France, Alternative Libertaire AL - Feminism -- Toulouse against masculinist manipulations (fr)

Since February 2013, some men regularly take the height to denounce so-called parental 
injustice that seeks to exclude the fathers of their children during divorce proceedings. 
Latest ones, Julien Servelles Stephane Iltis, Rodolphe, invested the roof of the Capitol, 
in the city center of Toulouse, on October 2. The prefecture rather reactive when it comes 
to evict families and squats, has not responded! ---- Justice is, after the cranes, the 
privileged field of action of masculinist trying to pass laws in their favor. Latest, an 
amendment to the law on gender equality, the Senate voted, which aims to impose 
alternating residence default during the divorce proceedings, in case of conflict between 
the parents on childcare. --- The courts do not always making a clear distinction between 
conflict and domestic violence, a direct result of this amendment, if approved by the 
National Assembly, will require women to remain in regular contact with their ex-offender 
and restricting their geographic mobility and the possibility for them to rebuild after 
such violence.

Will it really a parental injustice, as proclaim these "fallen" fathers? Masculinist state 
that 80% of fathers are excluded from the education of their children, as can be read on 
the website of the association please grandpa. If in 80% of cases, the principal residence 
of the child is secured in the mother, it is because in the majority of cases, the parents 
agree on the way home.

The study records of family judges show that only 2% of divorces are in dispute for 
custody of the child. And in case of dispute, the court usually grants the residence to 
the father (between 17% and 26% of procedures) that when there agreement between parents 
(7-8%), and opted for alternating residence in about 10% of cases [ 1 ]

This is far the two million children deprived of their father highlight advocacy groups 
for fathers. Need I remind you that there is already a law (March 4, 2002) which 
establishes joint custody as the best solution in case of divorce?

Who is behind the movement of fathers?
Fathers claiming parental equality are a boon to the development of a masculinist 
movement, advance hidden behind these "friendly" dads. Playing on the rope of emotion, 
they put forward evidence fathers cheated by the justice, deprived of contact with their 
children.

But one need only scratch a little to see that the majority of fathers climbers are also 
accused of domestic violence and / or child abduction, in the image of Nicolas Moreno and 
Serge Charnay, the two initiators of the movement to the left assault of a crane in Nantes 
in February 2013.

Parental equality they claim is quite different from that advocated by the feminist 
movements: it is not for the masculinist, share equitably parental work, before and after 
the divorce, but to control on their former partners, using their children.

The links between these groups of divorced fathers and more masculinist assumed are quite 
clear: on the site of collective yellow crane (platform of demands and paternal 
associations), there is a link to the website of the Group of Studies on sexism, which 
presents itself as a group fight against sexism and actually leads a battle for, among 
other things, "d?sexuation" domestic violence, laws are discriminatory in their men.

When the dominant defend their privileges
It will be understood, masculinism is no way for the logic of feminism, it is a 
reactionary movement against-which opposes the social advances made possible by feminist 
struggles.

Poorly organized in France, masculinist and anti-feminist movements found in the so-called 
mobilization "demo for" fertile ground to develop their offensive ideas. This homophobic 
movement has spawned many splinter groups still active such as (among others) Hommens the 
Antigones or Observatory gender theory, created by UNI, which is the workhorse of 
education equality between boys and girls in schools.

These three groups have close ties with right-wing, Catholic fundamentalists as the Jerome 
Lejeune Foundation movement, claiming "gender complementarity" militate against free 
abortion and of course against the rights of LGBT people.

A more highbrow version of masculinism is to be found in the recent manifesto bastards 
343: white men, rich, heterosexual and cultivated incorporating a reference feminism to 
defend the right for men to resort to prostitution.

Faced with these anti-feminist attacks, it is necessary to join forces and remember that 
patriarchy still kills every day. Libertarian Alternative reaffirms that feminist 
struggles are more relevant than ever, and will continue to advocate equality for everyone 
throughout the company.

AL Toulouse

[ 1 ] "The power comes from the crane: ordinary justice and dramatic stories" on Lmsi.net 
. See also "Child Custody: Dads harmed? "On the site of the Observatory inequalities .

published November 8, 2013 by CAL Toulouse