Essay here. Excerpt:

'When girls were thought to be in trouble academically, we said "There must be something wrong with the schools," and we changed them to be more girl-friendly. But there is no similar push to assist boys academically. Instead, when boys don't do well in school, we blame the boys.

I had a Petaluma City Schools trustee -- a man -- tell me that the reason boys are behind girls academically is "because they're stupid." I had another man from the Petaluma City Schools -- a teacher -- tell me the reason was "because they're lazy."'

Story here. Excerpt:

'HOUSTON — A 3-year-old who was left in his mother's truck in 90-degree heat as she worked her shift at a Houston hospital died after wriggling free from his car seat, climbing into the front seat and apparently trying to start the ignition or open the windows, officials said.
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Another 3-year-old boy died in a hot vehicle in Houston late Wednesday afternoon.

No charges have been filed in either case.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'A Fathers 4 Justice protester dressed as Batman today brought Britain's busiest stretch of motorway to a standstill during rush hour.
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Tailbacks stretched for 15 miles after computer engineer Geoffrey Hibbert scaled a gantry on the London orbital motorway at 7am and unfurled a banner with pictures of his eight-year-old daughter.
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The 48-year-old says he has been barred from seeing her since his former partner left last August, despite lodging several court appeals.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'The 32-year-old woman, named only as Steffi K., had been found guilty of killing the boys, aged between 3 and 9 years old, in the village of Darry in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein.

Police had found the bodies of the five boys in a house in Darry last December. The woman gave herself up and admitted doping the children before killing them.

"She told the court and the psychologist that she had heard voices threatening the children and she wanted to protect them. She killed them because she believed she was protecting them from these evil powers," said a spokesman for the court in Kiel.'

I don't know what to say, I mean no jail? No Death Sentence? She gets help? It sounds like a joke to me.

Frostyboy on antimisandry.com led me to a feministing.com article, which included a link to this article.

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I was pretty amazed at the article (also available as mp3 stream) and shared it with Glenn Sacks, and figured you folks might be quite interested in this too.

REPORTER: Bunch suggests it should read, "the leading cause of injury to women is men’s violence."
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Naturally, no women are ever violent, commit d/v and so the program does not appear to need to help them deal with their sexism/violence/etc.

The MANN server will be down for maintenance tomorrow, August 15. Expected downtime will be 5-6 hours. Thanks for your patience during this downtime. Update: The server maintenance is complete.

Here is an article about women who cheat and "why". It starts off mentioning crud about men and women cheating for different reasons and how it is usually (but not always) physical reasons for men and emotional reasons for women. They can throw in the "not always" but sometimes it seems like any woman who wants to cheat for sexual or physical reasons could do so and then use ANY of the excuses plotted out in this article.

Here is a Big Brothers Big Sisters Agency recruitment ad targeted to men which starts off portraying masculinity as stupid and foolish, but then says that boys need a positive adult male role model. The second point is good, but they portray men as idiots as their first point. I used to have a big brother from the agency when I was a kid! He said when I'm older I should volunteer. But after seeing that ad I doubt I will now that I know they are bashing the same men they expect to be role models to young boys.

Here is another reason why I won't volunteer.

Story here. Excerpt:

'A Webster woman accused of plowing into a crowd of people and killing a Greece man and injuring four others early yesterday, pleaded not guilty in City Court this morning.
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Rochester Police said Arena had been arguing with someone in the bar and then in the lot shortly before she allegedly drove into the crowd. The nature of the dispute was unclear. Sgt. Mark Beaudrault said alcohol was not a factor in the incident.

Coleman may have recognized Arena, but he was not involved in the dispute that prompted the violence, friends and police confirmed. Arena’s intended target was not known.
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Arena’s attorney Ronald J. Passero also declined to comment on the charges, but noted that the crash “was an accident.”'

Please comment in support of the cyclists who are undertaking this cycling trek and also in support of the DC Festival 2008. Thank you MensActvism Readers! Article here. Excerpt:

'On Aug. 15-16, thousands of people will come together in support of parental rights at the DC Festival 2008.

"Parental rights are one of those natural rights that are and should be protected against intrusion by the government," said Lary Holland, head organizer of this massive event. "It is our responsibility as citizens to remind the government of its limitations."

There is tremendous support for the DC Festival 2008 based on media and blog coverage and numerous elected officials such as U.S Congressman Pete Hoekstra (H.J. Res. 97) and state representatives John Stahl (MI H.J. Res. NN) and Lamar Lemmons Jr.'

Check out this brand new fan site dedicated to Britain's deputy leader Harridan Harmmen.

Video here.

'What are men's issues? Watch this short flash video to get a beginning idea. Societal forces like chivalry, misandry and the onerous male sex role of provide and protect have been having the unfortunate consequence of obscuring the needs of men.'

Story here. Whenever I think that maybe just maybe we make some ground on men's issues something happens to set us way back. If you think things are bad now, if Obama makes it we are all screwed. Excerpt:

'Illinois has joined a growing contingent of states to adopt a law that will put electronic GPS tracking bracelets on men who have not been convicted of any crime, but might be involved in a messy divorce.

The plan, named in memory of Cindy Bischoff, who was attacked and murdered by a former boyfriend, was signed into law just days ago and is scheduled to take effect Jan. 1.

And while its goal of protecting women and children from out-of-control husbands and fathers is good, it goes too far and violates the civil rights of innocent fathers, according to a lawyer for a group that will challenge it.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'SYNDEY, Australia, August 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Danielle Stewart, who fatally stabbed her husband Chaim Kimel with an ornamental knife during a heated argument, was today found guilty of manslaughter.
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Dr. Reardon said that "self-hatred, hatred of the male, and hatred of men in general, were all significantly correlated to each other," and that "this constellation of problems, an increased tendency toward violence, emotional detachment, and self-destructive behaviors, would appear to be exasperated by the study group's dramatically increased rate of drug and alcohol abuse subsequent to abortion."'

Article here. Excerpt:

'United Future would reform New Zealand family law, party MP Judy Turner says.
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"Shared parenting would mean that when both parents want custody, there will be a presumption that day-to-day care will be shared unless there are good reasons why it should not be."

Mrs Turner said research showed children benefited when they continued to have significant relationships with both parents after a breakup.'