Editor, Gazette-Journal:
The letter from the Dec. 12 edition titled “American men” deserves scrutiny for its inaccuracies, contradictions, and blatant misogyny.
The claim that men have been systematically prejudiced against in employment and promotions is absurd, considering the overwhelming dominance of men in corporate leadership and political power. Similarly, depicting men as victims of educational policies aimed at promoting gender equity ignores decades of systemic barriers faced by women in classrooms and workplaces.
The romanticization of traditional masculinity conveniently ignores the nuances of societal change. Holding the door for someone or offering a compliment isn’t “toxic masculinity”—but reducing women’s fight for equality to “derision” over such gestures misrepresents feminism. Feminism seeks equal opportunity, not the erasure of men.
Most egregious is the irony of bashing draft dodgers while presumably praising the support of a prominent draft dodger. Selectively app...