Resources

In this resources area you’ll find resources such as the ‘Let Your Purse Speak’ template letter and a response you can use when friends and colleagues send you unwanted derogatory jokes about men.

1.  Let Your Purse Speak Template

This is a letter that you can send to companies letting them know you’ll no longer be purchasing their products as long as they continue to portray men in a negative light.  Money talks!

The template for the letter is below.  You can also download a Word version of the template at the bottom of the letter.  Feel free to customize the letter!

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am a woman who is concerned about the negative message about men that is so pervasive in the media today.  I believe it’s doing harm in the following ways:

~ impacting men’s sense of self;
~ contributing to women’s decreased respect for men;
~ teaching our kids disrespect for men (including their fathers);

Your (fill in the blank here with the product, or program, or whatever you’ve decided to stop buying or participating in), which I have (loved/enjoyed/appreciated/grown up with, etc.) over the years, is currently portraying men in a negative light through (share what you perceive here).

It is my hope that you will do something to correct this, and in the very near future.  In the meantime, I will not be (buying/watching/participating in) your (product/show, etc).

Sincerely,

Name
Address
Tel. no.
Email address

Word Version: Let Your Purse Speak Template

2.  Response for Unwanted Jokes About Men

Here is a response that you can use (and modify) when a friend or colleague sends you unwanted derogatory jokes about men.

“Although I know you don’t mean any harm by forwarding these types of jokes, I am learning that everything we do that adds to the negative portrayal of men hurts us all: men, women and families.  I don’t know what you want to do about this situation, but I for one am going to stop sending them around.  Please take me off your man-bashing jokes distribution list.  Thanks!”