"If we liberate men’s sexuality, the war against women can end"

Article here. Excerpt:

'Men's rights activists and the wider manosphere both venerate the alpha male, but a look at their websites shows that they're going for men and boys who feel unsuccessful at life, and, particularly, young people who feel sexually deprived.  In a recent post, Futrelle said:

"The anger of many younger MRAs seems to have a similar psychosexual source. These are the young men who rage against “friendzoning” and wax indignant about “false rape accusations” and “yes means yes.” In their mind, women are the “gatekeepers” of sex, and this frustrates and sometimes enrages them. ...
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... Some, I suspect, think that there’s no way they can actually “get” sex without cutting a few corners, consent-wise, and resent feminists for making this harder for them."
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... civil rights research group Southern Poverty Law Centre tracks some of them as misogynist hate sites. ...
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Absurd Anti-‘Man-Spreading’ Campaign Shows How Male NYC Subway Riders Exercise Their ‘Privilege’

Article here. Excerpt:

'Last month, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced an ad campaign to improve “proper etiquette” on the NYC Subway. According to The Washington Free Beacon, $76,707 was spent on the following advertisements, which appeared in subway stations and cars:

The anti-pole-dancing ad is likely so ridiculous that the public has just ignored it. However, the bottom-right graphic has been gathering more and more attention throughout the campaign.

Some in support of the movement explain that man-spreading is an act of dominance and an exercise in male privilege.
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The MTA has no intentions of arresting any man for man-spreading their legs and making room for their man-parts. But the campaign has not gone unnoticed, and has warranted a mixture of agreement, confusion and hilarious incredulity from New Yorkers and out-of-towners alike.'

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In Search Of Balance In Dershowitz v. Cassell

Article here.  Excerpt:

'In a recent column about allegations leveled against Harvard Law professor emeritus and criminal defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz, Professor Tamara Tabo initially admonishes us to be skeptical about Jane Doe #3’s accusations. Tabo says pointedly – and I might add, accurately – that “the accuser should not be stigmatized for reporting the crime, but the accused should not be stigmatized before he has an opportunity to present evidence in his defense.” But Tabo doesn’t practice what she preaches.

First, she suggests that these accusations are credible because of the respectability of the lawyers representing Jane Doe #3; the author then describes Professor Cassell’s academic and professional credentials, including his service as a federal judge. I know both Professors Cassell and Dershowitz professionally and indeed, as friends. I respect them both. I have known Professor Dershowitz for forty years, as co-counsel and colleague, and Professor Cassell from when both of us were on the bench and since then in our work on federal sentencing.

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He was abused by a female teacher, but he was treated like the perpetrator

Article here.  Excerpt:

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"My top ten gender charts of the year for 2014"

Article here.  Excerpt:

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Education Department says Harvard violated Title IX by not parroting bureaucrats

Article here. Excerpt:

'Can a federal agency find you in violation of the law, not for actions that violate a statute, but for failing to parrot the agency’s controversial views about how the statute should be applied in hypothetical situations?

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NPO: Rita Fuerst Adams Departs as National Executive Director

Story here. Excerpt:

'As National Parents Organization announces the resignation of its National Executive Director Rita Fuerst Adams, I would like to extend my gratitude to her for the many ways in which she helped advance our organizational mission. During Fuerst Adams’ time as National Executive Director, she has played a critical role in our efforts to improve the lives of children by protecting their right to the love and care of both parents and advocating for shared parenting and parental equality in our family courts.

Having joined our cause as National Executive Director in 2012, Rita has been a champion of children’s rights and parental equality in all that she has done for our cause. Whether managing the administrative demands and functions necessary to the job or growing our strong volunteer and membership base, she has been integral to our success during her tenure.

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SAVE's collection of Campus Rape editorials re-organized

SAVE's hyperlinked list of Campus Rape Hysteria editorials can now be found by year at:

2014:
http://www.saveservices.org/sexual-assault/editorials/2014-2/

2015:
http://www.saveservices.org/sexual-assault/editorials/2015-2/

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Circumcision proposal by CDC drawing detractors

Article here. Excerpt:

'A federal proposal to encourage discussions about circumcision for baby boys and at-risk men of all ages has drawn nearly 2,000 mostly-negative comments and a planned protest in front of a federal agency this month.

The proposal from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn’t explicitly recommend circumcision, but it urges health care providers to proactively discuss the benefits and risks of circumcision with parents of baby boys and “uncircumcised at-risk heterosexual males” to allow people to make well-informed decisions about the procedure.
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Other critics noted that circumcision is unlikely to dent HIV transmission in the U.S. since most HIV cases are among men who have sex with men. The CDC proposal recognized this, saying that the studies showing circumcision as an effective HIV-prevention strategy only involved men who had sex with women.

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A Nightmare of False Accusation That Could Happen to You

Article here. (Jump the WSJ subscriber wall by Googling the first paragraph's first few sentences, then click the link for the WSJ site.) Excerpt:

'Imagine the following situation: You’re a 76-year-old man, happily married for nearly 30 years, with three children and two grandchildren. You’ve recently retired after 50 years of teaching at Harvard Law School. You have an unblemished personal record, though your legal and political views are controversial. You wake up on the day before New Year’s Eve to learn that two lawyers have filed a legal document that, in passing, asserts that 15 years ago you had sex on numerous occasions and in numerous locations with an underage female.

The accusation doesn’t mention the alleged victim’s name—she’s referred to as Jane Doe #3, and the court document includes no affidavit by her. But her name doesn’t really matter, because you have never had sex with anyone other than your wife during the relevant time period. The accusations against you are totally false, and you can prove it.

Well, that is my situation: I’m the one who has been falsely accused. But let’s continue to imagine it was you:

Your first instinct is to call your lawyer and have him file a denial to the court in which the accusation was made. But your lawyer informs you that you can’t do that because you’re not a party to the lawsuit (against the United States government seeking to vacate the plea bargain your client struck seven years earlier) and have no standing to file any papers.
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No, your lawyer tells you. They didn’t ask for a hearing or any other opportunity to prove the truth of what they alleged. So the accusation will remain on the public record without anyone having to prove it or you having any opportunity to disprove it.

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UVA fraternity members speak out for the first time on their weeks in hiding

Article here. Excerpt:

'Brothers of the University of Virginia fraternity at the center of a now discredited Rolling Stone article about gang rape have spoken out for the first time to detail how they were forced into hiding after the story incited mass protests on campus.

The article about the issue of sexual assault at UVA starts with the horrifying account of one student who claims to have been gang-raped by seven men in an apparent initiation ritual at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity two years ago.

But after several holes in the victim's story were brought to light, and a police investigation found no evidence the crime ever happened, the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity was taken off suspension this week and are set to start their new remember recruitment - known as Rush - tonight.

Phi Psi president Stephen Scipione, a 21-year-old junior from Richmond, Virginia, spoke with the Washington Post and described the night in November when he and his brothers huddled around and read the damning article.
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Just hours after the story came out, the Phi Psi house was gratified with statements like 'UVA Center for Rape Studies' and 'Suspend Us!' and the brothers say bricks were thrown through the windows.

Fearing their safety, most of them fled the house, booking hotel rooms.
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The brothers checked old emails, bank accounts and other fraternity records and discovered that they did not hold a party at the house the weekend of September 28, 2012 - and that no one in their fraternity matched the description of the primary attacker, a junior who worked at the university pool.

They also staunchly denied the suggestion that the incident was an initiation ritual for new members, as details of the attack suggested.

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Two fraternities refuse to sign UVA's new regulations

Story here. Excerpt:

'Two fraternities at the University of Virginia are refusing to agree to new rules set by university officials in the wake of the Rolling Stone sexual assault controversy.

Kappa Alpha Order and Alpha Tau Omega released identical statements Tuesday saying that UVa’s suspension of all Greek organization social activities following the story last fall “unfairly punished” fraternities.

The story later was discredited. The university lifted the suspension with the start of the current semester, but stipulated that the Greek organizations had to agree to a new set of rules governing parties at fraternity and sorority houses.

“Because we do not accept the validity of a suspension imposed in contravention of the existing [Fraternal Order Agreement], university policy, Virginia law and the constitutional rights of our members, we are not compelled to sign a revised FOA to continue operations on campus,” according to the statement.

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College wrestling coach battles publicly on behalf of accused son

Story here. Excerpt:

'In the aftermath of a sexual assault accusation against his son Corey, [University of] North Carolina [at Chapel Hill] head wrestling coach C.D. Mock created a website to discredit the accuser and speak out against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s [link added] actions.

A disclaimer on the website — coreymock.net — says it’s run by Barbara Mock, C.D. Mock’s mother and Corey Mock’s grandmother, but the writing is done from C.D. Mock’s perspective throughout.

In the ‘About’ section of the website, Mock writes that he is using the website as a vehicle not to defend his son’s actions, but as a way to inform other parents about the ‘danger’ of the so-called hookup culture on college campuses and what he calls the aggressive nature of women.
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“If a woman accuses you of sexual assault at a univeristy(sic), you will immediately be removed from the campus prior to any investigation or determination of guilt. YOU HAVE NO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IN COLLEGE. The University or College will do everything in its power to prosecute you and kick you out of school regardless of the evidence and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it, and they know it. You can sue the school and the alleged victim as we are doing, but the minimum cost to sue is $50,000 and the NCAA isn’t going to give you your year back if you win.”
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When Corey, who began his wrestling career at UNC, was accused in spring 2014, he was indefinitely suspended from the wrestling team.

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"Florida’s universities are on a mission to educate all about sexual assaults on campus"

Article here. Excerpt:

'Universities across Florida are revamping how they investigate and prosecute sexual assault complaints in the wake of scrutiny from the U.S. Office for Civil Rights and questions raised by several high profile incidents across the country.

The White House, Congress and victims rights advocates are calling for greater transparency, accountability and educating all those involved on how to properly handle a sexual assault allegation — from college presidents to coaches, faculty, fraternities, campus police, staff and students.

“This national conversation is helping us shift some priorities toward sexual assault,” said Jen Day Shaw, dean of students at the University of Florida, where four sexual attacks on UF women were reported within nine days last fall.

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Australia: PM "told to quit as minister for women if gender reporting rules eased"

Link here. (All hyperlinks below have been added. - Ed.) Excerpt:

'Tony Abbott is facing calls to resign as the minister for women if he does not commit to mandatory gender reporting requirements for big business.

The government recently released the summary of a nine-month-long consultation process with business on gender reporting.

At present, employers with more than 100 staff must report annually on the gender breakdown of employees.

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