Category Archives: Anti-feminists and their pals

Phyllis Schlafly: Punishing Spousal Rape Like Rape Is Malicious

Scott at Lawyers, Guns and Money highlights this amazing quote from anti-feminist founding mother Phyllis Schlafly: A man’s life has been sacrificed, and three children have been denied their father by malicious feminists who have lobbied for laws that punish … Continue reading

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Who Wins Custody in Contested Divorce Cases?

In the Boston Globe, “conservative/libertarian feminist” Cathy Young criticizes the empirical support for a recent PBS special about child abuse: Thus, the reports cite the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s Gender Bias Study of 1989 as proof that fathers who seek … Continue reading

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Men’s Rights Myth: Typical Child Support Payments Are Insanely High

I frequently read and hear anecdotes about non-custodial parents (usually fathers) being ordered to pay outrageously high child support – amounts that are impossible for anyone with an ordinary income to afford. No doubt some of these anecdotes are exaggerated, … Continue reading

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Men’s Rights Myth: Women Trick Men Into Fatherhood So They Can Collect Child Support

In the comments to another thread, “Ed” – whose views are typical of many Men’s Rights Activists (MRAs), although I don’t know if Ed himself identifies as an MRA – writes: …Women have more incentives to become pregnant than a … Continue reading

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New policy for anti-feminist, men's rights, and right-wing posters

As part of my attempt to revamp the moderation policy, there are now new rules for anti-feminist, men’s rights activist, and right-wing posters. Please check ’em out and let me know your thoughts.

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Site and Admin Stuff | 111 Comments

Violence Against Women Act passes!

Good news – VAWA (the Violence Against Women Act) has passed reauthorization in both the Senate and the House, with a 20% increase in funding. It will not have to be reauthorized again until 2010. VAWA, among other things, funds … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 79 Comments

Links? We Got Links!

Time for another link farm… Hilzoy on Iraq, Bush, and Failures of Will Partisan republicans will dismiss it as bullshit. But in fifty years, I suspect Hilzoy’s account of George Bush’s Iraq war is going to be pretty much how … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Choice for Men, Iraq, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Link farms | 4 Comments

Feminism and Anti-Feminism

What if I called myself a conservative – but virtually all of my writings on the subject were devoted to passionately denouncing conservatives, and I didn’t actually favor any conservative policies to address any of today’s problems? What if I … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Feminism, sexism, etc | 296 Comments

The IWF College Essay Contest

Remember, there’s just a week and a day left to write your entry to the IWF’s College Essay Contest! (Here’s my previous post about the contest). Applicants must submit a typed, double-spaced essay of no longer than 750 words that … Continue reading

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"Be grateful to FDA"–Wendy Wright

Wendy Wright the executive vice-president of the Concerned Women for America, praises the FDA for stalling on the Plan B decision. The FDA as you know has been dragging-its-feet on purpose and putting-off making a decision on making Plan B … Continue reading

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