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Lord Finkelstein tells Mike Buchanan to “f*** off, again!” during our anti-MGM protest outside the Conservative party conference

A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in October 2018:

We’re reviewing and editing 24+ hours of bodycam video footage from our anti-MGM protests over two days outside the Conservative party conference earlier this week, a mammoth task. Hopefully the edited files will be published within the next day or two.

In the meantime, our thanks to Lord Finkelstein for supplying the content for the shortest video piece we’ve ever posted on our YouTube channel – here (12 seconds). We suggest you read the short commentary in the video description before watching the video, to put Lord Finkelstein’s outburst in context.

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Flight delayed for two hours after woman brings emotional support squirrel on plane

A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in October 2018:

Our thanks to Paul for this. Why was the woman allowed on the plane in the first place? Did she hide the animal in her undergarments? What did the people on the bodyscanner machine imagine was down there? No man would do such a thing, he’d be worried about his nuts. So many unanswered questions…

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WALES: Gruelling work, camaraderie and sexism. Coal mining? No, life as a sewing machinist.

A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in October 2018:

Our thanks to Steve for this on the BBC website. It consists of the recollections of a woman who was a machinist between 1966-75, and of course has a feminist slant at times, as mandated in the BBC Charter. The piece ends:

Our factory world may not have been perfect, but it was one of the happiest times of my life.

Sadly, today’s young girls of the valleys will never know what they have missed out on.

So, perhaps not gruelling, then?

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Are women better than men at long-distance swimming?

A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in October 2018:

Following a piece on female racing drivers, I recently challenged followers of this blog to cite one competitive sport where women performed as well as men at the top level. A number of people mentioned long-distance swimming, something I’ve heard claimed before, so I’ve just done a little research.

Long-distance swimming certainly seems to be a sport in which the top women appear to compete with men in terms of race times. Races tend to be held in open water, often cold open water, and women sometimes win. It has been suggested that women have an innate advantage over men because their higher fat proportions help keep them buoyant – so less energy needs to be expended simply keeping afloat – while their lower muscle proportions have a similar impact, because muscle is denser than fat. Also, women’s higher fat proportions help insulate them, as less energy is expended in maintaining the body’s core temperature. This female advantage is accentuated as the water temperature drops.

It is noteworthy, then, that in the Olympics at least, there are separate men’s and women’s competitions, and to discover why, we need only look at the results for the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio. The longest Olympic competition is the open water marathon 10 kilometre. The results for the men’s competition are here, the women’s competition here.

The bottom line? For the 23 men who completed the swim, the times were between 1:52:59.8 (two men achieved that, a photo finish placed them first and second) and 1:59:17.2 (an Egyptian letting down the side, otherwise the slowest time would have been 1:54:33.6). Of the 25 women, the times were between 1:56:32.1 and 2:05:19.1. I couldn’t find a record of the prevailing weather conditions when the men’s and women’s races were held. Wind is a particular problem in open water swimming, which explains why swimmers avoid eating onions before big events.

Had the competition been a unisex one, men would have taken the first 22 places.

Another feminist myth destroyed. Next?

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A “sport” where women triumph over men – Dressage (Horse Ballet)

A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in October 2018:

My thanks to James for informing me he believes that women compete at the top level with men in some equestrian events, notably Dressage, sometimes described as “Horse Ballet”. If you haven’t seen it before, check out this (video, 2:24). If you manage to get to the end, you have more patience than me. I started to lose the will to live at around the one minute mark.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, women won the top four places in the Individual Dressage category.

“Hold on, Mike”, I hear you cry. “What about the horses? Surely they do pretty well all the work? What were the sexes of the four horses?”

I’m glad you asked. The gold medal, for Great Britain, went to Charlotte Dujardin (fine British name) riding Valegro, a gelding (castrated male horse). The silver medal, for Germany, went to Isabell Werth, riding Weihegold Auld, a mare (female horse). The bronze medal, again for Germany, went to Kristina Broring-Sprehe, riding Desperados FRH, a stallion (an ‘intact’ male horse). Finally, the fourth position, for the United States, went to Laura Graves, riding Verdades, another gelding.

The bottom line? When women compete successfully with men in sport, at the top level, they’ve probably been carried by males, most of them castrated. An obvious parallel in British politics would be the female MPs appointed from all-women shortlists, e.g. Jess Bloody-Phillips.

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Dr Victoria “Jodhpurs” Bateman, feminist Cambridge don, writes an intelligent article about prostitution. Quick, fetch the smelling salts.

A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in October 2018:

Exhibitonist university lecturer Dr Victoria Bateman posing nude with pound notes covering her modesty
Dr Victoria Bateman, age unknown

Three months ago we posted a piece titled, Dr Victoria “Jodhpurs” Bateman, Cambridge don, strips off again – for equality. She covers her modesty with £5 and £20 notes as she calls on economists to ‘take feminism seriously’.

UnHerd have just publisher her intelligent article on prostitution, Feminists should support a woman’s right to sell sex. I can’t recall when we last recommended an article by a feminist.

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Sacha Romanovitch, first female boss of a major City accountancy firm, Grant Thornton, fired for pursuing a “socialist agenda”

A piece published on the website of Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them), the political party of which I’m the chairman, in October 2018:

Our thanks to James and Ray for this. Extracts:

Sacha Romanovitch, the first UK female chief executive of a major City accountancy firm, will step down from Grant Thornton by the end of this year…

Romanovitch said: “As we enter the next phase of our plans, following discussions with Grant Thornton’s board, we have agreed that the time is right for a new chief executive to take the firm forward. I will be working to support a smooth transition to our next chief executive, focusing on continuing to deliver sustainable value for our clients through our diverse [J4MB emphasis] and talented team.”…

Last month, an unnamed Grant Thornton insider claiming to speak for 15 partners or directors [£] [J4MB: Another odd Grauniad typo] leaked to several news organisations the contents of Romanovitch’s annual performance review and an unsigned complaint saying she had “misdirected” the firm.

The anonymous writer accused Romanovitch of pursuing a “socialist agenda” [J4MB: More accurately, a feminist agenda, presumably, of advancing women over men, regardless of their relative merit] and that the firm had no focus on profitability under her leadership and was “out of control”….

The firm’s web page on Romanovitch is here. An extract:

My real passion is enabling others to meet their potential, which has led me to become a qualified coach; to champion our firm’s ground-breaking apprentice programme; and to challenge the norm on views regarding diversity [J4MB emphasis] – a role I am so passionate about I am the chair of the Patron Group for Access Accountancy.

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