On October 20 PBS released Breaking the Silence (BTS), a "documentary" that portrays fathers seeking joint custody as batterers and makes false claims about domestic violence.

In response to last week's RADAR Alert, fatherhood advocates flooded local PBS affiliates with e-mails, phone calls, and letters.

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Evil White Male Oppressor writes "Oh Ms. Dowd, does it ever end? Another 'woe is me, what has happened to feminism?' piece from the 'better half.'"

Misandrope writes "I was suprised and shocked to find that the recent bankruptcy act directly affects men paying support or alimony. Now to obtain any relief from their creditors, a support/alimony paying man must FIRST bring his support and alimony payments current. How exactly one is supposed to do that when he is insolvent isn't clear to me, but then that's the approach that the courts have traditionally taken to men and their money - "just load the bills on, he'll find a way to pay, somehow, and if he doesn't, we can throw him in jail". My MIsForMalevolent Post on Topic Here.

Yours
-M"

Marc A. writes:"Link here:

Men's Rights Group: Victim Support Only For Women

Group says male victims of violence don't get same support as women.

Jon Baird

Reporting

(CBS 13) SACRAMENTO A men's rights group claims the domestic violence system is skewed toward women.

Today, a lawsuit was filed in Sacramento court, claiming that male victims don't get the same help as female victims.

"I remember going to phone 911, saying get here now, I'm going to kill him!" said Ruth Woods.

They fought all the time, often over money. Things sometimes got violent.

"I do it. I do hit. I do slap," said Ruth.

"She reaches a point when she's angry, you look in her eyes, there's no one there," said Ruth’s husband, David Woods."

Click the link above for the full article.

Marc A. writes "San Pedro woman shoves sissors in husband's eye, tapes him to chair, kills him because she didn't like the way he played with his beard. And according to Health & Safety Code Section 124250, this elderly man is still *not* a victim. Why? Because he is a man.

Marc"

I wonder if single moms will soon be having "unwed maternity" parties to go with their mothers' "divorce parties"? Story here. Meanwhile, the fathers of American children remain without parental rights-- married or not.

This from the BBC. Closes with:

Organisers say they want more collaboration with western feminists but say non-Muslim feminists need to challenge their anti-Islamic stereotypes.

I'd buy tickets to watch the proceedings of the first conference between Muslim and western feminists, just for the sheer entertainment value if nothing else!

Anonymous User writes "MIsForMalevolent compares marriage to a perfect storm, one where skill, care and intelligence count for little, because it is all about how women are tempted by the overwhelming power given them by the family court system. He also points out how men discount the misfortune of other men, assuming that those who went before were somehow at fault."

All,

It's no secret to MANN regulars that there has recently been a "troll-flame" war going on between an anonymous poster and some of our regular members. I would like to point out that people who "troll", bearing in mind that "troll" is a judgment and not a strictly-defined word, do so specifically in order to be provacative and get a reply. One who posts merely controversial comments is not a "troll" as long as he or she does so in sincerity; it's a matter of intent on the part of the poster. Nonetheless if you find someone whose posts for whatever reason consistently annoy you and you want them to stop/go away, the best thing to do in general is ignore them. Eventually, troll or not, they will go away, since shouting into a black hole is no one's idea of a good time.

So in the name of keeping the site focused and topical, please consider how and why you respond to posts you believe are meant to be provacative. Remember that there is this thing, the "right to remain silent"-- in some cases, staying quiet in the face of commentary/speculation is the best thing to do, for any number of reasons.

SpikeRants writes "Finally, they're getting into the topic of MEN having breast cancer. Now, if only they'll do a "Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure" type fundraiser for prostate cancer, we'll be good."

Anonymous User writes "Wow! A story that not only acknowledges that men are victioms of domestic violence but also mentions that there are cases where male victims than of DV outnumber female victims!

So much for the "Violence against women, Australia Says No!" campaign..."

Anonymous User writes "Finally an "I killed him in self-defence" story that the judge didn't buy!"

Evil White Male Oppressor writes "The “sexually dangerous” designation assures that Wheeler will get the counseling she needs... WHEW, I WAS WORRIED THERE FOR A SECOND!"

AngryMan writes "A British woman has been jailed for trying to hire a hitman to kill her husband. The saddest part of the story is that her husband forgives her and wants her back. Story here"

Christopher Nolan has been arrested after allegedly assaulting former figure skater, Tonya Harding. Though Nolan stated that Harding attacked him, and Harding lied to the police, apparently only Nolan was arrested.

Note that the article states that Harding's husband hired a hit man for the January 6, 1994, attack on champion figure skater, Nancy Kerrigan, but no mention is made of any criminal activity by Harding in the case. (She later plead guilty to hampering the investigation into the attack.) More details on the attack on Kerrigan can be found here. In addition, as noted here, the U.S. Figure Skating Association later concluded, using civil standards (preponderance of evidence) not criminal standards, that Harding "had prior knowledge and was involved prior to the incident." In addition, Jeff Gillooly, Harding's husband at the time of the Kerrigan attack, and Shawn Eckardt, who arranged it, both testified that "Harding had prior knowledge of the attack on Kerrigan and procured information that helped them carry it out."

But, once again, only the man, Christopher Nolan, was arrested in the recent fracas.