Pynchme, I missed this while I was waiting for the conga line to form; you said:"The report says that women now perpetrate 2,336 (up from less than 1,000) out of more than 25,000 cases of domestic violence. "

Actually, if you look at the report, it shows that females are about twice as likely to be victims of DV as males. In other words, 1/3 of victims as recorded by COPS (the police database) data are males. Take a look at it for yourself

http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/bocsar/ll_bocsar.nsf/vwFiles/CJB127.pdf/$file/CJB127.pdf

Pay attention to figure 4.

Have a look at page 3, which contains the following quote:
"Between 1995 and 2007, female victims
of domestic related assault increased
from 236.8 to 607.3 per 100,000
population (an increase of 156%), and
male victims from 46.1 to 266.1 per
100,000 population (an increase of
478%)."

IOW, male victims of DV now represent 30.5% of the total number of DV victims, not 1/10 as you claim in your post. I'm frankly appalled that you are so willing to minimise what is obviously a serious problem becoming a very serious one.

I'm also amazed that you have finally acknowledged that the greatest violence problem in our society involved men as victims. That has been pointed out by myself and others countless times, yet you are the rest of the grrls brigade have never accepted it as a valid issue. We seem to be making some progress.

Yes, men are no doubt responsible for most of that violence against other men outside the home, yet we don't seem to have any campaigns saying "violence is never acceptable" only "violence against women". The report referenced is a clear indication that isn't working; it's time for a rethink.

Do you have any suggestions now that you've accepted there is a problem?

Thanks for supplying the music, Jewels. The poor things have so much trouble keeping properly in step without it and it makes them very uncomfortable. As host of this party I should have been more considerate.

This is just priceless:

Poor, sad Antiwomen in his reply couldn't offer even one original thought of rebuttal. I have proven his claim that his NRL/channel 9 management conspiracy theory is something that's thoroughly believed by him to be true and factual. I repeat, all anyone needs to do is read his entire first post, and all his subsequent posts. They'll then see his phony claim, and change of story, that it's all now just "facetious" is merely a face saving ploy on his part. He's been backed into a corner, made to look silly, and had to try some way to "get out".

But why stop at just one conspiracy theory? Nah, half way through this topic, after realising he was thoroughly out debated, he introduced his new conspiracy theory that I was also sallyg, plus someone called txy etc etc etc (a whole bunch of letters, I can't remember them exactly), plus jw , plus Master. I'm really 4 people he thinks. Maybe antiseptic suffers from multiple personality disorder and thinks everyone else is the same.

And get this, it's really, really funny - - - now he's DEMANDING

1) proof of my gender

2) proof that my wife is deceased (suggests I'm probably a LESBIAN)

3) he insists I MUST be his sock puppet because I've posted about HIM

4) he demands I offer evidence that I am new to the internet

NOTE: None of these ridiculous requests has anything to do whatsoever with the Topic. It merely shows an obsession for conspiracy theories when things don't go Antiwomen's way.

Yes people, he's been soundly trounced regarding his NRL/channel 9 management conspiracy theory, so he feels he's got no option but to obsess over his latest conspiracy theory.

I haven't laughed so much for - - - - well, a week or two.

Antiwomen, you should have returned to the USMC for advice, before putting your foot in your mouth yet again. Never mind, keep up the anti women dogma and rhetoric. I'm sure your comrades at the United Socialist Men's Collective admire you.

Hilarious. Priceless.

“Thanks for supplying the music, Jewels. The poor things have so much trouble keeping properly in step without it and it makes them very uncomfortable. As host of this party I should have been more considerate.”

Anytime Anti baby and you’re right you’re hosting skills are lacking, Master is only new here and you’ve hardly been polite. Problem with the line started when I made you go in front; obviously everyone was doing fine when following me.

Now go get Romany a drink of coffee and apologize immediately, you gave her far too much wine in that glass before and she became quite colourful with her language skills after that. You stepped on her foot too you clumsy bugger, you shouldn’t dance with someone that graceful as you’re bound to be the one to put a foot wrong.

I spotted Col before in another room, I think that Aussie lady that arrived alone is gonna slap his face soon. Fractelle will not be happy if she isn’t there to capture the moment.

Hey I tried to get in to the bathroom before but Antonios and Banjo were having a blue out front and Banjo said I should go outside and supervise the kids. I thought Ginx had gone to do it with the sporting equipment; she looked a bit green around the gills though.

I’ll catch ya later Anti, gotta go hang with OUG, he was going to show me how to moonwalk.

Can’t quite work out if Master is a farmer at a machinery sale or a woman in a football dressing room. Her name implies some sort of serious power imbalance, and he talks of comrades as if they are about to take over his farm. She prefers the pole to the conga, and Anti’s once again blamed for his antisocial party hosting skills.

Great party guys, but I’m sure Sancho is about to reappear to expose it as an all-in-love-romp, tantamount to allegorical group sex that it is. Enjoy until then.

Women's Rugby League Game at Harold 'Crow' Williams Knockout

Olivia from the ACT is after:

"any women interested in playing a women's rugby league game at the Harold 'Crow' Williams Rugby League Knockout being held at Vikings Park in Erindale on Saturday 19 September 2009".

"This game will be played in memory of Pauline Lupton, an immensely talented sportsperson who played Rugby League at the highest level in representative championships."

"Indigenous women and non-indigenous women are all welcome to participate."

sock-puppet:"I have proven his claim that his NRL/channel 9 management conspiracy theory is something that I made up because I'm not very good at thinking or reading, just knee-jerking. BTW, what does facetious mean?"

Dance litlle sock-puppet, dance.

From dictionary.com, just for you, socky
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/facetious

–adjective
1. not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
2. amusing; humorous.
3. lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a facetious person.

Next time you see the word, you'll be a much better informed little sock-puppet, won't you dear? No, no need to thank me, I do these things purely as a service, burdensome as it is.

Now, do try to keep up dear. Shake the Pomeranian off your leg and take that scowl off your face. He'd be happily humping a chair leg if you weren't so slow.

Jewels, I'd never have stepped on Romany's toes if she hadn't been trying to do a cha cha during the waltz. All that whine went to her head, poor thing...

Is OUG the new MJ?