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Modern society, according to Foucault, "put into operation an entire machinery for producing true discourses concerning sex".
Roy Hornsby - November 2001
Michel Foucault's "History of Sexuality" is an undertaking in nullification of the notion that Western society has experienced a repression of sexuality since the seventeenth century. Further to this he dispels the idea that sexuality has not been the subject of open discourse. The purpose of this paper is an attempt to explain, through the reasoning of Foucault, that modern society has implemented the mechanisms necessary for generating true discourses relating to sex.
The History of Sexuality: An Introduction. (New York: Vintage Books, 1990)
Michel Foucault (trans. Robert Hurley)
Focus of the Book
The History of Sexuality: An Introduction is the first of a promised (but not completed) six-volume study of discourses on sexuality. In this volume, Foucault develops an "analytics of power"--the conceptual instruments that make possible the analysis of sex in terms of power. In addition, Foucault argues that power operates not through the repression of sex, but through the discursive production of sexuality and subjects, emphasizing that the power mechanisms of sexuality are socially constructed, unstable, and historically situated.
As for "Personally, I'd like to hear how many males are in jail because of relationships with women" my experience has been that the great majority of men are in jail because they are between the ages of 16 and 25 and they are extremely impulsive. A simple internet search on the development of the male brain will help to understand why this is so if you re interested. When men are in jail because they have been a victim, my best guess is that it is also more likely to have been a male perpetrator then a female. But I am not certain of that information. Many times men are in jail because of the abuse or neglect of their fathers. This is not to say that there are not also men who have been abused and neglected by their mothers but I think overall it is probably more paternal based rather then maternal.
If the USA was invaded and it ceded my home state to the invaders in a weak attempt at placation, then I would dodge the invaders' draft ... . But as it is, I have not been betrayed!
(IsraelNN.com) A new Knesset subcommittee for fathers' rights in divorce and child-custody proceedings held its first meeting Monday.
The Subcommittee on the Family Crisis in Israel was presided over by its chairman, MK Chaim Amsalem (Shas). Committee member and initiator Avraham Ravitz (UTJ) delivered the opening statement which ignited a stormy clash between government representatives and rights groups.
"This committee is dealing with the life and death issues faced by thousands of children, mothers and fathers in Israel," MK Ravitz said. He expressed hopes that the committee will fix legislation that makes it too easy for false claims to be filed against divorced fathers resulting in their being cut off from visiting their children.
(IsraelNN.com) The Knesset's Subcommittee for the Examination of Claims of Legal Severity Against Men in the Areas of Welfare and Family held a stormy meeting on Tuesday to discuss the gender disparity in custody arrangements granted to divorced parents. While 35 percent of divorced fathers have custody of their children in the United States and European countries, one men's rights activist said, in Israel only 2.3 percent have custody. "Are Jewish men that bad?" he asked rhetorically.
Shouting broke out when female social services representatives said that family violence is more often directed against women, and again when male activists said violence against men was ignored. Several men said that divorced women could easily file false claims of violence in order to win full custody, with one man calling the legal system "feminist and fanatic." Lawyers joined the fray as well, with one lawyer saying her male clients "sit across from me and cry like babies... they want to see their children but aren't allowed to."
Below are the 7 candidates of the Men's Rights in the Family (Ra-ash) list running for the 16th Knesset.
1. Jakov Schlosser
2. El-Hai Avikzar
3. Abraham Torati
4. Shmuel Grinberg
5. Haim Ariha
6. Oded Davidson
7. Sium Tadela
Rape is a very big deal. It doesn't matter if the victim is male or female or if the perpetrator is male or female; it's still a big deal.
It affects the life of the victim for a lifetme.
There should be no excusing it for a second.
As you said women act out differently from men. That along with the fact that women typically are ones that spend the greater amount of time with children; it only stands to reason that the stats show that women are more likely to physically abuse than are men.
A female teacher at a school acclaimed for its pioneering approach to sexual health advice has been suspended over an alleged "inappropriate relationship" with a pupil.
Jo Gorman, 28, who is married, was cautioned by police for "intentional sexual touching" of a student at Paignton Community and Sports College, Devon.
Pupils at the school claimed that Mrs Gorman and the boy had exchanged pictures of each other on their mobile phones.
One pupil said: "He had mobile phone pictures of her and she had some of him and that is how people found out apparently."
Another pupil said: "The school is keeping very quiet.
"She looks very young but I've heard she's a good English teacher."
The school has won local and national recognition for its Teenage Information Centre/Teenage Advice Centre (Tic/Tac) initiative.
The daily lunchtime health centre, on the school site, is staffed by health professionals and offers advice to pupils on a range of health issues.
Police began an investigation under the 2003 Sexual Offences Act, after the school raised concerns and alerted social services.
Devon and Cornwall police confirmed that Mrs Gorman had been cautioned but said she would not face a criminal charge.
A spokesman said: "The caution was for intentional sexual touching by a person in a position of trust. That will be the end of the matter as far as the police are concerned.
"The school followed its procedures and notified social services of their concerns and the police were asked to investigate, which we did."
Police have handed the file to the school which has begun an internal investigation.
Officers will also pass their findings to the Department for Education and Skills.
The school's principal, Jane English, said a member of staff was suspended on Nov 7.
"This action was taken under the college's grievance and disciplinary procedures," she said.
"We have been working closely with Torbay council's children services and I am personally undertaking the investigation into this matter."
Mrs Gorman is a former pupil of the school. In 1997 she won the Linden Challenge Cup for achieving the best A-level results in the year.
The 2003 Sexual Offences Act covers allegations of a breach of trust between teachers and carers, and anybody aged 18 or under.
A high flying female tennis coach is facing jail after being found guilty of molesting her 13-year-old protege.
Claire Lyte, 29, a former Wimbledon player, instigated a year-long affair with the teenager, who was touted as one of English tennis's rising stars.
The couple, who met when Lyte was appointed as the youngster's coach, were caught by the girl's mother having sex.
Lyte also wore the youngster's underwear and shared a bed with her at hotels during tournaments.
Lyte, who was hand picked to be one of the country's leading coaches for emerging talent, had been warned several times by the Lawn Tennis Association about her behaviour around all of her charges at the association's national academy in Loughborough.
She was accused of being too familiar with them and spending too much time off court with them and was eventually given a verbal and then final written warning.
However, behind the scenes she and the girl became extremely close.
Lyte had her staying with her at her parents' home in Solihull, west Mids, and accompanied her to tournaments, staying in the same hotel bed, when there was no need.
She also stayed at the girl's family home on Merseyside, with the blessing of the girl's mother.
However, while she thought all Lyte was offering was tennis and emotional support, the coach was taking advantage of her daughter's immaturity and crush on her.
They were regularly seen cosying up to each other at the academy, where they were even spotted sharing a toilet cubicle, and even began wearing similar clothes and tying their hair back in the same distinctive style with three bands at the top, middle and bottom of their pony tail.
Their affair was exposed four months after it began when the teenager's mother returned home in October 2005 to find Lyte's trainers at the top of the stairs.
She burst into the girl's room to find the pair in bed having sex.
Despite her fury, she failed to report it and reluctantly allowed Lyte to keep seeing her daughter at the youngster's insistence.
One time when she insisted the affair should end the girl climbed onto the roof of their house and threatened to throw herself off.
Liverpool Crown Court heard that as the affair continued the girl sent a series of SMS messages to Lyte including one that said: "I love you, I will be your little baby forever".
The teenager, now aged 15, is also said to have penned a "love contract" showing a picture of them in bed together with a string of affectionate vows.
Lyte even admitted wearing the girl's pink knickers.
The teenager said she was threatened and pressurised into having the love affair and was told by Lyte, who reached 101 in the world as a player, to write the love notes.
But as the abuse continued the child became more withdrawn and their relationship faltered.
When the girl's mother saw Lyte wearing her daughter's shorts and jumper in the summer of 2006, she said "stomach turned over" and, infuriated by Lyte's "smirking and dismissive" attitude about the child's failing tennis career, decided to go to the police.
A pair of pink knickers belonging to the girl were found to be carrying Lyte's DNA and she admitted wearing them, claiming she did so "by mistake".
She was found guilty of four charges of having sexual activity with a child.
Steve Boocock, NSPCC director of child protection in sport, criticised governing bodies like the LTA for not having stringent and clear enough procedures to root out those who prey on youngsters.
He said: "In sports like tennis, where the athlete's primary relationship will be with the coach, there has to be clearer guidance about what is and what is not acceptable behaviour, and where parents or players can turn if they are worried.
"There is too much of a self policing about coaches and they hold a disproportionate amount of power over the player, because a vulnerable young player will believe, rightly or wrongly, that their coach is in complete control of their career, and that is something that really came out in this case.
"When they have invested so much time, money and energy, they are terrified of upsetting the coach because of the repercussions, which they think could be the end of their career.
"We need crystal clear guidelines for coaches and parents to say what is acceptable behaviour and what you can do about it if you are not happy."
He added it was "vital for all organisations to have protection policies in place and, if possible, a welfare officer to deal with parents' concerns."
An LTA spokesman said that it had now radically restructured its youth academy scheme.
Whereas previously it operated two centres, in Bath and Loughborough, forcing youngsters to stay away from home, it now had a network of 14 centres, allowing children to remain with their families.
She added the association would "continue working with the police to help us further develop our procedures in child protection".
Lyte, found guilty of four charges of sexual activity with a child, was bailed to be sentenced on November 2. [SHE GOT ONLY 2+ YEARS !]
Can it be that resentment of flexi-workers is to now be accepted as not unreasonable because males are themeslves now expecting to take advantage of flexi work where availiable.
Note that the self same political swine who demanded womens right to part time work are the very same swine whove endlessly decried the non existant pay gap, the imaginary glass ceiling and other inevitable consequences of part time work. A type of working with only half-commitment.
All of a sudden the same commissars of gender-apartheid and institutional prejudice now remember the increasing tax burden on the economy, the extra onus on full time workers, the effect on clients and customers of absent professionals, the costs and inconveniences to businesses, etcetera, etcetera. But all these why's and wherefors' never arose at the time flexi-work was enshrined in law as a human right, on the assumption that it would only advantage and profit women.