Category Archives: Anti-feminists and their pals

Two Responses to Amp's posts

Lindsay Beyerstein at Majikthise and I have been debating about the new JAMA study of fat and mortality. Here is Lindsay’s response to my critique of her earlier post. I hope to find time to respond to Lindsay sometime in … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Fat, fat and more fat | 15 Comments

Amanda at Pandagon on the Men's Rights Movement

Amanda at Pandagon has posted the first of a promised series of posts providing “an overview of the men’s rights movement.” It looks to be a terrific series – I’m all a-quiver with anticipation.

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Whatever | 2 Comments

Remember working women, you're pathetic unless you have a child…when everyone else wants you to.

Is there anything more irritating than hearing people say “you should have a baby,” “why haven’t you had a baby,” “you’ll make a great mother,” “have a baby already, sheesh,” and/or “have more babies!” Really, all of that is really … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Feminism, sexism, etc, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 177 Comments

Men's Right Activists Can't Do Math

Men’s Rights radio host Glenn Sacks has an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle which argues that “there are actually as many wives and girlfriends who murder their male partners as vice versa.” Offhand, this seems like an odd claim; … Continue reading

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A correction of the definition of "woman" looming if a certain bill is allowed to pass

From Feministe and Big Brass Blog on “what makes a woman a woman,” according to a certain bill. Read A Handmaid’s Tale, folks. According to the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2005 (Senate Bill 51 and House Bill 356, … Continue reading

Posted in \"Partial Birth\" Abortion, Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-feminists and their pals, Feminism, sexism, etc | 31 Comments

Why Men Right's Activists Prefer Data From Before 1990

In the comments to an earlier post, Brad Benjaminson (who doesn’t identify as a men’s rights activist, but tends to cite writings by MRAs) cited several articles he thought of interest. I read the title of one – “Wives Also … Continue reading

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Thanks for the reminder Serpent Goddess

Echidne of the Snakes, reminds us of what ‘W’ really stands for and it sure as hell isn’t for women. Certainly not for our reproductive rights. As some of you may know, the FDA has conveniently been taking its grand … Continue reading

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-feminists and their pals, Elections and politics, International issues | 4 Comments

False Rape Reports

Although I’ve written a fair amount about the rape prevalence controversy over the years, I haven’t discussed false rape reports. Feminists tend to claim that false rape reporting is relatively uncommon; anti-feminists and men’s rights advocates (MRAs) tend to claim … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 78 Comments

On Women's Studies

There are many intelligent critiques to be made of Women’s Studies, and perhaps of Ethnic Studies as well. Unfortunately, there are many shallow and thoughtless critiques as well, and maybe these get made more often. Which brings me to this … Continue reading

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La Luba on "Duped into Fatherhood" and "Choice 4 Men"

[This post reproduces a comment written by La Luba, left here on a previous thread. –Amp] As a practical matter, most women are not going to choose either abortion or adoption, even if they know or suspect that they will … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Choice for Men | 26 Comments