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Items in this update:
o Right to bear arms still prevails, says law professor
o Russian women fight sex trafficking
o Raped women may face 'sex life' scrutiny
o Drug user convicted in fetal death case
o 'Ditch the Bitch' divorce ads from lawyers
o Polygamy not protected by Constitution
o Petition seeks to abolish Columbia sexual misconduct policy
o Gender effects pilot's error
o More women become gun enthusiasts
o Free speech, except on abortion
o A modest defense of polygamy
o Not quite a million moms
o Helping homeless teens help themselves
o A Loving Solution? -- book reviews
o Ten most common feminist myths
o Giuliani's futile war against sex
o The polygamy menace
o Keep and Bear Arms raffle
o Women Waging Peace
o AMEN
o Human Rights Watch 2001 on women
o Rights for women imprisoned in the US
o Battered Men's Helpline
Hello ifeminists:
My hat is off to Independent Women's Forum for the ad (see URL below)
they have run in various student newspapers listing the Ten Most Common
Feminist Myths. The PC backlash has included a protest rally at UCLA and
brouhaha in The Daily Bruin, that campus' rag. Today's Bruin
<http://dailybruin.ucla.edu/db/articles.asp?ID=15571> contains the latest
from IWF. For context, see the She Thinks site in the ifeminist database.
Just go to the information section of our site and do a search under key
words. For my take on the flap, see this week's column on FOX News, "The
Mother of All Myths" <http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,25337,00.html>
which is also posted on the front page of ifeminists.com.
Heads up! Baen Books, one of the best SF publishers in the field, is
now giving away free books to anyone who wishes to download them. Remember
you heard it here first. <http://www.baen.com/library/>
The big news of the week is that ifeminists is starting a moderated
e-mail list. (How to join will be posted in time for the next
InsiderUpdate.) The co-moderators and I look forward to censori ... uhm,
meeting all of you. Meanwhile the Bulletin Board rollicks on as a bastion
of free expression. This overheard on the "From the Shallow End of the Gene
Pool" thread: "The damn central controllers are at it again. The American
Association for the Advancement of Science wants fertility clinics
regulated because work at these clinics is leading to permanent change in
the gene pool. And that could affect future generations in a direction not
under society, i.e., government control." Don't be shy. Join the discussion.
<http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/forum/feminism0105/index.html>
Now...onto the main event.
-- Wendy McElroy, mac@ifeminists.com
==> News Reports <==
Right to bear arms still prevails, says law professor
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Americans still enjoy the right to bear arms "so citizens
can deter tyranny," Prof. Glenn Reynolds, a University
of Tennessee law professor, told gun advocates at a
Mother's Day rally on the steps of the Tennessee state
Capitol. (05/15/01)
http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/01/04/04945186.shtml?Element_ID=494
5186
Russian women fight sex trafficking
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A human rights group has launched a campaign to end the sex
traffic within Russia by which women are lured outside
the country by promises of work only to become sex
slaves. (05/15/01)
http://www.salon.com/sex/wire/2001/05/16/russia/index.html
Raped women may face 'sex life' scrutiny
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Under new guidelines from the House of Lords, "rape
complainants can be asked about previous sexual
relations with an alleged rapist if to exclude such
questioning would endanger the fairness of the trial."
(05/18/01)
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-203665,00.html
Drug user convicted in fetal death case
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A South Carolina woman who used crack cocaine has been
sentenced to twelve years in prison for the death of her
unborn child, who was stillborn at 35 weeks into the
pregnancy. According to an advocate for the defendant,
"The verdict marks the first time a woman in the United
States has been found guilty of homicide for taking
drugs during pregnancy." (05/16/01)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2001-05-16-fetus.htm
'Ditch the Bitch' divorce ads from lawyers
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Hoping for a slice of the upscale divorce business, a
London law firm has released a campaign featuring a
poster of a packed designer suitcase with the caption,
"Ditch the Bitch." Another ad declares "All men are
Bastards." The ads have raised the oxymoronic issue of
attorneys' ethics. (05/18/01)
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/britain010517_divorce.html
Polygamy not protected by Constitution
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A judge has ruled that Tom Green's polygamous marriage is
not protected by the First Amendment. Green's was the
first court case on the Mormon lifestyle in a
half-century. (05/18/01)
http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=13965
Petition seeks to abolish Columbia sexual misconduct policy
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The trustees of Columbia University were presented with a
formal petition to revoke a sexual misconduct policy
that has brought down intense national criticism upon
the prestigious Ivy League school. The petition was
signed by hundreds of concerned individuals from all
echelons of American academic and intellectual life.
(05/15/01)
http://www.thefire.org/issues/colrelease_051701.php3
Gender effects pilot's error
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A Johns Hopkins study has shown that "air crashes involving
female pilots are mostly due to mishandling of the
plane, while those with male pilots are more often due to
flawed decision-making and inattention." (05/20/01)
http://msnbc.com/news/576014.asp?cp1=1
More women become gun enthusiasts
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The ranks of women shooting and actively supporting the
right to bear arms have been growing, worrying those who
oppose freedom. (05/21/01)
http://www.kcstar.com/item/pages/story,local/3accafa0.519,.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
Free speech, except on abortion
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by Ian Hunter
A 60-year-old grandmother has spent most of the last seven
years in jail because she stands "on a street in Toronto
and prays within a 60-foot radius of the Morgentaler
abortion clinic." Do the restraining orders on pro-life
activists constitute a violation of free speech?
http://www.nationalpost.com/commentary/story.html?f=/stories/20010514/562329
.html
A modest defense of polygamy
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by Richard Mouw
Mouw states, "Though I think polygamy is sinful, living in
a pluralistic society demands we tolerate some practices
we believe to be wrong." (05/20/01)
http://129.33.230.60/story/78/story_7881_1.html?frameset=1&storyID=&boardID=
16769
Not quite a million moms
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by David Kopel
The "Million" Mom March rally in Washington, D.C. drew only
about 100 people -- and that was about par for similar
demonstrations across the country. The organization
behind the rallies is fading, but new authoritarian
groups are stepping in to fill its place. (05/16/01)
http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopel051501.shtml
Helping homeless teens help themselves
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by Wendy McElroy
By most accounts, there are some 200,000 teenagers sleeping
on the streets in America every night. Government
programs won't solve the problem, but removing the legal
barriers to work so those kids have a chance to support
themselves might. (05/15/01)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,24767,00.html
A Loving Solution? -- book reviews
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by Sunni Maravillosa
Ifeminist Maravillosa's reviews of Robert Rimmer's books
"Let Really Make Love" and "The Lov-Ed Solution."
http://www.spintechmag.com/0105/sm0501.htm
Ten most common feminist myths
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This advertisement from the Independent Women's Forum
presents and refutes ten feminist myths that are rampant
on campuses. Placed in various student newspapers, the
ad has stirred protest, including an anti-IWF rally held
at UCLA.
(04/17/01)
shethinks@iwf.org
http://www.shethinks.org/SheInvestigates/a000000029.cfm
Giuliani's futile war against sex
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by Trav. S.D.
An article exploring the futility of New York Mayor
Giuliani's persistent attempts to eliminate sex shops
and clubs from his jurisdiction. (06/01)
http://www.reason.com/0106/cr.ts.fun.html
The polygamy menace
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by Chris Colin
Warning! Humor! "Why do these wife-hoarders want to destroy
our way of life?" Colin has put together a list of
sinners who should be executed before they can destroy
American society. (05/17/01)
http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/05/17/polygamy/index.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Action Opportunities <==
Keep and Bear Arms raffle
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June 1, 2001
Keep And Bear Arms is offering a chance to win a gun and
not just any gun -- any rifle of your choosing, up to
$1,000 in wholesale value. 1,000 tickets at $10 a piece
will be sold.
http://www.KeepAndBearArms.com/raffles/CurrentRaffle.asp
For more Action Opportunities see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/actions/
==> Institutes, Organizations, and Clubs <==
Women Waging Peace
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A global initiative that recognizes "the essential role and
contribution of women in preventing violent conflict,
stopping war, reconstructing ravaged societies, and
sustaining peace in fragile areas around the world."
http://www.womenwagingpeace.net/
AMEN
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AMEN is a confidential advice line for MEN in violent
relationships. It states, "Society does not have the
right to discriminate against victims of domestic
violence because of their gender."
http://www.amen.ie/
For more Institutes, Organizations, and Clubs see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/organizations/
==> Introductions and FAQs <==
Human Rights Watch 2001 on women
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The 2001 report on women's rights, including sections on
Violence Against Women, Women in Conflict and Refugees,
Labor Rights, Trafficking, Women's Status in the Family,
and The Role of the International Community.
http://www.hrw.org/wr2k1/women/index.html
For more Introductions and FAQs see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/brief/
==> Scholarly and In-Depth Studies <==
Rights for women imprisoned in the US
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"Not Part of My Sentence: Violations of the Human Rights of
Women in Custody (in the US)" is a detailed report from
Amnesty International. It includes sexual abuse, health
concerns and recommendations.
http://www.amnestyusa.org/rightsforall/women/report/index.html
For more Scholarly and In-Depth Studies see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/in-depth/
==> Games, Surveys, and Tools <==
Battered Men's Helpline
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"The Department of Justice statistics (May 2000) state that
males are victims of 15-16% of all reported domestic
violence incidents which equals approximately 160,000
men a year." This hotline in Maine offers support and points
battered men to other resources.
http://www.noexcuse4abuse.org/about.html
For more Games, Surveys, and Tools see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/games/
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