AFL supports White Ribbon Day while ignoring Buddy Franklin degrading porn tees and company’s jokes about raping women
Nena and Pasadena encouraged jokes about raping women with their reply, ‘Keep em coming guys – this is very entertaining!’ The Australian Football League proudly partners with the White Ribbon Campaign to stop violence against women. According to the White Ribbon website : The AFL (Australian Football League) is committed to tackling the issues of […]
Make the AFL accountable: vote for our question on why the AFL refuses to act on Buddy Franklin’s porn tees to be asked at footy finals lunch
As the AFL Finals get into full swing, the Melbourne Press Club will be holding its annual Footy Finals Lunch on Thursday 20th September. OurSay is working with the Melbourne Press Club to give you the chance to put forward a question for the panel. So we did. Here’s Collective Shout’s question, which so far […]
Buddy we’re not buying it: your claims or your porn tees
Last week we wrote about AFL player Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin, owner and director of sexist fashion label Nena and Pasadena. Our post resulted in significant media attention. Within hours, Nena and Pasadena had removed all traces of Buddy Franklin from their facebook page. Franklin’s profile picture was replaced by their logo. All reference to Franklin (or the […]
AFL must act on Buddy Franklin: MTR in Sunday Herald Sun
HAWTHORN star footballer Lance “Buddy” Franklin has released a special footy for kids called the Buddyball. Using his award-winning profile, Franklin markets the “ultimate training buddy” to young lads who turn up at Auskick events. But is he the kind of friend – or role model – boys need? Franklin is co-director, owner and […]
I’ve got this other woman and the other woman is porn
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 […]