Norway: Gov't Establishes Men's Panel
Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2007-08-11 22:23
Article here. Excerpt:
'The 32 men in the sport's pub are members of the newly established Men's panel, set up by Bekkemellem to introduce a public debate on men's rights. Men are falling behind in the education system, rarely get custody over children after divorce, and face other health risks than women, the minister argued.
The Men's panel will discuss these issues and more, and will advise the Government on the drafting of a forthcoming white paper on men and equality, due next summer.'
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Norwegian Castrados
Norway is arguably the most feminist-dominated country (omit the "o" for correct spelling) on the planet.
Check out the photo that accompanies this article -- a blonde pol-bimbo in a red power suit fronting 32 giggling men.
She has more testosterone than the entire boy-toy panel.
"Minister of Children and Equality Karita Bekkemellem said that the Men's panel’s main mandate is to spark public discussion on men's rights. "This is to put focus on men's lack of rights. It is about time that men themselves enter the debate. Women cannot do that for them," Bekkemellem told Aftenposten.
Well, nice to have the feminist Minister's permission, errr ... instructions, right?
Also, check out the other key issues linked to this article on the Norway newspaper's English language site -
Bekkemellem vowed to initiate changes in the law regulating employment conditions at the earliest possible opportunity, to make it illegal for employers to ask potential employees whether they are pregnant.
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1917859.ece
Sex threats abound:
A new survey has provided further indications that Norwegian attitudes toward sexual assault are less sophisticated than assumed. Four out of ten women polled said they felt they had been exposed to threatening sexual behavior. The survey carried out by Synovate MMI for newspaper Dagbladet left Equality Minister Karita Bekkemellem shocked and upset.
The result comes in the wake of a new study that revealed that nearly half of men polled believe that flirtatious women must assume at least partial blame if raped.
"This is shocking and dramatic. This speaks of what a woman's life is behind closed doors, about what happens in private, intimate spheres that women perhaps do not discuss. This must come to light. We must have a public discussion, because this is about attitudes," Bekkemellem said.
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1757568.ece
Let me get this straight?
A Men's Panel authorized by an arch-feminist politician?
Is this Norwegian stand-up comedy?
Yes
I noticed that too-- very interesting, her mix of interests. This is one to keep an eye on.
Feminists never tell the truth and can never be trusted
Absolutely correct, Roy. Look at Karita Bekkemellem's track record. She has been an arch-feminist all her political career, and was instrumental in pushing through the notorious requirement that Norwegian shareholder-owned companies must have at least 40% female directors. This is no friend of men.
So what is this "men's panel" really about? I think it is the age-old tactic of seeking to neuter the opposition by pretending to listen to them, while in reality controlling and stifling them. No doubt the agenda will be set by Mz Bekkemellem, and any proposals or recommendations will have to go through her. She will be sure to pack the panel with female-friendly manginas. So who wants to bet on the type of policies that will emerge from this bunch? Or on the likelihood of any serious move towards genuinely male-friendly ideas being dropped or blocked by the queen bee?
It's simply a "divide and conquer" tactic. Bekkemellem will now have a free hand to pursue her misandric women-first, men-nowhere ideology while at the same time claiming that men's rights are being fully taken care of by her pussy-whipped panel of girly-men.
The panel is just for shows
As a Norwegian, I can tell you that there has already been reactions to this panel because the members have been cherry-picked by Equality Minister Karita Bekkemellem, a radical feminist. All of them come from elite, academic backgrounds, and several are homosexual. Unfortunately, I don't have high hopes for this men's panel, they will probably do nothing or promote feminist viewpoints on e.g. domestic violence and make it look like Norwegian men support this.
So What's the Difference....
... between this cherry-picked Norwegian castrado panel and the U.S. Congress that unanimously passed VAWA 2005-2010, with Senator Joe Mangina-Biden censoring all public testimony at the committee hearings leading up to the vote?
Oh, I know -- the Congress includes a few more vaginas, and many more homosexuals than the distinguished Norwegian ensemble.
What a circus sideshow!