More good news on reversible male contraceptive front

Story here. Excerpt:

'Scientists are developing a male contraceptive drug which stops the development process of sperm.

Tests on rats show blocking connections to cells which "nurture" developing sperm makes the animals infertile.

The US and Italian researchers say they used relatively low doses of the molecule and found no obvious side effects, and the effect was reversible.'

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Typical response to fathers' rights protest

A few weeks ago, the Governor-General of Canada, Michelle Jean, attended a violence against women fund-raiser in Montreal. After the function, she was met by a number of fathers' rights protesters outside. She listened to their views, thanked them, and left.

Here are her reflections on that meeting. Notice how she paints the views of these fathers in comparison to how she paints the views of battered women's advocates? We can send her a letter through the appropriate channels mentioned on her site, we can respond to the blog entry in the comments section, or we can start a discussion on her forums. The important thing is we have to be heard.

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News Tribune: "Colleges abandon frightened women"

If this was a "NC17" website, I would offer numerous examples of women using their sexuality as a form of manipulation at S.U.

"Story" here. Excerpt:

'They wish more young men would focus on their minds and souls, instead of their bodies. They are tired of crude social games that serve the desires of men rather than the dreams of young women.
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'Women have flourished academically in this well-regulated environment. On the other hand, men increasingly set the rules for an unregulated social life. … They’ve streamlined the old system. They’ve eliminated the time-wasting efforts to attend to women’s wishes and gotten down to the fundamentals of adolescent male desire: playing competitive games, drinking with buddies and having sex with lots of compliant women.'

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City sets underwear rule for firefighters

Gentleman, no more briefs! Get to the store a purchase some boxers! Story here. Excerpt:

'A Canadian city under pressure for alleged sexual harassment within its fire department has ordered firefighters to wear only boxer-style underwear.

Richmond, British Columbia, will spend $14,200 to buy six pairs of underwear for each firefighter in a bid to make firehalls in the suburb of Vancouver more gender neutral, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.'

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NYTimes: What Do Women Want? Just Ask

'More companies, in the United States and elsewhere, have realized that they overlook women at their own financial peril.'

And there's no financial peril in overlooking male consumers?

Essay here.

You know, it seems the NYTimes has gotten a case of multiple personality disorder when it comes to gender-issues reporting. It seems some of their writers are fully aware of the negative impact of feminism and at other times, celebrate it. I can only imagine what one of their editorial meetings looks like.

I recall reading similar kinds of articles on the purchasing power of women that had been published back in the 1920s. The same point was made even then about how women make most of the household purchase decisions-- in households where they lived with men (back then, it was presumed, to men to whom they were married).

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Mother guilty of killing, abusing boy

Story here. Excerpt:

'LANSING, Michigan (AP) -- A mother who claimed that her missing 7-year-old son had run away was found guilty Friday of his murder.

Lisa Holland cried quietly as jurors found her guilty of first-degree felony murder and child abuse in the death last year of her adopted son Ricky.

Felony murder carries a mandatory life sentence without parole. Sentencing was set for November 28.

Prosecutors said Holland struck the boy in the head and then neglected to seek help as he slowly died of his injury.'

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Bulgaria: 23 girls brawl over handsome boy

Police were called in Bulgaria after a mass fight broke out between 23 teenage girls over a handsome male student.

The girls, aged between 15 and 18, used brass knuckles, chains and beer bottles to fight over the lad whose name was not revealed.

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RADAR ALERT: UN Violence Report: Three Strikes and You're OUT!

The United Nations recently released its biased Violence Against Women report. The report is filled with half-truths and distortions about violence against women, and absurdly claims that the root cause of domestic violence is male "patriarchy".

So last week, RADAR issued an Alert and press release that went to 17,000 media contacts. But that was just the warm-up pitch. In honor of the recently-concluded World Series, this week we're fielding our whole ball team.

RADAR and 90 other organizations from 9 countries around the world have formed a coalition to stop this dangerous report. These organizations are based in the United States, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Australia, and New Zealand.

This is what two of these groups are saying about the UN report:

"The UN Report ignores the plight and pain of half of all victims of domestic violence. In effect this report 'sanctions' male victims and ignores the terrorism that fills their lives simply because they are men." — Lee Newman, executive director, SAFE International

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Kraft Foods slams men in order to sell their products

Not a new topic to MRAs but an essential one. Kraft foods has been bold enough to place an ad on their website denigrating men in order to sell their products, namely, their new line of A.1. steak marinades. The clever little ad reads, "A marinade so unforgettable, even a guy won't forget it."

What are they suggesting, that all men are so stupid that they can't remember which products they have used in the past? Or that women are just so naturally superior to men that they won't have to worry about forgetting which products they use? In either case, it's bad and we should not just ignore it as "humor"-based advertising. We did that in the past and look where it got us. Every time this comes up we have to hit them back hard. That's only way this will ever stop.

Ad here.

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Freep.com: "United States puts more women at risk in conflicts"

Article here.

The harsh reality of war and death should be understood by anyone who enlists in the armed forces. We cannot equate the mortality of one gender over another. They are all soldiers, each death tragic, regardless of gender. Excerpt:

'Ann Wright, a retired Army colonel and former State Department diplomat, said that, with each woman's death in Iraq, the public becomes more aware of the dangers women face. But it hasn't spawned the backlash some predicted.'

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UVSC Hosts Conference Aimed at Building Male Academic Success

Story here. Excerpt:

'While recent studies show that American males may be losing interest in college life, Utah proves that higher education is just as important to boys as it is to girls.

"We have 2 million boys who need to be in higher education," Draves told the Arizona Republic. "This is an issue for everyone."'

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Prosecutor Has Never Interviewed Duke Lacrosse Rape Accuser

So here we have a prosecutor who has never even asked the accuser of the facts or events of the evening.

"I've had conversations with (the accuser) about how she's doing. I've had conversations with (the accuser) about her seeing her kids," Mike Nifong said. "I haven't talked with her about the facts of that night. ... We're not at that stage yet."

Oh, and at the end of the article: Evans, 23, of Bethesda, Md., was charged in May with rape, kidnapping and sexual offense. A month earlier, a grand jury indicted players Reade Seligmann, 20, of Essex Fells, N.J., and Collin Finnerty, 20, of Garden City, N.Y., on the same charges. The accuser, a student at nearby North Carolina Central University, told police she was raped in a bathroom by three men at the off-campus party.

FUNNY, I DON'T SEE HER NAME MENTIONED ANYWHERE. WHAT WAS THAT OLD SAYING: INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY...

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Father to be tried for circumcising daugher

Taking a knife to one's daughter's genitals in the name of tradition is wrong-- but so too is doing it to one's son. Yet I wonder when boys will get equal protection under the law in this matter? In any case, what this man did to his daughter was wrong. Had he done it to his son though, or paid someone else to do it, he would not be facing trial.

Story here. Excerpt:

'LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia (AP) -- The trial of an Atlanta-area father accused of circumcising his 2-year-old daughter with scissors is focusing attention on an ancient African practice that experts say is slowly becoming more common in the U.S. as immigrant communities grow.

Khalid Adem, a 30-year-old immigrant from Ethiopia, is charged with aggravated battery and cruelty to children.

Human rights observers said they believe this is the first criminal case in the U.S. involving the 5,000-year-old practice.'

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Mother cleared of poisoning son to death

Sounds like this women and defense attorney have "Yated" (ie: Andrea Yates) the court system. All prescriptions for Prozac, Lexapro, Effexor and Zoloft will now come with a book: "100 Ways For a Mother To Kill Her Children" (and not do jail time). Story here. Excerpt:

'During the trial, the prosecution alleged that Williams, who was on antidepressants, killed her son because she felt she could not cope with caring for him.'

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Violent Female Celebrities

In the wake of Naomi Campbell being arrested for violent assault yet again - her ninth rap in eight years - The Sun publishes a light-hearted review of female celebrity violence.

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