The Townsville Bulletin again, with another report on an alleged domestic violence incident and another man erased from the headline. The man has not been tried but he has been arrested, his name does not have to be in the headline but his existence does. Headlines are meant to give a precis of the story...
Channel Ten reported on a delay in the trial of Philip Wilson, Archbishop of Adelaide, who was charged with failing to report priests who were sexually abusing children. Archbishop Wilson’s guilt or innocence will be determined by the court, but the priest he allegedly failed to report, James Fletcher, was convicted in 2004 on nine charges of...
The Daily Telegraph reported that magistrate Graeme Curran had his first court appearance over alleged sexual abuse of a boy in the 1980s. Once again alleged sexual abuse of a child is described as “child sex”. Curran has not yet been tried, so this is not about his guilt or innocence. That can only be determined...
When advocates on an issue that affects women so deeply are routinely criticised by women with personal experience of that issue, something more than defensiveness is required. This is not about telling men to stay silent on men’s violence, it’s about the difference between asking for accolades and earning them. Full article here
The Gladstone Observer’s report on a 21 year old man’s conviction for contravening a domestic violence order is a shining example of how NOT to report domestic violence. Violence is a choice made only by the person who commits it. Putting the victim’s actions in the headline makes her responsible for his choices – and...
Ex magistrate William Randall was convicted last week for sexually abusing a boy over twelve years, starting when the boy was only five years old. Randall was sentenced to nine years in jail. The Courier Mail reported that Hetty Johnson asked for a review of any cases he presided over that may have involved crimes...
It’s a shame that activists for men’s issues are only interested in kvetching about feminism, because men are in serious need of help. And the groups that claim to be acting on their behalf are failing them by acting against women rather than for men. Skim over any men’s rights activist website and almost every...
Eternal youth has long been a human obsession but never before have we had access to so many options that can give us the appearance, if not the fact, of enduring youthfulness. The danger in this, particularly for women, is that it makes the ageing process appear to be something we can choose to avoid,...
The Morning Bulletin reported on a man held on over 200 charges of rape, making child pornography and possessing child exploitation material, many of those charges related to children under 12. Whatever the outcome of the court case, children under 12 cannot be engaged in “sex acts”. Sex requires consent, children under 12 cannot legally...
Another invisible perpetrator of sexual violence, this one from the Courier Mail. A man has been charged with sexual assault of a woman in Toowoomba. Police say there may be other victims. Once again the man accused of the crime does not exist. Erasing men’s violence from headlines is not a small matter. Jackson Katz’ TED...