Story here.

I'm not certain Oprah is a true humanitarian. While this school is certainly beneficial for girls, she has seemingly ignored the educational needs of boys. While the girls attend schools in an ultra modern facility, the boys will continue their education under third world conditions. I believe Oprah deserves much critisim for her decision to blatantly ignore boys, yet she is such a powerfull media figure, I fear her neglecting young boys will go virtually un-noticed. The woman she be exposed as a hypocrite. Excerpt:

'The tough talk comes as the famously philanthropic Winfrey unveils her Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa - a sprawling, 28-building complex for impoverished teens that features a yoga studio and beauty salon, among other luxuries.
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Winfrey handpicked the 152 girls who will attend out of an application pool of more than 3,500. Winfrey has also supplied millions of dollars to educate needy children in the U.S. through the Oprah Winfrey Scholars program.'

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Article here. Excerpt:

"Circumcision practices are largely culturally determined and as a result there are strong beliefs and opinions surrounding its practice. It is important to acknowledge that researchers' personal biases and the dominant circumcision practices of their respective countries may influence their interpretation of findings."

Story here. Excerpt:

'A woman was charged with malicious castration for allegedly attacking a man during a Christmas party, police said. Rebecca Arnold Dawson, 34, is accused of grabbing the genitals of a 38-year-old man during a fight that erupted early Tuesday morning at a party hosted by the man's girlfriend. All three were heavily intoxicated, Lillington Police Chief Frank Powers said.

Dawson, who was released from jail Wednesday on $50,000 bond, also was charged with assault causing serious bodily injury, malicious conduct by a prisoner, and damage to government property for damaging a police cruiser. She also allegedly spit on an officer, Stevens said.'

YOU HAVE TO LOVE THIS: I WAS JAILED FOR FOUR DAYS AND A $200,000 BOND FOR A FALSE RAPE ACCUSATION. BUT I GUESS WE SHOULD BE HAPPY THIS DIDN'T TAKE PLACE IN THE UK, AS SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN OFF BECAUSE SHE WAS DRUNK AND WAS UNABLE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CRIME...

Well, well, well, chickens finally home to roost in an official way for ol' Mikey. Guess he figured this case would be an easy way to win hearts and minds, get an easy sweep back into office, and maybe, who knows, on to bigger and better!

Guess he was wrong.

Story here. Excerpt:

'RALEIGH, North Carolina (CNN) -- The prosecutor in the Duke University lacrosse rape case violated ethics standards in statements to the media about the case, North Carolina's bar complained Thursday.

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A 17-page complaint to the bar's Disciplinary Hearing Commission accuses Durham County District Attorney Michael Nifong of telling reporters that the Duke players were refusing to cooperate with the investigation and that the players were refusing to make statements to local law enforcement authorities. It also says he improperly commented on tests involved in the investigation.'

Story here. Excerpt:

"Lawyers for a Trimble High School teacher fired for alleged sexual misconduct have filed a lengthy defense of the woman, in an appeal that's pending in Athens County Common Pleas Court."

"Stephanie Evans, 25, has asked the court to order the Trimble Local School Board to reinstate her with back pay, and to expunge records of a disciplinary hearing."

"In a motion earlier this month, Evans' attorneys repeated her denials that she had sex with a male high-school student, and pointed out that Evans got "glowing" evaluations during her one year of teaching."

Story here. Excerpt:

"Freeman and a defense attorney told the judge Branin suffered a syndrome, called Munchausen by proxy, which causes parents to manufacture illnesses for their children to win sympathy and attention"

"Amber Branin was sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for her daughter Reagan's death. The girl was suffocated last year, Assistant District Attorney Beth Freeman said."

Story here. Excerpt:

"On Monday, the morning following the confrontation, Kathy Ward got a gun out of her car, went back inside and shot her husband while he slept, the documents allege."

"Kathy Jo Ward, 36, was being held without bond today in the Madison County Jail. A not guilty plea was entered on her behalf Friday by a county magistrate."

UK: Men face being charged with rape if they have sex with women who are drunk.

The proposal, contained in a Home Office report, is being considered by ministers in a bid to boost conviction rates for sex offences and bring more “date rapists” to justice.

The new law would mean a woman judged to be drunk at the time of having sex would be deemed incapable of giving her consent. That would potentially open the way for the prosecution of thousands of men for having sex with drunk women — regardless of whether agreement had been given at the time.

Time to emigrate, guys.

In 2006, RADAR greatly expanded its activities over the previous year, continuing to monitor for media bias and promoting advocacy efforts from the local level all the way to the United Nations. RADAR also maintained an active presence in the U.S House of Representatives and Senate.

During the year, RADAR issued 44 Alerts, 15 press releases, 8 Special Reports, and organized 3 major campaigns. In the process, an estimated 20 million learned the truth of domestic violence and how the Violence Against Women Act violates civil liberties.

RADAR also spearheaded a national consortium of concerned groups, the VAWA Reform Coalition, which grew to 62 affiliates by year end.

Passage of the Violence Against Women Act

On January 5, President Bush signed into law the 2005 Violence Against Women Act. The law contained the following non-exclusionary wording in Section 40002(b)(8):

"Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit male victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from receiving benefits and services under this title."

The wording in this article is very vague -- probably because of the media ban that has been put into effect.

Was Elaine Campione charged with murdering another one of her children before the two more recent murders that landed her in jail? Excerpt:

'A woman charged with murdering her newborn baby has regained the right to spend time with the child's surviving twin.

"The baby's father is devastated," the man's Toronto lawyer, Irving Solnik, said yesterday.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'A 21-year-old German woman who did not feel like going to work at a fast food restaurant sent her parents a text message saying she had been kidnapped.

Police in the Bavarian town of Straubing said Wednesday they had launched a massive search throughout the region for the woman who disappeared on December 23 but turned up unscathed the following morning, saying the kidnapper had set her free.'

Lawyers for the three railroaded Duke Lacrosse Players have sought federal intervention from the U.S. Attorney General. They have clearly demonstrated that their civil rights have been violated and that a higher branch of government must step in to protect it's citizens from out an of control local government. I can't help but wonder if this is history in the making? Perhaps we as MRAs will look back on these events as the beginning of our own revolution which has been so long in the making?

Link here:

NOW invites all NOW members and INTERESTED PERSONS to submit a workshop proposal for the 2007 National Conference. We will be gathering in Dearborn, Michigan at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, July 13-15, 2007.

Proposals will be reviewed and accepted if they are timely, inclusive and directly related to NOW's feminist issues...

Panelists and topics should reflect DIVERSE populations and perspectives and each workshop should incorporate the following components if possible:

A. The nuts and bolts of the issue/topic from a FEMINIST perspective - with a focus on current policy discussions or skill building."

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Interesting that the instructions state a need to reflect
“diversity" ... from a "feminist perspective”!

Anybody want to propose a workshop on “Why N.O.W. Is Then?”

As in O-V-E-R? (The average age of a N.O.W. member is a big secret, because they have almost ZERO members under age 50!)

This op-ed purports to defend male rape victims, but Susan Estrich's feminist bias eventually emerges when she says things like, "boys need to be taught that it isn't their fault if a man rapes you," and also where she suggests that men's reluctance to report rape stems from "male ego."

Estrich also doesn't call it "female ego" when women are reluctant to report rape. Somehow that's only when it's a male. And she completely ignores female perpetrators, of course. She is certainly familiar with all the statutory rape being committed by female teachers. And women do forcefully rape men, especially physically or mentally disabled men, young boys, etc. One such case was just posted on this site, in which two Kuwaiti women were sentenced to 7 years in jail for kidnapping, beating and forcefully raping a man.

Since this is the season for Presidential pardons how about one for H. Beatty Chadwick? He has been in jail for 11 years now for contempt because some misandric tyrant in a black robe thinks he is holding out on assets in his long ago divorce case.

Link here.