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In March 2011, Adams wrote a blog post on the topic of men's rights after men's rights advocates responded in large numbers to his request for readers of his blog to choose his next topic.

In the post Adams says that men treat women differently for the same reason that men treat children or the mentally handicapped differently — because it is an effective strategy.

The post generated a significant backlash and accusations of misogyny.

Adams deleted the post from his blog.

Several weeks later the post continued to generate controversy.

Adams responded to the continuing controversy by reposting the original text preceded by an explanation.

Adams argued that as in virtually all other posts to his blog, he had made extensive use of satire and sarcasm but that it seemed to have been lost on some readers.

He wrote that the furor that erupted on both sides of the issue only served to illustrate the point he was making: " You can't expect to have a rational discussion on any topic that has an emotional charge.