As 2003 fades out to make room for the new year, a lot of us are asking ourselves where we're at, where we're going, and where we've been. Normally we ask those sorts of questions about our finances, our relationships, our career goals, etc. but this year I encourage everyone here to set aside a little time to review what all we've accomplished as men's activists as well. We've accomplished a lot, and I know most of us are looking forward to bigger and better things from the movement, but let's not forget to stop and reflect on what all we've accomplished already and give ourselves a well-earned pat on the back before charging ahead.



See *read more* to look back at men's activism in 2003.

Raymond Cuttill writes "The BBC is doing a series on bullying. They are looking around for personal stories of men being bullied by women. Bullying of the whole family and/or bullying/bad reactions by the police and courts would also be of interest. To be considered you should contact Dickon Le Marchant by email dickon.le.marchant@bbc.co.uk or at the office on 020 8752 6209 immediately, certainly in the next week or so.

From Men’s Hour Blog "

I think you'll like this one for the symbolism, if nothing else. It's a tale of gender archetypes from the 8th century Czechoslovakian style. Grab a seat and a drink, it'll take a few mins to read, but like a certain haircare product, it's worth it. :-)

Trudy W Schuett writes "Things look good for the year to come! I've got my year-end essay up at the DLJ blog."

zenpriest writes "I really do give up. The undisputed queen of yuppie kvetching, Naomi Wolf, has actually managed to twist things around so that men's decreasing attraction to women over the past 20 years has nothing at all to do with the rape hysteria and the hostility, suspicion, contempt, and general exploitation that men have gotten from women, and managed to blame it all on porn. She credits Andrea Dworking with being right, by being wrong, and remains blind to the extent to which Dworkin herself contributed to bringing this about. article here."

CJ writes "Please publish the following euphemisms that are related to the mistreatment of men in family court. These euphemisms make good sign slogans as well "fodder" for letters to the editor to your area newspapers. Note: Are you part of a local men and fathers' group? If not, you should be."

See *read more* below for euphemisms

Matt writes "I am quite surprised they didn't suppress

this story.

I am sure she will use some kind of "defense" now well-known to many and all. But that the victim was another woman may just lead the sheeple dealing with this one to actually put her away. Well, we can hope."


Notice the story spent more time talking about how much Effie really wanted a baby of her own than on the details of the murder. Oh well, at least they didn't blame her husband yet.

Mangesh writes "A former Miss Universe and currently a top model has accused a senior executive of Coca Cola India of sexual harassment. Reaction from the Indian advertising industry is that of disbelief. Happily, the media has been restrained in its treatment of the issue without the usual `guilty until proven innocent' attitude.
link here"

Matt writes "Just look at

this!

"Poor Dearism" run amok. Still, they did make some points that they would not have made 20 years ago re the fact that women are committing more crimes than before because of the opportunities to do so. Somehow though, I imagine observers will find ways to make men the fall guys.

But I have to say that this one quote:



"'When you arrest a woman, you are also disrupting the lives of her children,' said Ann Jacobs, executive director of the Women's Prison Association, a New York organization that helps female inmates and their families"



realllly makes me see RED!!! I mean, when you arrest a man, same thing happens, yes?? What a load of &()*^%^*( !!!"



Perhaps this calls for a few letters to the editor at letters@nytimes.com? See this page for a guide to writing them.

Luek writes "Dr. David Reiser gives a very moving and profound description of the misandric judicial system and in particular its insane practice of issuing draconian restraining orders at the whim of a vindictive ex wife.


This is an excellent article that describes what really goes on in the "belly of the beast." After reading this, one begins to see the futility of chasing tyrants in Iraq when very corrupt and evil bastards are right here at home infesting our judicial system and destroying our families and civilization."



As Nick Danger once penned referring to women, "It's their country, let them defend it." As the system continues to trample more and more men they're going to realize that perhaps compared to losing their children, becoming wage slaves, and the presumption of guilty when they face certain kinds of accusations maybe a four finger beard wouldn't be so bad after all.

Anonymous User writes "Well, what will the fems think about this report? Keep this bit of ammo bookmarked, fellas, as it will come in handy dandy on those days when you encounter fems attempting to perpetuate their full slate of shrill rhetoric. The bigger action to be taken, however, is to reverse the trend in education. Time to take up ranks and make our voices heard!!!! The Shark."

Mangesh writes "A helpline for victimised husbands is now operative in the Indian city of Bangalore. There is definitely a growing awareness about false accusations in India. Is the tide turning? Read it

here"

The Gonzo Kid writes "I wanted to wait and see if it would work out to something of a regular gig, but Mike LaSalle over at Men's News Daily has generously invited me to pitch my soapbox over there on a semi-regular basis. Check out the columns by Pete Jensen, aka yours truly."

Lee Newman writes "
Please read the Portsmouth Herald Sunday News either here or at the VIP-NH website and feel free to voice your opinions on it.



We are starting to get alot of positive attention and wehave high hopes for the New Year...things WILL change.



Happy Holidays!

Lee Newman

Founding Executive Director:Violence Intervention Program/SAFE-NH"

mens_issues writes "The League of Women Voters and Emily's List have been part of an effort to increase the female vote over the last few decades. While men and women voted in roughly equal numbers in the early 1960s, there was an 8 million vote deficit for men by the 2000 election. This 15% gap cannot be good for democracy. Fortunately, a long overdue League of Men Voters was created earlier this year to address this problem.