What fueled right wingers, fathers rights, mens' rights, gun rights & teabaggers into existence?

[PotatoChip]

66. This book is not a broad-brush of men. Just the opposite (imho).

For the book, Michael Kimmel focused on subgroups such as; the "they are taking our freedumbs"!1!!1 types. The gun toting, 2nd amendment, racist, misogynistic, and homophobic types. The Tim McVeigh types. He limited his research to those groups in order to try to understand what the source of their (misplaced) anger is. These men are basically right wingers.

The subject matter in this book is far from being a broad-brush of men. In fact, I personally think it serves to highlight the diversity of men's experiences and viewpoints. Kimmel is attempting to understand and convey to the reader the POV of guys that he in no way agrees with, in a fair and objective way. It'd be the equivalent of a respected liberal feminist academic researching and writing about anti-choice, christian fundamentalist, tea party women. I'd buy such a book, because I'm curious about why RW women think the way they do.

If anyone would like to get a deeper perspective on the book, here is the 1 hour Book TV interview. Well worth the time if you can spare it: http://www.booktv.org/Watch/15151/After+Words+Michael+Kimmel+Angry+White+Men+American+Masculinity+at+the+End+of+an+Era+hosted+by+Hanna+Rosin+author+of+The+End+of+Men.aspx

Professor Kimmel has been teaching gender studies for years, with an emphasis on issues unique to men. I think that if folks here give his work a chance, they will find that he is an advocate for men, not a foe of them.

Here is a short bio on him from CSpan Book Tv:

Michael Kimmel

Mr. Kimmel is the executive director at the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities and a professor of sociology and gender studies at Stony Brook University. He is the author of many books, including "The History of Men," "The Gender Society" and "Guyland."