In Mar 2017 I visited the offices of the Human Rights Commission in Pitt Street, Sydney, I went there to attend a presentation on work life balance. At the end of the presentation Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins invited the audience to ask questions. I asked the following question: “The federal Government has appointed a…
Written by Andrew Richards. The views expressed are his own and do not necessarily represent the views of Men’s Rights Sydney So Im going to respond to Mick Caroll’s editorial on Tim Simona, entitled “You’re not victims, you’re deadbeat dads” I will get to the article and its attitudes in time, I became aware of this sorry excuse for an…
Written by Andrew Richards. The views expressed are his own and do not necessarily represent the views of Men’s Rights Sydney Dear Ms Jaye, I initially sent the following letter as a private letter to you through your facebook page. However after receiving a less than encouraging response regarding when – or even if – you would read it, from…
Originally posted on A Voice for Men: and is republished here in its entirety with permission from the author December 3, 2012 By Dr. F (Ian Williams) I’m no rich bastard but I’m wealthy in other ways. In fact, those that know me on the other side of the monitor will tell you that I am one of those…
So, what is the Bechdel Test, and why does it seem to be so surprisingly difficult to pass such a seemingly simple set of criteria? To begin with, the Bechdel Test is a simple and easy test to see if a work of fiction, such as a movie, book, video game, or other piece of…
Originally posted on A Voice for Men on September 7, 2011 by Dr. F (Ian Williams) and is republished here in its entirety with permission from the author. Some years back when my graduating film had just wrapped up with it’s shooting I walked out of my house utterly dazed. It had been a grueling ten day shoot which…
So, I’ve been thinking again… Lately, the great Feminist comeback to criticism of Feminism has been going through a renaissance, courtesy of #Womenagainstfeminism. It runs like this: “X complaint isn’t really about Feminism,read a dictionary.”. I really had to restrain myself to keep this as neutral sounding as I’ve seen it (all of twice),…
I’ve been pondering something of late. In the wake of the positive and balanced coverage of Women Against Feminism (along with the usual negativity anyone critical of Feminism receives), I’ve been feeling a little vindicated, both personally and politically. For some time now, I’ve been viewing the “heavy hitters” of the MHRA world, and noticing…
Originally posted on reddfields:
We have a bit of a problem in western society. Sex has become a commodity that seems to be in full supply but comes at a steep price, and I’m not talking about a wedding ring and 50 years of indentured servitude or existential bliss whichever you deem it. We’ll come back to…
Spider-Man was wrong. Well, his uncle was, anyway. The maxim “With great power comes great responsibility” isn’t exactly correct. Rather, the reverse is accurate: With personal responsibility comes greatness and personal power. Now, while you ponder that thought for a moment, let me add one more note so you know where I’m coming from. Normally…
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