Menstuff.org reports that...

"The Ditka you will see will be older, wiser and a little out of character. He will implore the millions of men 40 and older in the NFL's audience to prevent the things that caused him to have a heart attack at age 48 in his coaching prime with the Chicago Bears.

Ditka is spokesman for the NFL's health education campaign called "Tackling Men's Health," which is being launched today (www.tacklingmenshealth.com)."

SMH journalist Andrew Block, who publicly states an interest in men's issues, wrote...

" John Marsden, the best-selling adolescents' fiction writer, and author of the non-fiction books Secret Men's Business and The Boy You Brought Home, said, "Teenage boys are among the most maligned group in our society ...

"The media portrays them as either drug-crazed, illiterate, unemployable, suicidal, failures at school, sex criminals or vandals. So adults tend to treat them more suspiciously, and that causes them [unconsciously] to become angry or frustrated or alienated."

The Advertising Standards Bureau, one of the few organisations that measures complaints about stereotypes in the media, reports a steady increase in the percentage of men (now more than a third) complaining about advertising, and their most frequent complaint is about sexual discrimination."

thrudd writes "Sometimes, I am really embarrassed by my Alma Mater. Parents this is how your money is being spent on your sons' (daughters' education) !! "It is a rare class at Brown where the syllabus includes pornography screenings and a fieldtrip to Miko Exoticwear. Female anatomy as well as sexuality, body image, masturbation and contraception are all among the topics addressed in the female sexuality workshop offered at Brown this semester." http://www.browndailyherald.com/stories.asp?show=1 &storyID=1350"

SacredNaCl writes " Houston Chronicle
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A judge on Monday granted Clara Harris, serving a 20-year sentence for
running down her husband with her Mercedes Benz, joint custody of her
5-year-old twin sons. The boys' paternal grandparents were given visitation rights.

The agreement approved by state District Judge K. Randall Hufstetler in Brazoria County names Harris as well as her former neighbors, Pat and Ana Jones, as joint managing conservators of Brian and Bradley Harris. The boys' grandparents, Gerald and Mildred Harris, will have visitation rights every other weekend, for extended periods in the summer and on alternating holidays, said attorney Lloyd Stansberry, who represented the Joneses.""

Matt writes "My letter to the Post is as follows. I hope they publish it.

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To the Editors:

It's great that the Post covered the problems of black men and boys in DC on 9/13/03 at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A364 7-2003Sep12.html

Crimson Arrow writes "I would have thought by now that someone would have commented on the Angry Harry vs. Karen De Coster sparring match. And in this corner ...."

A Chinese man wins a case in the courts claiming a woman harrassed him severly over a period of years. It harmed his marriage and his day to day life. At the bottom of the article it explains that "Victims, often women, also shy away from filing lawsuits for fear of losing their jobs." I would like to make a statement regarding their propaganda and that is. "Victims, just as often men, also shy away from filing lawsuits for fear of being ridiculed, emasculated and not believed". Most of this contraversy really just fills lawyers backyards with big pools, but whatever.The Article Here

Doctor Damage writes "It seems that feminists don't much like it when the boot is on the other foot. In fridays courier mail Margaret Wenham reports During brisbane hearings by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Services, the committee members were, it seems, hostile to the notion that 50/50 joint custody was a bad starting position. It seems conservative politicians have learned from the example of their more liberal peers. Warning for non Australians: Here in the land of Oz, the Liberal party is our major right wing party, although I'm still a little fuzzy on how the left managed to appropriate that label"

Toastmasters International: Making Effective Communication a Worldwide Reality. No you don't have to do any speaking the first night you go. Nor are you forced to speak at any time. However, Toastmasters International can certainly give you great experience in public speaking. Either for men's issues such as male depression or for your own business, career or personal quests, Toastmasters can really help you develope. Each area charges their own rates, but I believe their goal is to be as cheap as possible. My area charges $46 for 6 months. There are thousands of chapters to my understanding and it is a great way to network and add experience to your resume or personal life. You can ask me for info on a local chapter, or you can do a quick search on their site. Good luck, and don't be afraid to speak up!

Luek writes "http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/sep03/169169.as p

Here is a story about Steven Avery a man who was wrongly convicted of rape and served 17 years before DNA proved his innocence. He is the 137th innocent victim of the feminist promoted rape hysteria to be released by DNA.

When he was arrested he was the father of 5 minor children. It will be interesting to see if the misandric state of Wisconsin sues him for back child support. The bastards would probably do that if Mr. Avery justifiably sued the state for his 17 years in the belly of the beast."

Ananova gives us the scoop...

"The court ruled in favour of Kaspar after he claimed that in 1999 Bouchalova got him to give her a sample of his sperm after she told him doctors at the clinic needed it to determine what contraception was best for her."

The Las Vegas Sun writes...

"States are all over the place on this issue," said Sandra Morris, president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. "In many situations, it's very tragic - the divorced parents don't do what they would have done if they had stayed together, and the children are pretty much cut off (from any support)."

"Judges need to listen more to how it makes a father feel when a kid says, 'Don't ever call me, I don't want to speak to you, here's my bill for $20,000,'" Boc said. "It drives people crazy."

Luek writes "http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?ID=16630

President Bush signed into law recently a bill that is supposed to stop the rape of prisoners in the nation's prisons."

Ray writes "Stop restraining order abuse and prosecute false accussers is the request at the top of this petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/10401765 6
Orange County CA is the target of this petition, but all can sign. Men have written in to Mensactivism from Orange County CA, expressing their misery over abuses at the hands of the Domestic Violence Industry. We need your help, your signature on this petition."

Anonymous User writes "Boys have fallen seriously behind girls at all K-12 levels. Educational consultants Bret Burkholder and Ed Leitner, founders of Boys' Hearts &Boys' Minds, explained what we need to do to make our schools more boy-friendly on His Side with Glenn Sacks on KRLA 870 AM in Los Angeles and KKOL AM 1300 in Seattle on Sunday, September 14. To listen to the show, go to http://hisside.com/show_archive.htm'