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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭Defunkd


    According to The Journal "Activists and Unions"(doesn't say which Unions) are calling for a mass walkout at 3pm this Intl Women's Day to demonstrate/call for:

    An end to gender-based violence and harassment;
    Closure of the gender pay gap;
    An end to precarious conditions in work and housing;
    Solidarity with the struggle for abortion rights in the North.


    The activist is Ruth Coppinger.


    A bit of a mish-mash of objectives but enough variety to draw a figure worth reporting about or to justify sending a photographer along. Safe to say i won't be downing tools to support them. What about you, TGC?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,268 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    Well, feminism is seeing sexism in the fashion of a hierarchal relationship between men and women where women are in a negative position. And, irregardless of the latter comment, it does see sexism as hierarchal.

    So, I'm not sure egalitarians are actually feminists?
    That, like all other definitions of feminism, is one interpretation of what the movement stands for.

    Some feminists are perfectly sane egalitarians, others are slavering man-hating zealots, most fall somewhere in between and simply cling to a narrative that tells them they're victims of a systemic imbalance in society rather than accept reality and face the fact that the lives they're seemingly so unsatisfied with are the sum total of their own choices and actions.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,331 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    Just a random observation, not very important:
    I was listening to Newstalk there and a woman was talking about noisy people on public transport.
    She said she tends to go up the people and asks them to turn down loud music.
    She says her partner tends to dislike her doing that. The presenter asked why and she said "he's the man, so I suppose he'll have to deal with any consequences."


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭...Ghost...


    iptba wrote: »
    Just a random observation, not very important:
    I was listening to Newstalk there and a woman was talking about noisy people on public transport.
    She said she tends to go up the people and asks them to turn down loud music.
    She says her partner tends to dislike her doing that. The presenter asked why and she said "he's the man, so I suppose he'll have to deal with any consequences."

    I heard that too. It goes to show how little consideration some women give to their own partners well-being.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    Here's the latest batch of gender-related hashtags I have noticed trending for anyone interested (I know some are not)
    (Aside: I'm not on Twitter 24/7 of course and don't look back at lists for when I wasn't on)

    #GalentinesDay
    Women celebrate their gal pals on Galentine's Day
    [Seems harmless]

    #WorkingfortheHome
    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/working-for-the-home-past-and-present-tickets-55018991284#
    https://twitter.com/Chealy_/status/1096471803013279745
    https://twitter.com/CA_Meehan/status/1096446593916698631

    #VisibleWomen
    Visible Women
    http://milkfed.us/events/visiblewomen-monday-february-18th/
    We’re doing another round of #VisibleWomen on Monday, February 18th, 2019. Just like last time, we’re accepting submissions of women* colorists, letterers, inkers and writers as well as artists.

    #JumpGirls: a two part doc on the leading women in National Hunt racing.

    #HerNameIsClodagh
    Claire Byrne live piece on a man who killed his partner and children.
    I didn't see but the Twitter commentary suggested it may only have focused on male perpetrators.
    https://twitter.com/SAFEIreland/status/1100160061987581954
    https://twitter.com/YvieNi/status/1100164392140898304

    #womensinspire
    #womensinspire

    womensinspireIE
    @WomensInspireIE
    Support for #FemaleEntrepreneurs Founded by @Tweetinggoddess - Join us https://www.womensinspirenetwork.com/membership Let's grow together
    Global
    womensinspirenetwork.com


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    I just heard a radio ad for the following:

    Bus Driver Recruitment Day for Women
    https://www.jobalert.ie/job/bus-driver-recruitment-day-for-women-bus-eireann

    Not, strictly speaking, discrimination, though it is possible there is some positive discrimination.

    Also in general, there seems to be much more of such campaigns aimed at women.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    San Diego-Based Group Wins U.S. Suit: Male-Only Draft Unconstitutional

    Even though America hasn’t had a military draft since 1973, men — but not women — are required to register with the Selective Service.
    A federal judge Friday said that must change — calling the system unconstitutional but not requiring women 18-25 to register*.

    U.S. District Judge Gray H. Miller in Houston agreed with the San Diego-based National Coalition for Men and granted its request for summary judgment in a class action suit.

    Continues at:
    https://timesofsandiego.com/military/2019/02/23/san-diego-based-group-wins-u-s-suit-male-only-draft-unconstitutional/amp/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭Defunkd


    iptba wrote: »
    Saw some twitter reaction to that last night: "an attack on women", "misogynistic", "blatant sexism" and the "Patriarchy" were quotes from different female sources. Quite a lot of women said if their number was called, they'd be pregnant. Equality indeed.

    That said, i wouldn't accept a draft to go liberate some Country from its oil reserves or to install some puppet leader.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    Defunkd wrote: »
    Saw some twitter reaction to that last night: "an attack on women", "misogynistic", "blatant sexism" and the "Patriarchy" were quotes from different female sources. Quite a lot of women said if their number was called, they'd be pregnant. Equality indeed.

    That said, i wouldn't accept a draft to go liberate some Country from its oil reserves or to install some puppet leader.
    I’d be in no rush to be drafted either. But it’s a question of equality. Also if there are women in the pool, the chance of any individual male being drafted should be reduced or they might reduce the age range. There are lots of women in paid positions in the military and indeed in Ireland, I think women are not excluded from any paid positions.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭Defunkd


    I have a friend who served in the Irish Army and the females got out of a lot of duties and manoeuvers (however it's spelled) by telling the NCO they had cramps or period-related trouble. A handy card to play.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    Here's the latest batch of gender-related hashtags I have noticed trending for anyone interested (I know some are not)
    (Aside: I'm not on Twitter 24/7 of course and don't look back at lists for when I wasn't on)

    #InternationalWomensDay
    [1st time March 1; Then May 5]

    #InternationalWomensDay2019
    March 4

    International Women

    #IWD2019

    #SupportHerSport
    https://twitter.com/RowingIreland/status/1102911759457968130
    https://twitter.com/LibertyIRL/status/1102904880837128192

    #WomenOnWalls
    https://twitter.com/RCSI_Irl/status/1102909299431534592

    #womensinspire
    womensinspireIE
    @WomensInspireIE
    Support for #FemaleEntrepreneurs Founded by @Tweetinggoddess - Join us https://www.womensinspirenetwork.com/membership Let's grow together

    #StepUp
    I'm not sure what this hashtag is supposed to be about, but nearly all the tweets using it relate to women-only events, it seems
    https://twitter.com/NetworkCork/status/1103380864774361088
    Network Cork
    @NetworkCork
    Progressive, dynamic organisation for professional women.15 branches: Dublin, Louth, Meath, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary,Kildare, Galway, Mayo & more! #NetworkCork
    https://twitter.com/networkgalway/status/1103377088822816770


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,028 ✭✭✭H3llR4iser


    iptba wrote: »
    Just a random observation, not very important:
    I was listening to Newstalk there and a woman was talking about noisy people on public transport.
    She said she tends to go up the people and asks them to turn down loud music.
    She says her partner tends to dislike her doing that. The presenter asked why and she said "he's the man, so I suppose he'll have to deal with any consequences."
    I heard that too. It goes to show how little consideration some women give to their own partners well-being.


    Well, it's the most common one isn't it - playing the "I'm a woman!" card when faced with the prospect of dealing with the consequences of one own actions. I've seen it so many times I've lost count.



    As for the "well being" of her partner, it's not just that she can't give a passing p1ss about it - she's clearly very conscious about the fact she might very well be actively putting him in danger...and she's almost proud of it.



    That guy should get aways from her ASAP.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    Here's the latest batch of gender-related hashtags I have noticed trending for anyone interested (I know some are not)
    (Aside: I'm not on Twitter 24/7 of course and don't look back at lists for when I wasn't on)

    It's been a busy day for gender-related trends today and it's not even International Women's Day yet.

    #InternationalWomensDay

    I didn't find this on Twitter but thought I would mention it
    "University College Cork has developed a new campaign for International Women’s Day where women put forward other women to highlight their achievements.
    [..]
    Developed by UCC’s Media Office, the campaign features portraits of 11 women taken by Cork-based photographer Clare Keogh with accompanying explanation on why they admire the women they have chosen."
    Balance would be doing the same for men for International Men's Day, but I don't recall anything similar and doubts they will do it.

    https://www.irishexaminer.com/examviral/the-people-behind-the-portraits-ucc-launch-campaign-to-build-women-up-909365.html

    #WomenInSport

    #ItStopsNow
    https://twitter.com/AnTaobhRua/status/1103000044935041024
    https://twitter.com/ItStopsNow_EU/status/1103590643429830656

    #ProstitutionSeminar
    https://twitter.com/RuhamaAgency/status/1103711633308860416
    https://twitter.com/RuhamaAgency/status/1103710401533902848

    (Continues)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    Of course its busy with them, big money in it lol. Look at how Captain Marvel is being marketed alongside International womans day.

    Unfortunately hashtags and echo chambers don't always translate to off the web.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,844 ✭✭✭py2006


    Not really sexism but Aer Lingus giving free priority boarding to women today.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,948 ✭✭✭gizmo555


    py2006 wrote: »
    Not really sexism but Aer Lingus giving free priority boarding to women today.

    Seems pretty sexist to me, not to mention nonsensical. If half the population gets it, it's not much of a priority. And if a woman is travelling with a man, is she supposed to thumb her nose at him and rush ahead to take her "gender priority"?

    Just Aer Lingus virtue signalling.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,754 ✭✭✭cgcsb


    py2006 wrote: »
    Not really sexism but Aer Lingus giving free priority boarding to women today.

    Pretty sure that's an actual violation of the equal status act 2001


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    py2006 wrote: »
    Not really sexism but Aer Lingus giving free priority boarding to women today.
    For it not to be sexist, they would need to do the same for men on International Men’s Day which my guess is they won’t do.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,844 ✭✭✭py2006


    iptba wrote: »
    For it not to be sexist, they would need to do the same for men on International Men’s Day which my guess is they won’t do.

    We should all send them a msg to remind them on the day


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭backspin.


    International women's Day in 2019 in the West is about as necessary as international fast food day for obese people.

    Women have never had it so good. It's ridiculous that feminists are out there pretending like they live in some sort of oppressive society. I'm perplexed that society isn't waking up to that fact. How much longer will this mass delusion continue.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    Here's the latest batch of gender-related hashtags I have noticed trending for anyone interested (I know some are not)
    (Aside: I'm not on Twitter 24/7 of course and don't look back at lists for when I wasn't on)

    There were a huge number of posts on Friday from the random people, bodies and charities I follow about international women's day. At one time nearly all the trends related to international women's day and women.

    At one stage even a hashtag typo was trending i.e. #IWD2109

    #IWD2019

    International Women’s Day: 11 of the best events around Ireland
    Events big and offbeat call for gender balance and celebrate achievements
    https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/international-women-s-day-11-of-the-best-events-around-ireland-1.3814896

    #WMI
    This #IWD, Tesco opens its aisles to the Women’s Museum of Ireland
    Promoted by Tesco Ireland
    https://twitter.com/TescoIrl/status/1103897634933096449


    Promoted post i.e. a paid-for ad
    https://twitter.com/fiannafailparty/status/1103974677670707200?s=11

    Another ad:
    https://twitter.com/threeireland/status/1103928339293597696?s=11

    Another ad:
    https://twitter.com/tg4tv/status/1103979150774337537?s=11

    #IWD2019
    IWD: 'Balance for Better' is the 2019 International Women's Day theme

    #ShowYourStripes
    https://twitter.com/NWCI/status/1103914784838234114
    #ShowYourStripes
    Promoted
    20x20‏ @20x20_ie 15h15 hours ago
    Happy International Women’s Day. Today we're asking everyone to #ShowYourStripes and pledge 1 action for girls and women in sport. #IWD2019 #20x20 @iresport

    Womenscouncilireland‏
    This #IWD2019 NWCI is asking our followers to pledge ONE action to support girls & women in sport to make a genuine shift & give the gift of sport to more girls. To show your support post your action for someone else or yourself (big or small) using #ShowYourStripes #20x20


    Aer Lingus‏Verified account @AerLingus
    https://twitter.com/AerLingus/status/1103807793163718656
    An International Woman's Day #HomeAdvantage #IREvFRA
    Promoted


    #InternationalWomensDay
    IWD: 'Balance for Better' is the 2019 International Women's Day theme

    #BalanceforBetter

    #GenderEquality
    Central Statistics Office Ireland is Tweeting about this

    #WomenInSTEM

    #IWD19
    #IWDay2019


    #BuildingResilience
    https://twitter.com/EarlieLinda/status/1104030003828875265
    Network Ireland
    @Network_Ireland
    Leading • Supporting • Collaborating • Driving the professional & personal development of women #NetworkIreland #StepUp

    "O'Connell Bridge"
    https://twitter.com/AndrewNRoberts/status/1104036953744384000
    https://twitter.com/thejournal_ie/status/1104047336777490432

    #Time4Equality
    https://twitter.com/ashQzack/status/1104075951946780675
    https://twitter.com/ashQzack/status/1104072600463073280


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,673 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    the male feminist on the left in the last pic though.......

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭backspin.


    I work with about 70% women. Not one mention of international women's Day yesterday.

    Seems to be the media pushing it the most.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,028 ✭✭✭H3llR4iser


    So...please help me understand: I've seen a poster for that "If she can't see it, she can't be it" campaign while at the gym; it's the one that depicts a little girl watching on a youngish lady playing some field sport.

    I was frankly positively impressed by the message, as I saw it as an invitation to WOMEN to be positive, active and actually set an example...an extremely well communicated message, delivered in a non-divisive way that would basically gain the support of anybody with half a brain.

    Which begs the question - have I got it wrong?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    Wrong in what way ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,028 ✭✭✭H3llR4iser


    Calhoun wrote: »
    Wrong in what way ?




    That it's basically yet another rant about "women sports not getting attention" because, well, "male privilege!"? That's the feel I get from the social media posts above...


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,688 ✭✭✭Day Lewin


    H3llR4iser wrote: »
    So...please help me understand: I've seen a poster for that "If she can't see it, she can't be it" campaign while at the gym; it's the one that depicts a little girl watching on a youngish lady playing some field sport.

    I was frankly positively impressed by the message, as I saw it as an invitation to WOMEN to be positive, active and actually set an example...an extremely well communicated message, delivered in a non-divisive way that would basically gain the support of anybody with half a brain.

    Which begs the question - have I got it wrong?

    Course you haven't got it wrong: what would have given you that idea?
    A very nice ad, timely, apt, and well placed. Let's hope it succeeds.

    Could you be in the wrong forum?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    H3llR4iser wrote: »
    That it's basically yet another rant about "women sports not getting attention" because, well, "male privilege!"? That's the feel I get from the social media posts above...

    You saw it on a poster that's shown to normies in the real world, all the crap above is designed to be consumed by the Twitter circle jerk/echo chamber .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    Regarding Twitter ads on International Women's Day: I don't recall seeing companies making similar ads for International Men's Day. That's a bias. Similarly, all the companies promoting the day in one way or another in other ways.
    So an ad by itself might not be problematic if the companies are willing to do the same to support/promote/similar men.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,028 ✭✭✭H3llR4iser


    Calhoun wrote: »
    You saw it on a poster that's shown to normies in the real world, all the crap above is designed to be consumed by the Twitter circle jerk/echo chamber .


    I sincerely hope you're right - a year ago I would have had no doubt, but I'm increasingly seeing the Twatter nonsene seeping into the "real world", including the attitude where if you don't totally agree with the hyper-divisive rhetoric it you're labeled a "far right conservative". Meh.



    As for the poster - it's a good campaign, bringing forth a very important message without, essentially, pissing anyone off. I wish more learnt how to deliver in this way on both sides- it's impossible for anyone who isn't a complete troglodyte to disagree with it.



    Instead, the media often goes the "shock & awe" way, cramming a political agenda into what should be entertainment products (e.g. Captain Marvel, Star Trek Discovery) and trying to showe it down everyone's throat. Trying to explain the difficulties and issues affecting 50% of the population by berating the other 50%, implying they don't face any issues, have nothing to complain about, actually, well they are the cause of all the suffering...yeah, not going to work too well except for the sensational effect. You'd imagine anybody would be able to figure this out...and yet.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    H3llR4iser wrote: »
    I sincerely hope you're right - a year ago I would have had no doubt, but I'm increasingly seeing the Twatter nonsene seeping into the "real world", including the attitude where if you don't totally agree with the hyper-divisive rhetoric it you're labeled a "far right conservative". Meh.



    As for the poster - it's a good campaign, bringing forth a very important message without, essentially, pissing anyone off. I wish more learnt how to deliver in this way on both sides- it's impossible for anyone who isn't a complete troglodyte to disagree with it.



    Instead, the media often goes the "shock & awe" way, cramming a political agenda into what should be entertainment products (e.g. Captain Marvel, Star Trek Discovery) and trying to showe it down everyone's throat. Trying to explain the difficulties and issues affecting 50% of the population by berating the other 50%, implying they don't face any issues, have nothing to complain about, actually, well they are the cause of all the suffering...yeah, not going to work too well except for the sensational effect. You'd imagine anybody would be able to figure this out...and yet.

    We shall see how it plays out, you will always have a minority of idiots regardless of being online and offline. I have not come across someone so closed minded as to call someone far right outside of the internet sphere.

    Thing's aren't going to change until it hits business bottom line. Its already starting as Vox, Buzzfeed and i believe forbes opinion piece have recently let go huge numbers of their opinion piece folk who are essentially driving the social justice victim narrative.

    I would say though the 20x20 thing doesn't seem to be all positive as its essentially a form of positive discrimination for womens sport with 20% increased media coverage ect and a nice welfare 20% increased participation at matches ect. I have no real interest in much sport but if i did i would watch what interests me and not because of political activism.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    I wasn't sure where this was going, but in the end, I thought it wasn't too bad.

    From the Irish Examiner:
    Learning Points: Game, set, and match for toxic masculinity?
    By Richard Hogan
    https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/learning-points-game-set-and-match-for-toxic-masculinity-912275.html


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,028 ✭✭✭H3llR4iser


    iptba wrote: »
    I wasn't sure where this was going, but in the end, I thought it wasn't too bad.

    From the Irish Examiner:
    Learning Points: Game, set, and match for toxic masculinity?
    By Richard Hogan
    https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/learning-points-game-set-and-match-for-toxic-masculinity-912275.html

    Quite interesting indeed - I had only casually seen the Nike ad, and remember thinking "really, Serena 'you don't know who I am' Williams as a champion of women's rights - the same one who literally took a dump on her opponent's defining career moment because she can't deal with losing...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    A seven-year-old boy, against whom an allegation of sexual abuse was made to Tusla, is to have a file on him retained on record in the child and family agency despite the complete dismissal of the allegation.
    “It destroyed us,” the boy’s father told the Irish Examiner. “I don’t say that softly. We have had to change school, club, and even the church we go to. My son is a soft guy and now he’s afraid to go near anybody. He did nothing wrong.
    https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/tusla-to-retain-file-on-boy-7-cleared-of-sex-abuse-914319.html


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    iptba wrote: »

    This is the same organization involved that "accidently" slipped a dodgy file into a member of our police force that happened to just be challenging corruption.

    They have also dropped the ball in many other places the whole thing stinks and the organization should be folded.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭Silentcorner


    iptba wrote: »

    I feel so sorry for young boys in the education system, it was bad enough when I was a kid, but it must be very hard now.

    Do these head bangers not realise where all this will end up...when todays young boys are ten years down the road full of testosterone and physical strength with a justified complete disdain for authority.

    I just hope they have good fathers!

    Young girls are not being helped by this...what will happen when they enter adulthood and expect the cake walk they have experienced since infants!...no amount of empowerment can protect you from the slog of life!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    It's good to talk, man to man: The groups that support men who are living in loneliness
    Irish men have traditionally been reluctant to express their feelings, particularly where isolation and loneliness are concerned. But things are slowly changing, as Kim Bielenberg found out when he dropped in to a men's support group
    Hill Street Men's Group meets every Tuesday evening at 7pm. For more information on men's groups in Ireland see mensgroups.ie

    https://www.independent.ie/life/its-good-to-talk-man-to-man-the-groups-that-support-men-who-are-living-in-loneliness-37971165.html


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    Boy must leave mother and live with father in the North, judge decides

    https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/boy-must-leave-mother-and-live-with-father-in-the-north-judge-decides-917595.html
    Judge Robin Tolson felt the boy's relationship with his father was being undermined by his mother and his mother's mother.

    I don't know anything more about this case. But I do hear about parent alienation syndrome, which I have heard many fathers complain about (online).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    Here's the latest batch of gender-related hashtags I have noticed trending for anyone interested (I know some are not)
    (Aside: I'm not on Twitter 24/7 of course and don't look back at lists for when I wasn't on)


    ad
    https://twitter.com/nwci/status/1103570006162526209?s=11

    #EndPeriodPoverty

    #DecrimforSafety
    #SupportSafeSexWork
    https://twitter.com/andgoseek/status/1110896936201019392
    https://twitter.com/uglymugsie/status/1110592658764902406

    #DogpatchDITW
    Diversity in Tech workshop
    Gender is one of the angles as the file in this tweet shows:
    https://twitter.com/dogpatchlabs/status/1108400661606162434

    For what it is worth, an ad in my feed:
    https://twitter.com/womentransform2/status/1108859454148100097?s=11

    I came across this:
    https://twitter.com/sharonlflynn/status/1114179812111912960
    https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-science-editathon-openscigalway-tickets-56627807296

    #ProudToBeHer (Turns out it wasn't very exciting):
    https://twitter.com/Niamh_Maher/status/1116044179715645440

    #FeministEurope
    https://twitter.com/NWCI/status/1118202972641681408
    https://twitter.com/AlexWhite4EU/status/1118198890111610882
    https://twitter.com/NWCI/status/1118209597028872193

    Twitter ad that popped up in my timeline:
    https://twitter.com/domhannigan/status/1117412289391529985?s=11


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,673 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    the guardian not doing a hit piece on jordan peterson

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,548 ✭✭✭FishOnABike


    I saw this report on breakingnews
    https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/womens-aid-198000-women-financially-abused-by-their-partners-920690.html
    and browsed through the impact report referred to in the article.
    https://www.womensaid.ie/about/policy/publications/womens-aid-impact-report-2018/

    Am I missing something or how does the article make the jump from 1540 disclosures of financial abuse to the headline number of 198000 financially abused by their partners?

    This headline number is over 10 times the total number of contacts with women's aid and over 100 times the reported number of disclosures of financial abuse, without any explanation as to where this 198000 figure comes from.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,523 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    I would like to see the gender break down of those figures.
    They push the woman's aid side of these things without discussing how many men /women are affected
    Given the revelation last year if the breakdown of the domestic violence stats that showed women are more likely to be the perpetrator rather then the victim.
    If we see a similar breakdown then roughly half of victims would be men or lesbian women


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    It will be interesting to see what effect so many people having genetic tests like with Ancestry will have. Cases of misattributed paternity or paternity fraud are showing up. The children and spouses (if alive) can be quite upset. Also I saw one woman complaining she wanted to know her biological father for medical history reasons.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,783 ✭✭✭Mark Hamill


    I saw this report on breakingnews
    https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/womens-aid-198000-women-financially-abused-by-their-partners-920690.html
    and browsed through the impact report referred to in the article.
    https://www.womensaid.ie/about/policy/publications/womens-aid-impact-report-2018/

    Am I missing something or how does the article make the jump from 1540 disclosures of financial abuse to the headline number of 198000 financially abused by their partners?

    This headline number is over 10 times the total number of contacts with women's aid and over 100 times the reported number of disclosures of financial abuse, without any explanation as to where this 198000 figure comes from.

    Did they just scale up to the total female population of Ireland?
    Womans Aid had 19,000 total contacts with 1540 being financial related. Thats ~8.1% of total contacts being financially related.
    Female population of Ireland is ~2.4M (~4.8 mill is total, women make up ~ 50%). 8.1% of that is 194,400.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,561 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    silverharp wrote: »
    the guardian not doing a hit piece on jordan peterson


    I don't see what the problem is. I quite like this series. It's the sort of thing the Guardian should be doing instead of clickbaity SJW pieces.

    Part 2 is out:

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭iptba


    I don't see what the problem is. I quite like this series. It's the sort of thing the Guardian should be doing instead of clickbaity SJW pieces.

    Part 2 is out:


    He said the Guardian *not* doing a hit piece on Jordan Peterson.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,673 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    iptba wrote: »
    He said the Guardian *not* doing a hit piece on Jordan Peterson.

    that was the news worthy bit :D

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



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