Tyler’s ‘F—k It: a tantrum set to music It’s not every day you get a magazine and a song dedicated to you. But this week, my friends and I received both. Now defunct Lad’s Mag Zoo Weekly devoted its final issue to us with this cover. Apparently, protesting the objectification of women and messages promoting […]
Collective Shout takes credit for hastening Zoo’s demise: Coles dumping title was ‘catastrophic for sales’ Four months ago, young Melbourne activist and designer Laura Pintur, 23, launched a campaign through Collective Shout calling on Coles and Woolworths supermarket to act consistent with their corporate social responsibility, ethical framework, care for communities and commitment to safety […]
The Reddit question no one should ignore Kasey Edwards Thousands of women have shared stories of the first time they were targeted sexually by men, with some saying they were as young as eight years old. The women were responding to a question posted on the popular social networking and news site Reddit which asked ‘Women […]
Two of my favourite women writers were published in ABC Religion and Ethics on the same day this week. Dr Helen Pringle (long time collaborator and contributor to Big Porn Inc) and talented emerging young writer Laura McNally, who I’ve published here a number of times before. Both are contributors to the new Connor Court […]
Australia is in the midst of a public health crisis. Men’s violence against women and children has reached epidemic proportions. It manifests in rape, battering, abuse and even murder. White Ribbon statistics indicate that up to one in three women will be a victim of physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes. In 2012 Victoria […]
