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Commentary: Streaming Video
In the April/May 2000 issue of Ms. magazine, Editor-in-Chief Marcia Ann Gillespie says fathers' rights is about exercising control over women, and the Elian Gonzales case proves.
But had this Cuban child not been on a boat filled with people fleeing their country for the United States, he'd have been immediately returned to his father and his homeland. Had the boat been filled with people fleeing the U.S. in search of asylum in Cuba, those demanding that Elian make a new life in a foreign country would be rattling sabers, demanding that he be returned home. Their hypocrisy is hardly surprising given that all too often interest in issues like "family values" and "fathers' rights" is more about exercising control over women than any genuine concern for the best interests of the children involved.
To arrive at this conclusion, Gillespie had to ignore all the fathers and men's rights and equalitarian groups who have demanded the boy be returned to his family. In short, she lies.
What do you think? - Should custody be a gender issue, a "best interests of the child" issue, or a family issue?
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