Woman who falsely cried rape eight times spared jail

Story here. Excerpt:

'A woman who has cried rape eight times has been spared jail.

Gemma Gregory repeatedly claimed that she had been raped or sexually assaulted by around seven men over a six-year period.'

She made the allegations against ex-boyfriends who ended up being quizzed by detectives about what she had alleged against them.

The 28-year-old was given a one-year jail term suspended for two years by a judge who said she must receive mental health treatment.'

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States urged to open adoption records

This is an update regarding a similar article recently submitted to MANN. Excerpt:

'In a comprehensive report being released Monday, a leading U.S. adoption institute says the answer is "Yes" and urges the rest of America to follow the path of the eight states that allow such access to all adults who were adopted.

States' experiences in providing this information make clear that there are minimal, if any, negative repercussions," said the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute. "Outcomes appear to have been overwhelmingly positive for adult adopted persons and birthparents alike."

Opponents of open access argue that unsealing birth records violates the privacy that birthmothers expected when they opted to give up their babies. They raise the specter of birthparents forced into unwanted relationships with grown children who have tracked them down.'

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Former educator: Boys now the ones stumbling

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"In 1992, a controversial report claiming girls were being shortchanged by public education prompted initiatives credited with improving their academic performance.

Schools hired more female teachers, especially in math and science. Interaction with students in the classroom was tracked and teachers who focused on boys were trained to pay more attention to girls. And girls were encouraged to take more math and science and Advanced Placement classes.
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"Girls outnumber boys in the National Honor Society, take more Advanced Placement courses and have higher grade-point averages, Hilton points out. Among the general population, boys are more than twice as likely as girls to be suspended from school and more than three times as likely to be expelled. They are more frequently diagnosed with learning disabilities. "It was like a huge problem that somehow had been hidden. I can understand why it was hidden. It wasn't on our radar screen — girls were on our radar screen in the 1990s," Hilton said.'

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England: "Girls learn best with no boys"

Article here.

Boys are already considered second class citizens throughout the education system. Now they're blaming boys for impeding the girls' education. Excerpt:

"Pupils in all-girl independent schools are almost 24 per cent more likely to get an A grade than girls in private co-ed schools. The difference is particularly marked in subjects such as physics, chemistry, biology and maths.
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Supporters of single-sex education say girls in mixed schools can be held back because boys monopolise teachers' time, girls are less likely to study "male" subjects such as maths and sciences and they have fewer leadership opportunities."

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Separate classrooms for boys and girls more popular in US

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"Students in single-sex classrooms tend to concentrate on their lessons better, the National Association for Single Sex Public Education claims. Proponents say that this is in part because the lessons can zero in on different interests and developmental levels between boys and girls of the same age.

Educators have long known of differences in learning methods between boys and girls, but now many public schools in the US are making the move to educate their children separately.

Studies show that American boys concentrate less, have more problems with reading and are overall weaker students than girls, leading more boys to fail than their female counterparts."

"overall weaker"?

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RADAR ALERT: Only Two Weeks Left to Submit Video Questions for Republican YouTube Debate

The deadline for submitting a question for YouTube/CNN's Republican debate is Sunday, November 25th, just two weeks away. The debate itself is scheduled for the following Wednesday.

Seldom is there such an opportunity to focus the candidates' attention on the issues RADAR addresses -- issues such as:

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Man who was deceived about paternity retains custody

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"The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that people who deceive their spouses into thinking that a child is theirs cannot later contest their right to custody -- even if DNA tests show they are not the parent.

The court unanimously upheld a lower court ruling granting primary custody to Ren Ricky Hinshaw, whose wife led him to believe he was the father of their child until they divorced and she produced genetic testing showing the child wasn't his."

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Discrimination against women... in coffee shops?

Article here.

That's right people, a story about coffee shops discriminating against women. Apparently they have to wait a whole 20 extra seconds for their drinks on average.

The study is unscientific. It only covered eight coffee houses, so that data is quite questionable. The author's sexist solution? Women-only coffee shops. Note that the author is male.

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Woman Stabs Estranged Husband to Death, Faces Two Assault Charges

Manslaughter? Even unintentional homicide? No. "Assault". Story here. Excerpt:

'November 9, 2007 2:20 pm — An apparent domestic dispute led to a man being fatally stabbed about 9:45 p.m. last night at 42 Wilcox St., just off Monroe Avenue, in the city.

Roman Demary, 28, of Rochester, was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries. He underwent surgery, but died about five hours later, police said.

Denise Ortiz-Demary, 25, of Rochester, the victim's estranged wife, was charged today with two counts of first-degree assault, according to Public Information Officer Deidre Taccone.'

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"2007 Women's Expo"

Another woman-only event! Events like these can be found all over the country at various times. This one is just an example. Now imagine a "Men's Expo", men only please. Or maybe a "Whites Expo", or "Blacks Expo", etc.

While it may be true these kinds of things exist for one purpose only: to sell stuff to people -- nonetheless, just as with "women's banks", women-only hotel floors, women-only beaches, etc., the message is this: we don't like men and don't want them around, for whatever reasons. This is just one way that gender feminist separatists are bringing their new world order into being.

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Sexist jokes can increase discrimination

Article here.

Surprise...it only about discriminating against women, despite the fact it would have been incredibly simple to do the exact same experiment with both genders. And of course, no mention of the rampant misandry and man-bashing in the media.

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Purdue Student Paper: "Females initiate some abuse"

Via Marc A.: "This is the 7th university newspaper story (we know of) that resulted from our news release in the past month."

Article here. Excerpt:

'Men are not always necessarily the initiators of domestic violence.

A recent study has shown that men and women commit acts of domestic violence at similar rates.

"Domestic violence is a human problem, not a gender problem," said Marc Angelucci, president of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Coalition of Free Men. "But unfortunately it has been misframed as a gender problem for decades by the media and by gender-driven political ideologies."'

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Australia: Law 'turns boys into rapists'

Story here. Excerpt:

'Tough new rape laws which make it clear being drunk does not constitute consent have been condemned by barristers, who insist: "It will turn our sons into criminals."

The NSW Bar Associations reckons the "No means no" law goes too far and will lobby Upper House members to vote against it when it is up for debate next week.

The law will define the meaning of consent for the first time, making it clear that being drunk or under the influence of drugs does not mean consent has been given.

It will also introduce an "objective fault test", meaning a man can no longer use the defence that he thought he had consent if the circumstances appear unreasonable.'

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Book: "Does Feminism Discriminate against Men?: A Debate"

Dear Editor,

This may be the first time there has been a very positive review from a mainstream national newspaper (Canada's National Post) praising a male-positive perspective over a feminist perspective. It is a review of Does Feminism Discriminate Against Men?: A Debate between Warren Farrell (with Steven Svoboda) and James P. Sterba. You can read it here.

More important, "Does Feminism Discriminate Against Men?" is the first time one of the two main academic presses (Oxford U Press and Harvard U Press) has attempted to introduce a male-positive perspective to feminist gender studies professors in the U.S. and Canada. If we each contact a local university to suggest this book, its adoption will encourage other academic presses to introduce more books incorporating male-positive perspectives.

How badly is this needed in universities? Look at this email I received yesterday...

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Woman Charged With Biting Off Ex-Boyfriend's Lip During Kiss

Story here. Excerpt:

'SEATTLE — A woman accused of biting off two-thirds of her ex-boyfriend's lower lip as they were kissing in bed was charged Wednesday with second-degree domestic-violence assault.
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Brummel said he and Cutler kissed several times when, without provocation, she bit off his lip and spat it out, deputies said. Doctors at Highline Hospital were unable to reattach the lip and said the man will likely be permanently disfigured.'

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