Tirryb writes "Sydney Morning Herald today reports on the most complained about ads of 2004, and how many of them involve violence and sexual references read it here.

Interestingly 4 of those ads relate to men with two in particular being what I would term derogatory in nature - for example one involves a woman using her rear-view mirror to stare at a guys crotch, the other a guy crashing naked through his shower floor to a girl-packed dancefloor below.

The complaints were dismissed - but hopefully the fact that these ads made it into the top ten means men are complaining more often about these forms of ads, which is a good start..."

bandersnatch writes "From CNN, A pregnant woman was charged with killing her boyfriend's toddler daughter by scalding her in what prosecutors say was 147-degree water, then ignoring her suffering for several hours."

AngryMan writes "The British media is pandering to another biased report from the Equal Opportunities Commission, recycling all the tired old myths about the glass ceiling, and the supposed unfair discrimination women face in the workplace. Links BBC, Guardian and Independent "research shows that most high-ranking jobs in business, the judiciary and the police are filled by men...women's careers are still blighted by a glass ceiling." There is another explanation - maybe women just aren't as motivated as men to seek top jobs."

Anonymous User writes " Is this the BBC trying to stir up gender hatred again and taking advantage of a natural disaster to announce the report and entwine the two in the hearts and minds of the readers?"

bandersnatch writes "From USA Today, A federal appeals court Thursday threw out a judge's ruling that awarded $88.5 million to former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith from the estate of her late husband, an oil tycoon who died at age 90 just over a year after they wed. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a Texas probate court's decision that the oilman's son was his sole heir should stand. The appeals court said the federal judge in California who ruled in Smith's favor in 2002 should never have even heard the case. Now if we could only get family courts to recognize that some women are only motivated by financial greed."

Part 3 of a 3-part essay, submitted by Harry Crouch. Click "Read more..." for the text. [Part 2 is found here.]

The author is a full time men's rights activist, co-proprietor of MENSBIZ, publisher of Women Industry News, member of the San Diego Domestic Violence Council, and Board Member of the National Coalition of Free Men Los Angeles.

At his request, if you e-mail him, please use "re KPBS Documelodrama" as the subject line.

DemandingJustice writes "Sorry if this isn't the right place for this request, but I looked all over and couldn't find any other way to submit it.

I'm writing a lengthy article to rebut The Washington Post's recent articles on "murdered mothers", and am trying to find a particular quote that I had stored away some years ago, but (of course!) cannot find now that I need it. I'm hoping that a MANN reader might be able to help me.

The quote is by a woman, I believe a university professor from New England (or at least the northeast). In it, she says *something* like: "Feminism has done more damage than any other movement in history and most of this damage is irreversible [or maybe "permanent"].

PLEASE, I've spent the past 4 hours looking for it on my PC and on the web ... does ANYBODY remember seeing this statement anywhere?

THANKS!"

mens_issues writes "The newly arrived January 2005 issue of the National Geographic has the following text on page 89 "The women of Anefgou mourn the death of one of their own, from old age. Tied to the countryside by tradition and lack of education, women "do the heavy lifting," says GEOGRAPHIC researcher Marisa Larson, who served this region as a Peace Corps volunteer. Women plow the fields and raise the children while their men increasingly toil in the cities."

Ed. note: On-line excerpt from article is found here.

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Linucs writes "Will it ever stop? From the Guardian: "The law puts anti-gay and sexist comments on an equal footing with racist or anti-semitic insults, allowing French courts to hand down fines of up to €45,000 (£30,000) and jail sentences of up to 12 months for "defamation or incitement to discrimination, hatred or violence on the grounds of a person's sex or sexual orientation"." Aside from saying goodbye to free speech, I cannot help but wonder: what is a "sexist comment" for the Law? "The feminist group Les Chiennes de Garde, or Guard Bitches, added that it hoped the law would lead to a fall in the number of physical attacks on women "by first outlawing verbal violence"." No, this will not outlaw anti-men advertisement and media bias, but thanks for asking. Maybe we could outlaw any form of speech for men, so everybody would just climb trees, eat fruit and get along? Oog oog!"

More "glass ceiling" nonsense from the BBC.

Part 2 of a 3-part essay, submitted by Harry Crouch. Click "Read more..." for the text. [Part 1 is found here.]

The author is a full time men's rights activist, co-proprietor of MENSBIZ, publisher of Women Industry News, member of the San Diego Domestic Violence Council, and Board Member of the National Coalition of Free Men Los Angeles.

At his request, if you e-mail him, please use "re KPBS Documelodrama" as the subject line.

Part 1 of a 3-part essay, submitted by Harry Crouch. Click "Read more..." for the text.

The author is a full time men's rights activist, co-proprietor of MENSBIZ, publisher of Women Industry News, member of the San Diego Domestic Violence Council, and Board Member of the National Coalition of Free Men Los Angeles.

At his request, if you e-mail him, please use "re KPBS Documelodrama" as the subject line.

Harold Leist seeks local coordinators to continue the NCP lawsuit effort in Virginia. Please click "Read more..." for the details and if you are an NCP in Virginia, please consider joing Harold's efforts to help you and other NCPs get some sembalnce of justice.

The AP and the are reporting BBC the death of Susan Sontag, among other news providers (see stories: AP and BBC). However they failed to make note of Ms. Sontag's feminism or her pinning the responsibility for 9/11 on the US. Contrast the BBC's report with this writing, originally appearing on the IWF web site.

Ross Parent writes "Lydia Lovric of the Winnipeg Sun, has penned the most honest, hard-hitting, truthful essay about the equality scam that I've seen since Donna Laframbious left the National Post. You really must read this to believe it. I hope she still has a job. Check it out soon, as I don't know how long it will be accessible. A quick note to the Winnipeg Sun and Miss Lovric would be great."

Ed. note: Ms. Lovric's web site is found at http://www.lydialovric.com/.