‘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 […]
I’m quoted in this article by Kasey Edwards in Daily Life today: …This is symptomatic of a broader attitude where sex is regarded as solely about male pleasure and male desires. The man decides and the woman provides. Women having sex for their own pleasure is rarely portrayed in popular culture, porn or even sex […]
How online porn is warping the behaviour of boys with girls When Big Porn Inc: Exposing the harms of the global pornography industry first came out, people would tell me they would read a chapter, then take a break, then read another chapter. Others would say they were too shocked to finish it. It was too […]
‘The pornographic vocabulary of sex as the violent debasement of the female body had seeped out from screens and into the lives of women’ There’s a shift happening. Perhaps not quite enough yet to call it a tipping point. But something is going on. When my colleagues and I were working on ‘Big Porn Inc: […]
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 […]
Cross’em off your Xmas list 2014 As published at Collective Shout It’s that time of year again! With the Christmas season upon us, retailers are taking it up a notch competing for your business. Now is the time to remember the companies who objectified women and sexualized girls to sell products and services. They do […]
Because Blanc and Redfoo fail to identify, acknowledge, and discuss the factors that sparked outrage to begin with, they are incapable of sincerely promising to change By Natalie Jovanovski You may have heard about the misogynist antics of self-proclaimed “pick-up artist” and Real Social Dynamics (RSD) coach, Julien Blanc, whose recommendations for picking up women include […]
Australian pick-up artist accused of sexual harassing, exposing himself to women: I reported him to Crimestoppers By Dr Matthew Berryman Following the online campaign started by Jennifer Li to #takedownjulienblanc, I’ve started looking into the world of “Real Social Dynamics” (RSD), the company Blanc is a part of, and I’m highly disturbed by what […]
‘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. […]
‘No one can possibly understand the motivation and desire of the Celebgate hackers without first confronting the way pornography makes contempt sexy and cruelty a thrill’ The beginning of this month saw the mass theft and unapproved release of many female celebrities’ private nude photos in what has been obnoxiously labelled Celebgate. Now, as of […]
Her story is remarkable. Her suffering indescribable. Her resilience and love for life unmatchable A year ago I wrote about the amazing reunion I had with a woman who I’d been privileged to help find safety and protection in Australia. Carrie Bailee had escaped a paedophile/pornography ring run by her father in Canada. She described […]
No More Page 3 Campaign Poem by Sabrina Malouz Love this. And the voice! David Dinsmore: Take The Bare Boobs Out Of The Sun #nomorepage3 Petition by Lucy Holmes Hove, United Kingdom We are asking David Dinsmore to drop the bare boobs from The Sun newspaper. We are asking very nicely. Please, David. No More Page 3. […]
