This is a work around for the appcompat v21 on android 4.2.2.

Fix for android v4.2.2

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == Build.VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH_MR1) {
    menu = new MenuWrapper(menu) {

        private MenuItem fix(MenuItem item) {
            try {
                Field f = item.getClass().getDeclaredField("mEmulateProviderVisibilityOverride");
                f.setAccessible(true);
                f.set(item, Boolean.FALSE);
            } catch (Throwable e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            return item;
        }

        @Override
        public MenuItem add(CharSequence title) {
            return fix(super.add(title));
        }

        @Override
        public MenuItem add(int titleRes) {
            return fix(super.add(titleRes));
        }

        @Override
        public MenuItem add(int groupId, int itemId, int order, CharSequence title) {
            return fix(super.add(groupId, itemId, order, title));
        }

        @Override
        public MenuItem add(int groupId, int itemId, int order, int titleRes) {
            return fix(super.add(groupId, itemId, order, titleRes));
        }
    };
}
inflater.inflate(R.menu.text_selection, menu);

MenuWrapper.java

import android.content.ComponentName;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.view.KeyEvent;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.SubMenu;

public abstract class MenuWrapper implements Menu {
    private final Menu menu;

    public MenuWrapper(Menu menu) {
        this.menu = menu;
    }

    @Override
    public MenuItem add(CharSequence title) {
        return menu.add(title);
    }

    @Override
    public MenuItem add(int titleRes) {
        return menu.add(titleRes);
    }

    @Override
    public MenuItem add(int groupId, int itemId, int order, CharSequence title) {
        return menu.add(groupId, itemId, order, title);
    }

    @Override
    public MenuItem add(int groupId, int itemId, int order, int titleRes) {
        return menu.add(groupId, itemId, order, titleRes);
    }

    @Override
    public SubMenu addSubMenu(CharSequence title) {
        return menu.addSubMenu(title);
    }

    @Override
    public SubMenu addSubMenu(int titleRes) {
        return menu.addSubMenu(titleRes);
    }

    @Override
    public SubMenu addSubMenu(int groupId, int itemId, int order, CharSequence title) {
        return menu.addSubMenu(groupId, itemId, order, title);
    }

    @Override
    public SubMenu addSubMenu(int groupId, int itemId, int order, int titleRes) {
        return menu.addSubMenu(groupId, itemId, order, titleRes);
    }

    @Override
    public int addIntentOptions(int groupId, int itemId, int order, ComponentName caller, Intent[] specifics, Intent intent, int flags, MenuItem[] outSpecificItems) {
        return menu.addIntentOptions(groupId, itemId, order, caller, specifics, intent, flags, outSpecificItems);
    }

    @Override
    public void removeItem(int id) {
        menu.removeItem(id);
    }

    @Override
    public void removeGroup(int groupId) {
        menu.removeGroup(groupId);
    }

    @Override
    public void clear() {
        menu.clear();
    }

    @Override
    public void setGroupCheckable(int group, boolean checkable, boolean exclusive) {
        menu.setGroupCheckable(group, checkable, exclusive);
    }

    @Override
    public void setGroupVisible(int group, boolean visible) {
        menu.setGroupVisible(group, visible);
    }

    @Override
    public void setGroupEnabled(int group, boolean enabled) {
        menu.setGroupEnabled(group, enabled);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean hasVisibleItems() {
        return menu.hasVisibleItems();
    }

    @Override
    public MenuItem findItem(int id) {
        return menu.findItem(id);
    }

    @Override
    public int size() {
        return menu.size();
    }

    @Override
    public MenuItem getItem(int index) {
        return menu.getItem(index);
    }

    @Override
    public void close() {
        menu.close();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean performShortcut(int keyCode, KeyEvent event, int flags) {
        return menu.performShortcut(keyCode, event, flags);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isShortcutKey(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
        return menu.isShortcutKey(keyCode, event);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean performIdentifierAction(int id, int flags) {
        return menu.performIdentifierAction(id, flags);
    }

    @Override
    public void setQwertyMode(boolean isQwerty) {
        menu.setQwertyMode(isQwerty);
    }
}

My thoughts exactly... Build.VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH_MR1?