Paul Elam has just changed the title of his keynote speech at ICMI18 from The men’s rights movement: Past, present, and future, to, Female privilege: Why women should be ashamed of themselves. My own talk title will be, Men’s and boys’ human rights violations will end when female privilege ends. We’ll be saying a lot more about female privilege in the coming years, and why women in general (not only feminists) should be ashamed of themselves, for not challenging the assaults on men’s and boys’ human rights which are a direct consequence of their privilege.

Our thanks to Stu for this. An extract:

A man jailed for rape four years ago has had his conviction overturned after new Facebook evidence emerged.

Danny Kay’s sentence was quashed by the Court of Appeal after deleted messages [J4MB emphasis] were found in an archived folder backing his version of events.

The 26-year-old had denied rape at Derby Crown Court in 2013 but was jailed for four-and-a-half years.

Judges ruled on Thursday the new evidence supported his claim the sex was consensual…

In his ruling, Mr Justice James Goss said: “We have come to the conclusion that, in a case of one word against another, the full Facebook message exchange provides very cogent evidence both in relation to the truthfulness and reliability of (the woman) … and the reliability of (Mr Kay’s) account and his truthfulness.”

Judges heard police asked the woman to retrieve Facebook messages that they had exchanged. [J4MB: Why didn’t they ask this back in 2013?]

In this case, and the three other cases of 20-something men we’ve covered in recent days, the key evidence exonerating the men was found on the lying women’s social media. The inevitable conclusion is that if the women hadn’t posted those materials, or texted friends, the men would probably have been convicted (or remained in prison). How will women intent on making false allegations respond to this in future? By posting on social media (or texting friends) that they’ve been raped. And that will be taken by the police / CPS that they have been, and yet more innocent men will go to prison.

Our thanks to John for this (video, 6:30).

Excellent (video, 20:07). Janice gave a well-received talk at ICMI16, and at ICMI18 will be giving a talk titled, ‘The demonization of young men: Campus sexual misconduct tribunals’. You have only nine days left to order an Early Bird ticket for £225.00, saving £40.00 on the full ticket price of £265.00 after 1 January. Tickets will not be available to order after 31 March. You can order your ticket(s) here.

Our thanks to Mike P for this. The start of the piece:

A Tory MP’s aide cleared of rape as it emerged evidence was only disclosed eight days before trial said today police and CPS do it because it ‘makes getting convictions easier’.

Samuel Armstrong, 24, from Essex, has pointed the finger at Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders for creating a ‘competitive atmosphere’ to pursue sex cases.

He said: ‘Sometimes it is easier for them not to ask the difficult questions and push for things they know could undermine their case’.

His defence team is understood to have waited up to nine months for phone and medical records which his accuser, a parliamentary worker in her 20s, initially refused to hand over to police.

After being acquitted, Mr Armstrong, a senior aide to MP Craig Mackinlay, said he could have been the victim of a miscarriage of justice but for evidence handed over at the last minute.

Just published. We’re delighted that William Collins has risen to the challenge of penning a forensic analysis of rape, and rape allegations, in the UK.

My brain hurts. Extracts:

A YouGov survey for the Young Women’s Trust released in the U.K. on Thursday found that 25 percent of hiring-representative respondents are more likely to say that men are more ambitious than women. Just 5 percent of employers said that women are more likely to be more ambitious than men. Sixty-seven percent of employers say there is no difference. The survey asked 800 employees within human resources [J4MB: A profession dominated by women for many years] how they make their decisions when hiring…

The survey also found that one in 10 recruiters were aware of a gender pay gap at their company, in which women are paid less than men for jobs at equal levels of seniority. [J4MB: Hmm, so nine out ten recruiters were NOT aware of such a gender pay gap?]

“Young women do not lack ambition [J4MB: The survey you commissioned suggests otherwise] but too often they are held back by employers who – knowingly or not – discriminate against them,” [J4MB: Ah, unconscious discrimination. The result of unconscious bias, no doubt.] Young Women’s Trust chief executive Dr. Carole Easton said in a statement to Newsweek. [J4MB: Right. Because it couldn’t be that more young women than young men are unambitious, could it? Or that while only one in seven British women is work-centred, four in seven British men are? Hmm, not far from the 1:5 ratio reported in the survey. That’s surely a coincidence? Catherine Hakim’s Preference Theory (2000).]

I’ve been on the wagon for some time, but suddenly I need a beer. Maybe two.

A piece published online by The Spectator yesterday. The comments are well worth catching.

A piece published yesterday by the Telegraph.

Our thanks to Alan for this. An extract:

Speaking at the end of the two-week trial, Mr Armstrong said: “My whole life has been turned upside down.

“For a year now I’ve not slept or eaten and I was innocent.

“Were it not for the fact that crucial evidence was disclosed to my defence team just eight working days before trial there could well have been yet another miscarriage of justice in this case.” [J4MB emphasis – the alleged rape took place 14 months ago.]