‘We must make sure that we are raising young men who know that it is unacceptable (and illegal) to have sex with someone who is too drunk to consent and empower them to stand up to those who think that behaviour is okay’ Paul Dillon is Australia’s foremost authority on the impact of alcohol and […]
#MeToo has encouraged some men to post about their misogynist behaviour online, but they need to move beyond social media confessions. October 22, 2017 by Feminist CurrentEarlier this week, Meghan Murphy offered a few suggestions as to what we might ask of men, in light of the viral hashtag, #MeToo, which aimed to remind the […]
‘We cannot ignore that we have leveraged these toxic ideas to get what we want’ Around the world, women, en masse and too many to count, have shared their experiences of sexual assault, harassment, molestation and intimidation in a global outpouring of identification with the victims of Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein. Their shared recognition […]
Why would I want to appear on Q&A following such an outrage against freethinking women? Australia’s first terror suspect, Zaky Mallah, was given a platform from ABC’s Q&A audience Monday night. While there has been significant attention given to his suspected terrorist activities, his conviction and jail term for threatening to kill an ASIO officer […]
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 […]
He’s sexist and we know it: Collective Shout campaign called on Foo to be dumped Collective Shout’s Jas Swilks launched a campaign through Change.org late last year calling on Channel 7 to drop singerand X-Factor judge Red Foo, for his appalling rape culture fuelling song ‘Literally I Can’t’. The Change petition read in part: RedFoo […]
This week marked the International Day For the Elimination of Violence Against Women. If any voices should be heard at this time, it is those of survivors. Here are two, addressing the physical, mental, emotional, and financial costs of the harm done to them by male abusers. Sexual assault has robbed me of my confidence […]
This isn’t an issue of personal taste but taking responsibility for harm done to real women News.com reports last tonight that Redfoo has ‘apologised’ to his fans after the backlash to his new track Literally I can’t (also see here). The message was posted on his Facebook page this yesterday afternoon. The message was for his […]
Read this. It is a thing of great beauty. Reprinted with permission See also: He’s sexist and we know it: Calling on X Factor to cut ties with Redfoo and make a stand against rape culture Redfoo threatens to sue Melbourne blogger
Sign the petition, tell Channel 7’s X Factor there’s no place on their show for men who promote rape culture and to cut ties with Redfoo Jas Swilks/Collective Shout “You’re an annoying slut cos you’re talking” – Red Foo RedFoo has just released his new collaboration with Lil Jon, Play-N-Skillz and Enertia McFly ‘; named […]
My piece on Herald Sun website here: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/julien-blancs-sexist-abusive-pickup-methods-should-be-rejected-by-aussie-venues-says-melinda-tankard-reist/story-fni0ffsx-1227112652542 Blanc’s training seminar: how to grab women’s heads and shove them into your groin See also: Julien Blanc Real Social Dynamics Dating Coach Slammed for Promoting Sex Abuse Tactics in Melbourne, Herald Sun
MTR in conversation with Waleed Aly Have you seen the recent bus “gang rape-inspired” photo shoot in India? Or Vogue Italia’s video showing a woman killed by an intruder in her house? Or the Bulgarian makeup ad showing bruised women with the tagline “Victim of Beauty”? There appears to be a theme of fashion advertising […]
