Reply
  4. weirwoodtreehugger says:
    August 22, 2014 at 10:38 pm

    She got bombarded by equally crass and misogynist tweets from MRAs who love to coordinate this kind of shit. So yeah, harassment.

    Reply
  5. pallygirl says:
    August 22, 2014 at 10:43 pm

    Protip for the MRAs: human rights movements don’t associate themselves with insulting their opponents’ genitals. Talking about genitals in this way doesn’t advance the objectives of the human rights movement.

    Reply
  6. LBT says:
    August 22, 2014 at 10:45 pm

    Good to know, as long as a whole bunch of us only leave one disgusting comment each, it doesn’t count as harassment!

    Reply
  7. David Futrelle says:
    August 22, 2014 at 10:51 pm

    Doug, Adam made more than one comment; click on the date in his tweet to see his comment in context on twitter, and you can see that he doubled down on it when criticized.

    But even if he had made only one tweet, posting a hostile comment to a stranger that involves a reference to their genitalia is harassment. I’m pretty sure if you sent a note to someone at work along those lines, the HR department would be on your case, and rightly so. The fact that people consider this acceptable behavior on the internet is not a reason to excuse it; that attitude is part of the problem.

    Reply
  1. Pages:
  2. «
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please read the comments policy before leaving a comment - thanks!

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

1
We Hunted the Mammoth tracks and mocks the white male rage underlying the rise of Trump and Trumpism. This blog is NOT a safe space; given the subject matter -- misogyny and hate -- there's really no way it could be.

~ David Futrelle, writer/editor/cat entertainer. Click my name to email me.

Donate to the Mammoth!

WHTM is now AD-FREE and depends on READERS LIKE YOU for survival! Please DONATE what you can by clicking below. No need for a PayPal account.

Follow Me

  • View david.futrelle’s profile on Facebook
  • View DavidFutrelle’s profile on Twitter
  • View David Futrelle’s profile on YouTube
  • View David Futrelle’s profile on Google+

Subscribe via Email

Recent Posts

  • Hot Local Stock Photo Models Want to Talk to You Now About White Genocide
  • Everything I know about Brexit I learned from Janey Godley, including the stuff about Big Theresa’s flute
  • Nazis lose it over an interracial cartoon couple in a condom ad, blaming “a Jewish agenda to deny white men sex”
  • Fat women are pretending to be pregnant to get seats on buses, MGTOW conspiracy theorist warns fellow men
  • Jews are using yoga pants to genocide the white race, weirdo racist dingbat charges
  • Happy Day Before Post-Valentine’s Day Candy Sales! Open Thread with BONUS CREEPY V-DAY CARDS
  • Incels spend Valentine’s day celebrating the Parkland shooting one year ago that left 17 dead
  • Incels of the world, unite! Presenting the not-so-glorious new science of Marxism-Incelism
  • Pro athletes are cucking Brad Pitt, because all women love jocks, confused MGTOW contends
  • Vulvagate: When mansplaining goes so wrong the dictionary itself has to step in

Top Posts

  • Hot Local Stock Photo Models Want to Talk to You Now About White Genocide
  • Everything I know about Brexit I learned from Janey Godley, including the stuff about Big Theresa's flute
  • Nazis lose it over an interracial cartoon couple in a condom ad, blaming "a Jewish agenda to deny white men sex"
  • Vulvagate: When mansplaining goes so wrong the dictionary itself has to step in

Old Crap

Recent Comments

  • Robert February 22, 2019 at 2:00 pm on Hot Local Stock Photo Models Want to Talk to You Now About White Genocide
  • KindaSortaHarmless February 22, 2019 at 1:51 pm on Hot Local Stock Photo Models Want to Talk to You Now About White Genocide
  • Rabid Rabbit February 22, 2019 at 1:49 pm on Nazis lose it over an interracial cartoon couple in a condom ad, blaming “a Jewish agenda to deny white men sex”
  • Jenora Feuer February 22, 2019 at 1:40 pm on Hot Local Stock Photo Models Want to Talk to You Now About White Genocide
  • Ellesar February 22, 2019 at 1:37 pm on Hot Local Stock Photo Models Want to Talk to You Now About White Genocide
  • Drungarios February 22, 2019 at 1:15 pm on Hot Local Stock Photo Models Want to Talk to You Now About White Genocide
  • Moon_custafer February 22, 2019 at 1:03 pm on Hot Local Stock Photo Models Want to Talk to You Now About White Genocide
  • Moon_custafer February 22, 2019 at 1:02 pm on Nazis lose it over an interracial cartoon couple in a condom ad, blaming “a Jewish agenda to deny white men sex”

Feed the Mammoth!

Keep this blog going by clicking on the link below! You don't even need a PayPal account.

Tweet Tweet

My Tweets

Random WHTM Posts!

  • Ann Barnhardt, contemporary anti-suffragette: “As soon as the 19th amendment was passed, men were effectively castrated, and in many, many cases disenfranchised by their wives.”Ann Barnhardt, contemporary anti-suffragette: “As soon as the 19th amendment was passed, men were effectively castrated, and in many, many cases disenfranchised by their wives.”September 4, 2012
  • “As men, Force is the greatest weapon we have … We must use it,” says racist manosphere asshat.“As men, Force is the greatest weapon we have … We must use it,” says racist manosphere asshat.November 13, 2012
  • Vox Day declares Nazism “semiotically useful,” specifies which kind of Jew is ok to himVox Day declares Nazism “semiotically useful,” specifies which kind of Jew is ok to himSeptember 21, 2016
  • Sexism in Tech Not a Problem Because of Coal Mining, Redditor SuggestsSexism in Tech Not a Problem Because of Coal Mining, Redditor SuggestsMarch 28, 2013
  • New "Obedient Wives Club" in Malaysia: wives should be submissive helpmeets and first-class whoresNew "Obedient Wives Club" in Malaysia: wives should be submissive helpmeets and first-class whoresJune 10, 2011

If You’re Being Harassed

  • Speak Up & Stay Safe(r)
  • Crash Override
  • DIY Feminist Cybersecurity
  • Without My Consent
  • 9 Ways to Dodge Trolls

Creep Watchers

  • Hail to the Gynocracy!
  • Right Wing Watch
  • Hate Watch (SPLC)
  • Media Matters
  • Fundies Say the Darndest Things
  • My Right Wing Dad
  • r/ShitRedditSays
  • r/GamerGhazi
  • r/TheBluePill
  • r/AgainstMensRights
  • r/CreepyPMs

Mammothy Fun

  • Official WHTM Welcome Package!
  • Artistry For Feminism. And Kittens.
  • A Voice for Pierre
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
We Hunted The Mammoth | Copyright © 2019 All Rights Reserved
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
%d bloggers like this: