MRA's (Mens Rights Activists) are extremely critical of feminism.

[sigmasix]

318. i see what you're saying and I agree

I suppose the approach does smack of the same sort of thing- leaving him "unchallenged" in the way you describe would probably lead to an adult that believes in his own perfection. It's so frustrating because we seem so close; hence the vehemance of the voices of objectification and dominance. They know there is a tipping-point fast approaching and it makes them even more determined to do as much damage to our culture as they can, while they still retain strong support among certain groups of Ds and Rs. The situation western culture and thought finds itself in over feminist critique is somewhat analgous to Galileo's problems with the church; truth always trumps dogma, that is it's strength. feminist critique and the movement attendant to it has the strength of truth. The narratives and theory are difficult- if not intellectually impossible- to disregard in any attempt at an honest description of our history and culture. Ignoring the truth seldom results in positive outcomes; and the truths about the functions of the patriarchal power arrangement that are available within the feminist school of thought lead not to further power disparities, rather the realization and formation of a more egalitarian arrangement of responsiblities and authority. Shit- I'm a 46 yr old man and I've been bitching about this since I came of age. I speak to my male friends about the patriarchy and lots of them will admit that there is a patriarchal power arrangement at work in our culture that is unfair and misogynistic- but they often complain about women using this fact as a weapon to take men's rights away- some believe in the feminazis of limbaugh's fevered imagination- some just point to anecdotal stories of unfairness directed at men (child custody unfairness, alimony payments and just plain dishonest lovers). The first group is beyond the reach of education; they have no regard for reason or common sense. The second group is the one that is open to educational approaches that would change thier thinking about feminism and help them to understand that feminist critique offers lots of really good explanations for gender unfairness and disparities. Unfair divorce and gaurdianship laws stem from the patriarchy's artificial and unfair gender role categorizing and assignment of power.
OK- It's 2 am and I will go on all night about this crap if left to my own devices. I believe one can safely say that to disagree with feminist critique is almost like disagreeing with evolution or gravity- just because someone is too intellectually limited to understand a specific theoretical approach, doesn't make it wrong or non-factual. And even worse when someone chooses to remain ignorant of those truths out of spite or mis-directed animus.