Nightmist writes "This editorial in the Daily Texan defends the University of Texas-Austin for temporarily converting an all-female dorm to co-ed because of a summer schedule population explosion on campus. The dorm's female occupants are outraged and have signed a petition to keep men out, claiming that (because men are violent and immature) women will be more likely to be attacked and the dorm will be more likely to be vandalized. The author of the editorial, however, points out that these women are succumbing to stereotypes."

Nightmist writes "This article on Excite News reports that deaths from testicular cancer are on the decline, although there are a greater number of cases. Interestingly, some researchers are saying that exposure to high levels of estrogen in the womb may be one of the causes for the increase in cases. Testicular cancer is also more likely in men ages 25-29, first-born sons, and fraternal twins."

Nightmist writes "Excite News reports that father-oriented Web site Dadmag.com has named a list of a dozen fathers its "Twelve Top Pops" for Father's Day. Among the names on the list are: Dr. Wade Horn of the National Father's Initiative; Prime Minister Tony Blair; Weatherman Al Roker; "Daddio" star Michael Chiklis; and Bill Clinton. The reasons for each selection are noted by the names."

Now this is an interesting article. American social scientist Charles Murray believes that "advances in genetics and neurology will lead to the death of egalitarianism within 20 years." From the sounds of it, psuedo-science could finally be eliminated. This last quote is quite interesting: "What he calls the "intellectual egalitarianism" of the Left actually is not about equal outcomes at all, he says. It just "hates the idea that some people are inherently smarter or more charming [and that you can't change that] by the right social program or the right liberation of people from their oppressors." Social engineering can't cure inequality."

Feminist groups in Canada have threatened to boycott nation-wide
government consultations on changes to divorce law since they might have to sit with Father's advocates. The hypocrisy here is unbelievable, this quote says it better than I ever could "The best interests of children...can only be met by ensuring the well being of their mothers." if you think that's bad, the rest of the article gets worse. The full article can be read from the National Post Online.

Nightmist writes "The Detroit News ran the article recently on Real Men Cook, which is slated to take place Father's Day in various cities around the country. The event raises money for various urban men's and family's causes."

Nightmist writes "Christian Science Monitor reports on a widespread protest of family court justice in America. The protestors advocated "shared parenting," in which both parents get equal time with their children. It also points out that in 85 percent of cases, the mother gets custody, even though some states already have shared parenting legislation (Massachusetts is apparently working on it)."

Nightmist writes "Along with Cancer-Option.com's breast cancer and lung cancer sites, Excite news reports that a new prostate cancer-specific site has been launched. ProstateCancerOption.com will focus solely on news and assistance for men suffering the disease. CancerOption.com, meanwhile, is still a general resource on all types of cancers."

Andrew writes "Remember that famous feminist slogan? Something like, 'To get respect in a man's world, a woman must do twice as much in the same time as a man. Fortunately, this is not difficult.' (If anyone has a more accurate version of this, and a source, I'd like to hear about it.) Gee, I guess this news story, Women find army training too tough must be some kind of anti-feminist plot. While the Western nations work to make their military training female-friendly, the Chinese are busy toughening up the largest army on the planet. 'Those who will not learn from history are condemned to repeat it.'"

bernee writes "There is no question that when it comes to the health stakes, men are often short changed, especially in rural areas. An initiative in Australia is hoping to address this. "Pit Stop", as it is known grew out of the observation that getting men to go to the doctor was often difficult but they turned up in droves to car races etc. "Pit Stop" is a mobile clinic that travels to organised car events doing check-ups and advising men on health issues. This initiative was featured on a national TV program, the transcript of which is available here."

The iFeminists.com web site had an article by Wendy McElroy about battered men. It discusses the uphill battle male victims of DV and their supporters have to climb in order to get help and recognition by society, and mentions the recent battered men conference which was held in Portland, ME. From the article: "For self-interested reasons, many women's shelters continue to deny that men comprise a significant portion of those victimized by domestic abuse. Their funding depends on the denial...The only right abused men seem to have retained in full is the right to remain silent."

John Leo's column in U.S. News and World Report covers the IWF's feminist myth-busting ad, and serves as yet more embarrassing coverage to colleges and universities which no longer tolerate free speech and open inquiry. Leo analyzes the attacks on the ad, noting that the tactics of campus feminists are to portray the ad as creating a hostile environment for women, and trying to shift the perception of the ad as an issue of free speech to one of violent speech. Leo then quotes Stanley Kurtz with, "Once words we don't like have been equated with acts of violence, there's no place left for free speech." I thought this was a great article for making this issue more explicit.

Nightmist writes "This foolish article in the Christian Science Monitor attempts to defend negative portrayals of men in modern advertising as a way of attracting male buyers to products, and that men aren't offended by such ads, but use them as excuses to be stupid. One moron quoted in the article says the ads resonate with women, too, because "Women know a lot of stupid men." Newsflash, jerk, I've known many a stupid woman in my time."

Terence Hallinan, who is considering running for mayor in San Fransisco, has explicitly stated that he wants the "charge count" on domestic violence cases increased - "We've got to do better even if it means tightening up the charging criteria" he said. In response, a police officer was quoted as saying, "It's B.S...the cases are just going to get tossed [out of court] anyway." What is most frightening about this is that due to the highly political climate around domestic violence, his chances of winning the mayor seat are benefiting from this. The story is the second topic covered in this column from the San Fransisco Gate.

Nightmist writes "This story on EurekAlert details how teachers for children in low-income, at-risk households were routinely ignoring the role and interest of fathers (or father figures) in the educational development of such children. After some study and sensitivity training for the teachers, they began to include fathers more. The misperception among teachers, according to the study, is that most of these children have no fathers."