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Items in this update:
o PC reductio ad absurdum in the UK
o Male strippers work tax-free in Norway
o High court to rule on sodomy laws
o Knickers to the law
o Nigeria nixes death sentence over Miss World article
o First cloned baby to be born?
o Miss World journalist flees to U.S.
o Mexican women march for justice
o Women make up 1/2 of AIDS victims
o Supreme Court won't hear abortion-tag case
o Sweeping changes in family law sought
o South African men march against rape
o Pro-life RICO prosecutions and free speech
o Aussie mom ordered not to smoke around son
o Judge says aboriginal rape 'traditional'
o PETA compares murdered women to 'meat'
o Cruel homes for Ireland's fallen women
o Scandals lead execs to Atlas Shrugged
o What (legal) price beauty?
o Mary Daly's vision of male gendercide
o UK's world of sexual thought crimes
o Discrimination is simply an act of choice
o Feminists fighting -- aren't we all women?
o Families and war
o Beauties and beasts
o What women don't want: Why libertarian men don't get laid
o Men should be able to sue on false paternity
o Childs Best Interest
o Million Dads March
o The politics of fatherhood
Hello ifeminists:
A good morning -- cold and crisp, with every cat in the house
crowded around the small heater in my workroom. (The dogs are
dominating the floor in front of the airtight stove.) Strong coffee,
bright sunlight, a great night's sleep ... I think a stint of
productive writing is in the offing. I hope all is equally well with
you.
David Theroux of the Independent Institute
<http://www.independent.org/> gently chides me for not giving myself
enough credit in the last InsiderUpdate. I am not an "intern" with
II; I occupy the far most august position of "fellow." Sorry David,
but that won't do. A feminist cannot be called "a fellow" of an
Institute. I'm holding out for "Swell Gay" of II, and I won't settle
for less. ;-)
These have been financially difficult times for institutes and
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The new weekly editorials are up and running. My FOX/ifeminist
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<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1203.html>;
Glenn Sacks' excellent "Is Pay a Function of Gender Bias"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1203a.html>;
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<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1203b.html>.
Enjoy!
Now ... onto the main event...
-- Wendy McElroy, mac@ifeminists.com
==> News Reports <==
PC reductio ad absurdum in the UK
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BBC
A school in Bedfordshire, England has banned video cameras
from its nativity play, because it's worried that the
images may get into the hands of pedophiles. Parents
will be unable to tape their children's performances. (11/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/671574847.html
Male strippers work tax-free in Norway
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The Australian
"Norway's female strippers are baring their teeth at the
tax authorities which slap value added tax on their
performances but let male strippers drop their kit
tax-free." Male stripping has been designated as an
"artistic activity" and, so, is exempt from the VAT. (12/01/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/378623852.html
High court to rule on sodomy laws
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Washington Times
In a case involving Texas, the Supreme Court is scheduled
to decide whether to revisit its controversial 1986
decision allowing states to prosecute homosexuals for
sodomy. (12/02/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/340198344.html
Knickers to the law
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Daily Record
"[I]n Scotland are going undie-cover to determine what type
of lingerie is sexy ... As part of a proposal to clamp
down on sex shops, top cops have asked ministers to
explain what is sexy and what is functional when it
comes to underwear." (11/26/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/558994287.html
Nigeria nixes death sentence over Miss World article
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BBC
Nigeria will not allow a death sentence to be carried out
on a woman who wrote an article suggesting the Prophet
Mohammed would have approved of the Miss World beatury
contest, thus sparking days of religious rioting. The
northern Nigerian state of Zamfara had endorsed an
Islamic judgement calling for her death. (11/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/811539140.html
First cloned baby to be born?
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The Age
Controversial Italian gynecologist Severino Antinori said a
woman carrying a cloned human embryo should give birth
in early January to a son. He refused to give specifics
and many in the medical community are skeptical of his
claims. (11/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/849082838.html
Miss World journalist flees to U.S.
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BBC
Nigeria writer Isioma Daniel is reported to have fled to
the United States after widespread calls for her to be
killed for insulting the Prophet Mohammed. Daniel's
column on the Miss World contest, formerly being held in
Nigeria, sparked days of rioting between Muslims and
Christians. (11/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/667743767.html
Mexican women march for justice
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BBC
More than 1,000 women marched through Mexico City,
demanding justice for the as-yet unknown killers of
hundreds of women in the border town of Ciudad Juarez.
Despite widespread outrage over the murders, authorities
have few leads. (11/26/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/14582982.html
Women make up 1/2 of AIDS victims
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Salon
According to a United Nations report, for the first time in
the 20-year history of the AIDS epidemic, as many women
as men are infected with HIV. It is not clear how this
development will change the politics of an already
highly-politicized issue. (11/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/815145222.html
Supreme Court won't hear abortion-tag case
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Yahoo Daily News
"The Supreme Court ended an effort to block specialty car
license plates in Louisiana with the slogan "Choose
Life." Louisiana is one of seven states that have authorized
such car tags, and abortion rights supporters argued
that the state was giving a forum only to anti-abortion
views." (12/02/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/199632179.html
Sweeping changes in family law sought
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Yahoo News
"An influential group of lawyers and judges has recommended
sweeping changes in family law that would increase
alimony and property rights for many divorced women, while
extending such rights for the first time to many
cohabiting domestic partners, both heterosexual and
gay." (12/03/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/168865652.html
South African men march against rape
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BBC
"About 2,000 men have taken part in a two-kilometre march
in the South African city of Johannesburg to demonstrate
male opposition to the chronic problem of rape against
women and children." They march under the slogan "real
men don't rape." (11/30/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/181087336.html
Pro-life RICO prosecutions and free speech
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CNS News
"Abortion supporters and opponents will be keeping a
close eye on the U.S. Supreme Court next week when it
hears a case that some law scholars say could severely
restrict the free-speech rights of protesters. At issue
is a nationwide injunction [under the RICO Act] that
prevents" a pro-life group from protesting outside
abortion clinics. (11/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/685398110.html
Aussie mom ordered not to smoke around son
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The Age
In the continuing expansion of family court authority over
family life, a judge in Western Australia has restricted
a mother from smoking at home "in a bid to protect a
10-year-old boy from the effects of breathing
second-hand cigarette smoke." The boy's father took the
matter to court. (11/30/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/473235805.html
Judge says aboriginal rape 'traditional'
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Women's eNews
An Australian judge ruled that a 50-year-old Aboriginal
man's rape of a 15-year-old girl is not a serious crime,
but traditional culture. Aboriginal feminists disagree. (11/29/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/406443050.html
PETA compares murdered women to 'meat'
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Women's eNews
An animal rights organization, People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (PETA), recently launched an ad
campaign that compared the deaths of 15 Canadian women
murdered and dismembered to animals killed for meat. (11/30/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/409613161.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
Cruel homes for Ireland's fallen women
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The Age
by Sarah Lyall
A new Irish film -- "The Magdalene Sisters" -- exposes the
cruelties and forced labor policies of the Magdalene
Asylums, which were set up in the 19th century as a
"refuge" for prostitutes and other so-called fallen
women. (12/01/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/400272562.html
Scandals lead execs to Atlas Shrugged
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USA Today
by Del Jones
"In these post-Enron days of corporate scandal, some of the
millions of copies of Atlas Shrugged that have been sold
over 45 years are being dusted off by executives under
siege by prosecutors, regulators, Congress, employees,
investors, a Republican president, even terrorists." (9/24/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/708208077.html
What (legal) price beauty?
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The Law Report
by Damien Carrick
An Australian widow lost thousands of dollars in
compensation for her husband's death because a judge
deemed her prospects for remarriage to be good. Her
appeal to the High Court has overturned the precedent
set in England in 1863 that if a woman was sufficiently
good looking she should receive less compensation. (11/26/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/282244978.html
Mary Daly's vision of male gendercide
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Equity Feminism
by Brian Carnell
Carnell takes then celebrated radical feminist Mary Daly to
task for advocating the elimination of men then turns
his sights on the feminist movement for applauding her. (11/26/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/289537482.html
UK's world of sexual thought crimes
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The Daily Telegraph
by Barbara Amiel
Amiel writes that, in cracking down on "crimes" like
voyeurism, the UK has "become so muddled by the fashions
of the times that resources to fight real sexual
predators are diluted." Broadening the definitions of
"incest" and "rape" leave us "hardly able to
"distinguish legally between seduction and violent
rape." (11/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/382511249.html
Discrimination is simply an act of choice
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WorldNetDaily
by Walter Williams
Williams uses his marriage to illustrate that
discrimination is a personal choice, not a political
act. In choosing his wife, Williams writes, "I
discriminated against white, Chinese and Japanese women,
not to mention criminal women." (11/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/827612192.html
Feminists fighting -- aren't we all women?
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ifeminists
by Wendy McElroy
The ideological opportunism of politically correct
feminists has made otherwise humane people look with
suspicion on "victims." Those who point this fact out
are attacked with slander and worse. (11/26/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/172336461.html
Families and war
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ifeminists
by Dianna Thompson and Glenn Sacks
Upon return from overseas duty, military reservists with
child support orders will face a threat here at home --
the war that is being waged against "deadbeat dads." (11/26/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/173656614.html
Beauties and beasts
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Andrew Sullivan.com
by Andrew Sullivan
Sullivan offers a penetrating analysis of the political
turmoil that surrounds the Miss World beauty contest,
including his perspective on reactions of feminists, the
contest officials, and politicians. (11/28/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/676665968.html
What women don't want: Why libertarian men don't get laid
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Doing Freedom!
by Dakota James
"After attending my first convention within the freedom
movement, I think I can now answer them with a fair
degree of confidence." (11/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/687081665.html
Men should be able to sue on false paternity
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Jewish World Review
by Dan Abrams
Nebraska's highest court has ruled that a man whose ex-wife
may have lied to him about being the father of their
child cannot sue the woman for fraud and emotional
distress. Abrams asks, "Why not?" (11/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/391940789.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Institutes, Organizations, and Clubs <==
Childs Best Interest
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CBI
Childs Best Interest works for equal custody of children
upon divorce, sponsoring both women and men rather than
being a "fathers' rights" site. The organization does
not receive government funding.
mailto:help@childsbestinterest.org
http://www.free-market.net/rd/373538532.html
Million Dads March
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MDM
"The Million Dads March is a pro-father organization
dedicated to ensuring that fathering issues receive
attention and publicity worldwide. We work to ensure
that Children's and Parents' Rights (including Mothers'
AND Fathers' Rights) are recognized in the Family Court
Systems."
http://www.free-market.net/rd/845292026.html
For more Institutes, Organizations, and Clubs see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/organizations/
==> Scholarly and In-Depth Studies <==
The politics of fatherhood
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American Political Science Association
by Stephen Baskerville
Baskerville opens, "Fatherhood is rapidly becoming the
number one social policy issue in America." He
demonstrates why the current family court system is not
providing and cannot provide a just answer. (12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/840711313.html
For more Scholarly and In-Depth Studies see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/in-depth/
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