Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2012-01-26 01:36
Reference: http://news.mensactivism.org/node/17895
VAWA Vote on Thursday: Have You Made the Call?
- Chuck Grassley (202) 224-3744
- Orrin G. Hatch (202) 224-5251
- Jon Kyl (202) 224-4521
- Jeff Sessions (202) 224-4124
- Lindsey Graham (202) 224-5972
- John Cornyn (202) 224-2934
- Michael S. Lee (202) 224-5444
- Tom Coburn (202) 224-5754
Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2012-01-26 01:34
Story here. Notice in these stories there seems to be an emphasis on the fact that the accused or convicted woman is a 'mom'. Umm, forgive me here, but 'moms' don't do stuff like this to their kids. Criminals do. Excerpt:
'A Canandaigua woman was accused of leaving her infant home alone, driving drunk and assaulting a police officer early today.
Ontario County sheriff's deputies stopped Vanessa R. Rosa, 21, of Telyea Street on Route 364 in Gorham, Ontario County, just before 1 a.m. She was allegedly driving outside the appropriate lane, deputies said.
Rosa was also driving without a valid license because hers had been suspended pending a separate DWI arrest that occurred in November, said Ontario County Undersheriff David Tillman. He said charges are pending in that case.
Submitted by Broadsword on Wed, 2012-01-25 05:48
Article here. Excerpt:
"A businessman who was beaten so badly by his 5ft 1ins girlfriend that he almost lost his arm is to have cosmetic surgery to heal his horrific scars.
Ian McNicholl, 49, from Hull, suffered two years of abuse at the hands of Michelle Williamson, including one attack where she sprayed bleach in his eyes.
He also suffered fractures to his skull, cheekbones, and nose, three cracked ribs and horrific burns on his arm from an iron at the hands of his ex-girlfriend.
Williamson, who is now serving a seven-year jail sentence for causing grievous bodily harm, also lit cigarettes and shoved them up her partner’s nose after falsely accusing him of having an affair.
On one occasion, she also poured two kettles full of boiling water over him - and even attacked him with a vacuum cleaner.
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He added: 'I can completely understand why some men will feel embarrassed speaking out - men generally don’t like talking about their feelings.
Submitted by Minuteman on Wed, 2012-01-25 05:19
Link here. Excerpt:
'Obstetricians and gynecologists should screen all patients for intimate partner violence, including during prenatal visits, according to new recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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About one in four women has been physically and/or sexually assaulted by a current or former partner, and nearly 324,000 pregnant women are abused by their partners each year in the United States, researchers have found.
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"Women of all ages experience intimate partner violence, but it is most prevalent among reproductive-age women," Dr. Maureen Phipps, chair of the college's Committee on Health Care for Underserved Women, said in the news release. "We have a prime opportunity to identify and help women who are being abused by incorporating this screening into our routine office visits with each and every patient."'
Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2012-01-25 01:26
MoveOn.org is leading Trust Women Week, a 'virtual march' for women's reproductive rights. No mention at all of male reproductive rights, or the complete lack thereof. Anyone else feel like it's time MRAs had their own virtual (or real) march for male reproductive rights? I do.
Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2012-01-24 03:49
The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) this coming Thursday at 10am. As you know, we have found many flaws in this bill, which is why we created the Partner Violence Reduction Act (PVRA).
The Partner Violence Reduction Act:
- Gives priority to real victims.
- Reduces false allegations.
- Removes provisions that violate the Constitution.
- Protects families.
- Provides legal assistance for alleged victim and alleged offender.
- Requires third-party accreditation.
- Curbs immigration fraud.
- Makes the law gender-inclusive.
Today we'd like you to call members on the committee. Tell them to reject VAWA and to support the Partner Violence Reduction Act. More info: http://www.saveservices.org/pvra
Submitted by Alphamale on Mon, 2012-01-23 23:13
A recent article (http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1119764--man-jailed-4-months-for-sexually-assaulting-wife?bn=1) in the Toronto Star has highlighted a judge who was fooled beyond belief. A man was sentenced to four months in jail for raping his wife. Not surprisingly, the wife did not bring the rape charge forward until eight months later. Eight months. I doubt I could even remember what day I had sex with my wife eight months later.
Furthermore, I'm aghast that this man couldn't see this one coming a mile away. As soon as I had read the first few lines it was as clear as day that the couple must be split up and a battle over custody of the children was the impetus behind the sleazy ex-wife. What's so disconcerting is that the judge was so easily fooled. I would have expected a higher standard of justice, but just proves how ingrained the well-oiled female chauvinist machine is in today's society.
Submitted by Broadsword on Mon, 2012-01-23 23:11
Article here. Excerpt:
'In remarks that critics have said are disturbingly reminiscent of Aldous Huxley’s famous dystopian novel “Brave New World,” a UK ethicist has argued that since pregnancy causes “natural inequality” between the sexes, women must be liberated from the “burdens and risks of pregnancy” through the use of “ectogenesis”, or artificial wombs.
“Pregnancy is a condition that causes pain and suffering, and that affects only women. The fact that men do not have to go through pregnancy to have a genetically related child, whereas women do, is a natural inequality,” writes Dr. Anna Smajdor in an article that recently appeared in the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics.
In her Defense of Ectogenesis, published online December, 2011, Smajdor construes pregnancy as a “medical problem, along with other conditions that cause pain and suffering.” Smajdor is Lecturer in Ethics at the School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice in the University of East Anglia.
Submitted by Broadsword on Mon, 2012-01-23 18:23
Article here. Excerpt:
'The male sex drive is to blame for most of the world's conflicts from football hooliganism to religious disputes and even world wars, according to scientists. The "male warrior" instinct means that men are programmed to be aggressive towards anyone they view as an outsider, a study claims.
In evolutionary terms an instinct for violence against others helped early men improve their status and gain more access to mates, but in modern terms this can translate into large-scale wars.
In contrast women are naturally equipped with a "tend and befriend" attitude which means they seek to resolve conflicts peacefully in order to protect their children, researchers said.
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Although men's hostile responses most likely evolved to combat the threat from outsiders, they "might not be functional in modern times and are often counterproductive," experts said.'
Submitted by Minuteman on Mon, 2012-01-23 12:59
Submitted by Matt on Mon, 2012-01-23 01:50
Submitted by Matt on Mon, 2012-01-23 01:26
Via email:
My name is Linda Taylor, I am a community Activist in California. Recently I asked California Assemblyman Bill Berryhill to introduce legislation that make child support tax deductible. If you are interested in helping make this law, you should contact Matt Roman - Legislative Director for Berryhill's office at 916-319-2026. Or, fax his office at 916-319-2126.
The decision whether to introduce this legislation is only a week away. Please contact his office ASAP.
Thank you,
Linda Taylor
Submitted by anthony on Sun, 2012-01-22 19:18
http://usa-sports.org/TitleIX.pdf
'The law, which was designed to end discrimination against women, is now discriminating against men. For example:
• Boston University dropped its football program due to Title IX pressures after 91 years.
• University of San Francisco cut football after 64 years.
• Colgate University eliminated men’s baseball after 107 years.
• Cornell University’s men’s fencing team was discontinued after 98 years.
• Princeton University ended its wrestling program for fear of litigation due to an inability to satisfy “proportionality”.'
Submitted by anthony on Sun, 2012-01-22 19:07
Article here. Excerpt:
'In an effort to prove compliance with the gender equality law, CMU issued a survey to all students in the spring of 2009 gauging the interest and ability of female athletes. The survey, which had about 2,200 respondents, concluded there was a very limited interest in adding new women’s sports. However, a repeal in April 2010 – the George W. Bush administration had ruled a survey was sufficient enough – forced schools to adhere to more stringent criteria to prove that they were compliant.
“We went through process and the survey showed that there was not a substantial interest level in additional sports — that we were meeting the needs,” Heeke said. “When the Obama administration came in, that tool was deemed non-compliant and the Office of Civil Rights came back and said you can’t use that anymore. When that went away, we had to start over.”'
Submitted by anthony on Sun, 2012-01-22 18:42
Story here. Excerpt:
'A SOUTH African woman appeared in court yesterday accused of leaving a pregnant woman for dead after slicing her open and stealing the unborn child from her womb.
Loretta Cooke (29) from Randfontein in west Johannesburg was remanded in custody at Randfontein Magistrate Court after state prosecutors were granted an adjournment to allow them investigate the case further.
The grisly murder was perpetrated last week, but the police initially thought 34-year-old Valencia Behrens had bled to death after giving birth. In addition, they could not locate the deceased’s newborn baby at the crime scene.'
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