[The following was originally written by Jay Hammers on his Open Your Eyes blog.]

Yesterday I took a seat in my recliner and flipped through the channel guide until my eyes fell on the reality show “Teen Mom” on MTV. Out of morbid curiosity and perhaps in an effort to further reinforce my views on today’s parenting failures I decided to watch it. I continued to watch MTV into the night, including “Jersey Shore”, another reality TV show on MTV. My brain being sufficiently numbed, I decided I’d wake it up a bit with a blog post.

MTV had previously aired “teaser” clips of a Jersey Shore scene where a drunk guy punches a female cast member, “Snooki”, in the face during an argument. See the video here. I had seen the slow-motion clip before and I saw the actual full scene today.

MTV blacked out the video of the punch in the episode and displayed a PSA at the end of the broadcast as follows:
“Violence against women in any form is a crime. If you or someone you know is being abused by a boyfriend, family member or total stranger, please call 911 or log on to www.loveisrespect.org for information and help. You can also call loveisrespect, National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline at 1-866-331-9474 for immediate support.”

Loveisrespect is described as a National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline. Loveisrespect posted a comment about the incident on their website.

I found this interesting because earlier today I saw another scene on MTV that involved actual teens, depicted domestic violence, was not blacked out, had no PSA, and that occurred in front of a child. On “Teen Mom”, one young woman named Amber violently pushes her boyfriend Gary against the wall and hits him in the face in front of their young daughter. Amber is also constantly verbally and emotionally abusive to Gary throughout the show.

Why the double standard, MTV? Why didn’t Loveisrespect post a comment about the incident and Amber’s other forms of consistent abuse on their website? After all they provide a NATIONAL TEEN DATING ABUSE helpline, not a JERSEY SHORE BAR ASSAULT helpline.

The PSA gives it away. Only “violence against women” and “abuse by a boyfriend” are worth attention. Right?

It seems a lot of people disagree. A quick Google search for “Teen Mom MTV domestic violence” turns up several comments on the episode and the discrepancy between how MTV dealt with the scenes in each show. Here’s one shining example:

“I am actually pissed off at MTV, last week they cut the punch of a stranger to the face of Jersey Shore’s Snooki (a completely more terrifying and violent situation admittedly) but then capped off the episode with this really odd PSA given the circumstances (a bar fight punch between totally strangers) about violence against women and how women who were victims of domestic violence should report it. However, in this episode they included an actual domestic violence incident and at least in the case of 11pm viewing included no PSA at the end about it. It just seemed so messed up, I mean I know Gary wasn’t in any freaking danger but that is the sort of situation that can escalate either by him responding or her grabbing a weapon of some sort that can do more damage. This is the exact situation that happens all the time and people who are experiencing it see as ‘normal’ and not a big deal, complete with a make-up that includes a kiss and an ‘I know you love me,’ just because it was a woman who was the perpetrator and her victim has size on strength on her doesn’t make it okay. Shame on you MTV!”

These sorts of comments are not uncommon and what’s interesting is that a lot of these are from everyday web users, not people who are likely to even be aware of the men’s rights movement. It’s more and more common for everyday citizens to recognize the inconsistencies in how the media treats men, women, and violence. It’s a good sign.

Still, we also see the usual comments about how the victim has to “man up a little” and “take responsibility” so Amber won’t have to abuse him.

At the same time the reaction to the Snooki punch is surprising. For example:
“Now, I would never hit a woman, but, I do believe some women need it. Especially the women who think they can get away with everything because a man should not hit a woman. Sorry, but if you act like a Dumb B*tch and think you are a queen. First off act like a Lady and not a piece of trash and you will get respect. Act like a man and expect to get hit like one – just not by me.”

These sort of comments are not uncommon, reflecting a disturbing reality. Everyday men want equal treatment. They see female privilege every day and they’re tired of it. Men are so angry they’re considered second-class citizens that they find satisfaction in seeing a “bitchy” woman – someone they see as an oppressor – get punched in the face.

Men WANT to love women. They always have and they always will. But now that radical feminism has convinced women to hate men, men’s delayed but not surprising reaction is to hate them right back.

How is this good for society? Radical feminism has drawn a wedge between the sexes, increasing the likelihood of divorce, tearing families apart, and leading to increased crime and poverty as the children of the dysfunctional feminist system grow into adulthood. The mainstream media continues to male bash and condone violence against men by women. The legal system continues to fail families. Why wasn’t Child Protective Services called on Amber? Why isn’t she sitting in a jail cell on domestic violence or assault charges? Why is it okay for a girl to be abusive verbally and physically?

Thanks to the Internet, there is hope. More and more often these issues are brought into the open through blogs, tweets, and discussion. People are starting to realize that something’s not quite right about society today. They may not realize the full extent of the issues, but they have a gut feeling and they’re seeing concrete examples of the rampant bias against men.

Awareness is the first step. Without it, change cannot come.