It wasn’t about playing football – it was about how aggressively we could act towards the other girls Tal Stone Last Thursday I found myself walking towards the bright lights of the Sydney’s All Phones Arena at Homebush. Turning the corner, I realised I was in the right place when I saw a line that […]
Using sexualised images of women “a cheap shot and didn’t really show a lot of talent” Mark Farrelly As someone who has worked on the inside of the industry as a Senior Copywriter and Creative Director over some 25 years, I think I can bring a few insights into why we are seeing an increasing […]
“What about male divers…will you ban them?” – Derryn Hinch I’m rarely speechless, but I did find myself struggling for words in an interview with the ‘Human Headline’ Derryn Hinch on our campaign against lingerie football coming to Australia next month on Melbourne rado 3AW last week. You can listen to the interview here Hinch employs […]
Connecting beauty and self-denial: a dangerous approach to health and fitness Eating disorder experts are questioning an image on Lorna Jane’s Facebook of a young woman in exercise gear and with no body fat aside the wording: “Nothing tastes as good as fit feels”. The original slogan is a motto supermodel Kate Moss said in an […]
Last month I asked you to ‘Vote against Mossimo’s Peep Show Sexism’ and support women who were subverting Mossimo’s sex industry theme. I’m delighted to announce that our very own ‘Naughty Nicole’ has taken out the prize for most popular entry. She wins a camera! Here’s a post from Collective Shout’s website about Nicole’s victory […]
‘Shine your light by taking a stand, not by taking part. It’s not too late’ US supergroup Switchfoot will be performing and signing posters at City Beach Queen Street store in Brisbane this afternoon. While band members are at it with the pen and the posters, we’d like them to sign our Change.org petition calling […]
PRESS RELEASE Collective Shout: for a world free of sexploitation, a grassroots campaigning movement is calling on Switchfoot to withdraw from a planned live performance at City Beach surf store on Queen Street, Brisbane this Thursday afternoon (23rd February). City Beach, the youth retailer hosting the band, has come under fire for selling clothing […]
Vote for ‘Naughty Nicole’ and ‘Classy Casey’ and against sexist crap There are just so many things I love about our Collective Shout activists. One of these is the creative way our supporters engage in culture jamming and messing with corporate brands. Take Nicole from South Australia for example. She got fired up about Mossimo’s […]
If sexual images are inappropriate in the workplace, they are inappropriate at school Simon Kennedy I have spent the last two years working at a multi-billion mega-project construction worksite in regional Western Australia. Every day I walk amongst a bunch of men that resemble a merry band of desert vikings who are building prosperity for […]
City Beach selling sexism to 12-13 year olds Collective Shout supporter Amy Fletcher notified Collective Shout today of a pencil case her teacher boyfriend came across in his classroom. While City Beach has a long history as a misogynist corporate offender – which is why they feature on our ‘Cross ‘Em off your Xmas […]
Kyle Sandilands to stay on According to a report in the Daily Telegraph today, Southern Cross Austereo has no plans to move Kyle Sandilands on from his slot with Jackie O on 2DAYFM. This is despite widespread condemnation of his recent on-air abuse of a female News Ltd journalist in which he threatened to hunt […]
It’s that time of year again. The time of year when companies ramp up their advertising in order to compete for your Christmas dollar. There is nowhere you can go without companies placing their product and logo in your face. Now is the time to recall which companies used sexploitation to sell and promote their […]
