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Items in this update:
o Sperm donor must pay child support
o France may let people sue for not being aborted
o Moral victory for comfort women
o Private business fined for not dealing with gay group
o Stripper turned mayor faces recall
o Affirmative action applied to electoral politics
o Woman pilot sues US over Islamic dress code
o Women get right to know men's salaries
o Study links abortion and breast cancer
o College drops class on porn
o The 12 politically correct days of Christmas
o Arm the co-eds
o So you are thinking of buying a gun
o So you have bought a gun
o Sorry Ma'am -- a cartoon on the abuse of power
o Child Online Protection Act unfair and doomed
o The decline of marriage causes damage
o Fetus friends -- premmie dolls
o A light piece on cultural gender differences
o Muslim women are not idiots
o The censoring of Sommers
o Contra killer moms
o Afghan women defend Afghan men
o Banning pornography endangers women
o Child Labor and the British industrial revolution
o Is a ban on embryo cloning unconstitutional?
o Men are victims of domestic violence
Hello ifeminists:
14 days and counting 'til Christmas! When the count gets to 12, lighten
the pressure by printing out the "12 PC days of Christmas" from the
newsletter. Thanks to David T. for posting it on the ifeminists.com BB where
the debate on men's rights/responsibilities in abortion has finally died
down after 150+ posts.
<http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/forum/feminism0112/index.html>
Men and abortion was the topic of the first joint
ifeminists.com/mensactivism.org chat room last Sunday at 9:00 p.m. EST. Mark
your calendars because -- it was so much fun and so well attended -- we
intend to meet every week. Same time, same place
<http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/chat/>. Next Sunday's topic will be
whether men have been as oppressed by the Taliban as women. The Sunday
thereafter ... an expert on genetics will drop by to discuss the
implications of new reproductive technology for men and women. I'll be
waiting at the cyber-door to say "hello."
Despite the fact that I forget to include instructions on how to enter
the contest :-(, we had three winners last week: Dean H., Patricia S. and
Spooky. The three winners of Tracy Quan's book will be announced next week
after everyone has been contacted. Meanwhile *this* week's book prizes, 5 in
number, are: "Individualist Feminism of the Nineteenth Century" by Wendy
McElroy; "These are Not Sweet Girls: Poetry by Latin American Women;" and,
for the many SF fans on the list, three Ace Double Classic Novels from the
vintage years. (Please note, these are used book in good condition.) Winners
who specify a preference for the latter can choose between titles that will
be provided. TO ENTER: write to mac@zetetics.com with CONTEST in the subject
line and please give ranking of preference for your book prize.
The world continues to spin quickly. Hang on tight, my friends.
Now...onto the main event.
-- Wendy McElroy, mac@ifeminists.com
==> News Reports <==
Sperm donor must pay child support
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Reuters
"A court in Sweden has ruled that a man who donated sperm
for artificial insemination, enabling a lesbian couple
to have three children, must pay child support after the
two women separated." (12/09/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/9214697.html
France may let people sue for not being aborted
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Christian Science Monitor
In November 2000, a French court ruled that Nicolas
Perruche -- born severely disabled -- should receive
damages from his mother's doctor, who had failed to warn
her of the dangers of German measles during pregnancy.
The case opens up discussion of legal liability for not
aiding the abortion of a fetus. (12/09/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/467191220.html
Moral victory for comfort women
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Women's eNews
Though Japan has never apologized for using women from
conquered areas as sex slaves for the Imperial Army
during World War II, an international court has found
the late emperor and generals guilty of crimes against
humanity. (12/07/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/130550647.html
Private business fined for not dealing with gay group
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WorldNetDaily
"A Christian entrepreneur completed his appeal to a Toronto
court yesterday to overturn a $5,000 fine for refusing
to do business with a homosexual organization."
(12/08/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/112171784.html
Stripper turned mayor faces recall
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AP
"Some residents of a historic mining town want to oust
their stripper-turned-mayor, alleging she exposed herself at
a local tavern and has tried to abuse her powers." Her
defense? "I'm vivacious. I'm a nut. I'm just a social
butterfly." (12/04/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/558474556.html
Affirmative action applied to electoral politics
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BBC
Kosovo's Parliament has a U.N.-mandated gender quota for
representation. Women -- by law -- constitute about 1/3
of the officials. It is affirmative action applied to
democracy. (11/29/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/271565167.html
Woman pilot sues US over Islamic dress code
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Reuters
"The first woman to ever fly a U.S. combat mission sued
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to challenge a policy
that mandates Islamic dress and customs for U.S.
military women based in Saudi Arabia when they travel
off-base." (12/05/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/498099773.html
Women get right to know men's salaries
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This is London
In a move intended to promote "pay equity," the British
government is granting female employees the "right" to
find out if male colleagues are being paid more for
doing the same job. (12/04/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/630832642.html
Study links abortion and breast cancer
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The Scotsman
A new study -- one that seems destined to revitalize furor
in the abortion debate -- has found that women who abort
pregnancies are nearly twice as likely as other women to
suffer from breast cancer in later years. (12/04/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/628202454.html
College drops class on porn
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Denver Post
Fort Lewis College dropped a controversial course called
"The Poetics of Porn" that had been scheduled for next
semester after protest from parents, faculty and
legislators. (12/01/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/89503591.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
The 12 politically correct days of Christmas
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Freedom of Press
December 25, 2001
"On the 12th day of the Eurocentrically imposed midwinter
festival, Significant Other in a consenting adult,
monogamous relationship to me..." If you dare to read
on, the 12 PC days of Christmas are waiting for you.
(12/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/141666175.html
Arm the co-eds
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LewRockwell.com
by Walter Block and William Barnett II
"There has been a spate of robberies and sexual assaults
aimed at university coeds in uptown New Orleans." Block
and Barnett have a solution. Let the students carry guns
and, for the sake of their safety, get rid of signs
advertising "gun-free zones" on campus. (11/10/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/997213159.html
So you are thinking of buying a gun
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Sierra Times
by Sunni Maravillosa
Ifeminist Maravillosa gives political and practical advice
on the decision to buy a gun. (11/27/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/473341492.html
So you have bought a gun
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Sierra Times
by Sunni Maravillosa
Ifeminist Maravillosa guides you through the early steps in
owning your first gun -- one of the essential elements
of a woman's self-defense. (11/28/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/475931630.html
Sorry Ma'am -- a cartoon on the abuse of power
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Scott Bieser
A whimsical and woman's look at the abuse of power
attending a National I.D. card. (12/09/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/455730643.html
Child Online Protection Act unfair and doomed
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Reason
by Jacob Sullum
COPA seeks to shield kids from sexual material deemed
"harmful to minors," especially pornography. But the
law’s definition hinges on "contemporary community
standards," which vary from place to place. And the
punishments are draconian. (12/04/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/136750936.html
The decline of marriage causes damage
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The Age
by Barry Maley
"Forty years ago, 90 per cent of children were reared to
maturity by their married, natural parents. Today, that
figure is 68 per cent...Violent juvenile crime has
increased four-fold since the mid-1970s, along with a 50
per cent increase in juvenile property crime."
(12/08/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/93060903.html
Fetus friends -- premmie dolls
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Las Vegas Weekly
by Kate Silver
Pro-life Catherine Jacobs makes fetus dolls for a living,
starting at three weeks' gestation and going up to 36
weeks. She charges up to $190 for the "premmie" dolls
and sells clothes and baskets to go with them.
(12/07/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/566575276.html
A light piece on cultural gender differences
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ESPN
by Chris McKendry
An affectionate look at the differences between men and
women, especially in the workplace. The female author is
insightful and acknowledges that working dads miss their
children as much as working moms do. (12/08/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/85910579.html
Muslim women are not idiots
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The Age
by Randa abdel-Fattah
"Feminists who fervently proclaim the right for a woman to
choose how to dress do so on the purported basis of
empowering women with freedom and independence from male
yardsticks of beauty. This is a little hard to believe,
as it seems that one tyranny has merely been replaced by
another." (12/06/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/18846209.html
The censoring of Sommers
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National Review
by Stanley Kurtz
Why was Christina Hoff Sommers silenced during her invited
speech by federal officials at a government-sponsored
conference, then told by a male to "shut the f*ck up,
b*tch" while the conference organizers watched mutely?
Because she questioned the effectiveness of a program
that is a Clinton legacy, "Girl Power." (12/05/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/984084088.html
Contra killer moms
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WorldNetDaily
by Maralyn Lois Polak
Polak wants to know why society is so tolerant of mothers
who kill their children. To illustrate her point, she
focuses in on the Prom Mom Killer who gave birth in the
girl's school washroom, killed her baby, and returned to
dance at her prom. (12/05/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/637932968.html
Afghan women defend Afghan men
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Washington Post
by Mary McGrory
Increasingly, Afghan women are speaking out on behalf of
their husbands and sons who treat women well and have
also suffered under the Taliban. (12/02/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/93563795.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Introductions and FAQs <==
Banning pornography endangers women
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International Society for Individual Liberty
by Wendy McElroy
"In the 19th century, women battled to become the legal
equals of men, to have their consent taken seriously in
the form of contracts and to have control of their own
bodies legally recognized. Now anti-pornography
feminists are asking the law to dismiss women's written
consent." ISIL pamphlet explains why freedom of
pornography is an essential part of freedom for women.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/641226016.html
For more Introductions and FAQs see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/brief/
==> Scholarly and In-Depth Studies <==
Child Labor and the British industrial revolution
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Mackinac Center for Public Policy
by Lawrence Reed
When the conventional view of child labor in early
industrial England finds its way into our hearts and
homes through Charles Dickens’s classic “A Christmas
Carol," it is important to understand the politics
behind the scenes.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/575856007.html
Is a ban on embryo cloning unconstitutional?
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National Policy Analysis
How do constitutional issues, like the Commerce Clause,
bear upon the prospect of banning embryonic cloning?
(12/01)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/25686409.html
Men are victims of domestic violence
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Nuance Journal
This paper challenges this notion of abuse against males
and argues that domestic violence against males exists,
that their voices are not heard; and that the refusal to
acknowledge the existence of this form of abuse is part
of a fundamental disempowerment of men which has arisen
from a tacit acceptance in society of the radical
feminist notion that only women are victims.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/277255578.html
For more Scholarly and In-Depth Studies see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/in-depth/
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