The Rights Of Man

GENDER QUOTA DEBATE ON SUNDAY MORNING LIVE

For anyone who may have missed it - Mike Buchanan was on Sunday Morning Live yesterday on the subject of female quotas on boards. Not only did Mike debunk those who want sexism against men, so does Angela Epstein in a powerful video. Must have had the anti-male feminists choking on their muesli.

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CHERYL COLE THE LATEST IN A LONG LINE OF FEMALE POP STARS GUILTY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

If one issue in our times illustrates the terrible double standards faced by men, it's that of domestic violence. A prominent and topical issue is the differing ways violent and abusive pop stars are treated depending on their gender. For example, it seems barely a day goes by without some feminists condemning Chris Brown for domestic violence, and we even have a campaign of feminists vandalising CDs highlighting artists who allegedly beat women.

At the very same time we've seen female abusers openly admit to their violence and even commit it on camera, yet the media never see it as notable and certainly not wrong. This same attitude is found in the rest of society, such as in the police and justice system.

The latest major female artist to admit to domestic violence is Cheryl Cole, but you won't see any headlines condemning it. The Daily Mail has the information under a headline about her injecting vitamins into her rear end, so it's clear that domestic violence by famous women against famous men is less newsworthy than such a practice (if your'e interested, apparently the injection didn't even have much of an effect anyway). The Mail do at least report the information though, stating she admitted "shaking him, kicking him, scratching his face, pushing and shoving him like I was a lunatic". The Sun newspaper reports more details such as the following admission "I hit him in the face — I couldn’t help it". So there we go then, Cheryl Cole not only commits domestic violence against her husband, she seems rather unapologetic about the whole thing and it appears somehow she is so dangerous and out of control she is unable to stop herself from such acts and it is the victim's fault.

Just imagine if a male singer female in such a way, we'd never hear the end of it, particularly if he also had a history of violence. If I've I've missed anyone, particularly feminists,  or a domestic violence charity condemning her then perhaps someone can add ti to the comments section, I certainly can't find anything though. All the media reports appears to do is portray her as the victim and allow her to excuse and give the impression violence by women is entirely justified in cases of infidelity.

Remember, unlike with cases that often hit the headlines form time to time, we aren't talking about mere, unproven allegations of domestic violence here and one persons' word against another's. Cheryl Cole has admitted to her crimes in her book and is making money off such material. Given her previous conviction, perhaps the police should have a read of it?

Anyway, for the benefit of those adding stickers to CDs of artists who commit domestic violence, here's a few you seem to have missed:

Cheryl Cole
Whitney Houston
Rihanna
Amy Winehouse
Mary J Blige

Quite an impressive line up, I wonder how many albums they've sold combined? The last individual on that list even has a domestic violence centre named after her (and I don't mean one for male victims as recompense for her crimes).

by John Kimble.

 

Update, thanks to "TDOM" in the comment section for pointing out the following important detail I missed:

According to Cheryl, Ashley's mistress was quoted on the internet stating "The girl said Ashley had been so drunk he couldn’t walk straight — that he was incoherent and that he was vomiting during the sex."

This indicates that this was not just an affair, but that the woman sexually assaulted him. in many jurisdictions, being incapacitated by drugs or alcohol means that he could not have consented to sex. So not only was he sexually assaulted, but he was beaten by his wife for being sexually assaulted.

ADVERTISING STANDARDS AUTHORITY BELIEVES ADVERT ON POISONING MEN IS ACCEPTABLE

Last month, this site highlighted the Old Jamaican ginger beer advert that felt poisoning a husband was acceptable.

Steve who is a regular on the blog has now had a response after he complained (thanks Steve for sending). The response shows a complete disdain for male victims of doemstic abuse and violence against men in general. The bottom line is if the ASA recieved a complaint about a man posioning his wife - they would find against it and have it banned - but because it is men - well, they don't count.

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Thank you again for contacting the ASA.  I’m sorry to learn that this ad has caused
you concern.

Our Code says that ads should contain nothing that is likely to cause serious or widespread offence. 
The ASA bases its judgments on the content of the ad and the medium, audience, product type and prevailing standards in society.

Complaints about offence often require difficult judgements but we don’t intervene where advertising is simply criticised for being in poor taste.  Apart from freedom of speech considerations, even well-intentioned and thoughtful people will have different and sometimes contradictory opinions about what constitutes ‘bad taste’ or should be prohibited.  We can only act if the ad, in our judgement, offends against widely accepted moral, social or cultural standards.

We recently referred your complaint about this ad to the ASA Council, the final arbiter concerning decisions relating to breaches of the UK Codes of Advertising.  An ad might be in breach of the Codes by, for example, being likely to cause serious or widespread offence, being materially misleading or risking or causing significant harm.  The Council considered the ad and your complaint but concluded that there were no grounds for further action on this occasion.

While the Council understood that the theme of the ad might have been distasteful to some viewers, it did not consider it likely to be interpreted as condoning or making light of domestic violence or that it was likely to cause serious or widespread offence or undue distress.

I realise this may disappoint you, however we’ve passed on your complaint to the advertiser (without revealing your identity), so they’re aware of the concerns that have been raised.

Thank you again for contacting us with your concerns.  Our website, www.asa.org.uk, contains information about the ASA and the work we do.

 Kind regards,

 David Humber

 Complaints Executive

Direct line 020 7492 2248

 Advertising Standards Authority

Mid City Place, 71 High Holborn

London WC1V 6QT

Telephone 020 7492 2222

www.asa.org.uk

 

Follow us on twitter: @ASA_UK

PARISH NOTICE - MEN AND BOYS CONFERENCE INCLUDES CRUCIAL EVENING DEBATE

The second Men and Boys conference, the most essential event of the year for any men's rights and equality activists (well over 100 people have bought tickets already), has organised a fringe event:

How Do We Put Men’s Issues On The Political Agenda

The Men’s Rights Discussion and Networking Event will bring together men and women who are concerned with issues such as:

• Equal rights for dads
• Support for male victims of domestic violence
• Equal pension rights for men
• Tackling misandry and sexism against men
• Tackling negative stereotypes of men
• Protecting men against false allegations
• Improving boys education
• Tackling fatherlessness

The  evening will be opportunity to hear from some of the leading voices and organisations in the Men’s Rights field in the UK and connect with other like-minded people.

This is a must-be-there event as is the whole conference.

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PARISH NOTICE - MEN & BOYS ADVENTURE WEEKEND

The MensCraft Men & Boys Adventure Weekend at Ringsfield Hall Eco Centre

 

27th to 28th October 2012

 

This weekend for fathers and their sons aged 5 to 15, is aimed at strengthening and deepening
their bond through age appropriate activities and challenges.  We combine bushcraft, storytelling, drama,outdoor games, crafts and nature to create a fun and yet deeply connecting
experience that will be remembered and cherished.  We will also provide the chance for the men
to reflect on some of the fundamental questions fathers face today:-

• How do we harness our masculinity to do  the best for our children, both boys and girls?
• What kind of man do we want to raise our sons to be?
• How can we help ourselves and them to  develop a positive masculinity that enables us to feel good about being  men whilst respecting the wellbeing and rights of others?

 

MensCraft is a not-for-profit community interest company devoted to men and boy’s
development and wellbeing.  Ringsfield Hall Eco Centre is set amongst woodland in a remote and beautiful corner of north Suffolk but with good road and rail connections to London, the midlands and the South East.  They use their facilities to provide children and adults with a memorable experience of nature.

 £125 (adults) £60 (children), concessions available.

 
Includes dormitory accommodation, meals and the option to arrive Friday night and stay Sunday night at no extra cost.

 For further details go to: www.menscraft.org.uk or call Andy Wood on (01263) 732369.Alternatively you can email me on [email protected]

PARISH NOTICE - NEW INTERNATIONAL MEN'S DAY WEBSITE AND UK TEAM

A new International Men's Day site has been set up for 19 November 2012, just 44 days to go. The UK team is featured here. The UK site is here.

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PARISH NOTICE - LONDON MRA GROUP HAS BEGUN ACTIVISM

News has reached TROM Towers that the London MRA Group is now up and running. It has a blog.

Good luck to everyone involved.

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NO EQUALITY IN BRITAIN'S JUSTICE SYSTEM

The Daily Mail reported this awful story today where Beverley Jones from Swansea committed a terrible act of domestic abuse against her husband and walked away with a two year community order instead of going to prison. 

Can you imagine the judge making the same decision of the genders were reversed - it would be two years in prison for the man else there would be a lynch mob led by Women's Aid, Refuge and Fawcett Society.

It shows that those that advocate (first article listed here and this one too) that women should not be in prison are seeing their 'argument' turned into a reality by the judiciary.

It is an unhappy coincidence that S4 Wales is running a documentary about male victims maybe the sexist judge should have seen this before passing judgement.

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PS Men were not allowed to apply to be CEO of Women's Aid

NEWS UPDATES

Thank you to everyone for their patience - here are a few from the past two weeks and thanks to those that have sent them through or added them in to the comments on the Citizen Khan story.

Daily Mail - The real price of feminism (Bianca London) Amazing misandry in the article by the journalist - this shows the cake and eat attitude of modern-day anti-male feminism. The journalist says you are not a true gentleman if you expect the woman to go Dutch.

The Independent - Take a bow, Sir Roger Moore (Ally Fogg)

Daily Telegraph - Domineering men face domestic violence proscutions (Martin Beckford) and Daily Mail - Stopping your wife having a bank account could be domestic abuse (James Chapman) More misandric headlines when the changes are clearly gender-neutral (although we know they may not be in practice) although any official involvement of the NSPCC in the Youth Panel means bias as boys as victims will be ignored as they are only seen by them as perpetrators.

Daily Mail - Forgiveness saved my life (Deborah Arthurs)

Daily Mail - Mother-of-four, 34, had sex with two schoolboys while her toddler slept in the  same (Larisa brown) No equality in justice as there is now way she should not be in jail.

Order Order - Disolve companies that do not meet gender quotas (Guido Fawkes)

BBC - Samaritans report that men born in their 60's and 70's at risk of suicide and Daily Mail - Why male suicide rates go up (Tamara Cohen) - The report is here.

Financial Times - Business leaders urge government to stand firm against boardroom quotas (Brian Groom)

Daily Telegraph - The BBC need more women (George Entwhistle) and then he tries to backtrack which we know is false -  his views are those that he stated first time. Watch this space.

Daily Telegraph - Thousands of boys are behind at reading (Graeme Paton)

Daily Telegraph - Father wins right to know who false accusers were (John Bingham)

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CITIZEN KHAN IS NOT RACIST IT'S MAN-HATING MISANDRY

Whenever a show like Citizen Khan comes on the TV, the Guardian and various politically correct types get very twitchy - accusing the BBC and others of racism. The absurdity of it is that if the ethnicity of the character was changed, and it was just a white Christian man in a Christian family they wouldn't bat an eyelid - such is their hypocrisy. They also go into some ideologically torment because one of the writers is actually Asian so they cannot heap racism at them.

They had probably written their critical pieces before they had even seen it.

Some (good and bad) articles are here - Guardian, Independent, Telegraph and BBC

The bigger issue though is that it is another example of television (and the media in general) portraying men and fathers as idiots.

The main character is made to look like a buffoon but he is the one that came to the country (the show's words not mine), worked his backside off to create a business and a home for his wife and family - and he is portrayed as an idiot.

It is another example in the long line of characters that show men as idiots and used to undermine men and fathers. Where is the equivalent about a women and mother.

Citizen Khan is not racist it's men-hating.

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PS am away for two weeks days (in Ireland) from Monday so blogging may be light from me.