locksley2k writes "An interesting and breakthrough article in today’s Newsday, originating from the LA Times, deals with male depression as an often misdiagnosed distinct and unique gender based mental disorder caused by men feeling emasculated and vulnerable manifesting itself by aggression and recklessness amongst other symptoms. It’s the inverse of what therapists have traditionally considered the signs of depression or as the article calls it “melancholy on steroids.”

The greatest significance of all this is mental health professionals are trying to legitimize “male-based depression” as a new mental health category in the same way they have Battered Wife Syndrome and Post-Partum Depression. If they are successful, MBD can be used as a legal defense in domestic abuse or other battery crimes. A good lawyer can logically argue his aggressive behavior was therefore caused by the victim as has been successfully done with the BWS defense. Therapy will replace jail time. This is not a good thing; it can cause a lot of harm unless it forces the mental health and judicial communities to have ALL people made to be responsible for their own actions regardless of their Battered Wife Syndrome, Post-Partum Depression or Male-Base Depression."

Anonymous User writes "
Link here.
Excerpt:

'(CNN) -- In a last-minute effort to keep herself out of prison, a 25-year-old middle school teacher pleaded guilty Tuesday to having sex with a 14-year-old.

Debra Lafave, a former remedial reading teacher at Greco Middle School in Temple Terrace, Florida, pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior, and was sentenced to three years of house arrest followed by seven years probation. She also must register as a sex offender.'

The question of disparity of sentencing due to the perp's sex does get covered here. Excerpt:

'Debra Lafave's plea deal raises the question of whether there's a double standard when it comes to female offenders involved in a sexual crime.

Would a man in the same situation have received a similar sentence?'"

Steven Brown writes "Imagine if the sexes had been reversed in this case (the man would almost certainly have been imprisoned and never allowed to teach again).

Note also the light-hearted use of the word 'snog' in the headline to the story: "'Snog' Teacher Spared Ban".

Excerpt:


'A geography teacher who kissed a 15-year-old male pupil at school has been spared a ban from her profession.

Judge Sally Cahill QC, at Leeds Crown Court, said the offences were serious but they did not merit a custodial sentence or a teaching ban.'"

That's rights, folks, you heard it here first. Paternity fraud is committed because of (among other things) "The threat of sexual violence or shaming..." I swear, this confused piece of crackpot sociology might outdo even the best of my Sweetie Pie, Moaning Dud. Ooops, I mean Maureen Dowd.

If you can stomach more of my take on this, click "Read More."

zerostress writes "From ifeminists, here is some good news for a change. Even there, they tried to weasel out of this mess by saying that the policy had been "misconstrued by some as being non-inclusive. This was not the intention."

Being an optimist, I think this policy will still be implemented but not as publicly. Still, it its good to see that by protesting we can make things change."

Anonymous User writes "Disgusting-- I am at loss of words.

--bharati"

Excerpt:

'And now the daughter, on whose complaint the father is in prison, has confessed in a sworn affidavit that her dad was innocent.

She said she had framed him at the instance of her mother whose relationship with her father was strained. This bizarre case—senior lawyers say they've not heard of a more weird twist to a case—has raised several questions.'

Dittohd writes "Twelve felony counts and only one year in jail? They even comment on the obvious bias at the end of the article"

Anonymous User writes "I came across this interesting column on the constitutional debate in Zambia and its emphasis on `gender equality'. The writer argues that the draft constitution actually encourages discrimination against men. (You need to scroll down a bit to get to the relevant part, starting from an anlaysis of Section 40 (4) )."

In this Dayton Daily News article, D.L. Stewart discusses the overconcern with motherhood and the lack of concern with fatherhood in both news reporting and the courtroom. It's refreshing to see mainstream news that reveals the female-favoring disparity between treatment of men and women.

The answer is of course predictable. The closing comment:

Gloria Steinem once remarked that we'll know women have reached full equality when a mediocre woman can get as far as a mediocre man. Are we there yet?

We're still a long way from there. But women can avoid the trap of having to be better than their male colleagues in order to reach the same heights. I advise my students to think carefully before they join any organization—to avoid leaping at the first job offer they get. Figure out whether that company is likely to help you reach your goals, as well as vice versa. Of course, you can go to work in a male-dominated industry or at a company with few or no high-ranking women, but you must go in with your eyes open and be prepared to tough it out. Be aware that, even today, you may be a pioneer. And the way you can always tell a pioneer is, she's the one with the arrows sticking out of
her back.

Here it is-- it'll help prevent AIDS, don't you know? Gee, so would emasculating men entirely, or maybe making women wear chastity belts, so let's just do it!

Excerpt:

The South African study, reported in Public Library of Science Medicine, found it had a protective effect for some of the 3,280 young men involved.

Circumcision is thought to help protect against HIV because cells under the foreskin are vulnerable to the virus.

Evil White Male Oppressor writes "A drunk woman tries to open the door of an aircraft in flight and she is released on a "Good Behavior" Bond". Uhm, isn't what she did a terrorist act?!"

Expecting the usual "it's all guys doing it" subtext, I was pleasantly surprised to read this on MSN. Despite the title it directly states, and repeatedly, that women cheat as often as men. Refreshing coming from MSN.

Anonymous User writes "Here's a story in today's National Post newspaper. Isn't this discrimination? And isn't this the same issue that early feminists fought in the mid-1960's?"

unrulypassenger writes "I haven't seen much here on the subject of the U.S. Supreme Court nominee and how the possiblitiy of Roe v Wade (abortion rights) being overturned would negatively impact the lives of all American males. Perhaps it's because this is primarily a Canadian forum, I'm not sure if I'm right on that. I suppose it would be an economic advantage to Canada and the other countries where abortions are obtainable. But American males' lives would be thrown back into the 20th Century/1950's backseat Chevy era and shotgun wedding times of yore ...not to mention the consequences of changes in child support laws, collection of social security numbers and all that has changed since the Pill and abortion rights. Men would be impacted far more than women and it looks as if that hasn't yet become apparent to many. There's not much we can do other than writing our Senators and keeping it zipped until we die. Article here."

Ed. note: MANN is owned and moderated largely (if not entirely) by American men. However it is meant to be a pan-national information/activism site and accepts submissions from anywhere in the world about topics relevant to men's issues regardless of where they come up, as misandry is, unfortunately, a global phenomenon.