M&R Article
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/16/hating-men-crime-eldely-women-sajid-david-misandry
This is an opinion article from the 'Guardian' which discuses the topic of gender issues, and focuses specifically on the subject of misandry- the act of hating men. The article begins with the rhetorical question 'Are men the real victims now?' which evokes a controversial idea that the writer may want to bring attention to. The writer brings in other issues such as racism and homophobia in the line ' Sajid Javid has just announced a review of hate crime, to consider whether ageism as well as misogyny should be treated the same way as racism and homophobia where they lead to criminal offences.' implying that misandry is just as bad. This sparks a controversial topic due to the context of this concept, as woman are the gender that has been mainly discriminated against, and so people who disagree with the idea that hatred against men should be punished would probably be interested in reading this article to see where it goes.
The main target audience would most likely be woman with very strong opinions on gender issues, and maybe for people who have a hatred against men. This article may propose an invite of discussion for people with contrasting views on this subject, which is probably what the writer of this article wants to evoke. this article opens up a new debate that is rarely discussed, due to how society presents gender issues which mainly focus on woman, as they are usually the victims of gender inequality.
In the third paragraph, the writer says 'By throwing misandry into the mix alongside other options such as prejudice against Goths, ministers seem to be delegating the politically toxic job of sorting all this out on the Law Commission.' The active verb 'throwing' suggests that the writer has a sort of disregard for misandry, as it demonstrates a lack of care and thought. Also, by saying 'into the mix' implies that it is insignificant and not worth thinking about. This may be an insight to the writers views on the idea of misandry, and how they may disagree with it.
We can tell that the writers opinion on criminalising misandry is quite negative, as the line 'The popular misconception is that it's the hate itself that is the crime; but that's not how it works.' suggests. It demonstrates that the writer disagrees with punishing hatred towards men,
This is an opinion article from the 'Guardian' which discuses the topic of gender issues, and focuses specifically on the subject of misandry- the act of hating men. The article begins with the rhetorical question 'Are men the real victims now?' which evokes a controversial idea that the writer may want to bring attention to. The writer brings in other issues such as racism and homophobia in the line ' Sajid Javid has just announced a review of hate crime, to consider whether ageism as well as misogyny should be treated the same way as racism and homophobia where they lead to criminal offences.' implying that misandry is just as bad. This sparks a controversial topic due to the context of this concept, as woman are the gender that has been mainly discriminated against, and so people who disagree with the idea that hatred against men should be punished would probably be interested in reading this article to see where it goes.
The main target audience would most likely be woman with very strong opinions on gender issues, and maybe for people who have a hatred against men. This article may propose an invite of discussion for people with contrasting views on this subject, which is probably what the writer of this article wants to evoke. this article opens up a new debate that is rarely discussed, due to how society presents gender issues which mainly focus on woman, as they are usually the victims of gender inequality.
In the third paragraph, the writer says 'By throwing misandry into the mix alongside other options such as prejudice against Goths, ministers seem to be delegating the politically toxic job of sorting all this out on the Law Commission.' The active verb 'throwing' suggests that the writer has a sort of disregard for misandry, as it demonstrates a lack of care and thought. Also, by saying 'into the mix' implies that it is insignificant and not worth thinking about. This may be an insight to the writers views on the idea of misandry, and how they may disagree with it.
We can tell that the writers opinion on criminalising misandry is quite negative, as the line 'The popular misconception is that it's the hate itself that is the crime; but that's not how it works.' suggests. It demonstrates that the writer disagrees with punishing hatred towards men,
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