Alex Crosbie is a Glaswegian with a webcam and an opinion. He runs the YouTube channel 6oodfella. This video is one of 120 videos published for the sixth International Conference on Men's Issues (2020) http://icmi2020.icmi.info, a conference originally planned for Sydney, Australia, but later turned into a virtual conference due to Covid-19. From #metoo to the American Psychological Association’s guidelines pathologizing “masculinity” as harmful, to Gillette’s razor adverts blaming all men for the actions of a damaged few, ideologically motivated groups have used unchallenged narratives of female victimhood to promote damaging stereotypes about men and boys, masculinity and men’s relationships to each other. More than ever before, recognition of men’s issues is needed. Men and boys deserve compassion, they deserve consideration for their unique needs, and they deserve our support. Men and boys also deserve respect for their unique contributions to society and an end to the promotion of unkind stereotyping of being harmful, abusive, toxic, selfish and hateful. We would not tolerate this stereotyping directed towards any other group. We are in an era of unprecedented ideological conflict. By reducing men’s ability to take a positive identity from their masculinity we are encouraging young men to pursue ever more radical ideologies to find a place to belong. In turn we are also encouraging young women to embrace an identity as society’s victims rather than its equal co-creators. The inaugural conference was held in 2014, and since 2016 the conference has been held annually: - Detroit (2014) - London (2016) - Gold Coast, Australia (2017) - London (2018) - Chicago (2019) Playlists of all 100+ presentations at the conferences (as well as the 120 at this one) are here, along with playlists of the presentations at the Messages 4 Men conferences in London (2017-19) and the (UK) National Conference on Men's Issues, “Domestic Abuse is a Men’s Issue, Too” (2020): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKhX1c3ow6BrzdzP3ydpeZQ/playlists The conferences deal with the social and legal issues that disproportionately (or uniquely) affect men and boys. This year’s conference is being held online, with the publication of 120 videos (one per hour, every hour) from midday, Saturday, 14 November, to midday, Thursday, 19 November, 2020 (International Men’s Day), Sydney time. Our thanks to Tom Caulfield, Technical Director at Justice for Men & Boys, for his impressive launch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bC13eFl_5E ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo6_ScVG6BA

This was one of around 70 presentations or interviews filmed for the (online) seventh International Conference on Men's Issues, 2021 (ICMI21) http://icmi2021.icmi.info/speakers. Almost all were followed by live Q&As and will be published in the same order as they were published during the online conference (held over 13-19 December 2021) but over 14-20 February, 2022. The website for the 2022 conference (17-20 November) is http://icmi2022.icmi.info. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFKBqnGA-uw

Four of William Collins's pieces on MGM: Male Genital Mutilation http://mra-uk.co.uk/?p=519 MGM: Claimed Medical Benefits - Part 1 http://mra-uk.co.uk/?p=1604 MGM: Claimed Medical Benefits - Part 2 http://mra-uk.co.uk/?p=1655 MGM: Claimed Medical Benefits - Part 3 http://mra-uk.co.uk/?p=1675 If everyone who watched this video gave us just £1 – or even better, £1 monthly – we could change the world. Click here to make a difference. Thanks. https://j4mb.wordpress.com/donate/ The vexatious legal action against Mike Buchanan for allegedly obstructing the highway in Parliament Square for a very short time during an anti-MGM protest on 1.6.16 rumbles on. He was originally found guilty of the charge by a female judge at Hammersmith Crown Court, but demanded a retrial at Isleworth Crown Court. His 21-page legal defence - produced with the support of Ian, his legal counsel, a tip of the hat to him - resulted in the lawyer instructed by the CPS requesting an adjournment for a full-day trial, given the 'interesting and important legal issues raised'. That trial will take place on Friday, 3 March, starting at 10am. We hope to see some supporters there, and we thank those who turned up for the latest hearing, including Geoff, Mike, and Ian (pictured), Tom and Ray. Onwards and upwards! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAbUiDZ3bII

This video is one of 120 videos published for the sixth International Conference on Men's Issues (2020) http://icmi2020.icmi.info, a conference originally planned for Sydney, Australia, but later turned into a virtual conference due to Covid-19. From #metoo to the American Psychological Association’s guidelines pathologizing “masculinity” as harmful, to Gillette’s razor adverts blaming all men for the actions of a damaged few, ideologically motivated groups have used unchallenged narratives of female victimhood to promote damaging stereotypes about men and boys, masculinity and men’s relationships to each other. More than ever before, recognition of men’s issues is needed. Men and boys deserve compassion, they deserve consideration for their unique needs, and they deserve our support. Men and boys also deserve respect for their unique contributions to society and an end to the promotion of unkind stereotyping of being harmful, abusive, toxic, selfish and hateful. We would not tolerate this stereotyping directed towards any other group. We are in an era of unprecedented ideological conflict. By reducing men’s ability to take a positive identity from their masculinity we are encouraging young men to pursue ever more radical ideologies to find a place to belong. In turn we are also encouraging young women to embrace an identity as society’s victims rather than its equal co-creators. The inaugural conference was held in 2014, and since 2016 the conference has been held annually: - Detroit (2014) - London (2016) - Gold Coast, Australia (2017) - London (2018) - Chicago (2019) Playlists of all 100+ presentations at the conferences (as well as the 120 at this one) are here, along with playlists of the presentations at the Messages 4 Men conferences in London (2017-19) and the (UK) National Conference on Men's Issues, “Domestic Abuse is a Men’s Issue, Too” (2020): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKhX1c3ow6BrzdzP3ydpeZQ/playlists The conferences deal with the social and legal issues that disproportionately (or uniquely) affect men and boys. This year’s conference is being held online, with the publication of 120 videos (one per hour, every hour) from midday, Saturday, 14 November, to midday, Thursday, 19 November, 2020 (International Men’s Day), Sydney time. Our thanks to Tom Caulfield, Technical Director at Justice for Men & Boys, for his impressive launch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bC13eFl_5E ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7V7_wrODPo