Hi Poirot, I agree, which is why I was so pleased by the Rudd Cabinet appointments.

As I have said previously, the genderised construction of domestic violence is fundamentally flawed and it has created lots of bad outcomes. There is no doubt that when things go completely pear-shaped and physical violence happens it is often the woman who ends up worst off, but there's equally no doubt that a woman can claim violence with no real justfcation and if she does the man can end up even worse off, homeless, depressed, unemployed, with no future and no interest in his plight from government or anyone else. If he rings for counselling he'll be told he has to acknowledge his violence, and if he points out he's the victim, he'll be told he's "blaming the victim" and denying his role. Meanwhile, his ex is getting every possible assistance offered.

This new portfolio is an excellent start.

Oops, what I meant to say was I have never seen Vanish used in that way. Is it common? I know things can vanish, but if someone is causing something to disappear I thought we had to say - he made it vanish - or something like that.

ybgirp,

It felt right so I wrote it.

(Btw, "pedantic" is an adjective:)

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pedantic

Hi ybgirp,

"I'd like to vanish my neighbor's dog. Any suggestions?"

Shoot the damn thing.
Oh, sorry you probably live in a city where the population can't be trusted with a gun.
A dog on my land near cattle lasts about as long as it takes for a 44.40 to travel from the barrel to the brain.
Oh well there is always bait

Anti while I understand the truth behind your concerns,some find a bigotry that is not there.
I proudly have taken the white ribbon oath.
And just as proudly had no personal need to do so.
Having never hit or threatened a woman.
But I am aware, as mad as the very thought is, some will say women are never in the wrong and we are lessor men for saying they do.
I have seen men who are shouted at in front of anyone, do all the house work, including cooking and cleaning.
While the wife stays anchored to the face book page.
Too of women planing from the day they wed, to get as much as they can out of their man, then leave.
Lucky both sexes ,it is minority,s that I talk about

Antiseptic, why on earth was my post offensive?
Sometimes it's hard to face the truth isn't it?

Why are you on about Rudd's front bench, as if either of the major parties give a damn about either men's or women's rights?

In any case, I very much doubt Rudd and his rabble will ever get the chance to actually govern...