The National Coalition for Men (NCFM) supports genuine gender equality and rejects all forms of gender‑based hatred. Recent reporting—including the UN News article on the “manosphere,”[i] the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) “hate group” label[ii], and a January 2026 OB Rag piece[iii]—misrepresents NCFM by grouping a 47‑year‑old civil‑rights nonprofit with anonymous extremist communities.

NCFM is not an online subculture. We engage in legal advocacy, public education, and direct support for primarily male survivors of domestic violence. Our work is transparent, evidence‑based, and rooted in fairness for all of us.

Mischaracterizations in the UN News Article

The 2025 UN News article claims men’s‑advocacy groups “reject feminism” and portray women negatively. This does not describe NCFM. We have long collaborated with women’s organizations and support equal rights for women and men.

What we reject are supremacist, radical, and misandric forms of feminism—ideologies that promote gender hostility, deny male victimization, or advocate policies that disadvantage males. These are not synonymous with women’s rights.

Such behaviors include portraying men as inherently violent, dismissing male victims, promoting collective guilt, framing fathers as threats, and treating men’s issues as extremist. These narratives can distort public policy and marginalize legitimate concerns.

The SPLC’s Unsupported “Hate Group” Designation

The SPLC labeled NCFM a “male supremacist hate group” without identifying any statements or actions that meet a reasonable definition of hate or extremism. NCFM challenged the claim in 2019 and again in 2024–2025; SPLC admitted its designation reflected “opinion,” not evidence.

The contradiction is stark: SPLC honored NCFM’s late Vice President Marc Angelucci on its own “Wall of Tolerance” at the SPLC Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama.

The unsupported label harms the public, misinforms institutions, and undermines services for male and female survivors we assist.

The SPLC has a documented history of using emotionally charged designations to drive fundraising[iv]. The manosphere is a politically safe, high‑emotion target for SPLC’s donor base. By labeling NCFM — a longstanding civil‑rights organization — as a “male supremacist hate group,” the SPLC expands its threat narrative in a way that aligns with its financial incentives and fundraising patterns. Like many others, SPLC’s framing of NCFM and ‘male supremacy’ aligns with its donor base.

Local Example: OB Rag

A January 2026 OB Rag article repeated SPLC’s claims apparently without evidence or examination of NCFM’s work. This mirrors the UN News article’s failure to distinguish legitimate advocacy from online extremism. They did not call us for comment.

Ignoring Men’s Real‑World Challenges

Both articles omit well‑documented issues affecting boys and men, including suicide rates, educational decline, workplace fatalities, homelessness, family‑court barriers, and lack of services for male victims. Focusing only on harms men may cause while ignoring harms men experience distorts public understanding.

NCFM

NCFM supports positive guidance and welcomes collaboration with any institution committed to fairness and accuracy. Progress requires rejecting all forms of ‑based extremism—whether directed at women or at men—and acknowledging related concerns without ideological bias.

[i] Why is the manosphere on the rise?, UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogyny”

[ii] Dismantling White Supremacy: How Male Supremacy Provided the Foundation for Hate in 2023” Published June 4, 2024.

[iii] White Supremacist Hate Groups’ Growing Threat as Trump Takes Office, 2024

[iv] Making Hate Pay: Corruption of the Law Center, Tyler O’Niel,2020

NCFM, Harry Crouch, President, Misrepresentations by UN News, the SPLC, Recent Local Reporting and NCFM

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