“Without deviation progress is not possible.” ~ Frank Zappa
In November of 2012, Dr. Warren Farrell was preparing to give a lecture on issues faced by boys in modern culture. This now famous video by Steve Brule’ documented the virulent and violent actions of the University of Toronto Student’s Union feminists in their effort to shut down his lecture.
This deplorable attempt to abridge the free expression of ideas still stands as one of the most remarkable examples of the common trend away from a liberal education and into fascism in modern universities. Unfortunately, it led directly to another equally unfortunate event.
Sarah Santhosh, a student at nearby Ryerson University was so put off by what she saw as the “close-mindedness” and “hate” of the feminist attackers that she decided that she wanted to form a men’s issues group at her school. She was joined by fellow students Anjana Rao and Argir Argirov in her efforts and they set about seeking ratification from the Ryerson Student Union (RSU) for a men’s issues group that addressed misandry.
They were quietly and quickly shut down.
The Eye Opener, Ryerson University’s student newspaper had this to say:
Neda Hamzavi, a faculty of community services representative on the RSU Board of Directors (BOD), watched her amendment to the RSU’s policy on women’s issues pass without any debate, discussion or dispute.”
The Board’s action quickly diminshed the credibility of the school.
Under Hamzavi’s guidance, the RSU board’s rationale mostly rode on three simple, erroneous presuppositions. First, men’s rights groups don’t care about men’s rights, they just want to undermine the progress woman have made.
Other than saying this is untrue, I have no other response to that.
Two, the concept of misandry, “…ignores structural inequity that exist between men and women.”
What that actually means I am still unsure, except to say that the board appears to be saying that if you look at the hatred or irrational fear of men then it means you have to ignore the inequities that affect women. That is irrational, as projection often is, but it appears to be the message.
Finally, the RSU board further denounced and excluded men’s advocates by targeting them as, “Groups, meetings events or initiatives [that] negate the need to centre women’s voices in the struggle for gender equity.”
This one I understand clearly. It is the position of RSU that the discussion on gender equity can only be from one half of the population and that all concerns must put women at the center of attention.
It is a strange and I would argue disingenuous path to equity, especially given the inequitable treatment of the three students who wanted to form a men’s issues group.
It should be pointed out that the actions of the RSU are not a reflection on university administration except to the extent that they allow any group such total control on the discourse.
Indeed, they showed open-mindedness and commitment to free expression when Karen Straughan was allowed to speak there in February of last year at a CAFE event. They further demonstrated their commitment to free speech when they picked up the tab for needed additional security after feminist thugs all but forecast another repeat of what happened at the University of Toronto.
It is with appreciation for that administration that I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking at Ryerson University on two consecutive days on the subject of Domestic Violence, the feminist academic fraud that has hindered our efforts to address the problem and the same misandry demonstrated by RSU that aggravate these already difficult issues.
The event is the Second Annual Toronto Domestic Violence Symposium and it is being hosted by the Maltese Charitable Trust. It takes place on the Ryerson Campus on June 5 and 6. It is just around the corner.
I am really looking forward to this event. It is especially satisfying for me as a men’s human rights activist.
The Ryerson Student Union did their best to choke off debate and discussion. They shamelessly succeeded at shutting down three compassionate students who simply wanted to be a part of the solution.
But they have failed at their attempt to completely silence the world around them. Thanks to a reasonable and fair university administration, and to the determination of groups like AVFM, NCFM and others, the days of corrupt ideologues owning the platform are over.
As of June 5, 2015, the Men’s Human Rights Movement will again take its rightful place where it is needed the most, in a Canadian university that has been ideologically corrupted with the very hatred it denies exists.
