The Rights Of Man

FEMINISTS END 'WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST' AND STILL MEN GET BLAMED

With the angst about the capsizing of the Costa Concordia two strands have been running.

Firstly the implicit male-bashing by some of the mediawho have latched onto the fact that a few men were trying to get off the sinking ship without letting women and children go first (some articles implied that men were pushing women and children out of the way but no mention made that some women were probably doing the same as well). One commentator on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday actually said you shouldn't prioritise anyone because the priority is to get everyone off quickly and picking up slows things down. Also if there was a family, it was vital the family unit stayed (including the father) together. 

Secondly, it has raised the whole debate about whether 'women and children first'  still applies. Well it used to and still in many minds it remains true but feminism especially modern day anti-male feminism, says it doesn't. And this is the ruling ideology. And remember this!

And of course, because the anti-male feminists only speak when it is on their terms, people like them are keeping their head down when the debate is raging. This is because they hypocritically want their cake and eat it/bread buttered on both sides.

They want equality but then still want privilege and special treatment for women, and undermine men whenever they can. What those who are calling for the return of 'women and children first' is that women are more important than men, so where is the equality there?

If people like Harriet Harman, Caroline Flint, Theresa May, Lynne Featherstone, every writer at the Guardian, Anna Bird, Katherine Rake etc really do want equality then they should be making comments that it is right that 'women and children first' no longer exists. But instead they stay silent because they want both equality and privilege at the same time.

This is the the clearest example of double standards of modern feminism and they are to blame for the ending of 'women and children first'.

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Media coverage of issue (good debates in comments section) - Daily Mail 1, Daily Mail 2, Daily Express, Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Independent

NEWS UPDATE

A few from this week -

Conservativehome - David Cameron wants to use boundary review to choose more candidates: More political discrimination against men like this is what he means.

Press Association - Abusers let off lightly, say Tories: The Conservatives in Scotland like MSP David McLetchie do not believe that male victims of domestic abuse exist in Scotland.

Irish Independent - Equality is the feminist right to whinge

Daily Mail - Taxpayers fork out thousands for paternity tests as mothers try to cash in on wrong fathers

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THE GLASS CEILING DELUSION (new extract) by MIKE BUCHANAN

Mike, who was featured this week, has kindly sent over another extract of the above book.

Download Excerpt from THE GLASS CEILING DELUSION

In summary from Mike - ‘The Equality Act (2010): the triumph of Harriet Harman’. The gender-related aspects of the Act are appallingly biased against men, yet attracted minimal coverage even in papers such as The Daily Telegraph and The Economist. It’s a perfect example of how militant feminists work ‘under the radar’ to pursue their agendas, never with a democratic mandate. You’ll never see details of feminist agendas appear in party manifestos; at best their intentions will be obliquely hidden behind seemingly innocuous terms such as ‘fairness’ and ‘diversity’. What it always amounts to is ‘jobs for the girls’. 

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ERIN PIZZEY - THIS WAY TO THE REVOLUTION

The site has had a few kindly comments about the books it has been featuring. No excerpt this time but a book I have been reading is Erin Pizzey's 'This Way To The Revolution' .

A key part for me is how the "Women's Movement", despite the fact she set up the first refuge, have tried to disown her, discredit her and carry out all sorts of other unpleasantness - because she would not play along with all the men are bxstards line and all women are angels line.

The fact that Refuge do not even acknowledgeher existence speaks volumes about them and every day they refuse to acknowledge her is another day they are discredited. It is also worth noting (and I looked) that the Guardian and feminists and bloggers said nothing on the book - effectively no platforming her. How the sisterhood hate sisters they disagree with - she is the 'disappeared' from the feminist lexicon.

The other part is that without her, there would be no organisations supporting male victims of domestic abuse - No ManKind Initiative (who she is a honorary patron of), no Abused Men in Scotland, no Dyn Project etc and certainly no refuges/safe houses for men - though there is precious little which she still campaigns about. She has stuck at this issue and made it possible for them to exist and made it possible for support and recognition, however little and however grudging, for male victims of domestic abuse to exist.

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One last note - this always brings a smile especially as it was such a great riposte to David Cameron for his tawdry comments on Father's Day last year.

WHY BRITAIN HATES MEN: EXPOSING FEMINISM (Extract) by SWAYNE O'PIE

November last year saw the publiciation of Swayne O'Pie's book Why Britain Hates Men: Expsoing Feminism.

Swayne has kindly sent an extract for readers and this book comes highly recommended.

Download Extract from 'Why Britain Hates Men'

 

THE GLASS CEILING DELUSION (Extract) by MIKE BUCHANAN

Last week, the published an article by Mike Buchanan on gender feminism, this week we are publishing the introduction and first chapter of his book - The Glass Ceiling Delusion - perhaps apt bearing in mind today's report on the boardroom.

Download Introduction and first chapter of 'The Glass Ceiling Delusion'

 

NEWS UPDATE

A few articles and news from the past week

BBC Radio 4 - Beyond Westminster: The Men's Vote : Overall a good programme but the end debate was frustrating with the usual guff about patriarchy and also the fact that there are more men in power so of course men's interests are taken into account (Hopi Sen was irritating) so the discussion was based on the prism that anti-male feminism has placed on men - the people involved apart from Kelner and the presenter don't like men. It still remains a problem that few male MP's stand up for men's issues (a few honourable exceptions including Dominic Raab, Karl McCartney, Charlie Elphicke). 

Daily Telegraph - Divorced mums and dads could get legal rights to see their children (Christopher Hope) - Please do not let this glimmer of hope be snuffed out and the comments from Tim Loughton and Charlie Elphicke are fabulously robust with the latter's 'anti-dad sociologists and week-kneed judges' being a particular gem.

Sunday People - Michael Le Vell demands rape law change (Phil Cardy) - Covered in a previous post but here the Coronation Street actor speaks out about the hideous experience he suffered and why the law on anonymity must change. In the paper itself (not online), it covers the list of high profile men who have had this charge against them including Neil Hamilton, Matthew Kelly, Mick Hucknall, Craig Charles, Louis Walsh, Paul Weller and Quinten Hann. Lord Dale Campbell-Savours says the law has to change but ex-government (Labour) minister and voraciously anti-male Vera Baird and feminist researcher  (her words) Professor Liz Kelly want the law to stay the same. Male victims of false accusations are collateral damage to them.

Daily Telegraph - Boys raised by tradional family unit do better at school (Graeme Paton): The most signifianct part of this article is the piece towards the end about single-mothers having less warmth towards their sons than their daughters. What would be the feminist response to this but it is a real concern if this is true.

Daily Mail - Foul mouthed judge attacked justice system (Rebecca Camber): This unsavoury judge was the one involved here (see Terry Smith reference) and so it is welcome she has gone.

Daily Mail - Julie Dixon jailed for 23 years (Andy Dolan): Who says men cannot be victims? 

The Guardian - Tory Feminists (Gaby Hinsliff): That's all men need!

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PARISH NEWS - MEN'S NETWORK ON BBC RADIO 4 SHOW ABOUT MEN'S ISSUES

The Men's Network has reported that BBC Radio 4 are broadcasting a show on Saturday (07 Janaury at 11am) about the political importance of men’s issues. They are featured on it which is great news.

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GENDER FEMINISM: AN ASSAULT ON WOMEN? by MIKE BUCHANAN

As you know the site welcomes articles and thought pieces from its readers and commentators.

Mike Buchanan, writer of The Glass Ceiling Delusion, David and Goliatha and the forthcoming Feminism: Crones' Disease has penned an exclusive article on feminism.

I hope everyone enjoys the article and it is great to have a writer like Mike penning a thought piece like this for the site.

Download Gender Feminism - an assault on women

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CORONATION STREET ACTOR CLEARED - ANOTHER REASON FOR ANONYMITY

During the autumn the story broke that Coronation Street actor Michael le Vell (he plays Kevin Webster) was accused of child sex allegations and arrested and bailed. The story was front page news everywhere and his name was dragged through the mud.

A few days ago it was announced that the CPS had dropped the charges because of 'insufficient evidence'. The CPS were very weaselly in the words they chose in stating the charges were dropped.

Due to the nature of the accusation and his public profile and the publicity it therefore received, he will forever sadly have this associated with him.

This is why the government's backing down on granting anonymity to rape defendants unless found guilty was such a betrayal. Not just because Michael's case is another example of how someone's name can be dragged through the mud based on a false accusation (if he is not being prosecuted then it must be false - surely) but also because the coalition government put it in their manifesto.

Another sad chapter in the anti-male society we live in and to the anti-male modern-day feminists, he is just collateral damage.

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