For some time the BBC3 TV channel has only been available online. My thanks to David for pointing me to this, a 50-minute-long programme which will be broadcast online tomorrow evening, and repeated at 22:45 on Tuesday, 19 February, on BBC1. We'll post to the piece on iPlayer, … [Read more...]
Andrea Jenkyns MP (C, Morley and Outwood): Feminists should demand equal chances for all
Our thanks to David for this piece by Andrea Jenkyns MP in today's Sunday Express. The start of the piece: March 8 is International Women's Day; and Parliament will have its annual debate celebrating the marvellousness of women and our feminist friends will speak up about why … [Read more...]
This Is Why Men Stay Single In 2019
Our thanks to Nick for this gem (video, 10:39). If everyone who read this gave us £10.00 – or even better, £10.00 or more, monthly – we could change the world. Click here to make a difference. Thanks. … [Read more...]
Coercive control appeal: Sally Challen murdered her husband with 20 hammer blows — now she says she’s a victim too
A piece by Nicholas Hellen and Caroline Wheeler in today's Sunday Times. Reference is made to an American male sociologist, Evan Stark. It's clear from his bibliography that he's a supporter of the long-discredited Duluth model of domestic violence. Sally Challen appeared to … [Read more...]
AUSTRALIA: The impact of parents’ drinking habits on their teenage children’s propensity to drink
Our thanks to an Australian follower of this blog for an interesting piece by a female journalist (what are the chances?) in the Sydney Morning Herald. The paper carries this headline: Teen girls influenced by fathers' heavy drinking It's one of those headlines which is both … [Read more...]
WALES: Boys banned from playing netball at Urdd sports festival
Our thanks to Nigel for this. Extracts: Pupils at the school have criticised the move. "Netball isn't just for girls, it's for boys and girls," said Mason, 10. "If they're taking away netball from the boys, why don't they take a sport away from the girls?" Ryley, also 10, … [Read more...]
Contact At All Costs? Study Into Care Orders and Domestic Violence Highlights Family Courts’ Slow Progress.
An appalling piece on the Researching Reform website, lauding a feminist's 400+ page thesis on women claiming their ex-partners were abusive, thereby leading family courts to deny those men access to their children - emotional abuse of the women's children and their ex-partners … [Read more...]
Paul Elam and Tom Golden: You Can’t Make This S*** UP. #8
Enjoy (video, 28:01). Paul and Tom are inviting people to appear on the programme, and we hope some of you will take them up on the offer. Rob Tierney, an Australian supporter, introduces the first story in the new episode, concerning a story we ran two weeks ago, Michelle … [Read more...]
FRANCE: ‘Mother’ and ‘father’ to be banned on forms as French schools go gender-neutral
A piece by Charles Bremner in yesterday's Times: The French parliament has voted to banish the words “mother” and “father” from official paperwork in the education system to tackle discrimination against gay parents. Children’s documents will instead refer to Parent 1 and … [Read more...]
Tax officers hounded homeless man for £1,600
A piece in today's print edition of The Times, not available online: The pursuit of a homeless man by the tax office has been condemned as a scandal by a judge. Krzysztof Pokorowski was penniless and living rough when HM Revenue and Customs chased him for £1,600 in fines for … [Read more...]
BBC criticised amid Call the Midwife abortion row
A piece by Matthew Moore, Media Correspondent, in today's Times: Call the Midwife has become embroiled in an abortion row after two Royal Colleges criticised the BBC for refusing to provide viewers information about terminations. In last week’s episode of the long-running … [Read more...]
University of Winchester: Mike Buchanan and William Collins to give talks, 1 March
Professor Eric Anderson is a gay American sociologist and sexologist, specializing in adolescent men's gender and sexualities. He holds the position of Professor of Masculinities, Sexualities and Sport at the University of Winchester. He has a husband and two sons. He gave a … [Read more...]
UNITED STATES: The Better Mangina Conference
Our thanks to Mike P for this. The sponsors include The Good Man Project, commonly referred to as The Good Boy Project by MRAs, inspired by how some dog owners refer to their dogs, when they've pleased them. If everyone who read this gave us £10.00 – or even better, £10.00 or … [Read more...]
What are conservatives waiting for? Repeal this ridiculous Equality Act.
An excellent piece by Dr Will Jones, published today by TCW, and brought to our attention by "Groan", one of our most valued commenters and supporters. In an email to me, he wrote: Will Jones makes a very good point about the Equality Act. He hones in on Sections 158 and 159 … [Read more...]
A cancelled presentation in the City of London
I was recently approached by the (male) organizer of a series of evenings in the City of London, in which a panel of experts in particular areas give brief presentations, then answer questions from an audience of (mainly) business people. The session was to be about a range of … [Read more...]
Dean Stadham, 55, won’t cough up for spitting fine
Would a "private enforcement officer" issue a woman with an £80 penalty notice under similar circumstances? Surely not. A piece in today's print edition of The Times, but not the online edition. I hate having to type out such pieces, so if you're not already a donor, please … [Read more...]
Caster Semenya case: Women’s athletics star is ‘biological male’
Times caption: Caster Semenya celebrates winning a Commonwealth gold last year (GARY MITCHELL/ALAMY) A piece by Martyn Zielger, Chief Sports Reporter, in today's Times: Caster Semenya, the double Olympic gold medal winner in the women’s 800 metres, is a “biological male” who … [Read more...]
Woman to man: “Who would you rather spend the night with?”
Our thanks to Tom for this (video, 0:10). If everyone who read this gave us £10.00 – or even better, £10.00 or more, monthly – we could change the world. Click here to make a difference. Thanks. … [Read more...]
AUSTRALIA: Man blackmailed by his wife, after being exploited by his psychologist, Vesela Popovski
Our thanks to Nick for this. The start of the piece: A Melbourne psychologist had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient whose wife then blackmailed him over the affair, a Victorian tribunal has heard. Vesela Popovski's conduct was described as "a deliberate grooming … [Read more...]
How do we fix the growing resentment between the sexes in the workplace?
The answer to the question in the newspaper article (above) is simple: Stop discriminating for women, and against men, in the workplace. But of course that won't suffice, for a female journalist, at least. Our thanks to John for this piece by Christine Armstrong in the last … [Read more...]