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Story here. Look at how this is spun. "Her boyfriend abandoned her," thereby leaving her no option but to make porn movies. So, it was his fault? Ridiculous. Plenty of women, when they need money, go out and get jobs other than in porn/prostitution. Even more do so before needing money and *gasp*, a whole lot don't live off their boyfriends in the first place! Imagine that! Excerpt:

'A middle-school science teacher fired after students learned she had appeared in pornographic movies had hoped not just to get her job back, but to set a precedent for people looking to escape an embarrassing personal history.

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'No one is debating the importance of keeping children safe. The question being asked is what’s child’s play and what’s not?

Controversy at a Talbot County school after two six-year-old boys were suspended while playing cops and robbers during recess and using their fingers to make an imaginary gun.

“It’s ridiculous,” said parent Julia Merchant

This is the second time a Maryland child has been suspended for such play. Earlier this month, six-year-old Rodney Lynch was suspended from his Montgomery County school after pretending to fire an imaginary gun more than once.'

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'Future male pensioners could lose £10,000 from their income over their retirement under new gender equality rules coming into force on Friday.

Under the EU Gender Directive, firms will no longer be able to use a pension holder's sex as a factor when calculating annuity offers.

Currently men will typically get a higher annual income when they buy an annuity than women because they have a lower life expectancy. Providers can offer them more on the assumption payments will end sooner than for women.'

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'The equal pay debate in tennis is just great.

The reason the debate is so entertaining is because there is one very strong point that sits on the tip of the tongue yet goes unmentioned.

That is, women’s tennis is boring.

And maybe this point is avoided largely by the male population through fear of receiving a parliamentary lambasting about their crippling misogyny, sexism and chauvinism. But that just shouldn’t be the case.

Women’s tennis is boring. It’s the bit in between the real deal.

It’s the 6-1 6-1 steamrolling that only etches itself into the brains of tennis fans as the unfortunate stop-gap between Federer v. Nadal and Djokovic v. Murray.
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I’m not trying to write a sexist rant, I’m trying to be thought provoking. I don’t think the women’s game shouldn’t exist in its current form and I don’t think it’s altogether terrible though, there is no question then men deserve more money.'

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'Terry Sanderson, President of the National Secular Society, commented: "This is yet another example of public money being used for religious purposes. There is absolutely no need for children to be subjected to such a procedure – in fact there are plenty of arguments why they shouldn't be. The idea that scarce NHS funding is being used for something that has only religious and no medical significance is scandalous.

"There is however a real danger that those seeking circumcisions will turn to practitioners without medical qualifications. We call on the Government to amend Child protection legislation to make it unlawful for anyone other than qualified medical staff to circumcise minors for any reason. This is just a first step, though. We believe that non-therapeutic circumcision should not be permitted until the boy is old enough to give informed consent.

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'Just as you begin to think that the dispute about including male circumcision as part of HIV/Aids prevention has ended, a sceptic “rocks the boat” and the debate appears to start all over again and; some people begin to wonder whether “to cut or not to cut”.

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'Genital integrity activists from across the country are demanding that lawmakers ban the practice of circumcising boys. Popularly known as “intactivists”, these children’s rights advocates submitted the Male Genital Mutilation (MGM) Bill proposal to more than 1,800 legislators this week in an effort to require gender neutrality in federal and state laws that regulate genital cutting.

As director of MGMbill.org’s Indiana state office in Indianapolis, Jeff Cowsert wants all boys to be able to grow up with their genitals left intact. “When I was eight years old, my religious friends told me about circumcision,” said Cowsert. “I was silently outraged, and for the remainder of my childhood I mourned the fact that I didn't have a complete body. I would not have chosen to be cut if given the choice, and I strongly feel that infant circumcision needs to be banned so that men can make their own choices about their own bodies when they are mature adults.”'

Have Domestic Violence Programs Delivered on Their Promises to Women? Our recent special report exposes the fact that the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has not only failed women, it puts them in more danger.

The shocking report reviews nearly 50 research studies and articles examining the effectiveness of restraining orders, mandatory arrest policies, and no-drop prosecution: http://www.saveservices.org/downloads/VAWA-Has-It-Delivered-on-Its-Promises-to-Women.

We found that among other things, VAWA-funded programs:

• Are ineffective in reducing abuse
• Promote policies that place women at greater risk
• Ensnare women in a rigid criminal justice bureaucracy
• Can lead to the removal of children from their homes

Call your senators today. Ask them to read SAVE's special report. Then tell them to reform VAWA so it is no longer dangerous.

Story here. Notice how the word 'sexist' is in quotes, in spite of the fact that the practice is clearly so. Good to see that Chinese men are protesting. Excerpt:

'A Chinese bank’s offer to automatically transfer most of a husband’s income to his wife’s account has provoked fury, with some calling it “the most atrocious banking service against men in history.”
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Traditionally women have taken charge of household finances in China, but as the country modernizes, attitudes have changed, especially among the young, and the advertisement set off a firestorm of controversy.
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“The CMB service is far too atrocious – it is a boon for the ladies and a deadly blow for men. I remind you gentlemen that you should never let your better half go to CMB,” said a user with the handle “gossip girl in finance.”

Another wrote: “I can’t understand the bank – does it intend to disable all men in China or dismantle all Chinese families?”'

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'It’s no surprise that eBook use among kids is widening, but recent numbers from Scholastic’s biannual Kids & Family Reading Report are showing just how much difference two years have made.

The number of kids who are reading eBooks has nearly doubled since 2010, up from 25% to 46%, and half or children ages nine to 17 say they would read more books for fun if they had greater access to electronic books.

Boys, who typically demonstrate less motivation to read than girls, are particularly finding more inspiration in eBooks, as the study finds that 25% of boys who have read an eBook say that they are now reading more books for fun.'

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'An ex-Hoover High School teacher was sentenced Wednesday to six months in Fresno County Jail for having a prolonged sexual relationship with an underage student.

Megan Denman, 30, of Fresno also will serve three years on probation but will not have to register as a sex offender when she is released.

In October, Denman pleaded guilty in Fresno County Superior Court to three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor and three counts of oral copulation with a minor. The boy was 16 and 17 during the 18-month relationship.

A doctor's report said Denman doesn't have a "predatory" or "exploitive" personality. It was a major reason Judge Ralph Nunez said he ruled against sex-offender registration.

There also were several letters attesting to Denman's positive influence as a teacher from students, families and others.'

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'A former teacher from upstate New York who spent three years in prison for having an affair with a 14-year-old student skipped out on her parole and is now on the run from police, who fear that she may be involved without another child.

Buffalo police say convicted sex offender Cara Dickey, 34, removed her electronic ankle bracelet in violation of her parole condition and vanished Wednesday.
'We know that the electronic bracelet has been detached. She has not responded to attempts to reach her,' said Peter K. Cutler, a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
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The former South Buffalo Charter School educator was found guilty of rape in 2009 after admitting to carrying on a sexual relationship with one of her students and entering into a suicide pact with him, WIVB reported.'

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'Here's a story that can offer hope and gross you out at the same time. Researchers at Michigan State University, asked men about hand washing upon leaving the restroom. The men said they washed their hands 75 percent of the time.

The researchers next posted signs in men's restrooms that read "4 out of 5 Males Wash Their Hands," with pictures of students wearing Michigan State University hats. The signs included details about proper hand-washing.

According to Health Day News, the team then tracked hand-washing by restroom users and interviewed them after they left. With the signs in place, the men were more likely to wash their hands (86 percent of them did) and run the water longer compared to when the signs weren't there.

Perhaps the next step could be a sign telling men to put the seat down.'