Well, it's unavailable to the general public (NYT print subscribers can see it on-line though if they sign up for the extra service), but our very own Maureen Dowd's recent woe-is-me piece appears in the Nov. 6, 2005 New York Times Magazine. So if you can, have a look; it includes a pic of our gal sitting on a bar stool, in black stockings and heels no less -- waiting for someone to buy her a drink, I guess.

My how the people change as the years go by... what would the Maureen of 20 years ago say of herself today?

Ray writes "

I just sent the email (below) to Fox News (Fox & Friends) regarding coverage of the news story about a man who had his "private parts super glued by an intimate female partner." Civil Suit Goes To Court: A Scorned Lover, Glue And A Naked Man "

mens_issues writes "Reuters reports about a circumcision rite in Senegal in which a mythical figure called "Kankouran" guards the boys being circumcised from the village women. This is spinned to make it seem that since women are being "excluded" from this ritual it must be "discrimination" against them. The irony is that the article also mentions that female circumcision was banned in 1999, but does question the fact that it is still done to boys.

The article is here.

Steve"

Evil White Male Oppressor writes "
"When this was first in the paper, it was almost a joke, because of the role reversal," prosecutor Cornelius Kelly said. "It conjures up thoughts of, 'Oh, that's a young man's dream.' But as we stand here today, we still don't know what damage this will have on the young boy's self-esteem, his interpersonal relationships. We don't know what damage the young girl suffered."

The article goes on to say... "Defense attorney Donald Papcsy said Imre had been raped and has a mental problem that made it hard for her to understand that what she did was wrong. "She's not a wicked person," he said."

AT LEAST SHE IS DOING TIME..."

AngryMan writes "UK: A woman kicked a grandmother to death in a row over a parking space. She wasn't jailed! A female judge gave her three years' probation and 240 hours' unpaid work, because she expressed remorse. The dead woman's family appealed, and the Appeal judge has sentenced the killer to 4 years. This is regarded as a victory. How much would a man have got for the same offence? Story here."

Anonymous User writes "This article discusses some of the recent cases of false accusations of rape, and even provides details on the legal remedies available to the victims of such accusations. Surely, the tide is turning!"

This from the BBC... excerpt:

The brain structure of people with autism is an "exaggeration" of the normal male brain, researchers suggest.


It has long been suggested that autistic behaviour is an exaggeration of male habits such as making lists.


But Cambridge Autism Research Centre researchers say the actual development of the autistic brain also exaggerates what happens in male brains.

Evil White Male Oppressor writes "This is great! Girls have started a boycott--or girlcott, as they're calling it -- of Abercrombie & Fitch. "We're telling [girls] to think about the fact that they're being degraded," Emma Blackman-Mathis, the 16-year-old co-chair of the group, told RedEye on Tuesday. "We're all going to come together in this one effort to fight this message that we're getting from pop culture."

From this story:

"State Senator Steve Rauschenberger says he plans to introduce a resolution in the state Senate this week, calling on trendy retailer Abercrombie and Fitch to stop selling a line of racy t-shirts. The Republican, who is a GOP candidate for governor, says the $24.50 t-shirts are "offensive" and "degrading." He says if the Senate resolution doesn't stop Abercrombie from selling its shirts - he'll lead a boycott of the stores."

DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER THE T-SHIRTS THAT SAID "BOYS ARE STUPID, THROW ROCKS AT THEM," THE GREETING CARDS THAT MADE FUN OF AND DEMEANED MEN, AND THE KNIFE HOLDER SHAPED LIKE A MAN?!!! WHAT WERE MEN TOLD? GET A SENSE OF HUMOR! I GUESS WE NEEDED LEGISLATION INSTEAD. PEOPLE, THIS REALLY MAKES ME CRAZY!"

AngryMan writes "The British TV star Ross Kemp has been assaulted by his wife. She is Rebekka Wade, the editor of the top national newspaper The Sun. He suffered a cut mouth, but declined medical treatment. Wade was arrested and released without charge. Story here"

Evil White Male Oppressor writes "The Article is titled: "Civil Suit Goes To Court: A Scorned Lover, Glue And A Naked Man" (oh how cute!) and goes on to say Gail O'Toole was convicted of simple assault and sentenced to six months probation for acts she committed against her ex-lover.

FILE THIS ONE UNDER: WHAT IF THE SEX OF THE VICTIM AND VICTIMIZER WERE REVERSED...?"

cmdr iceman writes "Perhaps the sand is beginning to shift beneath the feminist's feet "just a little" as we see here in this article as the conservative columnist Kathleen Parker lambastes moderern feminism for the bill of social dysfunctional goods it has foisted upon us all. Excerpt:

"Men haven't turned away from smart, successful women because they're smart and successful. More likely they've turned away because the feminist movement that encouraged women to be smart and successful also encouraged them to be hostile and demeaning to men.""

Anonymous User writes "Teacher charged with having sex with student. Excerpt:

Teacher charged with having sex with student

Tuesday, November 1, 2005

Tampa police have arrested former Wharton High School math teacher and girls basketball coach Jaymee Lane Wallace for allegedly having a sexual relationship with one of her students.

Wallace, 28, is charged with one count of lewd or lascivious battery, a third-degree felony. She was arrested Monday and released on $7,500 bond."

mens_issues writes "Several months ago, the NEUROTICA cartoon strip (by Big Al, the Gal) showed the "protagonist," Petunia, punching her grandfather "Gramps" in the face. Once again she has assaulted him in this manner. As if punching a 100-year-old man in the face is "funny." The strip was actually printed on October 10, but I just came across it now.

The email address of the cartoonist is: bigal-at-bigalcartoons.com

Steve"

Anonymous User writes "Misandrope finds statistics that show a man in the US commits suicide as a result of divorce every 35 minutes. The same data show that suicide rates among women are not affected by divorce."

The Senate and the House have each passed bills to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, but Congress has not yet formed a conference committee to reconcile the bills. Although the House version of the bill contains a statement that the bill is gender-neutral, the bill is still seriously flawed.

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