Brigitte Macron caught calling feminist hecklers ‘stupid bitches’

Article here. Excerpt:

'Brigitte Macron is facing controversy after describing radical feminists who interrupted a stand-up comedian in a protest over alleged sexual violence as “stupid bitches”.

The French first lady’s outburst, which was captured on video, drew an angry reaction from left-wingers.

Her use of the phrase sales connes — a vulgar insult that translates roughly as “stupid bitches” — was in stark contrast to the highly consensual public image she has cultivated since President Macron took office in 2017.'

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Is the UN the Global Amplifier of Gynocentrism?

Article here. Excerpt:

'For decades the United Nations has described gender equality as one of its core missions. But when you look closely at where the money goes, what the campaigns say, and who the programs serve, a simple pattern appears:

“Gender equality” at the UN means women’s advancement—not equality for both sexes.

The UN has an entire agency, UN Women, whose mandate is “the empowerment of women and girls.”

There is no equivalent body for men and boys—no UN Men, no program for male mental health, no dedicated fund for fathers, male victims of violence, or boys falling behind in school.'

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Liking social media ‘thirst traps’ now grounds for divorce, Turkish court rules

Article here. Excerpt:

'Liking ‘thirst traps’ on social media could be grounds for divorce – in Türkiye, at least.

In a landmark ruling, a Turkish court has determined that ‘liking’ other women’s social media posts can be used as evidence in divorce proceedings.

The Court of Cassation, Türkiye’s highest court, found that a man from the major city of Kayseri, “undermined marital trust” by repeatedly liking other women’s photos online.

Both the husband, identified as S.B, and the wife, H.B, filed for divorce.

She accused her husband of belittling her, failing to provide financial support, and breaching his duty of loyalty by interacting with other women’s posts, according to local reports.'

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Up to 64,000 women in UK 'are child-sex offenders'

An old article but still highly relevant, here. Excerpt:

'Child sex abuse by women is significantly more widespread than previously realised, with experts estimating that there could be up to 64,000 female offenders in Britain.

Researchers from the Lucy Faithfull Foundation (LFF), a child protection charity that deals with British female sex offenders, said its studies confirmed that a "fair proportion" of child abusers were women. Donald Findlater, director of research and development, said results indicated that up to 20% of a conservative estimate of 320,000 suspected UK paedophiles were women.'

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Reproductive Coercion and Research Omissions

Article here. Excerpt:

'This post is the second in a three-part series that followed How Feminist Researchers Lied. Although these pieces were written some time ago, they remain just as relevant today.

The study examined here focuses on “reproductive coercion” — and it’s a striking example of how researchers can deliberately mislead. Incredibly, it makes the preposterous claim that men are the ones “poking holes in condoms.” Despite its weak foundation, the study received massive coverage in the mainstream media and has undoubtedly shaped public perception, reinforcing yet another false narrative about men.'

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The Bias We Pretend Doesn't Hurt Boys - Part 2

Article here. Excerpt:

'When a stereotype harms girls, we mobilize.
When a stereotype harms boys, we rationalize.

Look again at the math example.

The message girls heard—“girls aren’t good at math”—was subtle and narrow, yet the response was sweeping. Grants, new curricula, teacher training, role-model initiatives, national campaigns. Entire systems shifted to make sure girls never internalized even a hint of inferiority.

Necessary? Yes.
But also revealing.

Because when the stereotypes aimed at boys are far harsher—“toxic,” “oppressor,” “privileged,” “dangerous,” “obsolete”—we do nothing. And this is where gynocentrism comes in.

Gynocentrism isn’t hatred of boys; it’s something quieter and harder to notice:
a cultural reflex that centers girls’ and women’s needs as moral priorities, while treating boys’ and men’s needs as less urgent, less sympathetic, or even suspect.'

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Swiss voters reject mandatory national service for women

Article here. Indeed because we all know vacuuming and loading a dishwasher is just as challenging as mortal combat. Excerpt:

'Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected a call to require women to do national service in the military, civil protection teams or other forms, as all men must do already.

Official results, with counting still ongoing in some areas after a referendum, showed that more than half of Switzerland’s cantons, or states, had rejected the “citizen service initiative” by wide margins. That meant it was defeated, because proposals need a majority of both voters and cantons to pass.
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While compulsory military service for women might be seen as “a step toward gender equality,” it added, the idea would “place an extra burden on many women, who already shoulder a large part of the unpaid work of raising and caring for children and relatives, as well as household tasks.”'

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An example of manly heroism and how it is oft-overlooked

I saw this on Facebook. While this man did actually get recognized for his heroic efforts, I thought of men like electrical linemen, underwater pipefitters, underwater welders, and a myriad of other jobs done either exclusively or almost exclusively by men that rarely get recognized and to whom we can thank for keeping modern civilization going. It's really just amazing the degree to which we all owe a subset of men so much for what they do. I'm reminded also of Churchill's famous quote about the RAF: "Never was so much owed by so many to so few." Anyway, here's the story I found on Facebook:

In 1906, one of England's most magnificent cathedrals stood on the edge of catastrophe. Winchester Cathedral, a masterpiece of medieval architecture that had stood for over 800 years, was slowly sinking into the earth. Massive cracks had begun splitting its ancient walls. Chunks of carved stone tumbled from the ceiling during services. Engineers delivered their verdict with grim certainty: without intervention, this irreplaceable piece of history would collapse completely.

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National Coalition For Men (NCFM) Marks Movember by Calling for End to Gender-Exclusive Conscription Policies

Press release here. Excerpt:

'As millions of men grew mustaches this Movember to raise awareness of men’s health, the National Coalition For Men (NCFM) is spotlighting another critical issue: the health and wellbeing of men subjected to involuntary conscription. While many nations continue to impose mandatory military service exclusively on men, a smaller but growing number have extended conscription to women as well. NCFM reaffirms its position: mandatory conscription targeted only at men is discriminatory, outdated, and unjust.

Conscription as a Men’s Health Issue

Movember highlights men’s unique health challenges — from prostate cancer to mental health.

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‘We won’t win this war without women’

Article here. Only thing stopping women from being included in Selective Service is conservatives of both sexes. They need to face facts. Excerpt:

'Nearly four years into Russia’s invasion, women here are increasingly taking on combat roles once reserved for men. Ukraine’s struggle to source personnel has forced its military to change. By early this year, more than 70,000 women had enlisted in Ukraine’s military — up 20 percent since 2022. Around 5,500 of those currently serve in combat roles.

But Daria’s crew is the first in Ukraine’s national guard to operate entirely without men.

She and the four women under her command drive their own vehicle, carry their own equipment, build their own explosives and launch armed drones along the southeastern front.'

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Women Are Refusing To Be In Relationships With Men In Record Numbers, And This Is The Brutal Truth Behind Why

Article here. This is why I advise young men in particular either to avoid dating altogether or be very careful who you date, if you must. The typical young woman isn't a fit romantic partner these days. Excerpt:

'These stories reflect a shift among young women in which more and more of them are “quiet-quitting” these relationships. Women are now 23% less likely to want to date than men, not because they don’t care, but because they feel they’ve invested too much emotional labor without support in return.

In intimate relationships, young women are taking on a disproportionate load of invisible emotional labor, often supporting men through intense feelings of failure and isolation from friends. Many men described feeling “weird or like a waste of time” when opening up to male friends, instead reserving vulnerability for their relationships with women.

While men consider this unburdening to women a “natural part” of their relationships, those same women describe it as work— what researchers at Stanford University call “mankeeping.”'

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On Men and Women

Essay here. Long but very good. Excerpt:

'This war between the sexes and total breakdown of sexuality is incomprehensible to anyone over a certain age, with the birth-year cutoff sitting somewhere between 1991 and 1997. It has been nothing short of a Cultural Revolution, a complete break from previous sexual morality and conception. The self-conception of, and interactions between, men and women in 1995 are utterly alien to those of 2025. This all-encompassing nature makes it difficult to pin down exactly what has changed, which makes it even more difficult to pin down the why behind these changes—much less their second- and third-order effects.
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Teen Violence — When Ideology Trumps Data

Article here. Excerpt:

'The first project we’ll look at is a study from Great Britain on teen relationship violence. The research included both a written survey and in-depth interviews with selected teens. The survey results were clear: both boys and girls experienced relationship violence.

Yet, the public ad campaign that followed told a very different story. It focused entirely on helping girls as victims and portrayed boys only as perpetrators. This stunning disregard for male victims — and for the girls identified as perpetrators — stood in sharp contrast to the study’s own data. Those numbers showed that many boys were victims of teen relationship violence, and that girls, too, could be perpetrators.

Let’s start at the beginning — with how this issue first caught my attention.'

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Most Boys Aged 11-14 Have Been Exposed To Online Misogyny. Here's What Ofcom Hopes To Do About It

Article here. Excerpt:

'Ofcom has urged tech companies to take “practical action against online misogynistic abuse, pile-ons, stalking and intimate image abuse”.

The communications regulator, which is responsible for ensuring everything from our postal service to our TV responsibly delivers safe content, has suggested that these groups need to go “above and beyond what is needed to comply with their legal duties under the Online Safety Act” to achieve true digital equality.

They point out that 99% of intimate images reported to the Revenge Porn Helpline were of women; 99% of deepfake image abuse involves women; nearly 70% of boys aged 11-14 have been exposed to misogynistic content online.

Those are only a few of the issues the regulator raised before announcing their “five-point plan to hold sites and apps to account on protecting women and girls online”.'

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France confirms voluntary military conscription in wake of Russia war threat

Article here. It's the thin edge, I think. Excerpt:

'France will introduce a voluntary military service of 10 months beginning next summer, becoming the latest EU country to hint at war preparations in the face of a growing threat from Russia.

President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed the expansion of the military, focusing on volunteers mostly aged 18 to 19.

‘A new national service will be introduced, gradually starting next summer,’ he said during a speech to troops in Varces-Allieres-et-Risset.

This makes France the first European heavyweight – and the first nation that has nuclear capabilities – to reintroduce military service.'

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