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Glenn Sacks is an American men's and fathers' issues columnist and media spokesperson. He is the first columnist specializing in men's and fathers' issues to be published regularly in Top 100 American newspapers. From 2003-2005, His Side with Glenn Sacks ran in a syndicated talk show format in Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, Seattle, and other cities.
Sacks is a frequent guest on radio and TV shows, and is often quoted in newspapers and magazines. He began a blog in 2006, and sends out a weekly e-newsletter to 50,000 subscribers. Sacks is often criticized both by feminists and by hardliners within the men's and fathers' rights movement.
Sacks is also known for his ability to quickly rally support from thousands of his readers in support of his campaigns against what he perceives as anti-male bias. Some examples include his campaigns against "Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them!" children's T-shirts[1] and the Verizon TV ad "Homework," which Sacks says depicts fathers negatively.[2] Both campaigns received national media attention.
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Campaigns (at May 2007)
- Inappropriate use of restraining orders – citing a restraining order against David Letterman obtained by a woman he had never met.
- Against perceived bias in the Public Broadcasting Service documentary Breaking the Silence: Children's Stories. His assertion of a lack of balance was supported by PBS' ombudsman Michael Getler[3] and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's ombudsman Ken Bode.[4][5][6]
- In 2005, the campaign against the T-shirt logo saying "Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them!" was successful in having the line withdrawn from a number of stores across the USA.[7] [8]
See also
References
- ^ His Side with Glenn Sacks
- ^ His Side with Glenn Sacks
- ^ PBS | Ombudsman | A Little About Me, A Lot About "Breaking the Silence"
- ^ CPB: CPB Ombudsmen Reports: Breaking the Silence: Children's Stories
- ^ CPB: CPB Ombudsmen Reports: Breaking the Silence Redux
- ^ CPB: CPB Ombudsmen Reports: Another Look at "Breaking the Silence: The Children's Stories"
- ^ Associated Press. 'Retailers pull "Boys Are Stupid" products'. MSNBC 29 January, 2004.
- ^ David Crary 'Stores pull "Boys Are Stupid" merchandise'. The Seattle Times 30 January, 2004.
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