"Poverty screws boys. Not family structure, but poverty. It's not just me, either. The people who debunked the Education Boy Crisis found the same thing; the failing boys were poor boys, not boys in general."

I disagree with this assessment, and many have have debunked the debunking of the Educating Boy Crisis. When it comes to the all around well being of boys, NO factor was as strong as having a father in their lives...including poverty. This is also true for girls. As far as education goes, although poverty has a strong influence on lower class boys' grades, even in the upper classes, girls have dramatically improved in both verbal/written and math, while boys have essentially stayed the same. So the debunking went like "well girls have improved but boys are still the same, so they haven't lost anything". So the question is, do we really want an education system that allows our girls to continue to advance, and it's OK the boys stay right where they are ?

Sorry bout that title....too quick on the cut and paste

I still think it was a poor choice of words, but I do appreciate the clarification.

Yes, we already know your sad story. Get over it. If you are saying that it IS possible for a man to love a child, but not possible for a man to love a sexual partner, well that makes no sense at all, but why should I expect anything different. Please get therapy.

I'm sorry to hear about your story. But I don't think it's generational. I was raised as part of the same generation (born in 61), and I was drilled with another message. That family was important, that children are important, that my role as a father was important, that my wife was/is important....etc. My parents have been together for 50 years. My fathers brother was married for 50 years before he died. My fathers sister was married for 30 years before she died. My wife's parents were together for 30 years before her father died. The point is, there are family men, and I'm one of them. This is why it is so disconcerting to read through a column like this.

I guess maybe women should look at the background that their men come from....sure there are no hard and fast rules, but maybe because I came from a family that stuck together, I always knew I was in for the long haul. That made compromise a requirement for my marriage.

PS 70% of divorces are initiated by women, so stating that most single mothers were rejected by men does not hold a lot of water. In fact, I believe presumed joint custody would drastically reduce the divorce rate and even out which gender initiated it. I believe most men love their kids and want to be a part of their lives.

OK...so I didn't cry, but it was a very moving video. I would really like to see the same enthusiasm applied to preventing heterosexual divorce.

Unfortunately you are dead wrong. Heterosexual divorce is entirely voluntary by only 1 of the 2 involved, necessarily, you $*%&$.

Yes there is a radical feminist prism in which all the authors at Broadsheet see everything in their life through. If you care at all about this movie, I would suggest reading someone else's review who doesn't project all her feminist insecurities into the review.

And should be prosecuted that way. Whether a man strikes a woman or a woman strikes a man.

I don't think we know. We certainly know that Rihanna got the worst of it. But did she initiate the violence ? In her age group, it's a 50/50 bet. What is being reported is the argument started when Brown received a text message from another woman. Clearly that wouldn't set him off. Also, its reported that Rihanna removed the keys from Brown's car and through them out the window. As usual with DV instances, there is usually much more than what meets the eye. I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out Rihanna actually initiated the violence.

is the key. Throwing more money at a completely broken education system doesn't exactly thrill me. Same with more healthcare dollars. The education system has the same problem that every government run system does, a total and complete lack of accountability. It's time to start firing teachers and administrators that don't show results. Throwing money at the system now....allows the crappy teaches to keep their jobs, but is effectively a wasted investment.

PS The three republicans weren't alone. THere are NUMBEROUS democrats that thought the bill was too large and wanted the spending cuts....that's hardly a "party on, GOP" moment.

The level of interest of Batwoman will be right up there with the WNBA. Batwoman will only be valuable as eye candy. As a superhero in her own right....not so much. But I guess at Broadsheet, this is news.

I didn't say she started it, or that what he did was justified...your just projecting. Hopefully you agree that we don't know who started it. What Chris Brown did was wrong....stop. But it may be very possible she should also be arrested.

Nowhere in any post did I suggest verbal abuse justified physical abuse. All I suggested was it was POSSIBLE that Rihanna initiated the physical abuse. If that is the case, even if it is simple as a slap, she should be charged. Women as much as men, need to be taught that physical violence is not acceptable. I can't tell you how many times I have been hit by women who felt it was their right. Of course it was verboten if I did anything about it. It's really sad how people twist your words around here to suit their own ideology.