Karen Hermann from Supre has told a number of us now that the ‘Santa’s Bitch’ pimp t.shirts for girls will be removed from 168 stores. It’s now Christmas Eve, I’ve just been into a Supre in Mildura and there’s a stack of the t.shirts on the rack. Did you really mean it Supre?
And now, just in time for Christmas, a t.shirt for girls announcing their sexual subservience, domination and ownership. Bought to you by clothing store Supre the $18 red and white t.shirt features the slogan: “Santa’s Bitch”. Ten-year-olds are among the target market. The t.shirts are displayed on mannequins at the front of the store. The […]
Academy award winning director Peter Jackson has come in for criticism for not depicting the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in his film based on the book The Lovely Bones. In a global film culture which too often thrives on graphic sexual depictions and other acts of violence against girls and women, Jackson’s […]
Five days later, I’m still troubled by some paragraphs on the front page of The Australian on Monday. I haven’t noticed anyone drawing attention to them, even though they are deeply concerning. The article is about historian Keith Windschuttle’s questioning of the authenticity of the film Rabbit-Proof Fence (‘Rabbit-Proof Fence grossly inaccurate; Windschuttle’, The Australian, […]
When it comes to the degradation of women, this was an ad with the lot. Using lashings of sexual innuendo, the ad features a story line about a ‘horny’ boy’s quest to relieve a girl of her virginity in his new Toyota Yaris. He shares the details of his planned exploits …with the girl’s father. […]
Is any toy, game or even foodstuff safe from the stereotyped, homogenised, pinkified treatment of companies wanting to expand their markets to girls? Apparently not. Think monopoly is too masculine? Never fear, the game now comes in a “boutique edition” with “cute” illustrations and a “beautiful keepsake box”. Instead of buying boring male-centric hotels, our […]
