Fascinating piece from Kotaku regarding the anti-feminist culture in the South Korean games industry which has led to a series of firings.

Account published on the Peace Not Pas site.

”Jessica Eaton is the founder and owner of VictimFocus, the VictimFocus Blog and The Eaton Foundation. VictimFocus is her independent business providing research, consultancy, writing and speaking in forensic psychology, feminism and mental health.” according to the About section of the VictimFocus website.

In a blog published yesterday, Jessica writes:

“Feminism is not ‘for the equality of all people’. Feminism is not ‘the belief that women should be treated the same as men.’ Feminism is not ‘the movement to make women equal to men in society.’ Feminism is not equalism.”

Thanks for clearing that up, Jessica.

From The Times.

Our thanks to David for bringing this to our attention.

David writes: “This has all been buried up but ultra feminist organisation Refuge, were complained against to the Charity Commission about the toxic culture at work. They run the National Domestic Abuse Helpline no less (they receive £250,000 per year from the Home Office) and a large number of local council and other contracts.

A charity set up to help women bullied by their partners becomes a feminist organisation and then is itself an organisation that bullies its own staff and is deemed as toxic.

Oh, the irony.”

Our thanks to James for this link.

Dori Myers, who taught at a public school in the Bronx, has not only avoided incarceration – but also retains her teaching license, with her lawyer explaining that “There is a possibility that she could teach adults now or in the future.”

Paul Elam’s thoughts on the allegations against Michael Kimmel.

William Collins’ thoughts on this piece:

”We need to adopt the same sceptical stance towards unsubstantiated #MeToo accusations against Kimmel as against anyone else. Justice does not depend upon whether you happen to agree with the accused’s opinions.

This is the reaction I was concerned about.

Sargon did a rather stunning video some time back (and I’m not actually a great fan normally) which listed a huge catalogue of male feminists who have a history of sexual harassment (or, at least, accusations – not sure which in all cases). So there may be something to be explored here – e.g., are male feminists actually more likely to be harassers?

An interesting question, but not one easily answered because of the need to filter out false accusations, which is always  difficult. And it would have to be approached statistically, not on the basis of individuals.

Having said that, Paul does write – rightly –

“the proper thing to do here is to point out that the charges are not proven (and they aren’t), that Kimmel is entitled to due process and the presumption of innocence (which he is) and that despite his longstanding professional efforts to minimize the problem of false allegations, they are a very real thing (and they are). It is proper, also, to question the very foundation of the accusation’s weight; whether asking another adult to sleep with you, if it even happened, is harassment.”

The new group – founded by Allan and Annie Brodie Aker, a Sheffield University law student – Innovation of Justice “wants anonymity for suspects until charged, erasure from the internet of information about those who are acquitted or told they have no case to answer, and compensation for anyone imprisoned due to false testimony or botched cases.” according to reporting in The Express.

The are planning to hold conferences in Manchester, Sheffield, Cardiff and London this year.

Plan of Action document: here.

Crowd funding campaign: here.

Concerning findings from Australia, reported in The Times.

Interesting piece in The Telegraph by Celia Walden. Behind a pay wall – but registering with an email address or Facebook account gets you two free articles per week.