For those of you who were wondering about the direction of the Democratic Party, Ms. Magazine has selected Nancy Pelosi, House Minority (Democratic) Leader, as a woman of the year.

CJ writes "The Family Violence Prevention Fund's Judicial Education Project seeks to further erradicate the rights of men by teaching (forcing) judges and the courts' handling of cases involving alledged domestic violence. The FPVC is responsible for creating the statutes that permit probable cause misdemeanor arrest without a warrant in domestic violence cases under specified conditions in most states. These and other changes were prompted by one sided feminist studies that showed that ARREST is a more effective deterrent in domestic violence cases than mediation or other arrest alternatives."

Troy A. writes "In a recent much-hyped fluff interview with Whitney Houston, Diane Sawyer asks the following question: "Has [Bobby Brown] ever hit you?" Houston: "No. Never. I have hit him, in anger." [Note: this was in the video interview, not the article]. There is absolutely no follow up to this admission. It is immediately followed with a segment on Brown's risque music, drug use, accusations of affairs, etc. Later in the program Sawyer asks Brown directly if he's ever hit Houston, and his reply is given considerable inquiry and airtime. Apparently, even when a wife admits to abusing her husband, it isn't called what it is - domestic violence. In fact it's totally ignored. You can e-mail your protests via this page. On top of that, when I sent my thoughts on this via the web page, a Progressive Insurance ad popped up!"

CJ writes "In Evelyn, Pierce Brosnan is a father who loses his job and his wife leaves him. Because of custody law, he isn't allowed to keep his three young children who are taken away and put into orphanages. With the help of friends, he prepares to take on the Irish Supreme Court. As 'Ebert & Roeper' stated on their show, "it's nice to see a show about fathers, as fathers are now usually only depicted as absent or evil.""

warble writes "This is the typical article of a women getting minimal bail for molesting an 11-year-old boy. Naturally, the police are trying to blame the tall boy for making sexual advances. Oddly enough, the fully-grown 28-year-old woman was unable to overcome the minor’s sexual advances and gave-in. By contrast, we all know that tall 14-year-old girls NEVER come on to older men in their late 20’s. Nope! According to feminists, such men who give in to the sexual advances of a minor are actually predators who are products of the evil patriarchy! Clearly, we need an explanation for this evil woman's weakness. Too bad it doesn't include her taking personal responsibility.

Anyway, Everett is a divorced woman who had a child by her ex-husband. Now where do you think that child was taken after the arrest? The logical choice would be the father. Right? Wrong! For the bigoted male-hating police of Virginia Beach, the logical choice is to take the child to the sister of the molester.

Now image a world that is free of male-hate. Do you think the father of the child might have gotten the child while custody hearings take place? A father cannot even get temporary custody while hearings are in progress."

Education Thru Communication writes, "It's called "BUSTED," and it captures the disturbing reality of the abusive, violent behavior of a woman after being rejected by the man she was living with. But she has no idea that her violence is being documented on video. So imagine her surprise when she gets busted by the evidence and the law. For people who don't realize men can be victims of domestic abuse, "BUSTED" is a shocking, rare glimpse behind the scenes of the domestic battlefront. For men who know the truth, "BUSTED" is a lesson. As one reviewer put it... "A remarkable story of one man's battle in the legal system... to demonstrate, in no uncertain terms, that he was the victim."

Anonymous User writes "CourtTV has been closely following new DNA evidence which has apparently cleared five men who were convicted of raping a Central Park jogger in 1989. The gruesome crime (the jogger was severely beaten and her eyes were destroyed) was originally attributed to five youths. Four of them have already served complete sentences for it. DNA evidence has now exonerated those five after another convicted rapist and murderer confessed to the Central Park crime and provided his DNA as evidence. The story is here. What is most interesting is that the five youths eventually confessed to the crime themselves. They now say their confessions were coerced."

CJ writes "The new phase for the Family Violence Prevention Fund is to 'coach' boys into becoming men, the program invites men to help end abuse by teaching boys that violence against women is always wrong. This is good idea, but one sided in approach. Perhaps this well funded organization could include some examples of violence against the male gender and include programs that ensure quality of life for both genders? I found out about this campaign through a banner ad on a high traffic corporate web page. FVPC is getting the word out that they think boys need to be changed. How long will it be before the campaign that states 'boys are bad and abusive' manifests in public classrooms? Lets help ensure gender parity on this issue before our young men are inflicted with more feminist funded psychological abuse."

Here are a three good articles on the war against fathers.

The first and the second (you'll have to click on the link "click here to read" to access them) report on a lawsuit in Canada challenging the government's bias against fathers.

The third is a column in the Toronto Sun that reports on the vicious injustices meted out by the courts to fathers.

Trudy W Schuett writes "Among the other things I do, I'm a moderator at the FictionAddiction forum. This may seem like small potatoes, but it's home to about 800 members and many more visitors. The other day, a feminist posted a work about killing men at the critique forum. I spoke my mind and am tonight getting thrashed for it by both sexes. Help me out here, guys! This is one thing where you can make a clear, immediate difference! Blessings and peace! T_____"

SJones writes "A surprising article (for Reuters) about how witnessing family violence influence both the boy and the girl to an increased likelihood of violence in the future is found here. They are dropping this article down and down in their list as quickly as possible. Since I found it the article has already dropped from 5th story to 8th and disappeared from my screen."

Steve Imparl writes, "I am happy to announce that the inaugural chat at MaleDepression.com will take place on Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at 8:30 p.m. Central Standard Time. (This is Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at 02:30 GMT.) The chat will be held in MaleDepression.com's chat room at this page. This will be our first chat, so it will be a good idea for us to get acquainted with one another. We will talk about our experiences with depression, with particular emphasis on the male experience of this illness and the difficulties we have in seeking and continuing treatment. We'll also explore possibilities for the formats and themes of future chat sessions at MaleDepression.com. I hope you can join us for our first scheduled chat."

Anonymous User writes "Child's Best Interest claims to work toward shared parenting legislation in all states, advocating for both parents (not just fathers and not just mothers). It distances itself from the label "father's rights." Interestingly, 8 out of 10 candidates endorsed by CBI were elected this past election day."

Douglas Rome writes, "Here is the horrifying truth about male suicide in Scotland. The "experts", of course, have no idea why suicide among men is so very many times higher than for women." With the suicide rate increasing 22% over the past 20 years, and the rate of male to female suicides at 3:1, the fact that this issue has been of such low priority for so long is appalling. Also shocking: "For men under 35 in Scotland, suicide is the biggest single cause of death and exceeds the number of accidental deaths"

Anonymous User writes "Wendy McElroy's FoxNews article this week contains some lessons in argument we could all use to our advantage. In it she talks a little about dealing with "emotional bullies" and emotional bullying is something many feminists are really good at. Her article is here and another good article about emotional bullying is here."