Thunderchild writes "Can anyone help me with an academic reference ?

I am writing a letter to a local newspaper which has printed a very biased view of domestic violence and I am looking for the study/studies where the attitudes of young men and women were quoted.
I remember that one of the tags was that young men thought that when a woman 'led a man on' he should not be charged with rape !!

Please help

ThunderChild"

zenpriest writes "Most of you by now are probably familiar with Simone de Beauvior's famous pronouncement that no woman should be allowed the choice to stay home and take care of her children, because too many women would take it. Well, it seems that her disciples are in positions of enough power in the UK to decree that this will be so.

"The call for mothers to work is made in a 76-page document from the Women and Equality Unit, which is responsible to Trade Secretary Patricia Hewitt."

In the interests of leveling the playing field, let's all get behind Hillary for president and let her also implement the priniciple that the "village" can raise children better than their mothers can."

zenpriest writes "Is that cracking sound I hear the camel's back giving way? In this historic week: in addition to Canada declaring same sex marriage to be the unlegislated law of the land, Joan Lunden has proven that the inconvenience
of going through pregnancy is not required to be a mother (go to any search engine and type in "Joan Lunden surrogate"), and NZ PM Helen Clark has decreed that lesbians can be "fathers."
By my count, that makes 4 of the 5 major English-speaking countries which have declared surrender to the radical paradigm in the past week. I can be a mother if I have the $$$ to hire a surrogate, Ellen DeGenerate or Rosie can be the "father", in Canada I can marry any of you guys, and in the UK women are going to be pushed to work so the village can raise their kids. Is the war over yet?"

Mark writes "Burlington Coat Factory has taken an interesting approach to attract female shoppers for Father's Day...bashing dad, of course!
In a new TV ad dad - of course chubby, sloppy and balding - messes up the laundry and messes up dinner while mom and the kids look on with condescention.
I am not sure if there is a link to this ad on their company website but I am sure there is a "contact here" link." Anybody else seen this?

Matt writes "Great! About bloody time! Boy Soldiers Toting AK-47s Put at Front of Congo's War: Wonder when the UN will take this seriously? Relatedly, just today for Father's Day, also from the Post: Making Do Without Dad: and At Least 14 Children Will never Meet Dad:
*sigh*... Happy Father's (Fatherless) Day, guys."

Luek writes " At last a father gets a break from the law on the accidental hyperthermia death of his child he left in a van. There have been a couple of reports recently about women who did the same thing and and didn't get prosecuted either.

So maybe the law is finally starting to view men and women equally? Let's hope so.

Anyway....Happy Father's Day!"

Nancy writes "Honoring Fathers on this Father's Day."

zenpriest writes "Someone, I think it was Thunderchild, recently commented about "thinking outside the box." Here is what I think is an excellent example. Canadian courts have essentially
decreed same-sex 'marriage' to be legal. (BTW, I could not find this guy's archives, so this link has a one week shelf life.) A sexual relationship is already not part of the marriage contract (with marital rape laws and all that) (see also: "Why your wife won't have sex with you")
So here's the deal - any of you guys want to marry me? I can be the wife and refuse to have a sexual relationship with you, we can pool our resources, live frugally, and retire in 5 years. Any takers?"

CJ writes "A new study found that men routinely ask for more money than do women in salary negotiations. The study found that the two sexes take radically different tacks as they bargain. The feminist response: Instead of comparing men's and women's negotiating skills, it might be better to examine ''gendered'' perceptions in the workplace. For example, if women are less greedy about salary than men, why are women not perceived as being better for the organization? Hmmmm...?"

Mark writes "I'm not sure if anyone saw lately but Hannity and Colmes on Fox News had a segment on anti-boy bias on Monday of this week and Scarborough Country on MSNBC had a segment on anti-male bias at the NYTimes tonight (Friday). Warren Farrell was tonight's guest and Dr. James Dobson was Monday's.
For the record, both men had a chance to speak out and Hannity and Scarborough (especially) openly and emphatically agreed."

CJ writes "Just another example of the double standard in the media based upon gender here. This a sympathetic article the Boston Globe ran on a mother who attacked and kicked an 11 year old boy at a little league game. The paper is highly sympathetic to the defense attorney’s arguments here; in fact it is the basis of the entire article. If the gender were to be reversed here, a father would likely be portrayed as a monster that should be locked up until trial based on a "dangerous hearing." This woman was released on her own recognizance... trust me, this just doesn’t happen for men in MA."

Tatis writes "Men's and fathers' issues columnist and radio talk show host Glenn Sacks defended male domestic violence victim Ray Blumhorst and his recent, highly publicized lawsuit against 10 LA County domestic violence shelters in a new Los Angeles Daily News opinion column."

Philalethes writes "According to a new report, 'Most male Sudanese college students report that they would prefer to marry a woman who has not been "circumcised," a finding that contradicts the traditional belief that so-called female circumcision increases a woman's chance for finding a husband.' Wait a minute: I thought men -- male lust, male preferences, male cruelty -- were behind this cruel practice? Okay, so maybe it's declining, and good riddance; but as usual, not a word about male circumcision, which is at least as prevalent in the same culture -- but not, apparently, worthy of any concern."

CJ writes "A must read! If you haven't already heard, "Guy TV" is on its way. Unfortunately, it seems that it will be somewhat stereotypical in that it will cater to the base level of men. The article has some surprisingly interesting statements in it, such as: "a male-focused channel will help rectify an ''overemphasis'' of women's issues in popular culture" - ''Men are the new women, in terms of research. They're very trendy'' - Judith Kegan Gardiner, author of ''Masculinity Studies and Feminist Theory: New Directions,'' said that the channel offers an escape for men at a time when they appear to be under attack as more women are graduating from college and growing in economic power. ''Many men feel they don't have the earning power or job security they previously had,'' Please comment, and lets contact this network immediately."

Philalethes writes "According to Nature , 'Male underarms relax women and may make them more fertile.' Just thought we ought to know. Can we forward this to that 'Explain to me again why I need a man' bumpersticker babe?"