Look at this, will you. Do you suppose for even one second that had the young man been either female or a few years older that this officer (a sergeant, no less) would have behaved this way? And to think, we can elect representatives and all, and still, this happens. Notice how he taunts him with such phrases as "young boy"? Can you imagine him calling a woman a "young girl" like that? Never.

Story here. Excerpt:

'Workers in a Russian region have been given today off to have sex in a bid to boost the birth rate.

Today has been declared the Day of Conception in Ulyanovsk, Lenin's birthplace, when couples are told go to home and multiply.

If they succeed they could win a car, cash or a fridge.
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The scheme is championed by Ulyanovs's governor, Sergei Morozov.

"The leadership (of the country) is interested in the family," he told AP Television News.'

Other countries continue to value the family. This is just another of the many ways in which Feminism undermines our society.

Story here.

Imagine a father ties his 14 year old daughter to a bed, pulls down her pants and spanks her with a heavy wooden brush until she wets herself. Would he walk free from court? Excerpt:

'A WOMAN who struck her teenage daughter's bare buttocks with a hearth brush until she wet herself left a Tasmanian court unpunished today.

Justice Peter Evans said it was unnecessary to punish Michelle Joyce Cooper because she already had to live with the consequences of her actions.

He placed her on a three-year good behaviour bond.

The Primrose Sands woman was found guilty in the Supreme Court in Hobart last week of assaulting her 14-year-old daughter.

Cooper, 46, tied her daughter to a bed, pulled down her pants and hit her with a wooden hearth brush after becoming angry with her for wagging school, the court had been told.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'The decade long wave of sexual offenses committed by women — teachers in particular have exposed a cultural double standard: The public is more willing to accept the female abuser's claim that she had a "relationship" with the victim. And in cases in which the male is a teenager, the sexual abuse is more likely to be dismissed as a rite of passage. The questionable, yet overriding assumption, is that women predators are somehow different from men.
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"Men are demonized, women are diagnosed. Men are beasts, but women are troubled or mentally ill," said media scholar Matthew Felling in an interview with Fox News. In fact, accounts of women sexual offenders are often more titillating than harsh. Felling calls the news coverage of young, attractive teachers involved with their students "part crime drama, part Penthouse letter."

Yeah, it was predictable. The husband murderer was cleared by a hick judge to do the Oprah Show over the objections of her in-laws.

Lifetime Channel man hating movie of the month next for Bloody Mary? Sure, why not? Excerpt:

'A few hours after one Tennessee judge ruled that Mary Winkler could go on television and talk about why she killed her preacher husband, another denied her request to travel out of state to be on the show.
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A press release issued earlier this month from "The Oprah Winfrey Show" promised that Winkler would open up about the abuse, reveal details from the day her husband died and explain why she has decided to speak up now.
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After allowances for time served, Winkler spent about a week in county jail before being transferred to an unidentified mental health facility.'

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Ed. note: MANN received multiple submissions of this story. Good eyes, guys! Related links submitted from other posts are as follows:

From Marc A.:

On August 28, 2007, the Appellate Division of the County of Riverside in California reversed the sexist decision of Judge Robert W. Armstrong that held the crime of indecent exposure only applies to men and not women. The case is People v. Alexis Luz Garcia, Riverside Appellate Case Number APP004054.

The defendant, an adult female, was charged with indecent exposure (Penal Code § 314(1)) after she allegedly unclothed in front of a boy because the boy continued playing basketball when she told him to stop. Judge Armstrong said the conduct may have been 'very silly and illegal' but that it did not warrant having to register as a sex offender. He also held that indecent exposure cannot apply to women because the statute says 'exposes his person.' On that basis, the trial court dismissed the case. The appellate division reversed, holding there is no logical reason why a woman cannot commit indecent exposure, and citing numerous authorities interpreting the statute to be gender-inclusive despite the word 'his.'

I’ve always had unusual ideas for promoting men’s issues, and now I’ve got myself right into maybe the wildest idea yet! I’ve entered a romance novel competition, and I need a lot more votes before Friday if I’m going to make a showing there!

This is the First Chapters Romance competition at Gather, and the Grand Prize is a publishing contract with Simon & Schuster, which is not something to be sneezed at. Imagine the romance genre being invaded by a man-friendly author! There are no “beta male” characters in my books, no deeply-flawed bad boys, just (mostly) decent human beings who sometimes turn out to be heroes. As in real life.

I figure a lot of you have already joined up at Gather to check out the Men’s Issues Group, so why not take it one step further and vote for my book here. Leave a comment if you like! You will have my undying gratitude…

Fathers4Justice, CRISPE and the Equal Parenting Bike Trek Crew visited a PA Courthouse to spread awareness of a child's fundamental right to be loved, guided, nurtured and educated by both fit and willing parents.

The Parent-Child Relationship is a fundamental right that MUST be protected at all costs!

View this "in your face" style video now on YouTube.

Full letter here.

The following is an excerpt from Baskerville's recent Open Letter to the Board of ACFC:

"In recent years, able individuals who have served in leadership positions within ACFC have departed in frustration and anger: Jane Spies, Diana Thompson, Stuart Miller, Murray Davis, David Usher, Ed Truncellito. Each cited leadership problems in his or her departure. These people quickly went from being respected and trusted friends to being anathematized as if they were enemies, much as figures appear and disappear in a Kremlin photograph."

(note: there is a single popup when first opening the page)

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Ed. note: I debated with myself re posting this submission. Then I thought it through-- an open communication from the president of ACFC, even if it is critical of its own organization, is news in the context of MRA work and so there is no reason not to post it. But it's no secret that inter-group politics and conflicts of interest and personalities are found in MRA circles-- unfortunately, that part isn't news.

Good People & People of Faith,

This is a brief status updated message for what has occurred this week. More background and details at the web site,
http://www.AKidsRight.Org/clinton
There will be another message with more details and future plans to follow:

September 4, 2007 - At app 10 am, John returned to the Syracuse Federal Building with chalk. He wrote on the ground, "I Love you Dom" (Domenic is his son) & "Sen. Clinton Help Us!" in about three different locations. He was taken into custody and was arraigned by US Magistrate Judge DiBianco. The Judge asked him to sign a conditional release form stating he wouldn't come back to the building. John would not sign. He is currently being held at the Jamesville Correctional Facility near Syracuse. John hasn't been told how long he'll be there, but he had been told earlier that the maximum sentence is 15 days for each offense.

>News Flash: National Coalition of Free Men, Board of Directors, Meets in San Diego to Chart Course for the Future!

Members of the Board of the National Coalition of Free Men (NCFM) met in San Diego, California over the weekend to chart a course for NCFM for the future. NCFM Board members came from as far away as Minnesota, and NCFM general members came from as far away as New York, to participate in (and witness) this historic meeting.

Over the course of the next two days, the assembled board members addressed issues pertaining to structure and direction for NCFM in coming months and years.

The coming year will certainly not be a boring one for the NCFM Board, it’s members, and friends.

Thanks to Marc A. for the tip.

Story here. Excerpt:

'MANY persons would have witnessed a St Thomas wife roughing up her husband on live TV aired Tuesday, after the man, appearing without his voters' ID for the general elections, refused to do the legal alternative and swear to the presiding officer.

The fellow, a tall, bearded man, who said he only swore to God, was draped up and dragged away by his chubby wife, who berated him for acting the fool.'

Studio 1714 has been very helpful to getting the Equal Parenting Rights issue to those who would not normally hear it! Let's help them by boosting their view count AND ratings on YouTube as a way of returning thanks to them. They are strong advocates of Equal Parenting Rights. Make sure to comment and also vote a 5 star!

Part Two - NEW

Part One

Story here.

Insisting that she has "First Amendment" rights in the courtroom, a Nebraska woman sues a judge who barred the word "Rape" at trial. There has already been two mistrials in this case. We'll just have to see if feminist protesters with tape on their mouths decide the outcome of this rape case, instead of the facts themselves. Can someone tell me why she just won't describe to the jury what happened? Why is it so important to her to use inflammatory remarks? Excerpt:

'LINCOLN, Neb. -- The 24-year-old woman at the center of a sexual assault case has sued the judge who barred the word "rape" and other words from being used during the trial.

Tory Bowen said in the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Lincoln that Lancaster County District Judge Jeffre Cheuvront violated her First Amendment right to free speech.'

10.30-12.00 2G
DADS ON THE AIR
Tuesday 11th September 2007, 10.30am to 12 midday

2GLF FM 89.3 in Sydney
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FAMILY COURT HELL

With special guests...
Mark Harris, the English father who was jailed for waving at his daughters as they drove past in the family car, and author of a new book "Family Court Hell", a rare and unique insight into the secret British family court system.

"Family Court Hell" is one man's harrowing story of frustration and determination as he battled for access rights to his young daughters following the bitter break-up of his marriage. Incredibly, his was a journey that spanned almost ten years, with 133 hearings by 33 judges, and which reportedly cost the taxpayer over GBP1 million.