Is this really so unexpected? The US Supreme Court dismissed the case of the father who sued the school district of the school his daughter was attending to allow her not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance using "under God". Regardless of whether or not you think the pledge should include that phrase, the point here is that the SC has affirmed what many of us already know either by experience or previous studies: fathers lack standing to make decisions for their kids. Note that the father in this case is in a custody battle with his ex-wife, the mother of his children. The SC decided he didn't have "sufficient custody" to give him standing. That he brought them as they are into the world apparently is not enough to give him standing.

You can bet your next paycheck that if a mom had brought the suit, they would not have dismissed it for that reason. Perhaps another, but not for that one.

Finally, a woman recieves jailtime for falsely accusing someone of rape. They even mentioned her name in the article! The 1 year sentence was awfully light, but it's a start.

CrimsonArrow writes "Look, I know this is article is a month old, but that changes things not one bit. Another poll of 2100 women was taken in the UK that suggested, 'Young mothers are rejecting equality in the workplace and preferring the idea of becoming full-time housewives - but not ones who actually do housework.

This is the overall conclusion of research among 2,100 British adults that says women are happy to abandon the workplace but not if it means spending all day at home cooking, cleaning and looking after children.'

Being married to these broads sounds like a great life, huh? *wink*"

CrimsonArrow writes "Here is something positive that is worth cheering about. From the Rocky Mountain News: 'My Dad Is A Hero, 6 Winning Essays For Father's Day. Awesome. Special Extraordinary. Committed. A Super Hero.'

'My dad is a hero because he does so much for me and my brother. He cooks, he drives us around, he cleans and he makes sure our clothes are clean. When my brother and I are fighting, sad, or upset, he tries to fix it. What makes him the most special is that he does all of this without the help of a wife. He does this all by himself because my mom passed away four years ago. I'm thankful to have a dad to raise me after such a tragic event.'

Read the stories of kids celebrating their hero: Dad."

Luek writes "Here is yet another story of a man who has been turned into a financial slave by the lunatic family court system.

He has been ordered to pay 81% of his take home pay by some blacksheeted bastard that answers to the name of Peatross. He will probably go to prison for this and not being able to pay for braces for his kid's teeth!

It is stories like this that makes one wonder just why we are in Iraq fighting tyranny over there when there is plenty of tyranny here."

CrimsonArrow writes "... so we can turn Amy Alkon off?! A guy writes in a simple question at McCall.com and proceeds to get blasted by a long winded femi-speech. Excerpt: 'Men want beautiful women. Women want men of status and power. Deal with it. This isn't some new phenomenon. Any man alive today is a beauty-grubber descended from a very, very long line of beauty-grubbers — stretching all the way back to the Pleistocene era. Likewise, modern women are hard-wired to be ''gold-diggers'' — descended from an equally long line of female ancestors who would have sold their hairy left knuckle to bear Joe Alpha's furry little children.'

I think it best that this guy take Bernard Chapin's advice from his articles, The Presumption Against Marriage parts [1] &
[2]

' ... with women, unless they’re without flaw, my advice is to ride the train for as long as you can, but let some other sucker pay for its maintenance and servicing, and always make sure you get off of the route before it reaches matrimonial terminal.'"

zenpriest writes "A 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to murdering her stepfather and will testify against her mother, who is accused of plotting the killing."

mens_issues writes "Two of the three main "headlines" in ABCNews.com today promulgate the wage-gap myth and insult fathers.

One is titled "Pay Snub: Why do most women earn less than men?"

here

The other is titled: "Daddy Knows Best? One father says he was accused of child abuse for taking his child off Ritalin."

and here

As a bonus, I got to see a pop-up ad from Honda with the caption “My husband was raised by wolves.” Sounds familiar.

Steve"

Ray writes "I was stunned by this story, Boy Who Saved Girl in Pool Now on Life Support and didn't know quite what to make of it. The next time a gender feminist wants to stereotype all men and boys as violent or evil by saying, "What can males do to stop their violence against females," tell the bigot about this story, and ask her what she ever selflessly did to make the world a better place for "all" people."

cosmo writes "In order to aid female prisoners' "state of mind", a new prison is opening in Britain that will offer TVs, baby rooms, and fitness centres. Sometimes I think that women would be less upset if we just didn't send them to prison in the first place! Article at: this link"

CrimsonArrow writes "Oh, crap! Another poll is taken from 2000 women living in the UK. The results? 'Eight out of 10 women surveyed (81%) said they wished they could change their lives, 67% felt like they were on a treadmill and were worn out, and 60% thought life was easier for men.' That is not all, folks. If you read on, it gets worse for these poor, girls ..."

Anon user also submitted this: "Over 2,000 women in the UK were interviewed for a study and the end result? Most women are very miserable in a post-feminist age. Among the study findings -- Six out of 10 women said they felt their work/life balance was the greatest obstacle to their happiness, while the emotion experienced on a daily basis by 56% of women was "frustration". More than half admitted their finances were "out of control", while six out of 10 found their social and sex lives "unfulfilling", 92% declared they were unhappy with their bodies, 60% felt "life was easier for men" and 66% of women wanted to "quit the rat race". Are women finally wake up to the failure of modern feminism?"

seattleshark writes "Find out more here. Very good article on the plight of the families of missing men, and how the media generally ignores them. Those of you that don't support foxnews should really take another look. Of the major media outlets, fox is the ONLY one that gives reasonably fair coverage."

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Anonymous User writes "Here is an article from MSNBC

here

The studies say what we've been saying all along: women are more apt to leave the work force.

Of course, the article puts a VERY biased slant on the interpretation of these statistics, implying that the blame rests on employers who are not accomodating. Did it ever occur to them that men are under greater competative pressures to work, garner experience, and earn more money, hence why they are less apt to leave the work force? That women have choices to leave the work force that men don't have? That leaving the work force is a sign of lesser commitment to work, rather than a cause (because women are more able to find partners who are willing to financially support them)? Did it ever occur to them that this might be unpleasant for men?

I hear many women complaining about have to make choices regarding whether or not they wish to work. Funny, nobody ever asks me what I would choose. "Fully 96% of these prime-age women worked at least one of those 15 years." Gee, they make it sound like such an accomplishment. Sounds like a pretty low standard. I never grew up with the expectation that I would spend *any* number of years without working. That would be swell, though.

Must be nice to have the choice to relax and not stress out, then have everyone feel sorry for you once you do."

Not unlike men getting murdered by women showing up under "Oddly Enough", I have come to expect this sort of thing from Yahoo! News. The (in)famous Courtney Love, high on coke and who knows what else, attacks another woman with a deadly weapon, and it is reported as "Entertainment". You know, I can't help but think that if the victim were male, it would not even have made it into the paper much less get the attention of the law.