According to this article
there is a man shortage in London, and it's going to get worse. However, I have a feeling the real meaning of this article can be found in this quote "This could make it increasingly hard for the city's women to settle down with their ideal partner, said Jenny Trent-Hughes, a relationship expert and agony aunt." Ah, that sounds about right. For "ideal" read: high earning man who enables her to stay at home, I think that's what they mean by man shortage. The question remains, with the "man shortage" bound to get worse, what will women's reaction be?

bro writes "Here is the article. I wonder if this would have gone the same way if it was a father forcing a 12 yo girl to do this? It just goes to show how biased the judicial system is when a woman can do this to her son and only walk away with a possible slap on the wrist?"

apetr writes "A moving article about a real life preacher acting as a role model for troubled boys. here"

Steven Brown writes "Er... what about the other AIDS sufferers? Not worth making a fuss about them I suppose. Unbelievable...

"Record numbers of women with HIV"

"Nearly half of 37.2 million adults living with HIV are women, figures show."

I'd expect no more from the oh-so-feminist BBC though. Story here."

bandersnatch writes "An article on CNN mentions that half of adults infected with HIV (in sub-Saharan Africa) are women. Doing the math, that must mean that the other half are men, worthy the same awareness as the female statistic. However, as usual, men are only mentioned in this article as a scapegoat for the rising infection rate in women."

Anonymous User writes "Celebrate Thanksgiving by thanking your favorite mactivist for his or her efforts in fighting anti-male bigotry and anti-male laws. I'd like to thank Ray, a regular right here on this site. As anyone who visits this site knows, Ray is a courageous and tireless fighter for men's basic human dignity. He drives a truck that shows the world the signs they need to see. He makes male-positive t-shirts and has given some for free to homeless persons. He's a deligent letter-writer on behalf of justice for men. In short, he's a real man, a guy fighting for a better life for all of us. THANKS RAY!!!"

AngryMan writes "This page contains many links on the subject of manipulation and violence by women, lots of facts as well as information on how to protect yourself."

OldManSenile writes "Dang, Where does it end. Check this article out.

A mother with a history of postpartum depression and psychosis cuts her childs arms off. She went through a 7 month investigation for alleged abuse in the past and the children services said she was fine.

Click "Read More" for more...

Congratulations to F4J, once again! Driving into work today my commute was made bearable by the news on Washington, DC's WTOP radio news that F4J protester David Pyke, dressed as Santa Claus, handcuffed himself to Buckingham Palace's main gate! Wonderful!


More coverage at:

CNN.com

NYTimes.com

sfgate.com

Fox News

Click "Read More" link for more....

Cain writes "
The Queensland Government has ordered an investigation into why a six-year-old boy was suspended from school after being accused of sexual harassment.

The Year 1 student was sent home this week after he poked a female classmate on the bottom."

Story here

Dr. Dan writes "A study in Australia found that men take more narcotics than women even when the pain level is the same. "Men's reputations as being big softies when confronted with pain could also help explain the result," said Prof. Mari Botti, the woman who chairs the research unit where the study was done.

Isn’t it tiresome that when men complain about pain, we’re babies or "softies," but when we tough it out, we’re harangued for just trying to be macho?"

AngryMan writes "A woman plotted to kill her husband, a marine serving in Kuwait, by getting her lover, another marine, to fake a terrorist attack. She had planned to make money from talk shows afterwards. She got 7 years, the lover 25. Story here"

Anon user writes "Blue Ribbon Prostate Initiative



I was watching "Deborah Norville Tonight" on MSNBC today (11/18) and saw a story about a prostate cancer awareness advertising campaign. The story focused on whether or not the ads were "appropriate" for children to view because of their slogans. (Of course, I don't think that similar ads for breast cancer awareness would be "inappropriate".)

Julie Lewit-Nirenberg, the President and CEO of the Blue Ribbon Prostate Initiative (BRPI), mentioned that prostate cancer awareness is important enough to justify the campaign that could save the lives of 30,000 men a year.



She also pointed out that prostate cancer is as dangerous for men as breast cancer is for women, something that MRAs already know, but it was the first time I saw something like this mentioned in the mainstream media. The BRPI was only formed a few months ago, and from what I saw on their web site, it looks promising!

From the BRPI web site:
"The Blue Ribbon Prostate Initiative was started by women who are veterans of the breast cancer wars. For several reasons, some of them selfish:



* We want our men healthy and able to perform.

* We want them alive.

* We have seen what the power of driven women can do.

* We have seen what information and ingenuity can do.

* We believe that saving men's lives is as important as saving women's lives."

bharati writes "The abbaas Mastan Duo are planning a release of the film "Aitbaar" here
This is loosly based on the trials and Tribulations of Kobe Bryant though it will be Indianised by having Songs and Dances In words of Abbas "Basically, it is about how a woman can destroy a man’s career by accusing him of sexual harassment. We have taken the idea from famous cases that hit the headlines - like the Kobe Bryant case, the South African judge accused of rape in Mumbai and other fairly frequent examples where women in corporate houses have accused men of sexual harassment. In some of these cases, men often turn out to be victims".

I think it would be a good watch given the fact that Abbas Mastan have produced really good movies in the past. It is due to be released soon."

AngryMan writes "The UK govt announces additional funding to deal with DV against ethnic minority women.

"We are targeting domestic violence in general and that includes all women."

Story here"