- Glenn Sacks
Glenn Sacks is an American men's and fathers' issues columnist and radio broadcaster. He is the first columnist specializing in men's and fathers' issues to be published regularly in Top 100 American newspapers.Fact|date=August 2008 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.Fact|date=August 2008 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 [ [http://hisside.com:80/campaign_boys_are.htm His Side with Glenn Sacks ] ] and the Verizon TV ad "Homework," which Sacks says depicts fathers negatively. [ [http://hisside.com:80/verizon_campaign.htm His Side with Glenn Sacks ] ] Both campaigns received national media attention and were successful.Campaigns (at May 2007)
*Inappropriate use of
restraining order s – citing a restraining order againstDavid Letterman obtained by a woman he had never met.
*Against perceived bias in thePublic Broadcasting Service documentary "Breaking the Silence: Children's Stories". His assertion of a lack of balance was supported by thePublic Broadcasting Service Ombudsman Michael Getler [ [http://www.pbs.org/ombudsman/2005/12/introduction_and_breaking_the_silence.html PBS | Ombudsman | A Little About Me, A Lot About "Breaking the Silence" ] ] and theCorporation for Public Broadcasting Ombudsman Ken Bode. [ [http://www.cpb.org/ombudsmen/051129bode.html CPB: CPB Ombudsmen Reports: Breaking the Silence: Children's Stories ] ] [ [http://www.cpb.org/ombudsmen/051219bode.html CPB: CPB Ombudsmen Reports: Breaking the Silence Redux ] ] [ [http://www.cpb.org/ombudsmen/060104bode.html CPB: CPB Ombudsmen Reports: Another Look at "Breaking the Silence: The Children's Stories" ] ]
*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 " was successful in having the line withdrawn from a number of stores across the USA. [Associated Press. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4099643 'Retailers pull "Boys Are Stupid" products'.] "MSNBC" 29 January, 2004.] [David Crary [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001847133_stupidboys30.html 'Stores pull "Boys Are Stupid" merchandise'.] "The Seattle Times" 30 January, 2004.]References
External links
* [http://www.glennsacks.com/ Glenn Sacks website]
* [http://www.hisside.com/ "His Side with Glenn Sacks]
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