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Items in this update:
o Abortion controversy haunts smallpox vaccine
o No death penalty for Andrea Yates?
o Abuse from men who are supposed to protect
o AIDS, the crisis left behind
o Third parties can press domestic violence charges
o Nevada court upholds discriminatory prosecution of prostitutes
o Woman must allow man to bathe her
o Court voids paternity pact
o Paying drug addicted women to be sterilized
o Afghan women celebrate return of freedoms
o Measuring the gender gap in education
o Egypt jails gays for 'debauchery'
o Iranian feminist faces execution
o Theft of tax-supported penises raises questions
o Vietnam to ban sex determination of fetuses
o Sexual harassment double bind
o Never underestimate veiled women
o A history of Women and Guns
o A lesbian takes on the thought police
o The marriage premium
o Men suffer under the Taliban too
o Technology liberates mothers
o Afghan women reject Northern Alliance
o Sex determination should be left to individuals
o An interview with Carl Djerassi
o Women and Guns
o Men's Activism online chat -- el Dildo Bandito
o The Feminist Stripper -- not a porn site
Hello ifeminists:
Radical feminism is scrambling to address its rapid and recent decline
in popularity. NOW has closed its Bulletin Board. (Our is still up and
running!
<http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/forum/feminism0111/index.html>) The
Feminist Majority has purchased a stumbling Ms Magazine and all attention
seems to be focused on the Women of Afghanistan. It is as tho' radical
feminism has abandoned domestic politics.
That's where ifeminists.com is advancing. Our site traffic is reaching
all time highs. The FOX News column continues to draw a flood of response
each Tuesday: this week's is entitled "Arm the Afghan Women"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/>. An ifeminist anthology that I've edited is due
out this Spring from Ivan R. Dee, a division of Rowman & Littlefield. The
preface is by Wendy Kaminer; contributors include Camille Paglia, Cathy
Young, Rita Simon -- a virtual honor roll of iconoclastic women. And, with
rave book blurbs from the likes of Alex Cockburn, the book is creating a
remarkable pre-publication buzz. *We are making a difference* in rolling
back the PC insanity of radical feminist policies such hate speech crimes
and anti-male domestic violence laws/legal procedures.
But with so many people giving generously (and from their hearts) to
the victims of 9-11, ifeminists.com is experiencing the same phenomena as
every other non-profit organization. Donations are down. (See article below
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==> News Reports <==
Abortion controversy haunts smallpox vaccine
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WorldNetDaily
Among the many moral issues surrounding the prospect of
mass -- and, perhaps, mandatory -- vaccination for
smallpox is abortion. A company that uses a stem-cell
line from an aborted fetus is manufacturing vaccine. Will pro-life
hardliners refuse to be vaccinated on principle?
(11/18/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/577751038.html
No death penalty for Andrea Yates?
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Houston Chronicle
More than half of voters polled recently said they would
rather Andrea Pia Yates be sent to prison for life than
be sentenced to death if she is convicted of drowning her
five children. (11/13/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/273102491.html
Abuse from men who are supposed to protect
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Sydney Mail
"A Sydney policewoman was handcuffed to a gun safe by a
male officer, had a loaded gun pointed at her face by a
sergeant and was ordered to dance on a table at a work
Christmas party, the Equal Opportunity Tribunal heard
yesterday." (11/20/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/491816508.html
AIDS, the crisis left behind
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Boston Globe
"Donations to the new Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis
and Malaria from June to Sept. 11: $1.5 billion. Amount
donated from Sept. 11 to today: $2,000." Yet 15,000
people a day die from these diseases, especially in
Africa. (11/18/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/182992469.html
Third parties can press domestic violence charges
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The Times (UK)
In a step that removes control from British women, social
workers, charities and the police will have wide powers
to seek restraining orders against and recover costs
from men who beat their partners. Uninvolved and
governmental third parties will be able to press charges
against the victim's wishes. (11/19/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/155070552.html
Nevada court upholds discriminatory prosecution of prostitutes
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Las Vegas Sun
Nevada's Supreme Court upheld a Clark County policy that
bars plea negotiations with prostitutes but permits
their customers a break to avoid prosecution. The matter
is likely to end up in federal court. (11/19/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/788301509.html
Woman must allow man to bathe her
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The London Times
When an embarrassed Una Penny, a 93-year-old widow,
objected to being bathed by a male home-helper, she was
warned that she might have to see a psychiatrist about
her “problem with men”. Officials say it would infringe
the male helper's human rights not to bathe her. (11/16/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/880440355.html
Court voids paternity pact
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Miami Herald
In 1987, Tamara Budnick persuaded her boyfriend to
impregnate her on the clear understanding that he would
bear no responsibility and his identity would never be
revealed. More than ten years later, a court has ordered
him to pay child support. (11/15/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/30571430.html
Paying drug addicted women to be sterilized
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National Post
"A California woman accused of a practice verging on
eugenics by paying drug addicts to have themselves
sterilized is coming to Canada to recruit others to her
cause." The amount she offers is $200. (11/15/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/4250285.html
Afghan women celebrate return of freedoms
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Christian Science Monitor
With the Taliban on the run, Afghani women are celebrating
basic changes in their lives that return an important
degree of freedom. They can work, sing, dance and bare
their faces -- an act considered indecent under the
totalitarian Taliban. (11/16/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/214710967.html
Measuring the gender gap in education
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Chicago Tribune
At Richards High School in Illinois girls outmatched boys
by such a wide margin on standardized tests that the
principal wants to survey students to find out why.
Feminists like Christina Hoff Sommers have been
predicting the ill effects of gender-policy education
for years. (11/16/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/265802523.html
Egypt jails gays for 'debauchery'
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Washington Post
An Egyptian court sentenced 23 men to as long as five years
in prison on charges that they defamed Islam and
committed "debauchery" in a floating disco on the Nile
raided by police. The case has drawn international
protests from human rights organizations. (11/15/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/348217328.html
Iranian feminist faces execution
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Feminist Majority
Iranian filmmaker Tahmineh Milani faces execution if she is
convicted of supporting anti-revolutionary groups
outside of Iran. At issue is Milani’s newest film, "The
Hidden Half," which depicts tensions within Iran after
the 1979 Islamic Revolution. (11/14/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/162888189.html
Theft of tax-supported penises raises questions
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Rocky Mountain News
When Bob Rowan stole an art display of (faux) severed
penises from the Boulder Public Library, he raised
interesting legal questions. Is tax-supported art a
matter of freedom of speech? Or does the funder -- the
taxpayer -- have a right to withdraw his or her consent?
(11/14/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/149427656.html
Vietnam to ban sex determination of fetuses
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CNN
In order to prevent the popular Asian choice to abort a
female fetus, Vietnam is preparing to ban the practice
of sex determination. (11/16/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/115497212.html
Sexual harassment double bind
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The Legal Intelligencer
Employers have been warned that they face liability if they
fail to vigorously investigate when female employees
charge male colleagues with sexual harassment. Now a
male employees has successfully sued an employer for
investigating a false charge. (10/24/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/250880340.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
Never underestimate veiled women
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Women's eNews
by Florence George Graves
Rina Amiri, an Afghan woman at a Cambridge peace
conference, provides a series of guidelines for those
involved in the peace process, which she insists should
include women. She adds: Never underestimate veiled
women. (11/16/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/904171309.html
A history of Women and Guns
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WAG
The fascinating chronicle of how the periodical Women and
Guns originated and its impact. (11/16/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/96917504.html
A lesbian takes on the thought police
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WorldNetDaily
by Tammy Bruce
Geoff Metcalf's insightful interview with feminist Tammy
Bruce, former head of NOW's Los Angeles chapter. Bruce's
new book "The New Thought Police: Inside the Left's
Assault on Free Speech" chronicles the scandalous
tactics of the left in the face of its own intellectual
bankruptcy. (11/16/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/997570018.html
The marriage premium
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National Review
by Stanley Kurtz
When Harvard suppressed a book it had formerly agreed to
publish,"The Case for Marriage," it argued that a causal
connection between marriage and measurable benefits
could not be established. New research seems to do just
that. (11/15/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/436522120.html
Men suffer under the Taliban too
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Boston Globe
by Cathy Young
As the world focuses upon the Taliban's oppression of
women, it should be remembered that men suffer under its
totalitarian policies as well. They are drafted,
murdered, arrested for violating dress/appearance codes,
sexually monitored ... the suffering of men should not
be ignored. (11/14/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/181511351.html
Technology liberates mothers
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BBC News
by Alfred Hermid
With computers, mothers are no longer physically required
to leave the home to make a living. They can stay at
home, tend to children and elderly relatives, and still
function in the economy. Technology liberates. (11/07/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/178508724.html
Afghan women reject Northern Alliance
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Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
by RAWA
"The world should understand that the Northern Alliance
(NA) is composed of some bands who did show their real
criminal and inhuman nature when they were ruling
Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996. The retreat of the
terrorist Taliban from Kabul is a positive development,
but entering of the rapist and looter NA in the city is
nothing but a dreadful and shocking news ..." (11/14/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/152357800.html
Sex determination should be left to individuals
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Spiked
by Piers Benn
Although the article is not a "green light" endorsement of
sex determination, which sometimes leads to abortion of
the "wrong" sexed fetus, it argues toward giving that
choice to prospective parents. (11/16/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/121907564.html
An interview with Carl Djerassi
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Salon
by David Bowman
Djerassi, the father of modern contraception, speaks about
separating coitus from conception, arrogance, orgasm and
being on Richard Nixon's enemies list. (11/14/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/280172814.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Events <==
Men's Activism online chat -- el Dildo Bandito
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Mensactivism
November 21, 2001
A free online chat on Wednesday the 21st, at 9:30 EDT that
is rumored to feature the El Dildo Bandito -- the fellow
who stole the 21 ceramic (faux) severed penises that
were displayed as tax-supported art by the Boulder
Public Library.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/170491672.html
For more Events see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/events/
==> Experts <==
The Feminist Stripper -- not a porn site
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alysabeth
Beth declares, "I'll bet you're wondering how a stripper
can be a feminist. I get that a lot. I've heard a lot of
reasons why I can't." She tells you the reasons why she
can.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/365902258.html
For more Experts see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/experts/
==> Magazines and Periodic Columns <==
Women and Guns
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WAG
A subscription magazine for gun-owning women which offers a
selection of free articles online as well as a message
board, archives and interesting links.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/95777442.html
For more Magazines and Periodic Columns see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/magazines/
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