Antiwomen: << I cannot support the White Ribbon campaign because it is inherently discriminatory and those behind it have a history of dishonestly reporting facts >>

Are you sure about that, old chap?

<< White Ribbon Day was created by a handful of Canadian men in 1991 on the second anniversary of one man's massacre of fourteen women in Montreal. They began the White Ribbon Campaign to urge men to speak out against violence against women. >>

http://tiny.cc/Xu4C3

Your posts lately are descending to nothing more than women-bashing. Hardly surprising...

It's a pity. You were almost reasonable for a while there.

CJ - g'day :)

One of the things I was interested in is the list of ambassadors for the WRC. I see there are some footy reps in there, which is very heartening.

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<< White Ribbon Day was created by a handful of Canadian men in 1991 on the second anniversary of one man's massacre of fourteen women in Montreal. They began the White Ribbon Campaign to urge men to speak out against violence against women. >>

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So because one man massacred 14 women in Canada 18 years ago all men need to agree that only men can be violent against women, that men are not the victims of violence and that no woman is ever violent?

Maybe what we need is a group of women to start a baby-blue ribbon day because Kathleen Folbigg killed her four children, proving, if the idea of White Ribbon Day is to be accepted, that everyone of the same gender as the perpetrator must wear sackcloth and ashes one day a year due to the action of one person?

So ladies - when are you starting baby blue ribbon day as a way of having all women say that they won't kill their own children?

Suzeonline,
You will get no argument from me on the worth of a nurse.When eg I had my accident one nurse used to lift and roll me around to bathe me,at the time I wieghed in at 120kg and that one nurse had to do that and try not to cause me to much pain, although I did put up with a lot because of her caring in not trying to hurt but it is pretty bloody hard not to hurt a person that has just had a ton of steel from 12 feet crush him
And yes half the time I would rank a nurse as having to have the cast iron gut of the old pan boys that changed the toilet pans in the old out houses
Women seem to make it as teachers and nurses as they just seem to have a more gentle nature on whole
This is changing in this "modern" society though and women are becoming more aggressive while society is trying to make men more passive
But, Sex discrimination is at every government level as there is a Minister for Womens Affairs, but where is the counter part, Minister for Mens Affairs?
Nurses though have my deepest respect they had to put up with a patient like me
Thanks
From Dave

All this white ribbon tosh.

I still remember their antics last year trying to say 1 in 3 boys at school thought it was ok to hit a girl. Low and behold, turns out that the study actually showed 1 in 3 GIRLS thought it was ok to hit boys. Pity the retraction didn't make as much as an 'impact' as the original claim they used to advertise their cause.

They would have had my support if they had used this latest White Ribbon Day to publicise the retraction needed for 2008.

Jack Marx had an hilarious take on it.
http://blogs.news.com.au/jackmarxlive/index.php/news/comments/cross_fingers_day/desc/

Ah love it when a topic about men ends up all to do with women. As I said, I'm happy for women to be the 'special' ones, and have their special days, but most men just don't need or want to be 'special'.

Apart from some of the sad sack men on here that is. I think I'll give antiseptic the golden talking stick.

Hume,

'If 'equality' is to be the basis of gender relations, and this is the basis for forcing men to pay for women's interest in looking after their children, then why does not men's interest in having sex "equally" justify the use of coercion to obtain satisfaction of this interest?'

Well, I don't know about you, but I have an 'interest' in looking after my children, and also an interest in my partner looking after OUR children when I'm not there because I have to earn some money.

Pretty disgusting argument all round. Obviously women don't want sex in your mind, and men hate children. Men should be able to rape women because we have to pay for children? Don't think you've thought this through very well.

bear,

Maybe what we need is a group of women to start a baby-blue ribbon day because Kathleen Folbigg killed her four children, proving, if the idea of White Ribbon Day is to be accepted, that everyone of the same gender as the perpetrator must wear sackcloth and ashes one day a year due to the action of one person?

So ladies - when are you starting baby blue ribbon day as a way of having all women say that they won't kill their own children?'

Very good! Or even the national Women's Netball team raising awareness of prostate cancer, like the Men's cricket team and rugby league raise awareness for breast cancer. But no, the Women's netball ALSO raise awareness for breast cancer.

And beyond blue.. for women only...

'
beyondblue
Charity Partner of Netball Australia

1 in 5 women will experience depression in their lifetime, young girls experience depression at nearly twice the rate of young boys, women and young people – netball’s core participants – are considered “at risk” sectors of the community by beyondblue. Netball Australia is pleased to help deliver beyondblue messages to the netball community. '