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Today we’ve published a new article, “The Mythology of Capitalism in Criticism,” that explores how criticism as a genre is used to sneak antifeminist polemics past editors—and lawyers—that would otherwise meet criticism of their own.

After all, how many book reviews themselves get publicly reviewed?

The article tracks numerous examples of this phenomenon—reviews that are not about the subject matter ostensibly being criticized but just an excuse for writers to wax on at length about their own pet issues with impunity—such as the treatment of the rap group Northern State and their “Dying in Stereo” album, JK Rowling, and even feminist powerhouses such as Gloria Steinem and Catharine MacKinnon.

Please check it out at

http://adonismirror.com/06132005_leader_mythofcapitalism.htm

And this is a bit backdated, but in May we published an article about the worship of masculinity in organizations that are presumably anti-violence, the article “Our Humanity is not in our Strength” can be found at

http://adonismirror.com/05162005_leader_strength.htm

In retrospect, I believe the article to be a bit light in its criticism of the White Ribbon Campaign (especially compared to how Men Can Stop Rape was not afforded the same amount of charity), and have edited it to include a link to feminist concerns about the group:

Roberta Spark’s “Gift Wrapping The Men’s Movement: Canada’s White Ribbon Foundation Campaign”

http://www.members.shaw.ca/sparkspeaks/wribbon2.html

For further reading, please consider “Uneasy Questions about the White Ribbon Campaign” by Martin Dufresne:

http://www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca/dec6/whiteribbon.html


—Adonis Mirror