Column here. Excerpt:
'We live in an era where it’s no longer acceptable to make fun of particular groups.
Except men, of course.
Curiously, while we are expected to treat others with sensitivity and respect, men are still fair game.
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And if the mass media portray men as idiots, it’s not surprising that such misconceptions end up colouring people’s views of men in real life.
Case in point: the long-standing myth that men are incapable fathers. Tiptoeing into that cultural minefield is Luc Bouchard, provincial co-ordinator of the Alberta Father Involvement Initiative.
His mission? To convince the skeptics that just because men parent differently doesn’t mean they’re bad dads — and to help social service agencies design parenting programs that reach out to dads as well as moms.'
