Monthly Archives: May 2014

From Toxic Misogyny to Toxic Feminism

“A common theme of #YesAllWomen is that our culture promotes the notion that women owe men sex and encourages male violence in response to female rejection. (It does? One could much more plausibly argue that our culture promotes the notion that men must “earn” sex from women and treats the rejected male as a pathetic figure of fun.) ” Continue reading

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Rape Culture is a ‘Panic Where Paranoia, Censorship, and False Accusations Flourish’

“Warner received surprising news. The local police had determined not only that Warner was innocent, but that the alleged victim had deliberately falsified her charges. She was charged with lying to police for filing a false report, and fled the state. Cases like Warner’s are proliferating. The list of falsely accused young men subject to kangaroo court justice is growing apace.” Continue reading

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Kangaroo Courts on Campus?

“There is a price to pay for allowing unsubstantiated accusations to prevail, and that price extends beyond particular young men whose lives can be ruined by false charges. The whole atmosphere of learning is compromised when male faculty have to protect themselves from accusations by female students.” Continue reading

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The silent epidemic of male suicide

“A lack of public awareness and too few explanatory frameworks and preventive efforts specifically targeting male suicide have made a major public health problem largely invisible.” Continue reading

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The Obama Administration’s Deserving Victims

“The campus sexual-assault controversy is of liberal higher ed’s own making.” Continue reading

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