Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2025-05-09 17:48
Article here. Excerpt:
'In the desperate aftermath of an earthquake in Haiti, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) excluded men from emergency food aid. WFP head Josette Sheeran announced the policy:
"It is our methodology to distribute only to women to ensure that food gets to women and children in Haiti."
I described what happened in my first essay but, here, I want to focus on what didn’t happen - concern for men.
If the WFP had withheld food from almost any other group, say people of colour, they would have been universally condemned. Instead, they were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020. What could explain such indifference to the fate of men?'
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Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2025-05-09 16:29
Article here. Excerpt:
'On Thursday, during an appearance on “The View” the former president didn’t hold back in expressing his thoughts on why America elected Donald Trump for a second term instead of Harris. He said frankly he wasn’t surprised.
“I wasn’t surprised, not because I didn’t think the Vice President was qualified to be president. She is. She is qualified to be president of the United States of America,” he explained. “I wasn’t surprised because it went the sexist route.”'
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Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2025-05-09 03:26
Article here. Excerpt:
'Last week I attended the launch of Ask A Mate, an app developed by Brisbane domestic violence charity Beyond DV. It’s a tool for young men aged between 13 and 18 to access advice on topics such as relationships, gender, sex, consent, and domestic and sexual violence – delivered by people they look up to. Think AFL stars and bass players.
Beyond DV founder Carolyn Robinson came up with the concept in 2022 in response to the spread of dangerous online content influencing young men.
“That was really my whole reason for doing this, [to provide young men] with an alternative to Andrew Tate,” she says. The brutal murder of Sydney coach Lilie James by her former partner in 2023 was another reason to see the project through.'
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Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2025-05-09 01:14
Article here. This is one to watch. So if a guy makes a "misogynistic comment" while you've both been doing stoopid things like getting high and drunk, obviously the thing to do is set him on fire after throwing fuel on him. Bet she gets a slap on the wrist. Excerpt:
'A woman who angrily doused an "old friend" in petrol and set him alight for making a misogynistic comment was suffering from depression and substance abuse, a court has heard.
Corbie Jean Walpole, 24, earlier pleaded guilty to one charge of burning or maiming by using corrosive fluid.
Her victim, Jake Loader, was 23 when he was found with life-threatening burns at a southern New South Wales home in Howlong on January 7 last year.
Walpole tearfully appeared before the Albury District Court today expecting to be sentenced.'
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Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2025-05-07 00:08
Article here. Excerpt:
'One of the clearest long-term examples of using fear, blame, victimhood, and resentment as a social tactic is the way feminism — backed by unwavering support from the media and lawmakers — has worked to embed fear, distrust, and blame into the minds of women and girls.
Nearly every major feminist campaign has been built on two themes: blaming men and claiming victimhood. Along the way, women have been encouraged to distrust men, to fear them, and to view their actions through a lens of suspicion.
The success of these campaigns has relied heavily on gynocentrism — a deeply embedded, often invisible bias. Most people don’t even realize they carry it, but it’s there, quietly shaping our instincts. Gynocentrism shows up as an automatic tendency to prioritize the needs, emotions, and concerns of women, while overlooking those of men. Feminists have strategically weaponized this bias, using it to pressure institutions and society into funneling more resources to women.'
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Submitted by Matt on Mon, 2025-05-05 20:53
Article here. In future, ladies, if you just feel threatened by a man, you need only claim you were high on drugs and run him through with a knife -- and you'll be fine. In fact, you'll get loads of sympathy and will probably make money off it. Excerpt:
'A teenage girl cried tears of relief and clutched her chest, as a jury in Victoria's Supreme Court found her not guilty of murder.
There was an outpouring of emotion in the courtroom as the verdict was delivered, with the girl's family breaking down and security guards hugging the girl when the judge told her she was free to go home.
The girl, who was 17 at the time of the attack and cannot be identified for legal reasons, said she was acting in self-defence when she plunged a kitchen knife into Seb O'Halloran's chest at her Mildura home on October 21, 2023.
Prosecutors called the incident murder. The girl's lawyers argued it was self-defence.'
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Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2025-05-04 23:15
Interesting video here. For those new to the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, read some about him on Wikipedia here. Nice thing about this take is it's based largely on biological imperatives in humans; it's not ideological, more analytical.
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Submitted by Mastodon on Sun, 2025-05-04 12:25
Article here. Excerpt:
'When Jane’s* abusive ex-partner turned up at her house and began “screaming abuse” and “threatening her”, she called the police.
But when officers arrived, they said they couldn’t do anything as, despite her ex being stood opposite her home, he was technically outside of the restraining order area.
“I got angry and kicked off,” Jane told the Prison Reform Trust charity. “So they arrested me.”
Jane’s story is not unusual. At least 1,486 women who were accused of assaulting an emergency worker in the four years to November 2024 had been victims of domestic abuse in their lifetime, openDemocracy can reveal. The findings raise concerns that vulnerable women are being criminalised when they seek help to deal with an abuser.'
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Submitted by Mastodon on Sun, 2025-05-04 08:14
Article here. Excerpt:
'A Toms River police officer charged with attacking her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend has been released from jail on the charges, but only to allow her to attend an in-patient mental health treatment program, a judge has ruled.
Rebecca A. Sayegh, 32, was expected to board a flight Friday evening for an out-of-state facility operated by Shatterproof, a mental health treatment program that specializes in treating law enforcement officers, said Terrance Turnbach, her attorney.
Superior Court Judge Pamela Snyder agreed to allow Sayegh to be released to attend the program, which is 30 to 90 days of in-patient treatment.
Berkeley Township police initially released her, but she was re-arrested Monday because home invasion burglary is a first-degree charge that comes with a presumption of a warrant, authorities said during the hearing.'
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Submitted by Mastodon on Sun, 2025-05-04 08:03
Article here. Excerpt:
'The Scottish government has confirmed it will not bring forward planned legislation to criminalise misogyny before next year's Holyrood election.
A bill has long been promised to improve protections for women and girls, but ministers now say there is not enough time to draw up a law which reflects the recent Supreme Court judgement on the definition of a woman.
They are instead going to amend existing hate crime legislation to provide protections on the basis of sex.
The government has also confirmed it will not be bringing forward legislation to end conversion therapy this term, and is hoping for a UK-wide solution.
A new misogyny law was promised after an expert group in 2022 backed separate legislation rather than incorporating abuse and violence against women into Scotland's hate crime law.
The group, led by Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, said this was a better option because women are not a minority, and a "more fundamental set of responses" were required to address the "deeply rooted" problem.
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Submitted by Mastodon on Sun, 2025-05-04 07:57
Article here. Excerpt:
'A scorching exposé is calling out feminist organizations for their lack of representation and toxic workplace culture. On Monday, The Lily, a publication for millennial women, outlined in detail the ways in which some of the country’s most revered women-led entities are pushing an agenda catered to White women at the detriment of their Black employees.
Among those named in the article are the National Organization for Women (NOW) and the American Association of University Women (AAUW). The latter’s mission is to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research and the homepage talks about achieving a “vision of equal opportunity for all.” But Black former staffers who worked at AAUW say within the nonprofit, that’s simply not the case.'
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Submitted by Mastodon on Sun, 2025-05-04 07:55
Article here. Excerpt:
'The Department of Justice (DOJ) has cut hundreds of grants for programs it believes do not advance the agency’s mission, including awards focusing on “racial equity” and “toxic” masculinity.
As part of its effort to slash funding out-of-step with the Trump administration’s agenda, Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut over 360 grants, according to an agency official.
One $2 million grant was awarded in 2022 for a “feminist, culturally specific nonprofit organization” to address “structural racism and toxic masculinities.” Another $5 million grant went to a group that promotes “racial equity in victim services” to conduct “listening sessions in targeted communities.”'
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Submitted by Mastodon on Sat, 2025-05-03 15:39
Video here.
Serial entrepreneur, professor, bestselling author & podcaster Scott Galloway breaks down what's happened to masculinity in America, how young men are failing and what we can do to address it.
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Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2025-05-02 16:56
Article here. Excerpt:
'Attorney General James Uthmeier is launching the Office of Parental Rights (OPR) to empower parents and protect children. This first-in-the-nation initiative is established to provide justice to parents and families whose rights have been violated. In Florida, parental rights are reserved to the parent of a minor child without obstruction or interference from the state, any of its political subdivisions, governmental entities, or institutions.
“Governments should understand that—when it comes to raising a child—they don’t know best. The parents do, and they deserve an Attorney General’s office working on their behalf,” said Attorney General James Uthmeier. “This first-in-the-nation office is a mechanism for parents and families to seek justice where local governments and school systems seek to 'treat,' indoctrinate, or collect data from students without parental involvement. This new initiative is another way we are making Florida the best place to raise a family.”'
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Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2025-05-01 04:05
Article here. Women-only spaces, good. Men-only spaces, bad. SSDD. Excerpt:
'It started out as a gathering to reduce loneliness and combat social isolation among elderly men.
Now there are more than 1,000 Men in Sheds projects running across the country, where members get together, talk and learn new skills.
But while many are aimed exclusively at men, one group in Loughborough, Leicestershire, has taken the decision to admit women and members' wives.
Member Brenda Needham said: "I kept asking my husband all the while 'why can't we join?'"'
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