Oh gosh there was a fun occasion in Toronto a couple of weeks ago, at Ryerson University. Karen Straughan, aka GirlWritesWhat, gave a two hour talk on the kind of thing she talks about. (Men’s rights, that would be, and the evils of feminism.)
The introductory remarks were made by…Justin Trottier.
I haven’t watched it, because I’m not a fan of Straughan’s (or of Trottier’s, for that matter, though I did watch a few seconds of him just to confirm), but here it is in case you want to.
This is the woman who defended Purdah and suchlike customs by claiming that well, they have a nice safe life, while the men have to go out and work and face all the dangers of public life.
Why would anyone want to listen to her for two hours?
(Hope the audience was a small one, at least.)
Toronto seems to have a problem with MRAs, and also MRA speakers coming here. Like our shitbag mayor isn’t enough embarrassment…
According to the news coverage it was around 70 people. I’d have preferred 10.
If you decide to watch this, nearly the first half hour is preliminary set-up. I only watched bits, but it quickly devolved into ignorance. Listening to her responses to audience questions (roughly the half-way point after the prelim) is truly a face-palming experience.
What? No-one’s asked or explained why Benson keeps mentioning Justin Trottier? Allow me:
I think he’s still part of CFI Canada, as of November last year. He’s also a spokesperson for the Canadian Secular Alliance, somehow. Which makes for an interesting contrast, as:
I’m not sure when he linked up with CAFE, but he seems to have also been a spokesperson for them for a few years. They have links to A Voice For Men, via Karen Straughan, yet aim to legitimize the MRA movement across Canada. One of their goals is to bring Straughan to eight Canadian universities this year.
So Trottier is a bit… problematic, for the skeptical/atheist movement anyway.
You have posted something that you have not watched? Very odd.
Yes. What’s odd about it? Note the absence of commentary on the video. Note the fact that I said I didn’t watch it but here it is in case anyone wants to. What’s odd about that? Especially very odd? Libraries offer books on loan for people who want to read them; they don’t limit their offerings to books that the librarians have read.