Male Violence

Article: Be outraged at the abuse of children, not at one mother’s efforts to protect her daughters

Posted on by Jane Gilmore
Me, on Kasey Edwards’ article, but before you read it: There was a huge amount of debate over the original article, some of it helpful, much of it not. Very little of it about the actual topic of child abuse and the statistics that say how prevalent it is. The thing no one should ever […]... Read More

Article: The truth about rape convictions: ‘It shatters your belief that the world is a safe place’

Posted on by Jane Gilmore
A report just released from the Crime Statistics Agency found that in 2009 and 2010, over 3,500 rapes were reported to Victoria Police. Of those, a tiny 3% ended in a court conviction. Even more startling, 41 police reports were made against alleged perpetrators who already had at least six prior sexual offences recorded. Nearly […]... Read More

Article: We need to debunk the ‘monster myth’, and rapists may have a role to play

Posted on by Jane Gilmore
Tom Stranger doesn’t look like the mythical rapist, but he does look like a real rapist. And he admits to being a real rapist. Because of that, he has something valuable to say to the men who commit rape but are unable to conceive of themselves as rapists, or their attitudes to women’s bodies as […]... Read More

Debunking myths about rape and domestic violence

Posted on by Jane Gilmore
The irrefutable facts of domestic violence in Australia There’s a persistent view, particularly among men who feel under attack by feminists, that anyone who talks about gendered violence is demonising men. And that in doing so, not only are they are factually incorrect, they’re also deliberately ignoring male victims. The problem with this is that […]... Read More

Rejection leads to brutal knife attack

Posted on by Jane Gilmore
From the annals of the NotHowNewsIsEverReported Herald… A young man is in critical condition in hospital today after a brutal stabbing in OurTown’s streets last night. NotHowNewsIsEverReported Herald understands the alleged victim had been out drinking with friends before the attack, and insisted on walking home alone, clad only in shorts and a tight-fitting t-shirt, […]... Read More