Woman shares impact of McFadden ‘Can’t wait to do some damage’ song *Trigger warning for survivors of sexual assault Yesterday ABC The Drum Unleashed published my piece ‘New song by Delta’s man promotes rape myth’ about Brian McFadden’s new single, released Monday, titled ‘Just as you are (Drunk at the Bar)’ which contains the lines: […]
Porn: the wrecking ball of authentic intimate relationships Came across this piece in the New York Magazine on the impact of pornography on male sexuality. It’s rare to see a man talk so honestly about how frequent on-line porn use impacts real world relationships. While of course the author appears to be writing from a purely […]
Nena + Pasadena’s fashion statement celebrating the objectification of women Wondering how some of our footballers are putting their Code’s ‘Respect and Responsibility’ policies into practice? Curious as to whether all the effort that has gone into addressing sexual misconduct, harassment, indecent exposure, violence and other myriad manifestations of disrespect for women? (You’ll find some […]
How can you nourish something you hate? Collective Shout colleague and Managing Director of BodyMatters Australasia Lydia Turner has written an important piece for Healthy Weight Week highlighting the conflicts of interest in anti-obesity research. She urges a health-based, not weight based approach to health. This week marks the start of ‘Healthy Weight Week,’ brought to […]
I’ll take mine dead, thanks. Horror porn is not ironic. [Trigger warning for victims of violence] When you look at this image, what do you see? An ambigious, complicated narrative? A post-modern analysis of culture? A man who loves his mothers and sistas? And what about this one? Do you see poetic form? Linear narrative […]
Who says female corpses aren’t sexy? Two dead women in lingerie swing back and forth from the ceiling from a chain around their necks. Two young women are slumped on a silk-sheeted bed, like corseted lifeless mannequins. A man advances on them. His intentions are clear. Another woman in fetishized clothing lies spread-eagled on […]
