NYT Responds to GMP Charge of Man-Bashing

Dear Mr. Matlack,

Thank you for writing. Ms. Stanley is a critic and therefore allowed a bit more leeway in terms of content and opinion, much the same as an Editorial or Op-Ed contributor is. In the particular case of this piece, Ms. Stanley is referencing a common portrayal of men on television, not a personal opinion. I agree that her then attempt to find some source for this oft-repeated portrayal could be misconstrued as her drawing some sort of conclusion or agreeing. The headline, though, is by the far the easiest part of this piece to misconstrue. I will pass your concerns along to the appropriate people.

Best,

Joseph Burgess

Office of the Public Editor

I would respectfully like to ask the NYT to publish an apology for today’s piece entitled:

“It’s a Crime Men Are So Lazy.”

What if you were to public a headline like:

“Too Bad Women Are So Slutty” or

“Too Bad Blacks Are So Stupid”?

You would be roundly criticized, rightfully so, and the author fired for blatant sexism.

There are women who are slutty and blacks who are stupid, but saying that ALL women

are slutty or blacks stupid is the whole basis of feminism and the civil rights movement.

There men who are lazy, and stupid and liars, but that doesn’t make all men lazy. Ask

the 2 million men who have served our country in the wars in the Middle East. Are they

lazy?

While supposedly a review, the author doesn’t confine her comments to one show. In fact she

discusses multiple shows and tries to tie them to a broader cultural phenomenon by saying things like:

“…there’s never enough time because men are lazy. Also, they are not that bright. And that’s why women do almost all of the work at home, and the brunt of it at work, too.”

I demand an apology, retraction, and/or publication of a response to the piece

(here is my brief blog response: https://goodmenproject.com/good-feed-blog/menlazynyt/)

Thank you for your time.

Tom Matlack