I was recently interviewed for about half an hour in Nottingham university’s impressive radio studio by an intelligent and charming lady student who, bizarrely, self-identifies as a feminist. I believe the piece will be broadcast at some point, and I’ll put a link to it here.
My thanks to S for pointing me to a piece published in Impact, the Nottingham Uni student online magazine, in January. I invite you to leave a comment. Comments are moderated, and in case mine are blocked, here’s what I posted:
Thanks for this. A link to our election manifesto is below, for those prepared to read what we’re campaigning for, rather than naively believing the stream of lies that are told about us:
//j4mb.org.uk/2015-general-election-manifesto/
Mike Buchanan
JUSTICE FOR MEN & BOYS
(and the women who love them)
http://j4mb.org.uk
http://fightingfeminism.wordpress.com
http://thealternativesexismproject.wordpress.com
http://menshouldntmarry.wordpress.com
http://c4mb.wordpress.com
mike@j4mb.org.uk
07967 026163
Here is my comment in case it doesn’t get past moderation:
‘On reading the manifesto, we feel a lot of their beliefs are unfounded and we question the need and usefulness of pitting men’s issues against women’s issues. There appears to be a fundamental misunderstanding of what feminism is, and we hope that this party will be willing to engage in dialogue and recognise the damage their policies would have to an already unequal society.’
1. ‘We question the need and usefulness of pitting men’s issues against women’s issues…’ But isn’t that the very nature of feminism? Equality doesn’t happen in a vacuum, one persons rights end where another person’s begin, don’t they? The truth is, feminism is a highly partisan political movement that has politicised gender, and turned it into a war against men for the purpose of advantaging women.
2. ‘There appears to be a fundamental misunderstanding of what feminism is…’ Yes, but it is not on the part of the anti-feminists: men and women alike. They fully understand the origins, teachings and objectives of feminism, going right back to its roots in Marxism in the 19th century. If there is any misunderstanding about feminism, it is in the undiscerning minds of those who, today, are its blind acolytes.
3. ‘… we hope that this party will be willing to engage in dialogue and recognise the damage their policies would have to an already unequal society…’ Excuse me? And where is our society unequal, except in the naked advantaging of woman and girls over men and boys? So what is this spokesperson saying? ‘Leave society unequal because women are getting more of the cake and we want it to stay like that?’ Priceless.
Justice for man and boys (and the women who love them) is what it says it is. I think it would be a very good idea for a dialogue to take place with radfems. Any takers? I for one would be more than happy to engage in such and exchange. It’s about time.
Here’s what I posted (in case it gets blocked): Nottingham Feminists rep: ‘‘On reading the manifesto, we feel a lot of their beliefs are unfounded’. OK, which are the ones that AREN’T unfounded?