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"A huge lie repeated often enough is accepted as truth." — Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Propaganda Minister
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"Unanswered media bias and misinformation repeated often enough is accepted as truth." — PRIMER
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Ms. Magazine Refusal to Publish Ad
PRIMER activist June Neal has been following the incredible refusal of Ms. Magazine to publish a routine advertisement from the American Jewish Congress. This is a follow-up letter she sent by email.
Friends,
The truth came out.
I am sorry to report that Ms. still refuses to print the AJCongess ad.
I am more sorry that I was correct in my analysis that the initial reason Ms. gave for its denial was not the truth: it wasn't that Ms. feared supporting a single political party. (See Document 1)
Ms. did not want to support Israel. It came out in editor Katherine Spillar's letter that appeared, not in Ms. magazine, but on the website of the Ms. foundation, The Feminist Majority. (See Document 2)
Ms. tried to throw us a bone with a story on Tsipi Livni. They indicated she'll likely be the next prime minister. Nothing about Israel, the country that both allows and encourages women to hold top government positions.
In fact, in her website statement, Spillar attacks Israel as being way behind on women's rights.
Please note, that this is the same magazine that gave Queen Noor a cover story. She who represents a culture that is more advanced in women's rights? Hardly.
Please note, Ms. gave Nancy Pelosi a cover story. She represents more than one political party? Hardly. (Spillar argues that the story did not specifically claim Pelosi represents the United States, as the AJC ad claimed the women represented Israel. Come now. The obvious implication of that story is that the U.S. is a place where women can hold high positions. Yet Spillar charges we are no better than evolved on women's rights than Israel. She can't have it both ways.
As promised, I have compiled the list of advertisers in the Winter Issue of Ms. Magazine.
Getting names of the people in charge wasn't easy. Some refused because of security reasons. Others agreed to give me the names, but not the e-mails, yet provided the e-mail of a pass-through person.
If you wish to write letters to the advertisers, here are some major points:
- Ms. magazine refused an ad that portrayed Israel as a country where women hold high public offices.
- It's excuse that it didn't want to appear to support just one political party in Israel but the women in the ad represented more than one party.
- Ms. was supporting nothing anyway; it wasn't an editorial, but a paid ad.
How many political parties does Queen Noor represent? And how is her nation and culture more advanced in women's rights that Israel's? (The Jews in Palestine established a major Women's Rights movement established in 1921! )
Nancy Pelosi got a cover story. Last I checked, she represents only one party in the U.S. Ms. claims the U.S. is no better on women's rights than Israel, yet the story certainly implies that the U.S.is a place where women can indeed hold high offices, support for a country they wouldn't give to Israel.
Then, the real reason for the refusal came out in Editor Katherine Spillar's statement on the Feminist Majority website: Ms. does not want to support Israel.
Ask the advertisers to call on the editors of Ms. to run the ad.
If you wish, you may note that if they don't run the AJC ad, you will not buy the advertisers' products or services or donate to their non-profits and will encourage hundreds of friends, colleagues and fellow organization members to do the same.
Thanks to those of you who copied me in your letters of protest to Ms. magazine. (Many more from men than women!) Let's see if they print any of them in the next issue. Printed or not, the editors and board members read them and know there is great opposition to their poor decision.
Kindly forward this to your trusted e-mail lists and I would very much appreciate feedback.
Many thanks
June
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