antimisandry.com - Blogs http://antimisandry.com/blogs/ This is a discussion forum pertaining to misandry in our current culture and how it impacts society for the worse. en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:30:32 GMT vBulletin 60 http://antimisandry.com/images/misc/rss.jpg antimisandry.com - Blogs http://antimisandry.com/blogs/ One Man Chicago http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/one-man-chicago-242/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:31:26 GMT Recently Chicago had something called One Man Chicago, almost a pageant sort of thing for male charity workers. The purpose was to represent and put... Recently Chicago had something called One Man Chicago, almost a pageant sort of thing for male charity workers. The purpose was to represent and put emphasis on the men involved in charities (because less men are involved directly in charity organizations and activities…I don’t know about non-active donations, but I wouldn’t be surprised if more men were behind that). But the idea behind this was to both raise male self-esteem and put emphasis on great male role models in the Chicago area. Men are often not given credit for being both involved, and men rather just being involved. This puts a bit more emphasis on the male factor and shows that there are excellent men out there and that men are decent human beings, despite what many may want you to think.

It just ended recently, and I discovered it right after it ended. I am a bit embarrassed about that. Still, I think its worth the mention and deserves to get a bit of attention.

The people behind this deserve quite a bit of praise. I don’t know if there will be one next year but I certainly hope there is. I also hope that more cities begin to follow the pattern and that we see these go throughout the United States. Who knows maybe soon we will have a “One Man America?” ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/one-man-chicago-242/ Struggle For Fairness-Standing for Equality (for all practical purposes) http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/struggle-fairness-standing-equality-all-practical-purposes-241/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:58:21 GMT That last part is a major disclaimer. I hear a lot of people say that “equality among the sexes is impossible”. I disagree. Things will never be 100%... That last part is a major disclaimer. I hear a lot of people say that “equality among the sexes is impossible”. I disagree. Things will never be 100% perfect. I get that. But shouldn’t we atleast try to get as goddam close as we possibly can? Im a cynic, but even I see that we can improve things.

So here are some of the arguments that people have made against equality, which I argue aren’t really about equality. Lets look at some major blogs

From Angry Harry’s Blog

“For those who think, Yes, (because there are more women voters than men voters) then it follows that they also believe that those in a minority should have less of a say in what affects them.
They believe that the largest group (women) should have the greatest power.”
This isn’t true, you are saying one group should have more power, rather that each individual should have have equal amount of voting power. Women do not vote as a completely unified group. They may think similarly, but there is no female hive-mind being somewhere telling them all to think and vote the exact same way.

For example, if men and women are doing the same job for the same number of hours, then a superficial analysis would suggest that they should get paid the same amount.
But, should they?
For example, should a man who has been lawyering or bricklaying for 20 years be paid the same as a woman who has been doing such jobs for only 10 years?
Should a man who can carry two bricks in his wheelbarrow earn the same pay as a woman who can only carry one?
If you answer Yes to either of the above questions, then I would argue that your notion of 'equality' is very strange.
Actually its not, this goes back to the topic of equality for all practical purposes. They are equal. They are treated equally based on relative factors of skill and pay. Equal treatment does not necessarily mean equal outcome. Paying people the same regardless of work done and/or hours put forth (based on the business’s decision) would be equal, but it certainly wouldn’t be fair.

However if you put forth more work, negotiate a better wage, etc. It certainly is equal treatment to get more. This is because you took the chances and did more work. They had the opportunity to do so, and didn’t. That is their loss. Generally speaking the person who worked twice as many years would be paid more and that would be equal.You have to add in the reality factor.

more here ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/struggle-fairness-standing-equality-all-practical-purposes-241/ Globalization as a Fuel for Feminism http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/globalization-fuel-feminism-240/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:59:05 GMT Feminism has a love-hate relationship with globalization and multiculturalism. As ive pointed out they use it for the blame of the male identity... Feminism has a love-hate relationship with globalization and multiculturalism. As ive pointed out they use it for the blame of the male identity crisis. Multiculturalism has been a great eye opener for business, technology and social norms. Social norms are great in many ways, especially regarding some of the more lassaiz-faire philosophies became more mainstream, and ethical approaches to things have been analyzed as well. There is no one perfect road and as they get blended together we take many aspects of cultures (from food and style to government policies and business)

Then we get to the horrible things. Men taken away due to apartheid in south africa and women being raped and tormented in Islamic cultures. As a result an entire religion is being condemned based on being hostile towards women. Of course we ignore that men are murdered while women are raped when you live to tell the tale you get a lot more attention and concern

more here... ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/globalization-fuel-feminism-240/ Idump4u.com-no longer just for laughs http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/idump4u-com-no-longer-just-laughs-239/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:19:22 GMT For those of you who havent heard of it, Idump4u.com is a website where you can pay a guy 10 dollars and you can have someone dump your... For those of you who havent heard of it, Idump4u.com is a website where you can pay a guy 10 dollars and you can have someone dump your girlfriend/boyfriend. Its sleazy, I know. However they also put alot of the audio recordings on youtube . If you like laughing at others pain or horrific situations then this is for you. Normally you get the clingy people, those bad in bed, or just strange people-and fun is had by all (listening) however this recently came up.

Yes, Dennis was in an abusive relationship, had a glass thrown at him and his head cut for ruining the season finale of dexter.

Bradley makes a huge deal out of the abuse, and tries to pound it through the bitch's head that its a problem. Clearly he gets it as a cause of breakup, but i dont think the average listener will start thinking about the impact of male victims of domestic violence.

Of course, thats not why I am pointing this out, I say this because it can be used as a tool in order to avoid an abusive partner.

More here... ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/idump4u-com-no-longer-just-laughs-239/ Counterpoint-Globalization is the Cause for the Male Identity Crisis! http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/counterpoint-globalization-cause-male-identity-crisis-238/ Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:16:58 GMT Feminists have claimed the male identity has been lost not due to feminism but due to the fact jobs are being shipped overseas and low skill jobs... Feminists have claimed the male identity has been lost not due to feminism but due to the fact jobs are being shipped overseas and low skill jobs were gone leaving men without a place. This is tactic number one for the male identity being lost without blaming feminism.

Now as I have already pointed out, according to feminism the male identity crisis is caused by globalization but the change of gender roles (the positive aspects that come with it) are due to feminism. So essentially what they are doing is trying to change the topic, using globalization as a scapegoat while feminism remains the cure. Anyone buying that? Im not

But lets look at things deeper, maybe they are onto something, has globalization changed the male identity?

More here... ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/counterpoint-globalization-cause-male-identity-crisis-238/ Do Men See Themselves as a Gender? http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/do-men-see-themselves-gender-237/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:23:49 GMT We have all heard the sex/gender debate. So let me clarify this now, when I say gender I also mean sex. So this is regarding men seeing themselves as... We have all heard the sex/gender debate. So let me clarify this now, when I say gender I also mean sex. So this is regarding men seeing themselves as a separate entity from women or the social norm. When I say gender, I mean men as a group.
The reason I am asking this is because it seems a lot of men don’t look into men’s rights. They may question things, when told to open doors for women, or register for the draft. But few go to a great extent beyond that

Theres often mocking or criticizing of the idea of “white culture” because, in America white is the social and cultural norm. So there is little to no analysis in regards to how people are discriminated against regarding being white (even though in 2000 they were the fourth largest group of victims of hate crimes after blacks, jews, and gays-collectively). “Men’s issues” might be seen similar to most along the idea “white culture”. They live it as a social norm, so they don’t really think about it that much. If you look at the male gender as what we consider the cultural norm, for better or for worse it makes sense why most men wouldn’t question what men have to go through.

If men do not see themselves as a group, it is clearly problematic. They put less concern on prostate cancer, suicide, social conscription, etc. Because men are individuals and independent by nature, they do not see men as a gender.

So men don’t see men as a gender. As the cultural norm they do not look past things regarding the way they are, they do not see the big picture because they do not really question things to the extent that they should be questioned.

More here... ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/do-men-see-themselves-gender-237/ The Draft: Terrorizing the Minds of Men for Generations http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/draft-terrorizing-minds-men-generations-236/ Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:45:14 GMT No one likes the use of a draft in the military, its more efficient when you have only people that want to be there. However it happens when someone... No one likes the use of a draft in the military, its more efficient when you have only people that want to be there. However it happens when someone wants to start conquering the world around them (Persian Empire immortal’s were chosen at birth, Napoleon used conscription) or when we are in a war we should or shouldn’t be in and we are short infantry (Vietnam, The Civil War)

However what the draft does to those who don’t get selected is puts them in a state of fear and anxiety. If you read my interview with Paul Nathanson he talked about it as well. Men would do anything they could to distract themselves in order to keep their mind off of the fact they could be pulled out of school to become potential cannon fodder.

Yes, signing up might not be a big deal to the average guy nowadays (it does make you question things but it isn’t as much a threat now, that soon may change) however during wartime it gives every man a mass anxiety attack, its not too hard to see groups of kids freakin out on a daily basis because of this

Anyone ever read the story “the lottery”, you’ve probably heard of it, the classic where they have the lottery and the “winner” dies. Its sort of like that, only the winner is put into a deadly situation.

And why do we do this? To protect the women!!!!

more here... ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/draft-terrorizing-minds-men-generations-236/ Help me whore myself out :P http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/help-me-whore-myself-out-p-235/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:36:56 GMT ok thats a bit of a stretch but im in a publicity mode and starting to put my links on the mens rights reddit (http://www.reddit.com/r/MensRights/)... ok thats a bit of a stretch but im in a publicity mode and starting to put my links on the mens rights reddit id appreciate it if you guys would give it a "thumbs up" (or whatever its called ive been following reddit for a few weeks but am just starting to get into it) whenever you guys check the site out id appreciate it

thanks :p ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/help-me-whore-myself-out-p-235/ If we can overturn Prop 8 we can overturn VAWA! http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/if-we-can-overturn-prop-8-we-can-overturn-vawa-234/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:08:04 GMT For those of you who might have been hibernating in a cave these past few weeks, Proposition 8 was overturned and now in California gays can legally... For those of you who might have been hibernating in a cave these past few weeks, Proposition 8 was overturned and now in California gays can legally marry. The argument made can be summed up simply in two major arguments

“We cannot leave who is discriminated against up to a vote”
and…

“Tradition is not a legitimate reason to uphold a definition if it discriminates”
Pretty straight forward, right? And think what you will of gay marriage, those two things are big. We cant let discrimination be put up to a vote and tradition isn’t valid for discrimination.

This means that we have essentially found and validated a way to make everyone who runs a domestic violence shelter’s mind explode and wallet crumble. We can take this and use it to our advantage. To those who are more politically active than I, and if any politicians see this-WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN A GOLDEN TICKET LETS USE IT!!!!!!!

That’s right bitches. VAWA is going down.

more here... ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/if-we-can-overturn-prop-8-we-can-overturn-vawa-234/ Is the Male Identity Crisis a “Necessary Evil”? http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/male-identity-crisis-necessary-evil-233/ Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:02:51 GMT Sometimes shit needs to happen for things to get better, the whole two steps forward one step back idea. So does the masculinity crisis count? I am... Sometimes shit needs to happen for things to get better, the whole two steps forward one step back idea. So does the masculinity crisis count? I am going to say probably. Radical things were done to change the role of women in society, it has led to less happiness (but worth it in my opinion) and battles with oneself for which path to take. Nothing comes without a cost. In order for the role of men to change. there needs to be a state of shock which we now have. We have acted far too late but its not too late to stick up for ourselves, let ourselves be respected in “female” careers, stay at home fathers, and most of all-not be demonized and/or expendable, we are valuable because of who we are we aren’t social cannon fodder.


more here... ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/male-identity-crisis-necessary-evil-233/ Depriving Men of Constitutional Rights http://antimisandry.com/blogs/phyllis-schlafly/depriving-men-constitutional-rights-232/ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:53:51 GMT Family courts routinely deprive men of their fundamental right to parent their own children by charging them with a wide variety of trivial ... Family courts routinely deprive men of their fundamental right to parent their own children by charging them with a wide variety of trivial offenses. Family courts generally uphold feminist demands to kick a man out of his own home, and take control of their children and his money, based on a woman’s unsubstantiated allegations. A major weapon in this ongoing battle between men and women who don’t get along is the Violence Against Women Act. This law was passed in 1994 as a payoff to the radical feminists for helping to elect Bill Clinton President in 1992.

The Violence Against Women Act shows the hypocrisy of noisy feminist demands that we kowtow to their ideology of gender neutrality, to their claim that there is no difference between male and female, and to their opposition to stereotyping and gender profiling. There is nothing sex neutral about this law. It is based on the proposition that there are, indeed, innate gender differences: men are naturally batterers and women are naturally victims. This law is not designed to eliminate or punish violence, but to punish only alleged violence against women. Most of the shelters financed by the Violence Against Women Act do not accept men as victims.

This law has been known from the getgo as “feminist pork” because it puts $1 Billion a year of U.S. taxpayers’ money into the hands of the radical feminists. They have set up shop in domestic violence shelters where they promote divorce, marriage breakup, hatred of men, and false accusations, while rejecting marriage counseling, reconciliation, drug-abuse treatment, and evidence of mutual-partner abuse. There is no accountability for the taxpayers’ money spent in these shelters. This law provides the woman with free legal counsel to pursue her allegations, but not the man to defend himself. He is on his own to find and pay a lawyer.


Contributing Editor, Phyllis Schlafly, is the Founder and President of Eagle Forum. Used with permission. ]]> Phyllis Schlafly http://antimisandry.com/blogs/phyllis-schlafly/depriving-men-constitutional-rights-232/ Men Have Stopped Helping Kids http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/men-have-stopped-helping-kids-231/ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:09:38 GMT A while ago British Airways had a case where a man wasn’t allowed to sit next to a kid because he “may be a pedophile” so clearly the world, or... A while ago British Airways had a case where a man wasn’t allowed to sit next to a kid because he “may be a pedophile” so clearly the world, or atleast Britain (and from my experience the US as well) seems to like to jump to the conclusion that men that have an interest in children are pedophiles. So what have men done? They’ve stopped helping kids.

Almost half of men wont help children because they are afraid of bing labelled pedophiles. Also, a third of both men and women are afraid of the child being abusive (ok that doesn’t make sense to me maybe its along the lines of that rape accusation al sharpton helped with and still hasn’t apologized for)

now the article goes on to bitch about the weakened community and whatnot but that’s not what is important here. The fact is that we a branding men as potential pedophiles just for being interested in helping kids. And then another 33% wont help out of fear of being abused so 77% of men are put off from helping kids

As for women? Well they are kind and nurturing of course! When they aren’t nervous about being abused they are being helpful and benefiting society! What wrong could they do?

We have put so much fear and stress on the men in society its now beginning to hurt children they don’t even know!

This is fear with justification due to fear without justification. Obviously under todays society the men need to be concerned. However whos over-the-top paranoia is to blame?

take a guess (its not just feminists!) and then find out here... ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/men-have-stopped-helping-kids-231/ Why “Feminist Lite” fails http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/why-feminist-lite-fails-230/ Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:40:09 GMT In the last book I read it spoke of feminist lite (which is a great way to put it actually) arguing in favor of the a la carte aspect of ideology. In... In the last book I read it spoke of feminist lite (which is a great way to put it actually) arguing in favor of the a la carte aspect of ideology. In other words it was a sophisticated way of saying “Not all feminists are like that”. And think what you want, but this is another place that feminism has failed, and why we don’t care much about the “feminist lite”

So today we are going to play around with feminist lite and show that it has its own set of ways to be critiqued (if you believe in feminist lite or not is up to you, I believe in non-feminists but we will get to that later)

All of these are part of the “im not that type of feminist” category.

The purpose of the “moderate feminist” would be to do two things. Achieve feminist goals in a logical fair manner and keep the radical feminists in a cage to make sure they don’t take lead and create a destructive environment for men. Obviously both have these have not happened.

Even if many of the things that were meant to be fair and reasonable in theory then they backfired and they have done nothing to correct it, so even if the “moderates” aren’t man haters they don’t care enough about men to make a positive difference in their life. When they start undoing some of their past damage then we will talk.

They also cannot keep a leash on the vicious wild dogs of the feminists who they define as the “radicals”. If the majority of people are not in the radical category it is there duty to speak out against them and self police. However they cannot seem to competently do this so either there efforts are unknown and futile or nonexistent.

The last part of critiquing that they aren’t willing to admit and live behind is a gigantic pink brick wall. This wall is the wall that prevents feminism from being criticized without being a misogynist. They still cling to this wall no matter what showing that they are not willing to improve.

Then there are the non-feminists...

more here.... ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/why-feminist-lite-fails-230/ How to get suckered into chivalry http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/how-get-suckered-into-chivalry-229/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:53:16 GMT Yup, it happened to me today and i didnt even realize it as it happened. The story: im heading out of school to my car, with my mind only on... Yup, it happened to me today and i didnt even realize it as it happened.

The story: im heading out of school to my car, with my mind only on playing arc rise fantasia (if you have a wii geti t-now!) as im opening the door theres a woman on the other side i open it she says thank you and walks through.

i leave and then it hit me

she didnt get there at the same time, she had about 20 seconds on me. She was waiting for me to get through. Yes, i held a door open for someone not for the sake of being polite but because they expected me to due to genitalia and didnt even realize it!

if she let me through first or grabbed the door as i was on my way out it would be a different story

but she waited for me. Expectancy of chivalry is still alive

next time im turning around and taking a different route

my blog ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/how-get-suckered-into-chivalry-229/ The Secret to Keeping a Misandric TV Shows just “An Exaggeration on life” http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/secret-keeping-misandric-tv-shows-just-exaggeration-life-227/ Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:02:30 GMT Ive talked before about a misandric show, and a poorly constructed character/setup and how frequency within shows also needs to be taken into... Ive talked before about a misandric show, and a poorly constructed character/setup and how frequency within shows also needs to be taken into consideration in order to draw the dividing line between sexism and mindless tv (everyone seems to pick whichever is in there favor) One thing that hit me was that part of the success of Everybody Loves Raymond and the King of Queens, and possibly many other misandry based sitcoms is the power of the B-characters.

Im the first one to admit the chemistry between peter boyle and doris robberts (who frank and marie on everybody loves Raymond) is amazing. They play their characters damn well, they are funny and when I watched the show (before I really got into this stuff) I loved watching them bicker back and forth and doing bizarre things-if I were to look at clips of them alone on youtube id probably feel the same way.

more here.... ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/secret-keeping-misandric-tv-shows-just-exaggeration-life-227/ Title IX Manipulative Bullshit :Cheerleading http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/title-ix-manipulative-bullshit-cheerleading-226/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:13:25 GMT People have used cheerleading as part of Title IX to adjust to its new, harsh, irrational form (see here) well now it cant be done anymore and while... People have used cheerleading as part of Title IX to adjust to its new, harsh, irrational form (see here) well now it cant be done anymore and while a few feminists may be jumping for joy everyone else isnt. Due to a lack of interest in sports by women Title IX was used as a sport in order to ensure funding and/or avoid lawsuits and still comply. (almost) everyone was happy with this and for the most part it workd. WEll not anymore! A judicial ruling said cheerleading is not a sport! so now that its scrapped everyone is in a tough position. Why was it scrapped? Because a school’s volleyball team was going to be cut and cheerleading was going to stay so they got the ACLU involved and sued the school (see link above) of course the inherent selfishness of this is there but it shows that Title IX hurts women now too by leading to them having to cut out sports. Not so great now that the shoes on the other foot eh?

But if you read the article you also see how Title IX isn’t being complied with, because of the lack of demand of sports teams. To see the devious plots of schools click here ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/title-ix-manipulative-bullshit-cheerleading-226/ Book Review: Opposing Viewpoints-Male/Female Roles http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/book-review-opposing-viewpoints-male-female-roles-225/ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:31:18 GMT Male/Female Roles is part of a series of books on opposing view points obviously here we have a book on sex and gender being one of the few non... Male/Female Roles is part of a series of books on opposing view points obviously here we have a book on sex and gender being one of the few non feminist books in the library I had to pick it up. This book is all over the place from the good, the bad, the ugly and the all out fucked up. Within the book there are lots of bits to frustrate you and lots of insight.

I should start by telling you about the books formal set up. It has four major topics: How are gender roles established? What roles should women embrace? What roles should men have in society? and how can male/female roles be improved? Then it takes each question and covers three different ideas (multiple genders, importance of fathers, etc) and has one article for an argument and one against it. It even includes articles by Glenn Sacks, Lionel Tiger, and Karl Glasson. Before each article there is a brief overview and a few questions and things to keep in mind as you read each article. So the key is to go in with an incredibly open mind, which is something that can be a struggle at times, but to get the most out of this book it’s a necessity.

It should also be mentioned that the articles are quite short, which means its not something to read for incredible depth, but it is something to read to get you to think and take ideas from.

So it is set up quite nicely, however the way it is set up has a flaw, the second aspect article always sits in your head longer which cannot be avoided however there seems to be a pattern of what feminists would (most likely) embrace being the latter article so that could be problematic.

more here... ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/book-review-opposing-viewpoints-male-female-roles-225/ The Catholic Church http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/catholic-church-224/ Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:39:21 GMT Recently the catholic church announced it still would not let women into its upper ranks, and feminists were pissed, making all sorts of sexist... Recently the catholic church announced it still would not let women into its upper ranks, and feminists were pissed, making all sorts of sexist arguments when in reality it was more of a concern and desire for tradition. They made all sorts of accusations and argued it would be better PR because it would reduce pedophilia in the church if women were higher up. This puts them on the wrong side of the right argument. The fact that it is a sexist division of labor would be a solid and sufficient argument however it then moves into the form of misandry as it proposed that women are in fact better than men and aren’t pedophiles, which we all no isn’t ture and putting them in the church wouldn’t change a thing. The promotion of celibacy is what really creates problems in the church. all this has done is hurt their credibility again.

It should be noted that they couldnt do anything about it form the start

more here... ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/catholic-church-224/ Food, Men, and Women (The Male View) http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/food-men-women-male-view-223/ Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:12:38 GMT This is part of a two part set of articles on food and gender, the other is written from the female view by Hestia on her blog The Coming Night... This is part of a two part set of articles on food and gender, the other is written from the female view by Hestia on her blog The Coming Night

Food is a major part of society. Food ties everyone together so its no doubt that it has served a key role in the relationships between men and women and has been a way for men to compete and show their skills. Unfortunately a lot of society and the relationships between men and women have been about “how to get the girl” or “how to compete with other guys” but food shows a bit about our personalities as well.

Look at potluck dinners. They originated in the Midwest due to large farming communities who would socialize on occasion. Due to the size of plots of land it was hard to gather on a regular basis so when they did gather together it was large events and everyone would bring something. This is how men showed off. It showed the quantity and quality of the yield of what they had grown throughout the year. Whoever had the best yield, would be given the highest “ranking” and having high end yields year after year gave one quite a bit of prestige. Unfortunately the potluck dinner social events also generated square dancing.

Food has been an excellent way to show knowledge and skill. Baking takes quite a bit of
scientific knowledge if you want to be excellent at it, from physics for building cakes and gingerbread houses to temperature management for caramels or tempering of chocolate. Theres a reason there are separate programs for baking and pastry at culinary schools, it’s a whole different set of skills and knowledge and it can be mind boggling. It even approaches physics and architecture when it comes to cake design and plating.

more here... ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/food-men-women-male-view-223/ Child Support: A Simple Proposal for a Much Needed Solution http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/child-support-simple-proposal-much-needed-solution-222/ Sun, 11 Jul 2010 03:33:34 GMT A while ago I wrote about the changing family unit and the problems when it comes to social welfare and divorce and how it changes the family... A while ago I wrote about the changing family unit and the problems when it comes to social welfare and divorce and how it changes the family dynamic. The biggest problem is the fact that we have a system that creates incentive along with support, and the challenge is to get rid of the incentive. I think I have found a basic solution which can make a difference but no promises that it will solve all our problems.

Step 1: Scrap Alimony
Ive talked about this already, get rid of being paid after divorce, if you are the one who chose to get the divorce. If we do this then there will be fewer people getting divorced when profit is involved and taking one person to the cleaners. Now some people may be stuck in unhappy marriages because of this and the fear of financial struggle if they leave, but that is something I think we should be willing to risk.

Step 2: Equal time among parents
Have the children spend and equal time (or atleast for all practical purposes) with each parent being the one with primary custody. This cuts back on the need for childsupport which then cannot be abused.

for part 3 (which is the major change) click here... ]]> zetamale http://antimisandry.com/blogs/zetamale/child-support-simple-proposal-much-needed-solution-222/