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Heading to Ottawa this week to advocate for missing & murdered Indigenous men & boys. The good folks at CAFE Society are strong supporters.
— Ernie Crey (@Cheyom1)December 5, 2016
Crey responded by saying that he was not aware of the claims of misogyny against CAFE and that he is just happy for their support.CAFE Society!? Are you kidding me? They are literally an MRA group that blame feminism for everything, ignoring patriarchy. Wtf. — âpihtawikosisân (@apihtawikosisan)December 5, 2016
Crey then pointed out that the founders of the MMIM initiative are in fact, women. Still, critics of CAFE say taking in support from a men's rights activist (MRA) group like CAFE is unacceptable.
Rob Innes (Cree) is an assistant professor at the University of Saskatchewan. He helped edit, along with Dr. Kim Anderson, the book Indigenous Men and Masculinities. Innes says while the issue of MMIM is vital and Crey is probably working with the best intentions, gaining support from an allegedly hateful organization like CAFE may not be the best idea."The overwhelming majority of people who are a part of CAFE are white men. And certainly it's not 100 percent white men but a majority are.""It is somewhat problematic considering that CAFE as an MRA group really doesn't take into consideration other more pressing factors… so they don't really think about race."
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