Link here. Excerpt:

'The Press Complaints Commission has upheld a complaint against Woman under Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors' Code of Practice after a first-person story it published about a custody battle was disputed by the former husband of the woman who had told her story.

The article was an account of the couple's custody dispute of their son, focusing particularly on the mother's decision to take the child from Cyprus to the UK without the complainant's consent. He contested a number of claims she had made, most notably that the child was taken to the UK because he needed medical care that was not available in Cyprus. He had not been contacted by the magazine before publication. The magazine said this was because he had not been accused of any wrong doing; however, in order to check the veracity of the piece, it had checked the text with the complainant's former mother-in-law to before going to print.'

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Ed. note: The PCC in the UK is discussed here.

Story here. This is a really terrible and tragic situation made up of immature so-called adults doing nutty things with children being their victims. The reason I am posting it is to point out that yes, some women can do really irrationally violent things, just like some men can also when under similar circumstances. Nonetheless, no adult of any sex who can tell the difference between right and wrong actions (especially mortal actions) and who is also not well and truly insane in some other relevant way (e.g.: seeing flying pink elephants while hearing loud voices urging them to kill people) has no excuse for such behavior. She killed herself, so there is no way to know what "The System" would have done with her: treat her as the criminal she was or give her a room in a psychiatric ward? But I guess she passed sentence on herself. Excerpt:

'GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A woman who killed her son, then shot her ex-boyfriend and four other people before killing herself was bitter over an affair with the married man, authorities said Monday.

Story here. Excerpt:

'GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Police on Monday arrested the mother of a missing 5-year-old Arizona girl on child abuse charges "directly related" to the girl, and said they don't believe they'll find the child alive.

In a news conference that offered the most detail yet about what investigators think happened to Jhessye Shockley, Glendale police said the girl's mother, Jerice Hunter, was now the investigation's "No. 1 focus."

Hunter was booked Monday at the Maricopa County jail. A sheriff's spokesman said Hunter was unable to talk to reporters because she had not yet been assigned a housing unit. She was scheduled for her first court appearance Monday night.

Hunter previously told The Associated Press she had nothing to do with Jhessye's disappearance and was highly critical of the department's investigation.

Article here. Excerpt:

'A Florida bill has been introduced to abolish lifetime alimony and clean up other abuses within the system, similar to the alimony reform bill recently passed in Massachusetts. One of Florida’s largest newspapers, the Orlando Sentinel, attacked the bill as a windfall for “wealthy men who cheat on their wives.”

Many Fathers and Families members have experienced the injustices of the current alimony system firsthand–we ask that you write a Letter to the Editor of the Sentinel by clicking here and/or comment on the bill here.

A Low-Rent Attack

Article here. Excerpt:

'Michael Gaynor, 25, completed his bachelor’s degree and certification to teach elementary and high-school physical education in May 2009, then set out during a recession to find that dream job.

Over the next two years, the quest would take him from substitute teaching and respite care work in Iowa, back to his parents’ home in Skokie; to Florida, where he waited tables, then back to Skokie; to Colorado as a substitute teacher, coach and camp counselor, then, back to Skokie.

“My moves back home were always transitional. They allowed me to save up money, not having to pay rent and utilities,” says Gaynor, who got a new job and moved out from his parents again last week.

A U.S. Census Bureau analysis earlier this month found that nearly one of every five young men in their mid-20s through mid-30s are either moving back home with their parents — or never left.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Self-proclaimed anti-feminist, pro-free-speech editor Charlotte Allen gave a lecture at the Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) house, which was hosted by the alumni of the University’s DKE and Beta Theta Pi (Beta) chapters. The lecture was quick to spark controversy on campus, and the women’s advocacy group FemNet staged a peaceful sit-in at the event.

“I am here to deliver an alarming message: college fraternities are being hunted to extinction,” Allen declared.

Allen suggested that the change in attitudes towards fraternities has been facilitated by what she referred to as a “coalition of militant feminists.” She said that politically-correct college administrations are also to blame, as well as President Obama’s administration.
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Allen ended her speech by suggesting that anti-fraternity sentiments will intensify as college education becomes increasingly feminized. She urged the crowd to fight for their rights to keep spaces free of University corruption.

Normally when it comes to posting items about new items being sold by a person or group, I think twice. After all, if I make too many exceptions, then what? Everyone has a claim of right to say they ought to get their whatever-it-is advertised even if it is only tangentially related to MR issues. That disclaimer aside, I am making an exception for the book ‘Breaking the Silence: A Practical Guide for Male Victims of Domestic Abuse’, which I found out about from a Men's Health Australia email. Since DV against men is so under-recognized, it's important that any new work on the subject and in particular one offering practical advice to men in abusive relationships be made known. So, here it is. Excerpt:

'Male victims of domestic abuse are not often spoken for or spoken about. In this ground breaking book, Dr Elizabeth Celi sets out to debunk myths, provide practical advice and create a much needed resource for men who are experiencing domestic abuse and those who wish to help them.

Article here. Excerpt:

'“There’s a gender element to everything,” says Andrew Shubin, a central Pennsylvania civil-rights attorney who is representing a number of the victims. He notes that, even in an opposite situation—had somebody said they walked in on Sandusky raping a young girl, instead of a boy—“it might have been an easier thing to understand.”

There are other questions, too: Might the victims have been more willing to come forward had they been female, where, some might say, the idea of talking about a rape is less taboo? Had this not been football, where pats on the ass and lurid locker-room talk are routine—yet to be “gay” is roundly condemned—might these boys have recognized the abuse earlier? (As Naomi Mezey, a Georgetown law professor who studies cultural identity, puts it, “Sports is one of those places where male physicality with each other is allowable, yet is simultaneously deeply homophobic.”) And, lastly, would this horrifying narrative have turned out any differently had the culture surrounding it not been so chauvinistic?

Article here. Excerpt:

'Nonetheless, the new Department of Education guidelines remain in force (the OCR never even replied to FIRE's letter criticizing them). And, while these regulations carry no penalty for non-compliance, they will undoubtedly continue to exert pressure on colleges to disciplinary codes. A number of schools, including major universities such as Stanford and Yale, have already amended their procedural rules in response to the OCR letter. A comment from Stanford Dean of Student Life Christine Griffith strongly suggested that concerns about violations of students' rights were not misplaced. If some were worried that the changes in the burden of proof might be unfavorable to the accused, Griffith told The Stanford Daily, it was "an opportunity for people to be saying to themselves, 'I need to be really educated about these issues because I don't want to find myself in this circumstance.'" In other words, it's up to potential defendants to be extra careful to avoid any ambiguous situation that might lead to a rape charge.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Her story, an all too common one, illustrated for me why feminism still has some fights to take on – and why boys her age need to hear its perspective. It’s the kind of experience that prompted a new book, The Guy’s Guide to Feminism, which landed on my desk recently. Co-authored by Canadian social justice educator Michael Kaufman and New York-based sociologist Michael Kimmel, the book takes the form of a lighthearted A to Z bathroom companion – the personal is political, after all – and thus strikes a tone that I think boys just might listen to.

With homophobic cyberbullying causing suicides, rape joke pages on Facebook, and pornography widely accessible to impressionable minds, it’s more important than ever to start a discussion with teens – the girls as well as the guys – about gender stereotypes and expectations.

Article here. Excerpt:

'New York State’s Family Courts were ordered to be opened to the public with much fanfare in 1997, supposedly allowing anyone to witness the cases of domestic violence, foster care and child neglect that inch through by the hundreds of thousands every year. But now, 14 years later, the Family Courts remain essentially, almost defiantly, closed to the general public.

Recent visits to the courts across New York City revealed officials and security officers routinely disregarding the open-courts rule in ways both large and small, direct and implied, insistent and even hostile.

From Marc Angelucci:

Today the Los Angeles Daily Journal printed my op-ed responding to the American Medical Association's irresponsible and unexamined 11/15/11 statement that male circumcision has documented health benefits. The op-ed is here. The AMA completely disregarded what national medical associations worldwide are saying, and based on some of their responses to us on Facebook it appears they didn't even read them. The AMA's announcement on its Facebook page has well over 150 very critical comments from the public about this decision.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Providence College has had issues maintaining male enrollment in the past, and this has impacted the sports teams. The Friars had to cut men's tennis, golf, and baseball in order to comply with Title IX regulations. Title IX states that there must be equal opportunities for men and women; this includes the number of sports scholarships and sporting opportunities. Other universities have faced similar issues with sports and Title IX compliance; Boston University, for example, cut its football program and dedicated the resources to women's sports.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Recently, I witnessed a remarkable altercation on a London bus, when a man refused to give up his seat to a woman. She started screaming at him about his lack of respect, but he wouldn’t budge. Quite right, too. Why should he? Respect cannot be demanded, it has to be earned.

Some say that chivalry is dead in the workplace, but did it ever have a proper place there in the first place, I wonder. In this instance, I can only speak for myself. If you are a female journalist working on a daily newspaper and a male colleague opens the door and politely ushers you through first, it really means something.

It means that, overnight, workmen have removed an entire floor, exposing a 100ft drop to the basement three storeys below, where a poisoned spike trap has been set. ‘After you, my dear.’ ‘No, no, after you.’ But at least, as I said, we understand each other.

Article here. Excerpt:

A temporary amendment to the Campus Code of Conduct that was approved in May is sparking a debate about how Cornell should treat students who are accused of sexually assaulting other students.

The amendment, which came in response to pressures from the federal government, lowered the required burden of proof in sexual assault cases, making it easier for accusers to win their cases. It also gave the accuser — who is formally referred to as the “complainant” — the same rights as the accused student to appeal the decision.

The ensuing debate has pitted victim advocates, who are concerned about protecting students who have been sexually assaulted, against those who worry that the changes may lead to the expulsion of innocent students.