silverharp wrote: » ^^ the only positive thing is the lack of interest in their tweets
iptba wrote: » I thought this was interesting:https://inews.co.uk/opinion/uk-fathers-airbrushed-existence-family-courts-favouring-bankrolling-mothers/
UK Dads are being airbrushed out of existence by family courts favouring and bankrolling Mums [..] When the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 was implemented in 2013, hundreds of thousands of people were suddenly no longer entitled to free legal aid. A key exception was women who claimed domestic abuse, which leads to the application for Non-Molestation Orders. In the year following its introduction, applications for LASPO boomed by 300%. Prior to LASPO, the legal aid split was roughly 40% v 60% to men and women. Post-LASPO it is now 15% v 85%. That LASPO is the cause of this change is entirely unambiguous. Here, you can draw one of two conclusions: either domestic violence incidents against women rose 300% annually (which flies in the face of recorded crime data), or an increasing number of women began to “fight dirty,” realising they’d automatically qualify for free legal aid if more serious allegations were made. Men on the receiving end of Non Molestation Orders (which effectively kept them out of the children’s lives until disproven) were thus faced with the costly process of self-funding their case against a mother effectively bankrolled by the state.
Pawwed Rig wrote: » seriously?
drunkmonkey wrote: » From a spectators point of view the LFL is the best sport out there
DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: » iptba wrote: I've no strong opinions on the issue. I could understand why people may complain about it, I do find such scantily clad women a bit odd in sports. I will find it a bit interesting if it moves on to cheerleaders. From what I can surmise, quite a lot of females like watching cheerleaders. I think it's a bit like dancing versus sports: on average, females are a bit more interested in dancing and males are a bit more interested in sports. In the States competitive cheerleading is a thing, for instance High Schools compete against each other in organised competitions, performing routines in front of judges. To make the cheerleading squad is a big deal for many girls, just as making the football team is for the boys.
iptba wrote: I've no strong opinions on the issue. I could understand why people may complain about it, I do find such scantily clad women a bit odd in sports. I will find it a bit interesting if it moves on to cheerleaders. From what I can surmise, quite a lot of females like watching cheerleaders. I think it's a bit like dancing versus sports: on average, females are a bit more interested in dancing and males are a bit more interested in sports.
iptba wrote: » I've no strong opinions on the issue. I could understand why people may complain about it, I do find such scantily clad women a bit odd in sports. I will find it a bit interesting if it moves on to cheerleaders. From what I can surmise, quite a lot of females like watching cheerleaders. I think it's a bit like dancing versus sports: on average, females are a bit more interested in dancing and males are a bit more interested in sports.
mzungu wrote: » Personally, I have never seen the appeal of using scantily clad women for these things, however, as long as all are there of their own free will and are happy with it then each to their own.
RUTH COPPINGER BELIEVES Tánaiste Joan Burton has “brought animosity upon herself” because of her actions in government. The Socialist/Anti-Austerity Alliance TD has again defended the controversial anti-water charge protest against Burton in Jobstown last November, insisting that people had a right to be angry at the Labour leader and that it was ”generally peaceful”.http://www.thejournal.ie/ruth-coppinger-joan-burton-c-word-2038695-Apr2015/
drunkmonkey wrote: » For anyone who hasn't seen it, Ruth Coppinger getting a lesson in women's rights https://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/claire-byrne-live-extras-30003215/10835984/ Jeeezzz she really doesn't like men, good to see she's in a minority.
Eleven years, 18 witnesses and 100 exhibits later, court concludes boy needs both parents Neither parent is perfect. Both have 'parenting deficits.' In the modern lexicon, the judge saw them as they really are
[Deleted User] wrote: » "Women are unrivaled agents of change" Men are unrivaled agents of change :pac::pac::pac: Would love to see this kind of statement being made more often. Curious to see if it would actually get negative feedback, or are we past that yet. (just seems to be the "fear" of saying it rather than actual criticism)
iptba wrote: I don't follow your logic. The claim that women are unrivalled agents of change doesn't seem to be necessarily about improving issues for women specifically but a more general claim.
iptba wrote: Even regarding gender issues, it doesn't prove that an individual woman is better on average at achieving things than an individual man. More women it seems are working to promote women's issues than there are men working on men's issues. And there are quite a lot of men who work in some way to help improve things for women, probably more than the number of women working to improve things for men. And there is also a cumulative effect from people who are no longer working to promote women's issues but have done in the past.
iptba wrote: But I agree that there may be things people working to improve matters for men on various issues can learn from what people working to improve matters for women are doing and have done. Though there might be less tolerance for some things if men started aping things some women's advocates have done/said such as "men are unrivalled in such and such an area".
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Maybe so. Since it was brought up in the men's right thread, I'm assuming you're talking about rights rather than those other issues
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » I think its fair to say that if your analysis shows anything that women are unrivalled in that area at the moment.
iptba wrote: This doesn't prove that women are unrivaled agents of change. Men interested in sustainability issues (and many other issues) most likely are doing their work through mixed rather than single sex networks.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Judging by your Twitter analysis, women pushing for change are unrivalled at the moment.
iptba wrote: The word "unrivalled" suggests they are better than another group at whatever is being claimed. So I reckon saying it about men would get push-back.
