Interesting survey

A survey done by AskMen.com of 70,000 of their readers has shown some surprising (and not so surprising) statistics.

Some examples ...

• 77% of men look for a girlfriend with "wife potential"
• 76% believe they have a soul mate
• 77% have cried over a woman
• 83% say they should pay for the date (who said chivalry is dead)

I have an unproven theory and that is, in the past many men answered surveys in a way that did not truly reflect their beliefs etc, mostly because we tend not to face many of those feelings or challenge those beliefs because of where they might lead us.

I believe that as the years go by and as men become more comfortable with their feelings etc, some more truths will come to light that will see a marked change in the way we see other men and hopefully ourselves.

Maybe we will no longer be seen as Neanderthals but instead caring, understanding and seen and treated as equals in society just like women.

Fathers to be taken off birth certificates

I was listening to a podcast from Dads on the Air about how the New South Wales state government are pushing through legislation to take the word "Father" off birth certificates, not mothers, just fathers.

If birth certificates are there to be manipulated into a feel good trip for the non birth parent(s) then why not take mother off too ? Don't gay men have the same rights as women ?

What about those gay men that choose to have children, one may very well be the birth parent, should'nt they be on the birth certificate ?

Here we have a government trying to slip legislation in to remove not only the rights of fathers to be seen as their childs birth parent but also the childs right to know (should they choose to do so in the future) who their biological father is.

Lets not forget that this information may have an impact on the childs health and the health of their family.

Sure birth certificates have never been 100% accurate, there have always been a small number of women either knowingly or unknowingly putting the wrong man down as the father or even not putting the name on at all.

Does this really mean that that's a good reason to change it altogether. No.

Here we have a government taking away the rights of fathers and affected children to appease who ? The Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby ? Are gay men really being represented here ? Is this what the majority of gay and lesbians really want or is there a better way of handling this ?

What I find even more amazing is that the silence from the media has been deafening. Other than a few newspaper articles I have seen little if any comment on this in the electronic media. Why is this ? What is it that scares the media into not letting people know what is really going on ?

The birth certificate is there to show the actual birth parents, the biological links to that child, not a financial tool to be used in the event of separation and certainly not a political statement against men.

Article 1

It's gotta start somewhere ...

I was talking with a friend about some of the recent and proposed changes to legislation in a couple of the other states that are inappropriate and will lead to social problems down the track and he told me that I should do something about it.

I proceeded to tell him how I couldn't because I can be a little "passionate" about some of the injustices going on around the place, in particular those perpetrated against men by special interest (minority) groups, the media and governments.

This does not mean that I am anti female, anti gay or anything the like, what it means is that as we celebrate who and what others are, we must remember to celebrate men, whether they are straight or gay, dads (or not), brothers or sons etc.

Anyway, after suggesting setting up my own blog and me proceeding to tell him that "nah I can't do that..." well here I am.

Now before we move on, let me state quite clearly, Equality for all is something I strongly believe in. Equality between the sexes, between races, different faiths, religious beliefs etc. But equality means equality.

The problem I see more and more is that the drive to this "equality" is the trampling over others rights and that some are using this for some hidden agenda that they have but are too gutless to say out loud.

This blog will be a small reflection of my journey, so let it begin ....