Miranda Yardley calls out the predator

I like it because the overall tone is witty and bitchy. Some great turns of phrase there.

As Bowl says, they are very good at archiving.
I do like to see a source referenced!

I can do an amazing cavalry charge, hair streaming, boobs bouncing.

You're brandishing a Boudicca trident whilst charging, right? I can see you now.

KF has a reputation - is it deserved? I dunno. I haven’t been much outside the threads I find relevant (basically the ones on some of the people I have concerns about) but tbh I’m not finding much to confirm that reputation. There are a range of views, I’m sure there are a number of women haters on there but I’m not seeing it as a pervasive issue.

Exactly. It's like anywhere else. A range of people, some you'll like, some you'll hate, some you'll agree with, some you won't.

I like it because the overall tone is witty and bitchy. Some great turns of phrase there.

I can do an amazing cavalry charge, hair streaming, boobs bouncing.

The predator makes my skin crawl and I will support those who call them out.

Shock squad, Boat, shock squad. I'm all for alliteration!

Shock Force - not a Freudian slip, I promise.

I must be in Lang’s Saggy Titted Sock Force, as I’m straight, not a grandma and, well, subject to gravity.

But why do the KF posters seem to assume we're all man-hating lesbians?

I don’t think they do, overall. They’re generally supportive of Meghan Murphy - maybe more for the free speech angle? people who try to shut down free speech aren’t popular on KF.
On the yaniv thread there’s a few posts outlining the differences between liberal and radical feminism and replies to the effect of ‘that seems sensible how did the liberal stuff become mainstream and the radical stuff so opposed.’

I think the tone is more amusement that actually their mums were right.

I’ve been lurking on KF the past week and, at least in the yaniv thread, I don’t think they’re saying anything we aren’t thinking. 

KF has a reputation - is it deserved? I dunno. I haven’t been much outside the threads I find relevant (basically the ones on some of the people I have concerns about) but tbh I’m not finding much to confirm that reputation. There are a range of views, I’m sure there are a number of women haters on there but I’m not seeing it as a pervasive issue.

What they clearly are is more tech savvy, very sceptical and very good at digging up and archiving information.

Null has also offered to host miranda’s Blog if it’s shut down.

"But why do the KF posters seem to assume we're all man-hating lesbians?"

I think it's somewhat facetious.

But why do the KF posters seem to assume we're all man-hating lesbians?

Because men can't conceive of normal, well-adjusted women who don't give a shit what they think! It's an affliction of the sex overall, regardless of identification.

I'm an angry grandma and I'm in for the crowdfunder too.

But why do the KF posters seem to assume we're all man-hating lesbians?

I would donate to a KF crowdfunder to take on Yaniv.

AAK, another member of the BAF here.

saggy-titted shock squad

I love it!

I'm from the bisexual auxiliary force!

(Sadly there don't seem to be many of us, as a lot of women who're bi seem to be on team "lesbians could learn to love dick if they just tried harder".)

"the angry grandma lesbian brigade."

LOL. Tell them I'm from the saggy-titted shock squad.

Yaniv has really picked a fight with Null of Kiwi Farms. Null says today he is consulting with lawyers and considering crowdfunding some kind of effort. Watch this space...

(Amusing commentary from some KF posters about possible support from "the angry grandma lesbian brigade." Think that's us, ladies! And if anyone was looking for a new username...)

Again IANAL but I would not be surprised if the authorities deemed the messages he sent to young girls probable cause for a warrant for his hard drives..

Yes, this. If he is sailing close to the wind in terms of doing something that is demonstrably illegal, he certainly isn't in terms of looking like he needs investigation.

Thanks indieshuffle. I agree that it's complicated and studies/research is vital. Unfortunately, it's probably all deemed transphobic now.

Datun I am sure there are plenty studies that he is drawing from. I haven't currently got academic access so can't read much of what is out there though.

From the titles and abstracts, I think that a lot of his papers are hugely informative. eg "Are male perpetrators of intimate partner violence different from convicted violent offenders? Examination of psychopathic traits and life success in males from a community survey."
By Delphine Theobald, David P. Farrington, Jeremy W. Coid, and Alex R. Piquero.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Vol. 31, No. 9, (May, 2016), pp. 1687-1718.

The abstract of which says (to paraphrase) that the differences between these violent men "appear to be more in degree than in kind". Obviously the full text is needed though.

I read another paper quickly and found it to be reassuringly nuanced and balancing, unlike some other papers. This stuff is complex.

And in particular "No, I do not wax the genitals of strange males in my home with no third party present".

But part of the problem is that it is very difficult to prosecute somebody for these kinds of crimes.

That is why we have the concept of 'safeguarding' and why women should be able to enforce boundaries such as "No, I do not wax male genitals".

There is nothing to stop a grown adult male with an interest in menstruating girls to take selfies of themselves in public toilets with girls.

There are laws about voyeurism and grooming.

Is he doing anything illegal?

This thread is getting unwieldy at 20 pages, but I believe it was mentioned upstream that one of the young girls Yaniv was bothering online said he sent her photos that upset her. She doesn't write explicitly about their content but it seems clear it was dick pics or porn. Original post is on Kiwi Farms. Secondly, (evidence also on KF) he seems to have asked one of these young girls to meet him at his hotel and bring sanpro. I don't know Canadian law, but luring/enticing a minor is a crime in many jurisdictions.

Again IANAL but I would not be surprised if the authorities deemed the messages he sent to young girls probable cause for a warrant for his hard drives...If any authorities have a break in their busy schedule pursuing women for tweeting-while-female, that is.

That's rather the point, isn't it? Thanks to the campaigning work of trans activists, it is now perfect legal for Yaniv to take his fetish for adolescent girls menstruating into women's public toilets.

The question is whether the general public are really OK with that. I don't believe that they are.

This man is grooming children and is a paedophile. Why don't the Canadian authorities take action.

Is he doing anything illegal? As pp said, much of his behaviour is creepy, but illegal?

There is nothing to stop a grown adult male with an interest in menstruating girls to take selfies of themselves in public toilets with girls.