On housework and ’emotional labour’
You may have also noticed articles appearing on the above topics with increasing regularity. Almost without exception the theme is one of men being selfish, lazy oafs. We are told that women who are in...
View ArticleWhen men have a daughter (another tale of male-blaming and silencing)
At the time of writing the Weinstein affair remains an ongoing and evolving media phenomenon. The hypocrisy of this one does my head in. Imagine … All men being demonised for being the same gender as...
View ArticleOne possible alternative to pre-nuptial agreements
Today the Australian media reported on a High Court case involving a pre-nuptial agreement (‘pre-nup’) between a wealthy property developer and his younger bride, who he met via a “web site for...
View ArticleQueensland LNP offers up failed measures to address domestic violence
In another post I described the feminist-driven non-event that is the Queensland Government’s approach to tackling domestic violence. Now with an election just weeks away we have seen domestic violence...
View ArticleNo new posts for many months – why?
Greetings and thanks to followers and/or supporters of this blog. Some of you might have noticed the lack of new posts for the past six or more months, and wondered if I had grown disinterested in the...
View ArticleMajor sporting events & domestic violence myth
Feminists claim a bogus strong link between televised football and/or major sports events such as the U.S Superbowl to sudden surges in the incidence of domestic violence. By way of background this...
View ArticleRomance tourism is just nothing like sex-tourism
In one of those rare idle moments I happened to google on ‘sex tourism eat pray love’ and this is one of the first articles that came up: Rhonda and Ketut as the faces of female sex tourism, by Nigel...
View ArticleThe (feminist) truth about Taj Mahal
You may well have heard of the ‘Taj Mahal’. Anyway google on that term now and you will find plenty of material to study. The wikipedia entry begins with: “The Taj Mahal, meaning “Crown of the...
View ArticleSome observations regarding online information concerning filicide
I was browsing Twitter the other evening and noted a reference to a UK article entitled ‘Violent fathers given access to children even after 50 deaths‘. The Twitter thread to which I subsequently...
View ArticleWest Australian inquiry into family & domestic violence (2019)
I heard about this strategy via the One in Three organisation. The relevant page in the WA government agency’s web site is here. By way of background, some other references to West Australian...
View ArticleAustralian Gender Equality Council
Until recently I regularly browsed the Twitter stream of an organisation known as the Australian Gender Equality Council (@ausgenderequal). Well I did until I was blocked after posting a benign...
View ArticleNo to Violence: Working together to end men’s family violence
The No to Violence agency (‘NTV’), also known as the Male Family Violence Prevention Association, appears to be populated by ardent pro-feminists. Despite that, surprisingly one third of the board...
View ArticleThe Australian federal election of 2019: Men & boys remain invisible
Yes, another Federal election is looming. Thus far it is shaping up to be very similar to the last one with regards to the complete lack of attention given to men’s/boys issues. Oh, but rest assured,...
View ArticleAustralian Federal Family Law Inquiry 2019
“The Federal Government will launch an inquiry into the family law system, after accusations the court system is failing vulnerable Australians. Coalition backbenchers and the crossbench, including One...
View ArticleRespect women (… well, unless they respect men)
One surprising inclusion in the 2020 Australia Day honours list was a Member of the Order of Australia award for Bettina Arndt. It was surprising not because the recipient was undeserving (which she...
View ArticleGrotesque hypocrisy by feminist politicians (re: domestic violence)
Last night I read an article by the MRA-related UK group HEqual. It was regarding the response of three UK feminist politicians to the suicides of Caroline Flack and of Carl Sargeant. It disgusted me....
View ArticleRights are for women. Responsibilities are for men
Firstly, allow me to introduce foreign readers to a novel Australian expression … ‘drop-kick‘. This post is about a drop-kick, and about how drop-kicks are often represented in the media. Australia’s...
View ArticleHas there been a surge in domestic violence during the Covid-19 pandemic?
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic the feminist lobby has claimed that there has been a surge* in domestic violence. (*Note that the term ‘surge’ has been well and truly overtaken by now, more...
View ArticleRegarding the granting of gender-specific scholarships in Australia
The other day I noted the following tweet issued by UN Women Australia: “Applications for our MBA scholarship with @Sydney_Business close this Monday 11 May. Don’t miss your chance. Apply today”...
View ArticleDo domestic violence ‘help-lines’ help male victims? How?
Some time ago I wrote a post about an Australian domestic violence organisation called ‘DV Connect’ and how they treated men who contacted them. I’d suggest taking a read of that now if you have the...
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