By William Collins aka MRA-UK: Martin Seager opened the conference, setting the scene by referring to the universal narrative of toxic masculinity, the lack of recognition of male disadvantages, and how feminism creates a paradigm about gender in which no room is left for male suffering. The toxicity, Martin opined, was in society’s view of masculinity, not in masculinity itself. Unfortunately, too many of the speakers have not yet caught up with this message. But the value of the event lies in providing a forum for making such views more acceptable, and – frankly – beginning to undermine learnt prejudices. First up was Kate Holloway reporting on a survey of psychological therapists’ perceptions of gendered treatment preferences. Kate was the first of several speakers to claim that men are less likely to seek help. Are we sure this is true? I noted only one supporting reference, from 2003. The survey question, “how do you think men’s help seeking behaviour could be improved” seemed rather loaded to me.
By Author Douglas Galbi:In cosmography from more than two millennia ago, heaven is a circle and earth is a square. Leonardo da Vinci’s famous, late-fifteenth-century Vitruvian Man drawing shows a naked man inscribed in a circle and in a square. The circle’s center is the man’s navel. The square’s center is the root of the man’s penis. Leonardo, now appreciated as a genius, understood that the center of a man’s earthly being is his penis.[1] Leonardo built upon the work of the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius. In his work De architectura (On architecture), Vitruvius wrote:
The navel is naturally placed in the center of the human body. If a man lying with his face upward, and his hands and feet extended, is circumscribed, the circle will have his navel as the center and will touch his fingers and toes. The human body is not only thus circumscribed by a circle. It may be placed within a square. For measuring from the feet to the crown of the head, and then across the arms fully extended, we find the latter measure equal to the former. Lines at right angles to each other, enclosing the figure, will form a square. [2]
Bearing: MTV Decoded host Franchesca Ramsey teaches us that there's no biological factors to race - we are literally all the same and 'race' is just a social construct humans dreamed up - like the Loch Ness Monster, the gender spectrum, and rape culture. She also highlights the oppressive nature or systemic racism and the difficulties black people like her experience in their daily lives. My good friend Dr Layman also drops in to help us understand 'social constructs' and how they relate to race.
Reported by Gilad Atzmon:“With Brexit, Israel Loses a Major Asset in the European Union,”Haaretz reports today. “Britain helped moderate and balance EU decisions about the peace process, blunt criticism and even harness the member states against anti-Israel moves at the UN; voices sympathetic to the Palestinian cause could now become more dominant.”
By Mike Buchanan: Nicky Morgan MP is the Minister for Women and Equalities, and scandalously – given she holds that position – the Education Secretary. On today’s Sunday Politics she claimed it will be ‘important’ that one of the two final candidates for the Conservative party leadership – and therefore our next prime minister – will be a woman. In the context of the momentous changes that will follow from the Brexit vote, it was an astonishing point to make. I’ve said it before, and I’ll surely say it again – the woman’s a blithering idiot, even by feminist politician standards. Her point was also self-serving, as she expressed her willingness to stand for the party leadership. Another contender, Theresa May, Home Secretary, is also a feminist. What dark times we live in. We can but hope that whoever succeeds David Cameron fires Ms Morgan, and appoints someone who recognizes and seeks to deal with the problem of male under-achievement in the education system. The next good move would be to scrap the ridiculous position of Minister for Women and Equalities.
Stefan Molyneux: Has the sky fallen? Has gravity reversed itself? Has World War III started? Paul Joseph Watson joins Stefan Molyneux to discuss the aftermath of the Brexit vote, the impact of the United Kingdom's European Union Referendum, the short term economic fallout, the possibility of a second referendum and much much more!
Max and Stacy are joined by Mitch Feierstein of PlanetPonzi.com in order to dissect the economic, monetary and financial consequences of the ‘shocking’ Brexit vote - Britain votes to leave the European Union. The Keiser Report team look closer at the market sell off and ask whether or not it is part of a wider market weakness already set in motion months ago and then examine the role of the media, much as in the case of the rise of Donald Trump, in simply failing to understand the ‘disposable’ voters left behind by globalisation.
Yesterday's Brexit vote dealt a big blow tothe establishment elites. It was a much-needed victory for decentralized power and secession. Ron Paul discusses the ramifications of the historic moment on today's Liberty Report!
By William Collins aka MRA-UK: Martin Seager opened the conference, setting the scene by referring to the universal narrative of toxic masculinity, the lack of recognition of male disadvantages, and how feminism creates a paradigm about gender in which no room is left for male suffering. The toxicity, Martin opined, was in society’s view of masculinity, not in masculinity itself. Unfortunately, too many of the speakers have not yet caught up with this message. But the value of the event lies in providing a forum for making such views more acceptable, and – frankly – beginning to undermine learnt prejudices.
