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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMen’s Rights Group Masquerades As Fake Domestic Violence Campaign To Confuse Donors
Source: Think Progress
A misogynist group is attempting to co-opt a well-known international campaign against domestic violence, setting up a fake website intended to confuse visitors who may be trying to donate to the cause.
The new website is attempting to divert supporters looking for the White Ribbon Campaign, a nonprofit group in Canada that engages men in the effort to stop intimate partner violence. It was founded in 1989 in response to the Montreal Massacre, in which a 25-year-old gunman shouted Youre all a bunch of feminists, and I hate feminists! before opening fire and killing 14 female students. Since then, the White Ribbon movement has spread to other countries like Scotland and Australia. It also has a relatively popular Facebook page.
The real sites have international URLs, like www.whiteribbon.ca. The fake campaign, however, is hosted on www.whiteribbon.org something that may trick Americans into thinking its the United States official chapter. Theres a fake Facebook account to go along with it.
The fake site urges people to be wary of false White Ribbon initiatives dedicated to addressing violence against women, telling them to donate to its group instead.
There are numerous attempts by other entities to corrupt the message of the White Ribbon Initiative by inserting dishonest and sexist messages into this movement, claims a post on the fake White Ribbon site. Hopefully this message, and the other content on this website (which is provided to you by the worlds foremost experts on family violence), will help you see through the corruption and dishonesty being furthered by other programs.
But the dishonesty is actually being furthered by www.whiteribbon.org itself. As reported by We Hunted The Mammoth, a blog dedicated to tracking anti-feminist online groups, the fake site was set up by A Voice For Men an infamously misogynist forum dedicated to mens rights activists. Indeed, when you click on the One-Time Paypal Donation button on the fake White Ribbon site, it leads to a donation page for A Voice For Men.
The new website is attempting to divert supporters looking for the White Ribbon Campaign, a nonprofit group in Canada that engages men in the effort to stop intimate partner violence. It was founded in 1989 in response to the Montreal Massacre, in which a 25-year-old gunman shouted Youre all a bunch of feminists, and I hate feminists! before opening fire and killing 14 female students. Since then, the White Ribbon movement has spread to other countries like Scotland and Australia. It also has a relatively popular Facebook page.
The real sites have international URLs, like www.whiteribbon.ca. The fake campaign, however, is hosted on www.whiteribbon.org something that may trick Americans into thinking its the United States official chapter. Theres a fake Facebook account to go along with it.
The fake site urges people to be wary of false White Ribbon initiatives dedicated to addressing violence against women, telling them to donate to its group instead.
There are numerous attempts by other entities to corrupt the message of the White Ribbon Initiative by inserting dishonest and sexist messages into this movement, claims a post on the fake White Ribbon site. Hopefully this message, and the other content on this website (which is provided to you by the worlds foremost experts on family violence), will help you see through the corruption and dishonesty being furthered by other programs.
But the dishonesty is actually being furthered by www.whiteribbon.org itself. As reported by We Hunted The Mammoth, a blog dedicated to tracking anti-feminist online groups, the fake site was set up by A Voice For Men an infamously misogynist forum dedicated to mens rights activists. Indeed, when you click on the One-Time Paypal Donation button on the fake White Ribbon site, it leads to a donation page for A Voice For Men.
Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/10/23/3583750/misogynist-group-domestic-violence/
What complete and utter bottom-feeders.
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Men’s Rights Group Masquerades As Fake Domestic Violence Campaign To Confuse Donors (Original Post)
demmiblue
Oct 2014
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Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)1. If anyone needs proof that MRA...
aren't actually for men's rights so much as they just hate women, here is one piece of evidence.
Nay
(12,051 posts)4. Yep. It's sooooo obvious. nt
shenmue
(38,503 posts)2. I can't believe these assholes
Just the worst of the worst.
RKP5637
(67,032 posts)3. I'm amazed at the pieces of shit that call themselves human. n/t