Toxic femininity

[Swordsmyth]

Feminists put ring girls out of work at fights, have them replaced by men?

 

[Origanalist]

I haven't seen it. I saw the movie Stargate, but I haven't seen any of the other stuff based on it. I have a strong aversion to all the franchises/spin-offs/whatever they keep pumping out for everything. Star Trek is the prime example of this. When I was in grade school & junior high, one of the local TV stations aired reruns of the original series right after I would get home from school. It got to the point that I could tell you the title of the episode and give a brief synopsis of the plot after seeing only a half-dozen seconds or so of the opening. I tried, but I could never get into the "Next Generation" stuff, though. And all the other stuff that came after that ... geezum-crow! I mean, talk about "beating a dead horse" (or "beat a living horse until it's dead, and then keep right on beating it ..."). I've seen pretty much none of any of that stuff, and have absolutely no desire to do so ...

There are extremely rare exceptions, though. Better Call Saul is a spin-off of Breaking Bad, for example.



The Expanse is quite good. (I've read all the books out so far, too.)

I'd still take Firefly over it any day, though. Hands down.

EDIT: Season four of The Expanse is due out from Amazon on December 19th, and it's already been renewed for a fifth season.

Try it, give it a couple episodes. It grows on you and doesn't have the feel of an overextended franchise. Basic story is a compound (can't remember where) is under attack and a bunch of people have to jump into a stargate to escape. They end up 8 billion? light years away on a ship nobody knew existed and don't have enough power to send people back.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

The Expanse is quite good. (I've read all the books out so far, too.)

I'd still take Firefly over it any day, though. Hands down.

EDIT: Season four of The Expanse is due out from Amazon on December 19th, and it's already been renewed for a fifth season.

I never read the books, so I had the pleasure of seeing the series without the usual letdown of “it’s not as good as the book”.

 

[Occam's Banana]

I never read the books, so I had the pleasure of seeing the series without the usual letdown of “it’s not as good as the book”.

Actually, it's an excellent adaptation. They foreshorten some stuff and omit some things, and there is more detail and exposition in the books, but they keep to the spirit and meaning of the story and characters. Allowing for the limitations of the medium, I'd say it is as good as the books. (My biggest gripe - not that it's very big at all - is that I wish they had gotten someone like the actress who played Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones to play the part of Bobbie Draper. I don't really have a problem with the actress who got the part; it's just that she doesn't really match the physique of the bad-ass Martian Marine described in the book. Of course, the actress who played Brienne doesn't much look like she's of Samoan descent, either, so ...)

 

[GunnyFreedom]

I haven't seen it. I saw the movie Stargate, but I haven't seen any of the other stuff based on it. I have a strong aversion to all the franchises/spin-offs/whatever they keep pumping out for everything. Star Trek is the prime example of this. When I was in grade school & junior high, one of the local TV stations aired reruns of the original series right after I would get home from school. It got to the point that I could tell you the title of the episode and give a brief synopsis of the plot after seeing only a half-dozen seconds or so of the opening. I tried, but I could never get into the "Next Generation" stuff, though. And all the other stuff that came after that ... geezum-crow! I mean, talk about "beating a dead horse" (or "beat a living horse until it's dead, and then keep right on beating it ..."). I've seen pretty much none of any of that stuff, and have absolutely no desire to do so ...

There are extremely rare exceptions, though. Better Call Saul is a spin-off of Breaking Bad, for example.



The Expanse is quite good. (I've read all the books out so far, too.)

I'd still take Firefly over it any day, though. Hands down.

EDIT: Season four of The Expanse is due out from Amazon on December 19th, and it's already been renewed for a fifth season.

I never dug on Next Gen either, though I did like Voyager. I actually thought SG1 was better than the Stargate movie. Huge fan of Farscape. And Blake’s 7 never got it’s due on this side of the pond.

 

[Origanalist]

Vegan activists separate chickens from cockerels on Spanish farm 'so the hens aren't raped' because they do not give 'consent' in video released by 'anti-specist, transfeminist' group

Almas Veganas (Vegan Souls) from Girona, Spain, identify as anti-speciesist, transfeminist and libertarian
The activists said they based the video on the concept of consent for the hens
They smashed the eggs because they said they belonged to the chickens
The video was viewed on Twitter 570,000 times with users asking 'is this a joke?'

This is the moment two vegan activists separate chickens from cockerels because they 'don't want the hens to be raped'.

The video was released by the Spanish vegan group Almas Veganas (Vegan Souls), based in Girona in the north-eastern Spanish region of Catalonia.

They published the video on Twitter where it has been viewed 570,000 times.

On their Twitter page, the activists describe themselves as 'anti-speciesist' and 'transfeminist.'



The vegans then reveal that 'we separated the cocks because we don't want the hens to get raped.'

In another video, the activists said that they based their decision on 'the notion of consent.'

The vegans add: 'The hens do not want to be mounted and always try to escape. They are sometimes seriously injured by the cocks' claws as well.'

They also say the hens 'are genetically modified to make them lay more eggs' and they want to 'prevent them from reproducing.'

more at https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...parate-chickens-cockerels-hens-not-raped.html

 

[Danke]

Vegan activists separate chickens from cockerels on Spanish farm 'so the hens aren't raped' because they do not give 'consent' in video released by 'anti-specist, transfeminist' group

Almas Veganas (Vegan Souls) from Girona, Spain, identify as anti-speciesist, transfeminist and libertarian
The activists said they based the video on the concept of consent for the hens
They smashed the eggs because they said they belonged to the chickens
The video was viewed on Twitter 570,000 times with users asking 'is this a joke?'

This is the moment two vegan activists separate chickens from cockerels because they 'don't want the hens to be raped'.

The video was released by the Spanish vegan group Almas Veganas (Vegan Souls), based in Girona in the north-eastern Spanish region of Catalonia.

They published the video on Twitter where it has been viewed 570,000 times.

On their Twitter page, the activists describe themselves as 'anti-speciesist' and 'transfeminist.'



The vegans then reveal that 'we separated the cocks because we don't want the hens to get raped.'

In another video, the activists said that they based their decision on 'the notion of consent.'

The vegans add: 'The hens do not want to be mounted and always try to escape. They are sometimes seriously injured by the cocks' claws as well.'

They also say the hens 'are genetically modified to make them lay more eggs' and they want to 'prevent them from reproducing.'

more at https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...parate-chickens-cockerels-hens-not-raped.html

Had similar experiences dealing with Social workers/police/ concerned neighbors or their friends.

But the same gals keep coming back.

What am I suppose to do?

 

[Origanalist]

Lisa Batstone sentenced to life in prison for killing 8-year-old daughter Teagan

A woman who killed her eight-year-old daughter to spite her ex-husband was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday without the possibility of parole for 15 years.

In sentencing Lisa Batstone for the second-degree murder of her daughter Teagan — who was found dead in the back of Batstone's car on Dec. 10, 2014 — New Westminster Supreme Court Justice Catherine Murray said the court needed to send a strong message to warring parents who would use their children as weapons.

"The breach of trust could not be more abhorrent," Murray said.

"Children are not to be used as pawns in matrimonial or personal disputes."


Murray convicted Batstone in March. Second-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence, but parole eligibility can range from 10 to 25 years.

Crown had asked for a parole ineligibility of between 16 and 18 years. But the defence had argued that Batstone's mental issues warranted a period of 10 years.

Murray found that the case met the bar for a harsher sentence: "egregious circumstances of higher order of moral culpability."

'I hope you will all at some point find peace'
Batstone sobbed and groaned from the prisoner's dock as Murray relayed the circumstances of the case to the courtroom, starting with a personal address to the crowd of family and friends who have attended the proceedings.

"To describe Teagan's death as tragic is an understatement," she said. "Teagan's death has clearly left a hole that will never be filled. That she was taken from all who loved her very much is devastating."

Murray said that no sentence could ever bring Teagan back.

"I hope you will all at some point find peace in the memories of your beautiful girl."

Batstone's lawyers claimed she had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder in jail and was suffering from anxiety at the time of the murder. But the judge said those factors didn't take away from her moral culpability in planning and committing the most extreme breach of trust imaginable for a parent.

And her goal throughout was to hurt Teagan's father — her ex-husband Gabe Batstone.



Murray said Batstone planned to kill herself and to kill Teagan as a way of making sure that Gabe Batstone couldn't have the child after she was dead.

The judge said Batstone, who was 41 at the time of the murder, never wavered. At her South Surrey home, she held a heavy plastic bag over the child's nose and mouth for four to five minutes to ensure her death.

Lisa Batstone then tried to kill herself using two smaller plastic bags, but couldn't go through with it. She left notes in her home that said, "You win Gabe," and, "You broke me."

Lisa Batstone found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in death of daughter Teagan
Failing to kill herself, she ultimately placed her child's body into the trunk of her car and left home. She was carrying a large kitchen knife. Her car ran off the road in Surrey and she asked a stranger to call 911.

She was found in the trunk of her car, cradling Teagan's body.

Murray found that Batstone had lied after her arrest about the extent of her mental illness in a bid to be found not criminally responsible for the murder.


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/brit...n-for-murder-of-8-year-old-daughter-1.5268862

 

[dannno]

At least she's honest.

 

[Origanalist]

At least she's honest.

 

[Origanalist]

Father Jailed For Criticizing Family Court Following Son’s Death

Jonathan Vanderhagen is sitting in jail on a $500,000 bond. Not for murder. Not for rape. Not for grand theft.

His crime is criticizing a judge and a court who awarded custody of his son Killian to the mother. Jonathan believed the mother was unfit. Despite this, (as Family Court does by near default) custody was awarded to the mother.

Killian died in her care.



The investigation determined that Killian died from a medical condition. Jonathan still believes Killian would be alive today if he had been awarded custody and had been able to provide proper care.

Vanderhagen took to Facebook to air his grievances, which were noticed by Judge Rachel Rancilio, who had presided over the custody case. She contacted the authorities.

According to a report by WXYZ ABC 7 Detroit:

“The Macomb County Sheriff’s office responded and found he criticized what Judge Rachel Rancilio pinned on Pinterest as in his opinion inappropriate [sic], posted videos saying he feels she and others responsible [sic] for Killian’s death, and blamed the court system for his loss.

The investigative report also says at no time did he threaten harm or violence.

Still he was charged with malicious use of telecommunications services and released on bond. Then he made more posts, such as one that reads, “Dada back to digging and you best believe I’m gonna dig up all the skeletons in this court’s closet.”

A judge ruled he violated his bond conditions. He now is in jail on half a million dollars bond.”

Jonathan’s mother, Deborah Vanderhagen told ABC 7:

“His lawyer said something is going to happen to this child. You need to get him away from the mother. There are too many red flags. And the judge said, oh that is in the past.”

Data from Michigan Courts details the charges.

Vanderhagen was booked into jail on July 24th after a court hearing where his bond was raised to $500,000.

A jury trial is scheduled for September 13th. This is a prime case for Jury Nullification.

https://thelibertarianrepublic.com/father-jailed-for-criticizing-family-court-following-sons-death/

 

[Suzanimal]

Had similar experiences dealing with Social workers/police/ concerned neighbors or their friends.

But the same gals keep coming back.

What am I suppose to do?

Just use extra claw when you're mounting them and let them escape when they try to run away.

 

[Occam's Banana]

Vanderhagen took to Facebook to air his grievances, which were noticed by Judge Rachel Rancilio, who had presided over the custody case. She contacted the authorities.

He is obviously a danger to himself and his community.

I mean, come on. He thinks a judge made a mistake or did something wrong ...

Still he was charged with malicious use of telecommunications services and released on bond. Then he made more posts, such as one that reads, “Dada back to digging and you best believe I’m gonna dig up all the skeletons in this court’s closet.”

A judge ruled he violated his bond conditions. He now is in jail on half a million dollars bond.

His bond was revoked and then increased? That's ridiculous!

Why hasn't this man been SWAT'ed yet?

People shouldn't be allowed to talk that way and get away with it.

It might undermine peoples' confidence and trust in the Just-Us system ...

Jonathan’s mother, Deborah Vanderhagen told ABC 7:

“His lawyer said something is going to happen to this child. You need to get him away from the mother. There are too many red flags. And the judge said, oh that is in the past.”

"Red flags?" Funny you should mention that ...

 

[Danke]

[h=1][/h]Micha Leigh Dominguez fake homeless lady scammer




Micha Leigh Dominguez, 40, was arrested on three counts of throwing missiles at a car in motionPolice say she tossed bottles of Gatorade at another woman's vehicle while she stood in the median harassing people for moneyCharges come one day after she was exposed in a viral video on Sunday for being 'fake' homeless when she owns a 2014 Fiat SUV

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4534812/Virginia-woman-fake-homeless-video-arrested.html#ixzz4xcH2NhIn

 

[Origanalist]

https://twitter.com/T_I_H_R?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

https://www.tavinstitute.org/

 

[Danke]

https://twitter.com/T_I_H_R?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

https://www.tavinstitute.org/

What is that?

 

[Origanalist]

What is that?

The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations (TIHR) applies social science to contemporary issues and problems.

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We work with organisations, groups and individuals, always retaining a focus on system-wide issues and dynamics.

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Our people work in a range of settings, with a particular focus on:

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Influencing Commissioners – new guide published
Aug 2019
A resource for projects funded through the National Lottery Community Fund’s Women and Girls Initiative.

‘Influencing Commissioners’ has been developed as a resource for projects funded through the National Lottery Community Fund’s Women and Girls Initiative (WGI). It is the fourth public output produced as part of the Learning and Impact Services provided to projects funded through the WGI. The WGI was created by the Fund in 2016, in order to invest in services for women and girls across England.

This guide has been written, based on the keynote presentations given by Michelle Pooley and Fiona Dwyer during WGI Msterclasses delivered during 2018. It is designed to support project staff when thinking about how best to influence those commissioning services and the commissioning process itself.

It covers the following areas:

What is commissioning?
What is public procurement?
Top tips for influencing commissioners

This guide was brought together by Di McNeish, DMSS Research, from the words and slides used by Michelle Pooley and Fiona Dwyer at WGI Msterclasses in July and October 2018. The Msterclasses were titled ‘Catching the Wave: Influencing for Change’. The Msterclasses and this guide were delivered as part of the WGI Learning and Impact Services, on behalf of The National Lottery Community Fund’s WGI. The fund has invested £44.7million from the National Lottery in 62 projects across England to support and empower women and girls facing a wide range of issues. The WGI Learning and Impact Services contract was awarded to the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations, DMSS Research and the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU) – the partners – in early 2018. The partners are delivering a range of services, from one-to-one support through to events and publications. These are helping projects better record and share their learning and through this create a stronger community of services that has a greater influence on decision making structures across the country.

Downloads:

Influencing Commissioners
Why Women’s Centres Work: Evidence briefing
Descriptor Report
Links:

Have we lost the ‘we’?, written by Liz Kelly

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[Origanalist]

SMIRKING ‘KILLER’ Woman pictured calmly smoking cigarette next to blood-soaked boyfriend after ‘stabbing him’ goes viral in Japan because ‘she’s too beautiful to be a suspect


A SHOCKING picture shows a blood-soaked woman calmly smoking a cigarette while on the phone next to her boyfriend who she has just allegedly stabbed.

In a bizarre twist to a case that has gripped Japan, suspect Yuka Takaoka, 21, has become a social media star with fans saying she’s “too beautiful to be an attempted murder suspect".

Takaoka has now been charged with the attempted murder of her boyfriend Phoenix Luna, who is recovering from his injuries.

While he was lying on the ground naked with his abdomen sliced open, Takaoka can be seen calmly puffing away while on the phone, reportedly talking to a friend.

She seems oblivious to the police officers who have arrived after being called to the lobby of their flat in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Takaoka is alleged to have stabbed him twice in their fifty floor flat at around 4pm after an argument broke out when she spotted a photo of another woman on his phone.

“Since I loved him so much, I just couldn’t help it. After killing (him), I, too, wanted to die,” Takaoka told police after her arrest, according to local media.

According to the Tokyo Reporter, her popularity stems from fans likening her to an anime character, known in Japanese culture as “yandere”.

The character often takes the form of a schoolgirl who eventually becomes aggressive and homicidal.

Fans on dozens of Instagram and Twitter accounts share pictures, video and screengrabs.

They speculate about her jealous and obsessive nature and share photographs of her bizarre behaviour as well as the grisly crime scene.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9803883/woman-smoking-boyfriend-stabbing-japan/

 

[Origanalist]

Alabama Mom Sentenced to 99 Years for Death of Child Found in Motel Freezer

Amanda Gail Oakes, 36, was sentenced on Wednesday to 99 years for the death of her six-month-old son, found packed into a motel freezer.
Oakes, who pled guilty to chemical endangerment, manslaughter, and corpse abuse, has further agreed to testify against then-boyfriend Carlton James Mathis — in whose care the infant is alleged to have died. He will stand trial for murder in November. The couple were fleeing Georgia authorities pursuing Mathis on charges of burglary and parole violation.

Oakes’ young teenaged daughter testified against her mother at the trial. She was in Oakes’ care at the time of the crime, offered drugs, and was at the Florida shoot-out that eventually resulted in Mathis’s arrest.

“There was a big shoot out and I believe – if I’m not mistaken – the she received shrapnel in her leg,” said Houston County District Attorney Pat Jones. “It’s a miracle she didn’t die in this whole crazy escapade.”

“It was hard for her daughter to testify against her mother. It was traumatic. I suspect she probably suffers from some PTSD having gone through all this trauma,” he said.

Oakes’ respective sentences will run concurrently, and she will receive credit for her time served thus far. Jones said that the office was “pleased with the outcomes.”

“We agreed that we would allow them to run concurrent if she pled guilty to all of them at this point. And a 99-year sentence is the maximum that would be available and we think that would be appropriate for these cases,” he explained.

https://www.breitbart.com/crime/201...rs-for-death-of-child-found-in-motel-freezer/

 

[Danke]

SMIRKING ‘KILLER’ Woman pictured calmly smoking cigarette next to blood-soaked boyfriend after ‘stabbing him’ goes viral in Japan because ‘she’s too beautiful to be a suspect


A SHOCKING picture shows a blood-soaked woman calmly smoking a cigarette while on the phone next to her boyfriend who she has just allegedly stabbed.

In a bizarre twist to a case that has gripped Japan, suspect Yuka Takaoka, 21, has become a social media star with fans saying she’s “too beautiful to be an attempted murder suspect".

Takaoka has now been charged with the attempted murder of her boyfriend Phoenix Luna, who is recovering from his injuries.

While he was lying on the ground naked with his abdomen sliced open, Takaoka can be seen calmly puffing away while on the phone, reportedly talking to a friend.

She seems oblivious to the police officers who have arrived after being called to the lobby of their flat in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Takaoka is alleged to have stabbed him twice in their fifty floor flat at around 4pm after an argument broke out when she spotted a photo of another woman on his phone.

“Since I loved him so much, I just couldn’t help it. After killing (him), I, too, wanted to die,” Takaoka told police after her arrest, according to local media.

According to the Tokyo Reporter, her popularity stems from fans likening her to an anime character, known in Japanese culture as “yandere”.

The character often takes the form of a schoolgirl who eventually becomes aggressive and homicidal.

Fans on dozens of Instagram and Twitter accounts share pictures, video and screengrabs.

They speculate about her jealous and obsessive nature and share photographs of her bizarre behaviour as well as the grisly crime scene.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9803883/woman-smoking-boyfriend-stabbing-japan/

I hope she gets the help she needs.

Phoenix Luna has recovered from his wounds and doesn't hold a grudge