Sexualised violence isn’t OK just because a woman does it: MTR on Rihanna’s ‘BBHMM’ filmed torture
Sexualised Violence isn’t Alright, Just because a Woman is the Perpetrator BBHMM revels in the eroticization of total power, control and domination over another woman. But we are expected to see it as empowering, because Rihanna and her henchwomen are the agents of this control By Melinda Tankard Reist A frame from Rihanna’s new video […]
“It’s not OK” – Caitlin Roper talks Chris Brown and violence against women
*Trigger Warning – violence against women* Collective Shout’s WA State coordinator was asked for comment about Chris Brown and Rihanna for OK magazine. Despite R&B singer Chris Brown having brutally beaten pop star Rihanna in 2009, the pair appear to have resumed their relationship. Caitlin tells OK magazine that the emphasis needs to be on […]
No porno gimmicks, no sexualised scripts: Adele just sings
Give me Adele any day I should probably declare an interest before I post these two articles which I’ve wanted to share with you for awhile. I love Adele. I only discovered her recently. Her song ‘Someone like you’ did me in. Have a listen. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qemWRToNYJY[/youtube] And her cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Make You Feel […]