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Sun 5th August 2018

The Feminist Male

Filed under: General — Downunder @ 1:04 pm

They do exist, right?

Do they or is it just a social hangup men have where they are inclined to defend any female under attack?

I saw this comment on Menz the other day;

Nice to see a firmly grounded man deeply in touch with his inner feminist side.

Does this suggest (more…)

Fri 3rd August 2018

The Big Questions

Filed under: General — Downunder @ 3:32 pm

What is New Zealand’s Future?

I think we have been asking what the hell is going on for a long time now but it seems we have a new book exploring that question also.

I haven’t read it, so perhaps it’s asking different questions.

There is an interesting list of contributing authors shown on the front cover.

Penguin Books

Writers are: Dame Anne Salmond, Judge Andrew Becroft; Rod Oram; Jacinta Ruru; Felicity Goodyear-Smith; Tim Watkin; Patrick Reynolds; Jarrod Gilbert; Stuart McNaughton; David Brougham, Jarrod Haar & Yumiko Olliver-Gray; Golriz Ghahraman; Theresa Gattung; Peter O’Connor; and Leonie Freeman.

Looking forward to seeing comments on what concerns are expressed by this group of contributors.

Footnote: That’s not my thumb – mine is much better looking than that!

Thu 2nd August 2018

IS MONEY THE NEW SEX?

Filed under: General — mama @ 1:10 pm

If you are LUCKY? enough to have a mortgage it will probably effect your sex life, if you do not have a mortgage it will probably effect your sex life..the hours we are working have gotten longer and the travel times extended..
Is making our ends meet stopping our meeting, ..
Some time ago an international survey looked at peoples of the world and how much sex they had on average, at that time Asians were said to have sex only 36 times a year, this was the lowest, I wonder where we are at now??

I know of quite a few young couples who have gone down the mortgage track, two of whom had to give it away to save their relationships.

Also Women choosing not to have a partner so instead they can receive or make more money that they then have complete control over how they go about spending it….Is money coming before sex?

The Thirty Something Girl

Filed under: General — Downunder @ 11:05 am

The evolution of our new social system, woman first society, call it what you want – how would you describe it apart from a bloody great mess?

Amongst this are numerous new trends that older observers may be noticing.

One I’ve noted recently is the Thirty-Something-Girl.

Given the national shortage of men there has to a significant number of girls not in relationships, and they’re becoming more visible.

It’s also reflected in our dwindling reproduction rate, now somewhere below 1.9 in its continuing downward trend.

Education and employment is easily available to most girls who do want to work, so (more…)

Wed 1st August 2018

Use Your Imagination

Filed under: General — Downunder @ 2:18 pm

This is a rather interesting case from the courts.

A 30 year old man, who has name surpression, decided to film an interaction with a prostitute.

He contacted the woman through a website which prohibits making video recordings.

While they were engaged in their sexual activity she spotted his cell phone and realised what he might be up to.

She seized his phone and (more…)

Mon 30th July 2018

The Conned Man

Filed under: General — Downunder @ 6:22 pm

This is Paul, our rugged volunteer fire fighter, from the heartland, who might otherwise have been on one of those fire fighters’ calenders.

But, he’s been conned in to donning a donated dress to raise funds for Women’s Refuge.

I don’t want to embarrass Paul, he’s a nice guy, been through the mill, but mate, how did you end up here, and did you think we wouldn’t find out?

Sat 28th July 2018

A Spanish court has jailed a woman for five years for going into hiding with her two sons.

Filed under: General — triassic @ 5:43 am

This breaking story and its ramifications will create a ripple through the family courts but will the outcome be positive for fathers? Only time will tell.

Fri 27th July 2018

A Glimpse of One Life

Filed under: General — Downunder @ 3:50 pm

He (not his real name) was sitting in the kitchen. The closest chair to the door was turned around facing out into the courtyard.

He had a king pose going on, arms folded, knees apart, feet crossed, shadowed by the darkness of the room behind him.
And sunnies; those typical fail proof, close-knit eye hiders.

He made himself the kingpin of attention as everyone else went about their business.

It wouldn’t be until later that I realised I would be his target. (more…)

Thu 26th July 2018

A Woman’s View

Filed under: General — Downunder @ 3:38 pm

The woman’s view although they have had a liberated voice for a long time is often a little obscure.

It varies from here come those crazy bitches to vary degrees of nods or silence to may God help you … (I do recall that last one being as recent as last year, whoever the kind soul was who took pity on us).

Every now and again there’s (more…)

Wed 25th July 2018

Family Court Inquiry 2018

Filed under: General — Downunder @ 12:12 pm

If you’re out there at the coal face, no doubt you can smell the campaign fires burning. We’re seeing the smoke signals waving to each other through our technology.

Fifteen 15 years ago Jan Doogue described the court she had been part of as a failed experiment. It’s struggled from crisis to crisis ever since.

The current crisis, (more…)

Tue 17th July 2018

Failing Boys

Filed under: General — Hugin @ 6:48 pm

An honest question that I hope will create some discussion. Is society’s failure of boys is evidence of sexism against males?
If boys are so easy to raise, why are we so shit at it?
If as I suspect they require the same attention girls do, does the fact we give them less reflect the value we place upon them?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POuhEsvuTs8

Fri 13th July 2018

Toxic Femininity

Filed under: Gender Politics — JohnPotter @ 9:41 pm

The misuse of female sexual power is seldom discussed, or even acknowledged. Here is an exception: On Toxic Femininity written by Heather E. Heying, published in Quillette.
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About Feminism

Filed under: General — Downunder @ 12:55 pm

For the average bloke it’s about the monkey on your back and how to get rid of it.

When it comes to making some sense of Feminism perhaps the first reasonable answer that identifies with your circumstances and the way it has affected you is sufficient.

But when it comes to change within Feminism (more…)

Thu 12th July 2018

Laud the Innovators ..can we?

Filed under: General — mama @ 4:49 pm

Phil and Anthony Butler and their x-ray machine MARZ… wowee.

Russell McVeagh – Woman decide to side step due process, sully a law firm and are surprised when it didn’t work.

Filed under: General — Lukenz @ 12:52 pm

New Story Here

What has happened here is a bunch of woman thought they would arrange a protest and somehow engineer Dame Margaret Bazley to investigate and write a review on the conduct of two unnamed lawyers and shame a legal firm for having boozy parties. It turns out to what appears to be at the minor end of sexual misconduct. i.e. drunk, groping, trying to kiss a woman and at a later time acting in a sexually inappropriate way. I note the two lawyers in question deny the allegations.

Steph Dyhrberg goes on camera claiming it was allegations of serial predator, sexual assaults and it was really serious stuff.

In my view Steph Dyhrberg clearly can’t tell the difference between what is serious stuff and what isn’t. Steph Dyhrberg seemed surprised when the two lawyers were deemed fit and proper and issued with there practice certificates. Former lawyer Olivia Wensley believes the law society was just looking after its own.

Steph Dyhrberg said that if there was misconduct then the accused lawyer should do something to change and Dame Margaret Bazley has come up with a real blue print for change.

I am completely in the law societys corner on this one. You only have criminal history when a judge or jury says so. Not when a self appointed bunch of old woman want to make up a process of their own.

In my view the complainant if she though she was harmed and not a willing participant in the moment should have gone to the police and the matter be investigated, charges laid if necessary. And the two lawyers should have enjoyed the process of innocent until proven guilty.

I encourage people who don’t normally comment to put their view forward here.

Wed 11th July 2018

Radio NZ promotes Clementine Ford

Filed under: General — Jonathan @ 7:41 am

It seems Radio NZ is happy to give their support to radical feminist and man hater Clementine Ford (http://antifeminismaustralia.com/clementine-ford-man-bashing-quotes/).
The RNZ discussion gives her free forum and unchallenged air time to promote her new man bashing book, and her feminist assertions that toxic masculinity is rife. It can be found at https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018653006/clementine-ford-on-the-continuing-battle-for-gender-equality
Anyone in media will know who this woman is and what man hating ideology she represents, so it clearly shows RNZ is fine with such misandrist views and promoting it to the unknowing general public.

Tue 10th July 2018

Men Make Better Teachers

Filed under: Boys / Youth / Education — mama @ 8:41 pm

Recently I remembered back to my school years and recalled how much I enjoyed my male teachers and one nun!
Anyway I decided to scan the net to see what people thought of the differences between men and women as teachers and came up over numerous articles that men were resoundingly said to better.

More open minded, funny, witty, engaging, diciplinery where necessary to hold attention and better academic results , all according to students, both male and female.

You bet they make great parents.

No Basis for a 50/50 partnership…

Filed under: General — mama @ 8:11 pm

I have to say I have not seen any basis for a 50/50 partnership, if up to women , with immediacy, on the running of our planet.
In any case how would this be possible, maybe communism could get in vogue and we could start new schools rolling out 50/50 engineers, airline pilots, car mechanics, all manor of trades people.

Or maybe women just want to pick and choose the jobs they wish to partake in, if we all do this then who will do the jobs no one wants to do.

So far any basis for major change seems to be largely sexually and monetarily.

Mon 9th July 2018

A Hero – The Glorious Click-bait

Filed under: General — Downunder @ 12:28 pm

In a land far far away a man steps out of his daily life into international limelight and heroism, as he attempts to rescue 12 boys and their unfortunate coach.

Doctor, Diver, Risk-taker, Survivor.

The story is enlarged, and highlighted as with other big stories on (more…)

Sun 8th July 2018

Disrespect for Free Speech

Filed under: Gender Politics,General — Ministry of Men's Affairs @ 12:41 pm

Free speech, a prerequisite for democracy, is under attack by the self-proclaimed ‘social justice’ warriors. In this last week we have seen two appalling examples of disrespect for free speech. (more…)

Fri 6th July 2018

Social Intimidation of Young Men

Filed under: General — Downunder @ 1:33 pm

Boys, you look at each one as they come along and question how well they are making the step up to young man.

Given the numbers that would now rely on a mother whose primary concern is how he might treat a future partner rather than how he might survive in the world and the workforce, there has to be 000’s of young males who are open to varying degrees of intimidation.

The political gender-neutral buzz word is (more…)

Google Custom Search

Filed under: General — Downunder @ 9:35 am

As a frequent user of this site function I am noticing a change in the results returned.

Simply put, it is returning a scrambled bunch of results avoiding the search criteria.

I can use Google independently and that search will produce what I know is there as the first match.

Tue 3rd July 2018

Principal Family Court Judge Retires

Filed under: General — Downunder @ 3:50 pm

The country’s principal family court judge will retire next month after 22 years on the bench.
(more…)

Mon 2nd July 2018

Domestic Violence Workplace Policy

Filed under: General — Downunder @ 4:28 pm

Haven’t they been working hard on this.

Jan Logie’s Bill is just the legal trimmings. Behind the scenes the Human Rights Commission has been busy producing a major media platform to launch with it.

The loop includes known Feminists groups such as Shine and Women’s Refuge.

There is also a link into a Government data base at the Ministry of Business.

Unless you’re part of that then you’re out in the cold but you already knew that.

Sun 1st July 2018

The Modern Addictions

Filed under: General — Downunder @ 12:30 pm

Sitting quietly in the suburbs is a retired 60 something woman who calls herself a gamer. Perhaps a little unusual to see a woman of that age with such a high degree of familiarity with technology and the net, and she is retired, so is it an addiction and does it matter?

For her (and I suppose it could equally be a guy, I don’t know) (more…)

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