Article here. Excerpt:

'The obsession with ‘toxic masculinity’ shows no sign of abating. As reported this weekend, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has warned of ‘the misogyny increasingly gripping our schools’.

In response to this threat, the government is to issue guidance for teachers to look out for signs in the classroom of ‘incel culture’ stemming from the ‘manosphere’. Teachers of pupils aged over 14 are to be told to look for clues that boys were being drawn into aggressive misogyny, behaviour that could lead to violence and sexual abuse. They are to be on guard for rhetoric indicating teenage boys are being radicalised into ‘hating women’.

A preferable route would be to stop teaching boys to hate themselves in the first place. This is the source of so much discontent among teenage boys, the reason why so many are becoming dysfunctional to begin with, and the reason why many take refuge in the manosphere.

A good first step would be to cease the narrative of ‘toxic masculinity’.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Handsome, Ivy-League educated, from a well-heeled family – oh, and did I mention the rippling six pack?

On paper, Luigi Mangione is the sort of man any sane young woman might dream of.

There's a rather large problem, however: the smouldering Italian American now stands charged with killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, 50-year-old Brian Thompson, in New York last Wednesday.

I'll admit, I was captivated as soon as the first CCTV images of Mangione were released to the public just hours after the murder.

Various cameras captured him apparently pulling off his meticulously planned operation: approaching Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel, executing the hit and vanishing on an electric bike.

It was like a scene from a Christopher Nolan thriller: cinematic, chilling – and darkly compelling.'

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'Anxiety and Depression Association of America defines toxic masculinity as "the way men are culturally trained and socially pressured to behave" with the three tenants of "toughness", "anti-femininity", and "power."

Two organizations have collaborated to curate a program that prevents this phenomenon in young boys.

A Call to Men is a national organization that promotes healthy behaviors among men of all backgrounds.

This organization has served several male-dominated spaces teaching them the same message.'

Video here.

'This is an important video from a group in Australia called the “Other Side.“ They do an excellent job in looking at the reality that men have been under attack. The video has a professional feel to it and is a good bet to influence people who might be new to these issues. Share it!'

Article here. Need I comment? Excerpt:

'The Michigan Court of Appeals declined to overturn a light jail sentence for a young woman who killed her father by burning him with a dangerous powder when he couldn't drive her to a hair appointment before her 18th birthday party.

Megan Imirowicz, now 21, was sentenced to a year in jail in 2023. She was immediately released because she had already spent roughly 17 months in custody before trial and while awaiting her punishment.

Sentencing guidelines called for a minimum term of slightly more than four years in prison. But Oakland County Judge Victoria Valentine gave Imirowicz a break, noting her age, lack of maturity and likelihood of rehabilitation. Prosecutors objected.'

Article here. Innocent til proven guilty but one to watch. "But women don't do these kinds of things!" Really? Excerpt:

'A glamorous Washington state lawmaker bullied a male aide into sex, then made him run her errands and tried to fire him when he reported her, a lawsuit claims.

Emily Clouse, 30, is said to have begun a 'mutually consensual dating relationship' with the unnamed man after being elected as a commissioner in Thurston County, which includes the state's capital of Olympia.

But the aide alleges he felt unable to reject Clouse's advances because of the power she held over him and says he found the romance 'increasingly unwelcome.''

Article here. If these were women, there'd be massive help lent to them. In fact the situation never would have gotten this bad. Excerpt:

'The crew of the Grand Sunny cargo ship has been stuck at sea for a year, unpaid and often hungry, after the vessel’s mysterious owner stopped paying the bills.

The fate of the 11 men on board the Grand Sunny off the coast of China is increasingly common in the global shipping industry. The vessel appears to have been involved in sanctions-dodging trade, transporting oil products in the South China Sea, according to Hong Kong maritime officials.'

Video here.

'The inclusion of women in higher education is a great achievement for Western liberal societies. How is this changing academic culture?

An essay by behavioural scientists Bo Winegard and Cory Clark.'

Article here. Interesting development. Excerpt:

'So Christenson began exploring other denominations in college and landed on perhaps the most traditional of all: Orthodox Christianity. In 2022, at the age of 25, he converted.

“It seems to me like the mainline denominations are hemorrhaging people,” he said. “If you still are serious about being a Christian now that there isn’t really as much social status tied up in it, and you want something that has some heft to it, there’s more of an awareness of Orthodoxy than there used to be.”
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Christenson’s story isn’t just anecdotal. As more and more Protestant churches unfurl Pride flags and Black Lives Matter banners in front of their gates, young men are trending toward more traditional forms of worship.

A survey of Orthodox churches around the country found that parishes saw a 78% increase in converts in 2022, compared with pre-pandemic levels in 2019. And while historically men and women converted in equal numbers, vastly more men have joined the church since 2020.

Video here. Levi Nichs discusses the effects of the elimination of permanent alimony in Florida.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Although today a woman can be more like a man, and a man can be more like a woman, anti-female hatred, contempt and prejudice persists.

Patriarchy, originating with the advent of agriculture, is a 10,000-year-old social system of society and government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family. Men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property. Women are largely excluded.

It is different from sexism, which is prejudice and discrimination based on a person’s sex or gender. However, patriarchy has been a breeding ground for sexism.

To suggest solutions, we must first acknowledge the advantages and disadvantages of patriarchy and the gains and losses when we give it up. It will then be possible to change from patriarchal attitudes and behaviors to egalitarian and humanistic attitudes and behaviors.

Article here. Excerpt:

'A Swiss study found that men who identify with traditional male norms strongly are at a higher risk of suicide. Globally men already have a higher suicide rate than women, but this study further delves into what kind of men particularly are more at risk. Emulating the traditional muscular role intensively is detrimental and takes a mental toll, driving towards suicide.
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'The number of men in the U.S. with the job of registered nurse has nearly tripled since the early 2000s. Many come to the field after working in the military or in jobs, such as paramedics or firefighters, that exposed them to the work of nurses.
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Many of the manufacturing jobs that are being moved overseas, replaced by automation or phased out of the American economy were mostly filled by men. As a result, other occupations traditionally dominated by women are now gaining a larger share of men, including elementary and middle-school teachers and customer-service representatives.'

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'West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service employee Tayba Amber lost a number of claims against the organisation after claiming Martin McCarthy was a 'sexual predator'.

Miss Amber worked as an information governance assistant at the fire service's HQ before going off sick from stress in March 2022.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service employee Tayba Amber lost a number of claims against the organisation after claiming Martin McCarthy was a 'sexual predator'.

Miss Amber worked as an information governance assistant at the fire service's HQ before going off sick from stress in March 2022.'

Article here. Look, an "abused woman" was forced to defend herself with a chain-saw. Excerpt:

'A woman allegedly murdered her husband to escape an abusive marriage, gaining control of certain finances before killing and dismembering him with a drop saw, then placing his remains in up to 30 plastic bags which were dumped across south-west Sydney, a court has heard.

Nirmeen Noufl, 53, was supported by a dozen family members and friends as she was refused Supreme Court bail on Thursday morning over the alleged murder of 62-year-old Mamdouh “Emad” Noufl. Nirmeen Noufl is fighting the charges.'