Court Revives Claim That Club Was Biased Against Men - June 1, 2007

"Business patrons alleging discrimination need not show that they demanded and were refused equal treatment in order to obtain redress under the Unruh Civil Rights Act, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled yesterday."

"The justices reversed a ruling by Div. Five of this district’s Court of Appeal, which held a group of male club patrons could not recover damages for allegedly discriminatory pricing because they had not asked to be charged the same rate as female guests."

Writing for the high court, Chief Justice Ronald M. George rejected the view that the “denial” of rights referred only to a business establishment’s response to the demand for equal accommodation."

Story here. Excerpt:

"Just over one in 10 men do not volunteer to work with children because they are worried people will think they are a paedophile, a survey suggests.
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More volunteers will have to be checked because of a new child protection law being introduced next year.
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In all, 13% of the men questioned said they would not choose to volunteer to work with children due to fear of being perceived as a paedophile.
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Both the NCH and Chance UK are calling for men to come forward and mentor boys aged five to 11.

The NCH's chief executive, Clare Tickell, said: "Many children, especially boys, are desperately in need of a male mentor, which is why we urgently need men to come forward despite any fears they may have about public perception."

Review here. Excerpt:

"Instead we were subjected to a two hour feminist screed against men. The opening line said it all "Oh my Johnny I love him so, but why he beats me I don't know". It gets worse from there. Scene after scene details in painful minutia how men are to blame for every ill that ever befell the authors life, and the life of every woman in history. Her Grandfather the alcoholic, her Father the abuser, the boys she dated, the boys who dated her friends, even the boys who dared to not call her in high school. We were both sickened. We stayed to support our friend, but I refused to applaud. Looking around, I noticed that almost every man in the audience was sitting stock still, a look of pained tolerance on his face. None applauded but the outwardly gay man in the front row."

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Ed. note: Official site for this musical is http://www.respectamusicaljourney.com/.

Article here.

I know some here have some issues with Sommers, but overall, she is the biggest ally towards the improvement of boys education. This is the same book Wendy McElroy has discussed and praised in the past. Excerpt:

"Parents and educators are wringing their hands over the poor academic performance of boys. Girls are better readers, earn higher grades and are far more likely to go to college. America does a much better job educating girls than boys. But now, out of nowhere, comes a book that may hold the secret to male learning.
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They are mothers who happen to notice that their sons have fallen in love with this wonderful, wholesome, delightfully instructive anachronism of a book."

Sent by Tom to the MR2007 list, and re-posted here:

"Time to start thinking about finalizing your plans for the conference. We are only six weeks out! Don't forget that your hotel reservations need to be made by June 13th. After that you will have to pay the full rate which is considerably more expensive. Do it now!

We now have a brochure online for the conference:

http://www.trueequality.com/boys.pdf

We are hoping that you will have a look at it and download and print a copy or two to hand out to your local schools or maybe the local police departments or boy scouts. Wherever you think people might be interested in learning more about boys. You could also email the link to people you think might want to attend.

Soon we will have the conference schedule up and running.

Let me know if you have questions.

To register online go here:

http://www.trueequality.com/reg07

Tom

Essay here. Excerpt:

"The intrusion of the federal government into the private business between proprietor and customer, employer-employee indeed, husband and wife - has led to the environment that allows feminists to work their mischief. If women want a women only floor, hotel, club, sports organization or business, they have every right to do that. Men should consider ventures such as this a “green light” to segregate their own organizations as they see fit, and leave it to feminist groups to object (as they surely will, with no trace of irony). By putting the onus back upon women to seek federal redress of the alleged inequity of such organizations, feminists invite unwelcome attention to their sacred cows."

As if there weren't enough misandrist ads from automakers these days, Dodge Ram (who I thought would want to sell to men) brings out this little ditty.

"I now pronounce you unconscious" features a bride and groom at the alter. She delivers a violent headbutt right before "I do", then drags the unconscious groom out of the church.

I can take a joke. Really, I can. But this is really, really violent. Even a bit scary. Anyone would cringe at this ad -- MRA or not.

If you choose to comment on the video on YouTube, please be polite and civil.

If anyone has the contact info for Dodge's marketing department or ad agency, please put it in the comments here and on YouTube.

The National Post ran two articles and two letters to the editor today on men and feminism.

Barbara Kay, discusses the Peel School Board's approach to domestic violence, false statistics, and ignoring violence against men.

Two letters to the editor on feminism can be found here and here.

Here's more political nonsense about the wage gap nonsense:

'"All Americans deserve equal pay for equal work, and it is my hope that Congress can remove the technical hurdles that will prevent individuals from receiving what is rightfully theirs," said Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., a Democratic presidential candidate."

"Many victims of pay discrimination who didn't immediately realize they were being paid less than others will have no remedy, even though the discrimination continues with every paycheck," Kennedy said. "With women earning only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men, the nation needs strong laws against pay discrimination. This is not what Congress intended when we passed the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1991, and we need to restore full protection against wage discrimination."'

Covered by Glenn Sacks here. Big step forward! Excerpt:

Speaking for the three other dissenting justices, Ginsburg's voice was as precise and emotionless as if she were reading a banking decision, but the words were stinging. "In our view, the court does not comprehend, or is indifferent to, the insidious way in which women can be victims of pay discrimination," she said.

Poor Ginsburg -- read as she laments being a lonely and frustrated woman on a Supreme Court filled with men. Ugh, give me a break.

Story here. Excerpt:

'Finding out if there is a sex offender living near you is public information that is easily accessed, but many people do not consider checking out the lady next door.
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There are 81-females on the sex offender registry that live all over Connecticut, but most of their neighbors are unaware.
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"A lot of time with the female offenders there's always some sort of mental health treatment as a condition of their probation," said Anselmo.'

Story here.

I she gets hurt, she'll sue the education system.

Excerpt:
"She's a tough tackler and a natural winner, as the boys on her team would tell you.

Now Minnie Crutwell has secured a famous victory - against the might of the Football Association.

The 11-year-old has forced the FA to reconsider its age-limit for mixed-sex teams, after recruiting Government ministers to her cause.

Minnie will now be allowed to stay with her team beyond her next birthday, instead of being forced to join a girls-only side. There will be a one-year pilot to see how older mixed sides work before the FA decides on a long-term policy."

Story here. Excerpt:

"Jeni Dinkel, the wife of a former Cincinnati Bengal Tom Dinkel, entered a not guilty plea Tuesday in court to third-degree rape charges.

Her attorney said Dinkel's plea is likely to change Thursday, when she is scheduled to face a judge again.

Kenton County Commonwealth Attorney Rob Sanders said the 15-year-old victim's family has expressed support for a plea deal."

The pictures tell the tale here. Excerpt:

Slide 1:
"An award-winning female middle school teacher accused of having sex with a teenage girl was in jail Wednesday on five sex-related charges, authorities said."

Slide 2:
"Kanesa Hopkins, 31, who was recently named the school's Teacher of the Year by her peers, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a former student several years ago, authorities said. The sexual assaults occurred at both Hopkins' and the alleged victim's residences, according to a sworn statement."