RADAR ALERT:
Take Back Valentine's Day from the Abuse Industry

We here at RADAR would like your help to make sure that Valentine's Day retains it's traditional value as a special time to celebrate and enjoy the love, honor and respect that most men and women still hold for each other.

We need your help because some revisionists are using the Vagina Monologues play as a vehicle for hate and condemnation, and a new, inappropriate symbol for Valentine's Day. They want the V of February 14th to be remembered, instead, as a symbol condemning men as being insensitive, cruel, abusive, stupid and uncaring. Worse, Vagina Monologues is disingenuous. It rightfully condemns male/female rape, but wrongfully celebrates female/female rape. See: http://www.ifeminists.net/introduction/editorials/2004/0127.html.

Annually, hundreds of showings of the Vagina Monologues are performed around the country every year – mostly on college campuses. And hundreds of editorials trumpet an unseemly level of respect for these hate-filled offerings.

What To Do:

Watch for announcements of Vagina Monologues productions and supporting editorials in your neighborhood. Compose an email to producers/editors and mail it using one or more of the below suggestions. Remember that Valentine's Day is Wednesday. So do this as soon as possible.

• Tell them that most men – contrary to the hypocritical message of hatred portrayed by the Vagina Monologues – actually love, honor and respect their women, and have done so for centuries.
• Tell them men have built magnificent temples and statues out of respect for women.
• Tell them the rape of a girl by a grown woman, as portrayed in Vagina Monologues, should not be held in high regard while at the same time casting men as evil for doing the same.
• Tell them that St. Valentine has been a traditional symbol for the encouragement of love and affection between the sexes. The Vagina Monologues serves only to encourage men and women to despise and distrust each other. This is a high insult to the St. Valentine's tradition of mutual love, honor, and respect, which deserves to remain exalted and preserved.

And remember to have a Happy Valentine's Day!

Date of RADAR Release: February 10, 2007

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R.A.D.A.R. – Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting – is a non-profit, non-partisan organization of men and women working to improve the effectiveness of our nation's approach to solving domestic violence. http://mediaradar.org