I am going to go out on a limb here and suggest that maybe all of the aforementioned expenses does not justify child support awards in the tens of thousands on a monthly basis. I have a small hunch that plenty of single mothers get by on much less.

A former Executive Director of the National Organization for Women (her name escapes me at the moment) sided with a man who felt males should enjoy the same reproductive choices as women. The US case involved a claim that a man should not be forced into parental responsibilities on account of an "OOPS" pregnancy, or…

I agree it is absurd. However, I think the "child" support regime is bullshit too. When the parents are not together, the custodial parent (usually mom) can ask the court for support, which is in direct proportion to the dad's income and for things which the child would otherwise not be entitled too. Also the "child"…

.....Also the hypocrisy is further evidence that feminists are no different from any other group who play identity politics. On another thread I am being flamed over whether the reality of identity politics is that every group engages in a race to the bottom to try and "trump" other groups for accommodation,…

I would like an honest answer from the nay-sayers about the accommodation request, and be honest.... Suppose the childless nurse were male? Would you have made the same post? Women's groups in Canada have tried repeatedly to penetrate the seniority system in unionized and non-unionized workplaces, citing that it…

Before the Conservative Party of Canada took power in 2006, funding for women's group went to mostly white, middle-class women who were performing academic "research" and engaged in lobbying. After 2006, most of the funding was cut and was restricted to actual services for women in need.

I won't say how I voted, but I will say this..... A three member panel deliberated for several days and we were deeply divided. It was not an easy call.

On point (1) ... Yes it is. From a Marxist perspective, we, the proletariat are fighting over table scraps. When it comes time for accessing scarce resources (i.e. social and gender program funding), there is a pissing contest on who is more "worthy" of the peanuts which are made available. When it comes to…

The biggest culprit of discrimination on family status or pregnancy are other women. I remember in undergrad, my ex-fiancé at the time was a single mother with a 2 year-old boy. We brought him to class and the professor (male) was cool with it. We often had children in many classes. However, the self-described…

Actually that argument was made while I was in law school. It is still before the courts. I won't name the case because I had direct involvement in it a member of the adjudication panel.... But there were two women, nurses and one had a newborn and the other was childless. The one with the child was single and asked…

Discrimination? You mean like the Scottish lesbian couple who spear-headed a campaign to abolish Father's Day card-making in primary school classes (but interestingly, they retained mother's day) because it is "heteronormative" and "insensitive" to lesbian couples with children. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopi…

Did I ever say violence (rape is a violent crime) is ever okay? My thread and the points I made therein deal with the facts of the main story, which is not only not in the same league as what you faced, but it isn't even the same sport. For that reason, both are distinct and should be treated as such. Canadian courts…

Does the US prosecute on hate crimes? From what I understand there is no hate crime enhancement for gender. The statistics show gay men are far more likely to face the violence you describe. SPLC backs me up on that.

Was it on account of sexual orientation? Most feminists agree that victims of stalking, rape and gender-based violence straddles race, religion, socio-economic status, and sexual orientation.

You can't compare lesbianism with male homosexuality. I am comparing gay women and gay men. When you compare the sexual orientation aspect, gay women don't face near the violence, hate and negative attention gay men receive.

Thank you for conceding my point inadvertently. Firstly, it is true that women, more than men "experiment" in undergrad. After graduation from my first degree, I saw far more women change their "sexual orientation" more often than one changes their Facebook status lol

Reminds me of a funny post someone put on my Facebook wall a few years back. The first picture was a dude walking in on his girlfriend in a bathtub with her best friend (female), and the caption read, "My wildest dream." The second picture was the girlfriend walking into the same bathroom to find her boyfriend in a…

I agree that transwomen have it the hardest. This is because within the GLBT, there are still sentiments of resentment and fear. Certain radfem schools of thought are inherently in conflict with trasnsrights because of the belief that gender is socially constructed and there are no biological differences between the…

Well certain professions attract the tyrants. I have been in and out of prisons and mental hospitals for decades. My first stay in a psych ward was at the age of two lol... I coined the term, "pop-up rule." Basically that is when a nurse, orderly or prison guard arbitrarily makes up rules on the spot and the…

This is not anger toward one group. Rather it is calling bullshit because the feminist movement has turned into quite the industry, and the prime beneficiaries are white, middle-class women. I am also Aboriginal, and it is a little dirty for a gaggle of white women with their hands out for funding to help Aboriginal…