Another Survey Reveals How Men And Women Think Differently About Men

Surveys by corporate America (especially corporations selling products like alcoholic beverages) are often frivolous, and intended to be entertaining. This survey however, hints at a disturbing problem between men, women, and sports. According to the survey, women have more sinister expectations about men's behavior at sporting events. Not surprisingly, according to the survey, men's true actions do not fall in line with the female thoughts on the subject. Perhaps it is this engrained cynicism about men which allowed the "40 percent increase in domestic violence on Super Bowl Sunday" myth to take hold?

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Plastics Softener May Cause Health Problems For Young Boys

A popular plastics softener used in the creation of blood bags and tubing for medical practitioners may cause development problems for children, especially boys, according to new research by the FDA. This story on Excite News suggests that the plastics softener may leach into fluids fed through tubings or blood bags, and into the patient's body. The softener can cause problems with the development of sperm and the development of the testicles.

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New Television Show Offers View Of Women Through Men's Eyes

This story on Excite News reports on a new television show airing on NBC daytime this season (starting Sept. 10). Titled "The Other Half," it's yet another talk show geared toward a female audience, but with men discussing the issues from their perspectives rather than women. The producers describe it as "The View," except with men. Unfortunately, the show's description reads like yet another way for women to bash men on television, but make it appear OK because it's men who are doing the bashing. I'll be interested to see how it works out, though. Anyone home during the daytime on this site? Check out this show and report to us on it.

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Texas Mom Fights Discrimination Against Her Son In School

School dress codes have been controversial with students for years, particularly teen-agers, who often wish to define their personalities by their clothing, piercings, or what have you. This commentary from Texas A&M's Battalion supports a Texas mother in her efforts to fight an elementary school dress code which will allow girls to wear earrings, but not boys. The 5-year-old boy was suspended from school for wearing an earring to kindergarten. The author of this commentary is, perhaps, seeing things too black-and-white, but I support her overall statement that school dress codes should not discriminate between the sexes.

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LA Takes "Deadbeat" Parent Tax Refunds For Child Support

This story in the LA Daily News highlights, in my mind, the biggest problem with the child support industry: it is, indeed, an industry. To that end, here's a highlight from the major points of one of the sources in the article: "I think it's a big boost," said Trom, who noted the money will either go to reimburse welfare or directly to families. Reimburse welfare? Interestingly, though, the article does not use the term "deadbeat dad." It uses "deadbeat parent" instead. Is this sensitivity to men from the news staff, or simply political correctness?

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UN Criticized for Sexist Position on Genital Mutilation

I received another Press Release from Attorneys for the Rights of the Child, in which J. Steven Svoboda spoke out criticizing the UN and its Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights for discrimination against men with regard to their stance on genital mutilation. "Svoboda commented that everywhere that FGM occurs, male circumcision also takes place, adding that male circumcision occurs six times for every time FGM occurs. "Some day," Svoboda told the United Nations, "we will come to understand the misguided nature of our attempts to explain why any violation of female genitals is criminal while a comparable, serious, extremely painful, and disfiguring alteration of male genitals is permissible." Attorneys for the Rights of the Child has apparently made circumcision one of their main issues, and I applaud them for their advocacy. The full press release can be read in the "Read More" section below.

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Good News!

I recently discovered that my ISP has stopped blocking port 80 incoming connections, so the current "hack" that has kept this site available can be removed. If the web site acts funny during Sunday and Monday, it will probably be me testing and implementing the changes. If you've been wondering why there is a ":81" in all the URLs, you won't have to wonder much longer - they will disappear in the next day or two.

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Sacks: Title IX Hurts Men and Minorities More Than It Helps Women

Glenn Sacks, the only regularly published male columnist in the US who writes about gender issues from a perspective unapologetically sympathetic to men, condemns the savage attacks on men's collegiate athletics in his latest article "Title IX Lawsuits are Endangering Men's College Sports." It was published in the Los Angeles Daily News on Friday, September 7. Readers with comments on the article can write to the Daily News letters section or to Glenn at GlennJSacks@cs.com. Click "Read More" to view the essay.

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Why Fathers Are Blamed

Like the U.S. and Andrea Yates, Ireland has apparently been dealing with its own "killer mom" stories of late. John Waters in this column in the Irish Times explores the reasons why society may believe that children are more likely to come to harm in the care of their fathers than their mothers.

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NOW Backpedals On Yates Support

In a move apparently prompted by a group of 19 (mostly female) prostesters outside NOW's Washington headquarters, the group is backpedaling on its previous statement that it will raise funds for the defense of Andrea Yates, the woman who drowned her five children in the bathtub and is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. The story in the Washington Times quotes some of the protesters.  "I don't think we should make excuses for murder," said Bishop Imagene Stewart, who represented the African American Women's Clergy Association at the rally. "If we let her get away with this, other women--who are mad at their husbands--will do it too, and just plead insanity." The mostly female group of demonstrators hoisted signs like "Pro-Woman, Pro-Choice, Pro-Drowning?" and "NOW does not speak for me."

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Swedish Government to Regulate, Possibly Ban, Male Circumcision

J. Steven Svoboda from Attorneys for the Rights of the Child sent in a press release announcing that Sweden has passed a law that will study whether male circumcision is a violation of a child's human rights. The law also set up the foundation for government regulation of male circumcision, and if it is found to be a human rights violation, the Swedish government will have the proper authority to ban the practice. "This marks the first time the circumcision of males under the age of majority has been officially accepted for study by a national government as a human rights issue. Sweden's is the first law in modern times to regulate and restrict the practice of male circumcision." Click "Read More" below to view the entire press release.

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Sexist Reporting of Teen Violence Stats

rparent writes "This is an opinion piece, but it gives an interesting view of how teen violence stats are reported differently, depending on the victim's gender. Check it out at this link." The article does a great job of unraveling "advocacy research," a concept the general public needs to be aware of.

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Clayton Giles Arrives in Washtinton, D.C.

I feel I have to apologize for the lack of reporting we've done on Clayton Giles' Journey for Kids, an incredible 2,500 mile bike ride a 13 year-old boy is doing to protest the way courts treat children in divorce cases. This young man, who I met briefly in NYC, could very well be doing more to reform the court system than the efforts of several focused father's rights groups. Because he's not an adult yet, his message is being listened to, and his petition has thousands of signatures which he will be presenting to President Bush in the next few days. Click here and take a few minutes to read about Clayton's journey and his dedication to doing something to make a difference.

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The ACLU, Abortion and Women's (Men's?) Rights

Anonymous User writes "Here is an interesting article. Lots of information regarding the history of abortion and the ACLU's influence on the issue. One line that caught my attention is attributed to attorney Harriet Pilpel at a 1964 ACLU conference. "She asked: Does it not unconstitutionally deny a woman life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, for example, if despite her wishes and the opinions of concurring doctors she is forced to bear a child she doesn't want and, objectively, shouldn't have?" Why didn't anyone in the ACLU consider replacing the gender in that sentence or making it gender neutral?"

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Feminists Creating a Police State with Zero-Tolerance Laws

Henry Makow wrote a very thought-provoking article on TooGoodReports.com. In it, he shows how zero-tolerance laws overwhelmed police and take up an enormous proportion of their cases, and how being arrested for the most minor forms of "violence" is hurting men, women, and relationships in general. While I take issue with Makow's comments that homosexuals are leading a conspiracy to destroy heterosexuality, the article does a good job outlining the damage being done to society by attempts to control people's personal behavior and the inevitable consequences of these laws (a police state and reduction of civil liberties).

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