McNally and Murphy expose ‘feminist’ whitewashing of the sex trade and how SlutWalk fails us
Re-branding exploitation as choice “The realisation that on issues related to poverty and sexual exploitation, there is no solidarity from Australian feminists… “…I had wrongly assumed that those leading the charge against sexism would examine how ethnocentrism […]
Can we reclaim the word ‘slut’?
Feminism is a movement not a self-help book On Wednesday at Readings bookstore in Carlton, Melbourne, I’ll be emceeing the launch and Q&A for Freedom Fallacy: The Limits of Liberal Feminism (Connor Court publishing) a collected of 20 authors edited by writer and law tutor Miranda Kiraly and writer and RMIT research fellow Meagan Tyler. […]
Pop feminism and the myth of choice: Freedom Fallacy book launch
‘Many women are reasserting that feminism is a necessary social movement for the equality and liberation of all women, not just platitudes about choices for some’ Editor, writer and law tutor Miranda Kiraly and writer and RMIT research fellow Meagan Tyler, have a new and timely book out. It’s called Freedom Fallacy: The Limits of […]
On how feminism has been reduced to questions of lipstick, heels and aprons
Are you a good feminist? Bad feminist? Is it really about you? Laura McNally Today the downturn of women’s rights is smacking us upside the face. Femicide is reaching such epidemic proportions that nations like Brazil are introducing special legislation against it. Australia’s rate of sexual violence has jumped 20% in a year, statistics […]
Emma Watson’s speech isn’t the problem; the problem is liberal feminism
‘At least Emma isn’t advocating for sex predators. At least Emma isn’t advocating for pedophiles. At least Emma isn’t advocating for men who produce violent pornography. At least Emma isn’t advocating for human traffickers. At least Emma is advocating for women’ By Laura McNally Emma Watson’s speech at the UN has made headlines worldwide. […]