I remember when I attended a 2007 men's rights conference in Washington, D.C. called
Boys and the Boy Crisis, Jen was in attendance. During the conference, Glenn Sacks gave a presentation about misandry, in which he showed a clip from the animated movie
Flushed Away. During the clip, we saw example after example of how the physical suffering of the protagonist male character was portrayed as humorous. As Jen watched each example of misandry flash across the screen, she audibly counted them out. As I listened to her verbally tallying up the misandrist offenses in the movie, I imagined her doing this within a movie theater while surrounded by other paying customers. I also wondered whether she might do the same thing at home while her family was gathered in front of the TV for "family DVD night" or whatever. And as I imagined these things, I wondered, "This woman sure seems to have a major chip on her shoulder on behalf of men's rights. Thank goodness for her."
But I could also imagine Jen's righteous passion against misandry might occasionally well up into argumentativeness, and if so, she's prudent to take a break from The Cause. Too much online combat against misandrists might tend to fan the flames of a contrarian spirit, and it's all too easy to get caught up in the battle. So enjoy your break, Jen... We all need one from time to time.
