Father’s on Edge, Poytner’s Ommission and Supremist Feminist Influence in Reporting

Father’s on Edge, Poytner’s Ommission and Supremist Feminist Influence in Reporting
July 30, 2012
By Harry Crouch

http://ncfm.org/2012/07/news/feminism-supremist/fathers-on-edge-poytners-ommission-and-supremist-feminist-influence-in-reporting/

First, I am fairly happy Dad. I’ve never been beaten and battered by the Family Law System like the hundreds if not thousands of disenfranchised fathers with whom I’ve had contact or directly worked, but I know it happens. I’ve been in court and witnessed such pummeling’s more times than I can possibly recall.

That said, investigative reporter Bilbo Poynter recently wrote the troubled Dad article, Fathers on Edge, a tragic custody case draws attention of groups convinced family courts are biased.

Poynter, Executive Director at Canadian Center for Investigative Reporting, cites several horrific child custody cases in which fathers lost their children, went to prison, attempted to murder a judge, and committed suicide by self-immolation – he torched himself. Implications abound, largely by omission and perhaps a bias by the reporter that something other than the Family Law System caused their violence. Poynter points toward a handful of comments posted on a few websites in the “manosphere”as indicative of the anger and hatred of displaced fathers.

The tragic and horrific examples chosen by Poynter are not representative of Father’s or Men’s Rights groups, they are anomalies.  All civil rights movements have them. The feminists had Andrea Dworkin, Robin Morgan, Valari Solanas, and a litany of others.  Heroes to some, scorned by others, it’s all relative to one’s perspective and history. Either way, Poynter might have noted the historical similarities if for nothing more than clarity.

Counter points are offered from Professor of Law, Susan Boyd and Associate Criminologist Molly Dragiewicz, who is quoted as saying, “People will view these groups (fathers rights, clarification mine) as fringe groups that don’t require serious attention, when in fact they’re using the abusive and intimidating behaviours they used in their relationships”– clichéd Women Industry psychobabble and propaganda.

For you doubters, Ms. Dragiewicz’s holds two college degrees in Women Studies.  And, Ms. Boyd, holds the endowed research Chair in Feminist Legal Studies, and is Director of the Centre for Feminist Legal Studies at University of British Columbia. Both are from the school of blame it on men, the same school that invented women designed for men only re education shame, blame, and guilt programs, legally sanctioned on men using abusive forms of intimidation and retribution delivered by and through the Family Law System. Poynter didn’t report that part; or, most telling, he didn’t report that both Boyd and Drgiewicz are trained Women Industry operatives.

Interestingly, Poynter doesn’t report attempting to contact credentialed heavy-hitter contributors to the Father’s and Men’s Rights movements. A cub investigative reporter for a school newspaper, let alone an executive director of an investigative reporting organization, could easily find the likes of Steven Baskerville, Warren Farrell, or even Canadians Donald Dutton and National Post Columnist Barbara Kay. They are not hard to find and could have offered more insights leaving perhaps a more balanced report.

To his credit, Poynter interviewed NCFM Canadian Liaison Earl Silverman who struggles to operate the only shelter for abused men in Canada, which in and of itself should tell anyone with an IQ over 2 that men and their children are disparately treated by the Family Law System.

Additionally, Poynter seems to use “Father’s Rights” and “Men’s Rights” interchangeably, apparently taking no time to learn the distinction. Men’s Rights Advocates are generally concerned with Father’s Rights as a subset since they extend to all men and children. The Men’s Rights Movement is also concerned with issues like circumcision, selective service, human trafficking, men’s health, man bashing, and a host of other issues not generally found in the Father’s Rights camps.

I’m always disappointed when my life stumbles me into people like Poynter. I naively expect better. I wonder where they went to college and whether they immersed themselves in Women Studies like the women above. Poynter is Executive Director at Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting, which at the very least screams that he should above all others know how to report things objectively and with clarity. Alas, in this article, the facts he uncovered are somehow construed to leave the reader not with the basis for objective thought, but seemingly to view men in distress poorly, especially distraught fathers, even dead ones, if not all men.

The fact that Poynter did not tell readers that Susan Boyd and Molly Dragiewicz were credentialed Women Industry operatives is discrediting, regardless of other strengths and shortcomings. Poynter’s history of work is impressive, though this article appears lacking and, intentionally or otherwise leaves a reader with wrong impressions of distraught fathers deprived of their family, children, finances, and freedom. Without further investigation, it seems Poynter doesn’t understand the subject he is writing about.

 http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Fathers%2Bedge/6968504/story.html

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