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 […]
This year I’ve had the privilege of addressing a few thousand medical professionals at one-day seminars run by Health Ed around the country, most recently in Brisbane. My subject: ‘Is pornography becoming a public health issue?’ I’m finding it interesting that where it seemed only a few of us were once saying this, now there […]
Take Action! Sign the petition Isuzu Ute Australia is holding an “X rated” competition to promote a new model Ute. Displaying the the text “The New “XRated D-Max” Isuzu is offering “5 hot nights”for “you and three mates” as the prize. Advertising imagery and associated text makes it clear that this prize amounts to sex tourism. (click image […]
I had always wondered how she fared….now I know Sometimes you wonder if anything can change, if your small efforts can make a difference against a global onslaught of horror. Every day more bad news for women, more abuse, assaults, violence and suffering. (For example this done to a close friend of mine and then […]
Lad’s mag pretends to apologise a·pol·o·gy noun, plural a·pol·o·gies. a written or spoken expression of one’s regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another I find myself pondering the question: do the editors at Zoo Weekly Magazine understand what an apology is? This week a Change.org petition, initiated by Collective Shout […]
How do these people sleep at night? Zoo weekly has hit a new low, exploiting the vulnerability of female asylum seekers with their new competition searching for ‘Australia’s hottest asylum seeker.’ News.com.au reported Zoo Weekly has published a two-page spread in its July 16 issue asking asylum seekers to send “pics and a short story […]
Addressing the myths of the prostituted Asian woman On July 3 the Sydney Morning Herald ran an article titled ‘Low prices fuel exotic sex trade’ . Accompanied by an alluring photo and informing us that prostitutes from Asian backgrounds offer more exotic services than their Caucasian counterparts and for less money, it read almost like […]
UK Glamour Magazine has included Suri Cruise in its annual list of the world’s “Best Dressed Women” Up there with Samantha Cameron and Alexa Chung, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter is rated number 21 – ahead of Lady Gaga and Sarah Jessica Parker. Suri Cruise is 5 years old. This little ‘fashion icon’ still […]
Sexualisation, violence, commercialisation, commodification: Right to Childhood conference hears evidence of harm to children The Right to Childhood conference last Friday at Sydney’s Wesley Centre was a wake-up call to a society hell bent on forcing children to be exposed to imagery and messages which wreak havoc on their physical and mental health. Initiated by […]
The ACT Government is holding an inquiry into prostitution in the Territory. Collective Shout has made a submission to the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety. Here it is: Collective Shout submission in response to the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety review of the operation of the Prostitution Act 1992 (1) […]
Commercial exploitation of the female body exposed at Endangered Species Conference Just came across this piece in The New Internationalist and had to share it with you. It’s an outstanding unpacking of the normalisation of rigid norms of female beauty, which have been exported around the world. Written by Giedre Steikunaite, it’s a report on […]
New song by Delta’s man feeds rape myth Can someone please tell Brian McFadden that ‘taking advantage’ of a woman when she’s drunk is sexual assault and against the law? Because he seems to have missed the announcement. The Irish singer-songwriter and ‘honorary’ Australian on account of his four-year engagement to songstress Delta Goodrem, McFadden […]
