First up, Lydia Turner (discovered here first!) in ABC’s The Drum Unleashed today about the failure of “weight-loss” dietary products and the death and injury they cause. Then Julie Bindel on men who use prostituted women and why, followed by a podcast with Diane Levin, co-author with Jean Kilbourne of So Sexy So Soon: The new sexualized childhood and what parents can do to protect their kids. Beth Doherty then blows the lid on the reality of the Summernats car festival held in Canberra recently.
Lydia Jade Turner
Australia’s disordered eating epidemic
“Prescribing diet pills and re-wiring people’s intestines doesn’t teach them how to live a healthily, it merely puts them at risk of disordered eating, weight cycling and irreversible medical complications” >more
Men who buy sex: Who they buy and what they know
A research study of 103 men who describe their use of trafficked and non-trafficked women in prostitution, and their awareness of coercion and violence. Melissa Farley, Julie Bindel and Jacqueline M. Golding
Read Julie Bindel’s article on the research in The Guardian, 15/1/10
So sexy so soon podcast with Diane Levin
Beth Doherty describes Summernats as:
‘a drunken porn fest where women become decorations and objects adorning the trays of souped-up holden utes; where “show us your tits” for four days becomes an acceptable banner to place on a promotional tent; where women who wear white T-shirts shouldn’t complain if they’re sprayed down with a hose; and where women who are sexually assaulted are ‘asking for it’ just by their attendance‘. >more
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Simply awe-inspiring. Can’t wait to get more involved!
Wow, the warning about the increased potential for children being traffiked out of Haiti is frightening and sad. And the post about dangerous diet pills & the importance of being healthy vs what a person weighs is brilliant! I know people who are stick thin but eat terrible foods & don’t exercise, yet people look at them and think they’re healthy. Diet pills & potions are certainly not the “weigh” to health LOL. Thanks again Melinda
Re car festivals – same happened to the Indy on the Gold Coast where females, no matter what age, are harrassed by groups of drunken guys. Guys hire strippers for public performances on the balconies – it’s not a female-friendly or child-friendly event.