Reddit ignores calls to pull ‘corrective rape’ forum The Philosophy of Rape By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow In an online world that is increasingly fraught with extreme hatred of women, the subreddit named PhilosophyOfRape may actually be the most vile and malicious English-language expression of misogyny on the Internet. The subreddit, a forum that was […]
How are we expected to laugh at the epidemic of violence against women? Collective Shout wrote this response to a man who described us as ‘feminazis’ who lacked a sense of humour, and chose to ‘take offense’, on our Facebook page. He has since deleted his comments – because he’s now ashamed of them, we […]
How come the sex industry never has anything to say about the johns and punters – the kind of men, for example, who share their ratings of women with other men in the way you might recommend a meal or place to stay? While they continue to roll out selected prostituted women as human shields* […]
Women should not have to make sexual concessions to have a seat in the boys club. This morning I appeared on Channel Seven Sunrise to discuss Dr Gabrielle McMullin’s comments that given the level of sexual harassment in the medical profession and the penalties women faced when they complained, it may be better for them […]
An insult to Cathy Freeman and other sportswomen Collective Shout posted the piece below on the fiasco that was this years ‘I support women in sport’ awards hosted by Women’s Health Magazine. Woman’s Health Magazine editor Felicity Harley had said in response to the furore: “It is disappointing that this has become the focus rather than […]
MTR in conversation with Waleed Aly Have you seen the recent bus “gang rape-inspired” photo shoot in India? Or Vogue Italia’s video showing a woman killed by an intruder in her house? Or the Bulgarian makeup ad showing bruised women with the tagline “Victim of Beauty”? There appears to be a theme of fashion advertising […]
The most beautiful fashion shoot I have ever seen All these young women were victims of acid attacks in India. Rupa (right) has now designed her own fashion range. The Herald Sun has featured images from the shoot. It is just the best fashion photo shoot I think I’ve ever seen. Despite their suffering, multiple […]
Brothel legalisation: a Top End race to the bottom Caroline Norma …Tollner’s proposal to brothels is particularly cynical, given the population demographics of the Territory. As LNG development proceeds in Darwin, the city will host increasingly large numbers of white, cashed-up men who are a well-worn target consumer group of the sex industry. Only a small […]
Pick your favourite arse by number We continue to be sold a line by the promoters and profiteers of Legends Football League (better known as Lingerie Football League, the re-branding means little) that this is a legitimate sport. Let’s see what the fans think. Here’s a snag of their comments taken at 4.15pm today. Only […]
‘Roxy and the “sex sells” agenda of surf corporations a la Big Surfing are completely disconnected from what we know surfing to be about: freedom. We don’t want what you are selling’ When writing my column on the objectification of women in sport, I came across the writings of American surfer and Women’s World Longboard […]
My first column with Fairfax As a teenage girl growing up in country Victoria, I was an avid reader of The Age. It inspired in me a passion for journalism. I did work experience on the local paper and went on to study journalism at RMIT. I scored a cadetship and began my life as […]
Hollie McNish rejects public shaming for breastfeeding her daughter I have breastfed four babies. I’m a big fan. I know all the arguments to support it. But I’ve never heard anything quite like this. Listen to Hollie McNish, a published UK poet and spoken word artist, expose what it is like to be publicly shamed […]
