My latest column, which should also appear later today on Wendy McElroy's ifeminists.com, examines the blatant discrimination against men (particularly white men) exercised recently by Ford Motor Co., toward both its employees and its buying public (via a male bashing commercial). Although Ford recently settled the lawsuit brought against it by employees, and pulled the ad campaign from most of its Canadian market, it'll take more than lawsuits and complaints to an advertising panel to change the company's ways.

In her latest column on Fox News, Wendy McElroy closely examines how gender (anti-male) feminists have attempted to take over and destroy Valentine's Day with V-Day (the V stands for Vagina, Violence [against women by men], and Victory) on college campuses. Among other "celebrations" is usually the presentation of Eve Ensler's male-bashing and child abuse-celebrating play The Vagina Monologues. In McElroy's words: Since 1998, V-Day events have been sponsored on university campuses across America. The stated purpose is to raise awareness. In reality, V-Day embodies the same double standard and dishonesty that has characterized most feminist pronouncements for decades.

In an incredible victory, Georgia's Senate passed a bill giving men recourse in the event of paternity fraud. This means that when a divorced man takes a DNA test and is proven not to be the father of a child, he is not obligated to pay child support for that child. This common sense law was a long and difficult struggle, but in the end, the efforts paid off. For example, in the GA Senate, the bill passed with a 90% vote in favor of it. You can read a press release about the victory on PaternityFraud.com.

Anonymous User writes "This site claims the following:
"Newspapers are male shaped. They are testosterone fueled, knee-jerk, confrontational, short term, pompous and status conscious. They are also punchy, strong, uncompromising and incisive. And they reflect the direction in which the editor wants to move. Usually, that editor is a man."" This seems like the definition of a feminist "knee-jerk" reaction if you ask me. What's most disconcerting is that this kind of posturing is sure to sell the paper to her target audience.

Anonymous User writes "There is a heavy duty rotation on Scottish TV of a government sponsored advert which claims that 1 in 5 women will be a victim of domestic abuse. On looking for this "recent study" I came across this page on the Scottish Executive's web site. It summarises a recent open forum on domestic abuse and reports this exchange on the subject of abused men: "A query was raised about the proposed research into abused men. Care needed to be taken with the questions to ensure a proper picture. Some men may be subject to retaliation from women they have abused. Care should also be taken as to whom should be given the contract. Academics may not have a proper knowledge of the issue. ANSWER - The Minister promised a tight specification and monitoring." It concerns me greatly that at the highest level of Parliament, there is such ignorance and dogma implicit in the research strategy. The delegate list is interesting too."

This story in the Guardian Unlimited claims that the invention of an artificial womb has become reality. Scientists have created prototypes made out of cells extracted from women's bodies. Embryos successfully attached themselves to the walls of these laboratory wombs and began to grow. However, experiments had to be terminated after a few days to comply with in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) regulations. Interestingly, those concerned with ethics have already scheduled a conference in Oklahoma next week. 'There are going to be real problems,' said organiser Dr Scott Gelfand, of Oklahoma State University. 'Some feminists even say artificial wombs mean men could eliminate women from the planet and still perpetuate our species. That's a bit alarmist. Nevertheless, this subject clearly raises strong feelings.'

Like Tennessee and Mississippi before it, another nudity ordinance has banned clothed "visibly turgid" genitals in public, in essence banning manhood. The town officials say it won't apply to normal occurences, but it's up to them to decide what is or is not a normal erection. "This is not meant to be a tricky term, or give our police officers difficulty in enforcing the law," said Kerstetter. Before the vote, Supervisor Dennis Sharrow suggested removing the word "covered" from the ordinance. Kerstetter said the inclusion of covered male genitals in legal definitions of nudity has been upheld by the Supreme Court.

This horrifying story in The Journal News details how eight girls in Cottage 12 attacked their counselor. The counselor was punched, kicked, stomped and scratched by the girls before "they doused her with rubbing alcohol and set it on fire,'' Alagno said. "They continued to beat her and then doused her face with chlorine bleach." They also cut her hair with scissors, beat her with a telephone and kicked her down two flights of steps, according to the charges read in court last night. The girls were giggling as they entered the courtroom. So far, one person said "without making excuses" said that they suffer emotional problems.

Tonight's jointly sponsored MANN/iFeminists on-line chat will have special guest Norma Jean Almodovar. NJ is an ex-call girl, sex workers' rights activist and author of From Cop to Call Girl. She has fascinating slants on sex, prostitution and the legal system. Join us tonight (2/10) starting at 9 PM Eastern Time in the iFeminists.com chat room.

bledso writes "This is a very interesting article about how men and women approach group activity. According to this article, it appears we may behave in a more similar manner than we thought, our timing is just a little different." In fact, Mast's research seems to bear out what some of us see in life every day, and her research appears to hold up what some other researchers have determined about hierarchies of late.

AFG writes "This article from the CBC reports that there is a new development with regard to the Saskatoon prostitution scene: An increasing number of teenage girls are forcing other girls to work for them as prostitutes. Thus, it seems that, in this instance, prostitution can no longer be blamed entirely on males. But of course, the other side appears in the article as well -- the side that says that these female pimps are victims and should be treated as such." Law enforcement appears to want to hold the girls accountable for their actions.

Greg writes, "The Volksgaren Project works with abused people. We fund our work by selling the Volksgaren Journal which looks cognitively at recovery after another person's abuse. The journal is gender inclusive and aims to provide solid information to all. A current project is using Canadian Human Rights law to change Health Canada's policy on Family Violence. They use a gender-feminist viewpoint which results in harm to men and to children. We need people to subscribe so that we may hire experts to show that Health Canada are misinforming the public, resulting in real harm to innocent people. Our web site is here. There is a lot more information on our site!"

I stumbled across this Web page while looking for information on Warren Farrell's "Save the Males" article. Apparently, Piney Woods is a predominantly black private school which has a program titled "Save the Males" geared specifically for the needs of their male students. More information about the school itself is available here. Perhaps more schools should follow Piney Woods' example? The male council's purpose is to Retain students who are close to academic and/or personal failure and enhance their academic and personal achievements. The council also provides young men with good male mentors.

Trudy Schuett's popular DesertLight Journal has released a new edition, which can be read at the usual spot. Announcements in this issue include the upcoming launch of male-friendly e-publisher cyberManbooks, progress on a Commission for Men in Los Angeles county, Tom Smith's (AUM) take on the men's movement, and more. Enjoy!

Calls from divorced fathers flooded NewsTalk 550 KFYI (Phoenix) radio phone lines during Glenn Sacks' two-hour appearance on the Charles Goyette Show on Tuesday, February 5. Glenn and Charles discussed the discrimination which men routinely face in family court. Callers shared their horror stories about Move Away Moms, blocked visitation, false accusations, parental alienation syndrome, and the struggle of divorced dads to remain fathers to their children. To listen to the entire show (minus news and commercials) go to Glenn's website here.