Month: November 2016

76 female scientists set off for Antarctica for 20 days, to sort out the climate change problem. Fabian Dattner, a (female) Australian blithering idiot: “Greater female leadership (in science) is needed to fight climate change, which disproportionately affects women. Mother Nature needs her daughters.”

/ Mike Buchanan / 12 Comments

Our thanks to Mike P for this. Fabian Dattner, the blithering idiot, is here.

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Mike Buchanan and Martin Daubney on The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show

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A tip of the hat to Julia Hartley-Brewer for this (audio, 48:01), recorded on the eve of International Men’s Day. Please read the description for the timings of my interview and the later related contributions of Martin Daubney.

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Rolling Stone, publisher, author found liable for defamation with malice in relation to an article about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia

/ Mike Buchanan / 3 Comments

Our thanks to David for this. He writes:

Rolling Stone reporter Sabrina Rubin-Erdely was found guilty of 6 counts of defamation with malice.

So the good news is that Rubin-Erdley’s journalistic career is finished and that’s one less feminist bigot to spew her misandry in the press. Others of her ilk will also think twice before putting out man-hating lies masquerading as journalism.

Unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be any mention of compensation for the men of the fraternity which was smeared. The plaintiff in this case was the female Dean of UVA.

Perhaps the fraternity will now launch a lawsuit against Rubin-Erdley and Rolling Stone following this successful prosecution.

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CALM: Clarification on the subject of testosterone-reducing drugs in relation to men committing suicide

/ Mike Buchanan / 5 Comments

Two days ago we published a piece in relation to the written submission by CALM to the Department of Health inquiry on suicide, which appeared to be calling for testosterone-reducing drugs to be used to reduce the suicide rate of men. The text in question was in the second paragraph, reproduced here:

Despite the evidence that the risk of suicide is disproportionate to men as a whole when compared to women, research is often gender neutral or narrowed beyond gender (e.g. by sexual orientation or age). As a result, there is no specific research carried out on men and societal and environmental factors. Broader, gender specific research could reveal hidden causes of suicide that have not yet been explored.

For instance, there could be great benefit in researching the impact of testosterone reducing drugs on the rates of suicide in men, [my emphasis] however the current lens of research funding and its gender neutral approach does not provide a platform for such research.

Yesterday I emailed Jane Powell, the CEO of CALM, on the issue. She responded this morning, stating:

Hi Mike,

Our concern is that some of the drugs which reduce testosterone in men actually add to suicide, not reduce it!… For example, Finasteride works by bringing down the levels of testosterone, potentially permanently.

The start of the Wikipedia page on Finasteride:

Finasteride, sold under the brand names Proscar and Propecia among others, is a medication used for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate) and (male) pattern hair loss.

We are happy to accept Jane Powell’s explanation of the passage in her submission.

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House of Commons debate on International Men’s Day

/ Mike Buchanan / 5 Comments

Last Thursday, along with a number of supporters, I had the pleasure of watching Philip Davies’s debate in recogition of International Men’s Day, from the public gallery of the House of Commons. Our thanks to a supporter for preparing this file (video, 1:22:43) of the proceedings. I’ve put some background under it, including a link to a commentary I’ve prepared, with timings – here.

Two of the most compelling contributions to the debate were from a couple of hatchet-faced feminists, Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (SNP, Ochil and South Perthshire) and Paula Sherriff (L, Dewsbury). A couple of SNP manginas debased themselves, in a pathetic but surely futile attempt to curry favour with Mistress – Nicola Sturgeon – whose first act as First Minister of Scotland was to appoint a gender-balanced cabinet.

We look forward to next year’s debate.

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