Ann Coffey MP

Our thanks to Dougie for this. The start of the BBC piece:

Juries in rape trials may have to be scrapped to combat a falling number convictions for the crime, an MP said.

Ann Coffey says many jurors were reluctant to convict as they do not understand the issue of consent. [J4MB: Jurors understand the issue of consent perfectly well. They do NOT understand warped feminist narratives on the issue of consent, created by hatchet-faced feminists (often lesbians) who are disgusted by the idea of heterosexual sex, and who are incapable of understanding that most women enjoy sex with men, and do not need to repeat the mantra “I am freely giving my ongoing enthusiastic consent to this activity” throughout. Long may that remain true.]

The Stockport Labour MP told the Commons the “scales of justice have been tipped against victims”, after a 12% drop in rape convictions this year.

Justice Minister Lucy Frazer said convictions for all sexual offences had increased during the last decade.

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Our thanks to Elizabeth for this.

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Always a pleasure to see triggered feminists! And all the more when the business responsible for the triggering refuses to capitulate!

Special commendations go to Peter Lloyd for coining the term “Gal-Qaeda”.

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Our thanks to Steve for this.

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Amber Roberts has sparked the Twitter outrage mob with this harrowing personal account of a microagression at an airport. The answer to the man’s question is interesting – “one is for my astrophysics work and one is for my artificial intelligence work” by the way… But do not be fooled into thinking that such a question could be a reasonable one motivated by curiosity, that a person may ask of any man or woman with laptops however – Amber knows that this man was trying to inflict Patriarchal pressure on her to trade in her laptops for some nice knitting needles. This deliberate discrimination must be called out  “when we are trying to solve the problem of getting more women involved in tech.”

#PrayForAmber #StayStrong

And definitely ignore this Janice Fiamengo video (26:03).

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My thanks to the media team for working overtime to deliver this (audio, 6:40). Elizabeth on fine form, my warm thanks to her for standing in for me on this occasion.

We’ve long been big admirers of Julia Hartley-Brewer. We’ve been interviewed by her a number of times since launching J4MB in 2013, and every time she’s been well-informed and willing to listen and engage constructively with the points we’ve been making. Rare qualities in broadcasters today.

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Robert Taylor puts a welcome spotlight, in The Telegraph, on the cultural narrative and how it bears a refocussing when it comes to men.

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Woeful. The content of the press release, emphases ours:

New research will examine effect of gender norms on men and boys

To mark International Men’s Day (19 November) new research will be commissioned to look at how rigid gender stereotypes – including being dominant and competitive – affect men and boys, including a focus on developing ways to change negative attitudes towards women.

This new research, commissioned by the Government Equalities Office, will focus on understanding the best way to talk to men and boys about harmful stereotypes. This research will inform a new tool for groups who work directly with men and boys such as educators and community influencers.

Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt said:

• On International Men’s Day we should remember that equality is for everyone. In many areas men get a raw deal, and often issues affecting them such as domestic violence or health or child care aren’t discussed. 
• I want to challenge rigid stereotypes, champion flexible working practices and encourage shared parental leave.

These harmful stereotypes can contribute to an environment within which violence and sexual harassment against women can take place. As part of the commitment to ending violence against women and girls this work will also focus on developing ways to change negative attitudes towards women.

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Elizabeth appeared on two radio programmes yesterday in relation to International Men’s Day. The first was with Julia Hartley-Brewer, on TalkRadio, we’ll post a link to that as soon as the media team have sorted out a technical issue with the file. The second was with London-based Panda Radio – here (4:05).

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