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Caroline Norma, collective shout, Kanye West, music industry, race, racist, rap artists, sexism, Snoop Dogg, Talitha Stone. Change.org, The Guardian, Tyler the Creator, violence against women

17 Jan 2014

The issue is misogyny, not race

An article was published in The Guardian today about the campaign calling for Snoop Dogg’s visa to be revoked. Titled...

Why does the Government spend millions addressing violence against women then roll out red carpet to Snoop Dogg? Talitha Stone in Daily Life

Why I want to stop Snoop Dog from visiting Australia I am a 24 year old activist with grassroots organisation...

Bad Housekeeping, Big Porn Inc, gonzo porn, P*rnography, porn harms, relationships, sex, sexuality, status of women, teens, violence against women

14 Jan 2014

‘We are expected to be living, breathing sex dolls’: 17 year old on porn, boys and sex

Violence, Teenagers, and Gonzo Porn By Clara Bennathan Reprinted with permission. Posted originally on Bad Housekeeping I have seen a...

Single mothers are the heroines, not the villains

Melinda Tankard Reist Rosie became pregnant at 17 last year. She was labelled a slut. Melissa, 14, ran...

boys, Channel 10 Wake Up, child development, child health, childhood, children, children’s books, femininity, gender stereotypes, gender stereotyping, Girls, masculinity, Sexualisation, toys, violence

9 Jan 2014

The Princess saves the Knight: MTR on Channel 10 Wake Up

The Princess saves the Knight? Aussie kids’ gender stereotypes in 2014 Click on image below to watch video clip.

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abortion, abortion laws, pregnancy support, pro choice, pro life, prolife feminism, right to choose, right to life, single mothers, Teen pregnancy, termination of pregnancy

9 Jan 2014

Please understand what it is like to be pregnant and unsupported: two women appeal to MPs

‘I just wish that people had more of an open dialogue about what pregnancy really means to you as...

body image, Human Rights Commission, LFL, objectification, Sexualisation, Sunday Age, the sun-herald, violence against women, women

5 Jan 2014

Women treated with shameful disregard in 2013

When pictures of the female players with full-forward breasts were splashed everywhere following Legends (aka Lingerie) Football League games in...

activism, cyber bullying, feminism, Feminist Current, hate speech, Meghan Murphy, silencing, slander, Social media, Twitter, villification

19 Dec 2013

Twitter, feminism and mean girls

‘What I’ve learned from Twitter is that it doesn’t matter what I do. It didn’t matter what I’ve done, what...

Abigail Bray, Amy, Big Porn Inc, child porn, child sexual assault material, daily life, Melinda Tankard Reist, P*rnography, porn harms, rape, sexual assault, Spinifex Press, violence against women

19 Dec 2013

‘I am a real victim of child pornography and it affects me every day and everywhere I go’

[Trigger warning: graphic description of sexual abuse] ‘Amy’ was a victim of sexual abuse by her uncle as a child....

Beyonce, feminism, Feminist Current, Lily Allen, Miley Cyrus, music industry, objectification, Sexualisation, status of women

19 Dec 2013

‘Liberation and objectification are not supposed to look the same’

‘Feminism is not supposed to be a synonym for sexism’ By Aphrodite Kocieda I’m writing this post, not necessarily to...

collective shout, Immigration Minister Scott Morrisson, music industry, pop culture, rap, sexual harassment, Snoop Dogg, status of women, trafficking, violence against women, violent lyrics

16 Dec 2013

Immigration Minister: revoke pimp rapper Snoop Dogg’s visa

Self confessed pimp Snoop Dogg to tour Australia in 2014 As published on Collective Shout A petition has been launched...

The issue is misogyny, not race

Why does the Government spend millions addressing violence against women then roll out red carpet to Snoop Dogg? Talitha Stone in Daily Life

‘We are expected to be living, breathing sex dolls’: 17 year old on porn, boys and sex

Single mothers are the heroines, not the villains

The Princess saves the Knight: MTR on Channel 10 Wake Up

Please understand what it is like to be pregnant and unsupported: two women appeal to MPs

Women treated with shameful disregard in 2013

Twitter, feminism and mean girls

‘I am a real victim of child pornography and it affects me every day and everywhere I go’

‘Liberation and objectification are not supposed to look the same’

Immigration Minister: revoke pimp rapper Snoop Dogg’s visa

Keep Snoop Dogg Out: Scott Morrisson must revoke visa for rap artist who glamourises violence against women