Porn, family violence linked to surge in child-on-child sex abuse cases The number of children sexually abusing other children has risen steeply, with treatment services reporting that pornography and family violence are fuelling the trend. Children as young as four are being referred to programs for problem sexual behaviour as more parents and schools detect […]
Petition Creator Laura Pintur writes for Mamamia on Collective Shout’s campaign to get Zoo Weekly out of Coles and Woolworths. Laura Pintur has started an online petition calling for lad’s magazine Zoo Weekly to be removed from supermarket shelves. Today, she writes for Mamamia about why she’s taking on a mag that is read by […]
‘We are enrolling them into a billion-dollar global industry that objectifies, oppresses and conditions women to believe they are created for sex’ Jemma Nicoll The studio is dim. Neon lights flash around the room in a club-esque fashion. A swarm of what appears to be 6-year-old girls climb, twist and twirl around the floor-to-ceiling iconic […]
Porn’s distortions need addressing in schools say educators The ABC filmed me addressing students at Healthdale Christian College in Melbourne last Wednesday. Some of the students were interviewed – hear how well they articulate the issues! (click on image below for link to video) MELINDA TANKARD REIST, AUTHOR, ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS: Our boys […]
How sexualised behaviour has become the new normal While the content was disturbing, it was encouraging to wake up to the front page of The Australian on the weekend and see the issues myself and my colleagues write and speak about most days, reflected on the front page. A news piece titled ‘Click bait: kids […]
See also: “Zoo’s everyday sexism: Laura Pintur and MTR in media today” – MTR “23 year old Melbourne woman calls on Coles and Woolworths to stop selling sexist Zoo magazine” MTR “Why are Coles and Woolworths promoting rape culture?” MTR SIGN PETITION
Collective Shout new recruit Laura Pintur, 23, has her first ever published piece: ‘Why I’m calling on Coles and Woolworths to dump Zoo magazine’ in Daily Life today. As signatures build to close to 10,000, Her campaign is being picked up all over the place. I also did a few radio interviews. This is just […]
Media Release 23-year-old Melbourne woman calls on Coles and Woolworths to stop selling sexist Zoo magazine Marketing coordinator for a non-profit organization, Laura Pintur, 23, has launched a Change.org petition directed at the CEO’s of Woolworths and Coles, Grant Obrian and John Durkan, calling on the big two supermarket chains to stop selling Zoo Weekly. […]
Laura Pintur is a 23-year-old Melbourne woman who got tired of seeing the sexist lad’s mag Zoo on the supermarket shelves. Though never having campaigned on anything before, she decided she had to take action. Please support her Change.org petition now! Stop promoting rape culture! Bin Zoo mag. I’m a 23 year-old woman trying to […]
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 […]
Fremantle Heritage Festival removes sexploitation photo following complaints As published at Collective Shout The Fremantle Heritage Festival is an annual community event hosted by the City of Fremantle. The event: “…showcases the stories that make up the rich tapestry of Fremantle both in the distant past and our childhoods. The festival honours and […]
By Melinda Tankard Reist Zoo Weekly has suffered a volley of artillery fire over its April “Special Commemorative Issue” marking the 100 year anniversary of the Gallipoli landing. Model Erin Pash adorns the cover and inside pages, holding a poppy, lying tummy down among poppies and reclining against old army posters on a page decorated with, you guessed it, poppies. […]
