“Romantic Love” by Lester F. Ward (1903)
Written over a century ago, pioneer sociologist Lester F. Ward makes a case for where and when romantic love (aka. gynocentrism) arose.
A voice for choice
Men’s human right’s activists (MHRAs) frequently debate partisan stances on a variety of topics. But there’s a more commonly-shared goal within the movement. The Ace that trumps partisan positions is the securing of a greater and better range of choices for men and boys.
The end of feminism – a prophetic fiction
Many people have read Orwell’s 1984, but few have heard of the equally prophetic 1971 pulp fiction novel The Feminists which predicted events that have subsequently come true in the area of gender politics. Peter Wright provides a brief overview of the book and its portrayal of a decline and failure of feminist governance.
Bachelorhood as a fine art (1900)
In the year 1900 a burgeoning bachelor subculture was thriving in America, and a magazine entitled The Bachelor Book circulated for that audience. Here’s a sample article, Bachelorhood As a Fine Art.
The Wisdom of Odysseus
The Ancient Greek story The Odyssey describes a man attempting to go his own way while enduring temptation by the Sirens, those femme fatales who pull men away from their chosen paths and into inevitable destruction. Our hero Odysseus shows that with awareness and skill, we can sail right past the temptresses and on to our chosen destination.
Violet Paget on the “grotesque” worship of women (1895)
There have been women for centuries who have noticed how sick and degrading the pedestalization of women as “better” or “superior” to men is, and bemoaned its growing influence on culture. Peter Wright has a sterling example in the writings of Violet Paget–from 1895!
An attack on bachelors – and their reply
In the 1890’s feminists came up with the idea of imposing financial, occupational and social penalties on America’s bachelors as a way of pressuring them to marry. The bachelors however had a different idea, and went about setting up the first Men’s Rights group with one overriding message for feminists: get the fuck out of men’s lives and stop telling them what to do.
Marriage is slavery
Marriage is a union between equals, or so we are told. Scratch beneath the surface of this time honored tradition and a very different reality appears, one that is eerily reminiscent of bygone culture in which men were slaves to overlords.
The other beauty myth
In 1991 Naomi Wolf wrote The Beauty Myth where she claimed that women are oppressed by patriarchal pressure to be beautiful. What she failed to tell us is where the beauty-mandate originated, or how it is used to gain and maintain power over men. Peter Wright fills in some of the gaps left by Wolf’s victim narrative.
Circumcision is a universal horror. So why do some of London’s most powerful feminists refuse to save boys from genital mutilation?
Noted British columnist Peter Lloyd now joins the ranks of those providing exclusive content to A Voice for Men. We welcome that enthusiastically. And we ask you help welcome Peter to Our Team by signing his important petition against male genital mutilation.
