The things girls tell me: 14-year-old girls bare their hearts in video
The heartbreaking realities of dealing with sexist treatment every day I’ve been documenting the experiences of girls everywhere I travel. I write down what they tell me (for example, as documented in this piece ‘Growing up in Pornland: Girls have had it with porn conditioned boys’ published by the ABC). Increasingly, with their permission, I’m […]
Petition: Drive Wicked Campers off the road
Sign the petition – together we can end Wicked Campers’ mobile misogyny once and for all Wicked Campers are notorious for their sexually explicit slogans and imagery, even advocating rape and murder. Ad Standards has upheld complaints against Wicked Campers’ slogans and imagery more than 80 times; but with no power to enforce rulings and […]
Equipping parents to help young people navigate porn culture: MTR on Sunshine Coast this week
Youth advocate shares views on the sexualisation of our kids [UPDATE] OPEN INVITATION – Parents and Community Session Hosted by Coolum Beach Christian College This is a free event with child minding provided. Click here for more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/680485449009905 As published in the Sunshine Coast Daily SUNSHINE Coast parents and carers who wonder if their children are growing […]
We don’t need to #FreeTylertheCreator- he’s not a victim
Content warning: This piece contains references to rape and violence against women that may be distressing. This week, Noisey, Vice’s music channel, published a piece in defence of rap artist Tyler the Creator. The article, entitled ‘#FreeTylerTheCreator And Reject Theresa May’s Dumb Logic’ painted Tyler as a victim of racism and ignorance, and presented misinformation […]
Pushing women to their death is not a joke, but a real-life scenario for too many women
*Content warning: This post contains descriptions of men’s violence against women and may be distressing* This week a supporter contacted us after coming across a disturbing image on Golfporn’s Facebook page. The picture, which showed a woman being kicked off a cliff after suggesting her male partner sell his golf clubs, “did not violate community […]
‘Beat the p***y up’ – the way we talk about sex with women
Guest post by Jessica Eaton via Collective Shout This blog contains a discussion of violent language to discuss sex, sexual violence and porn. It also contains the titles to real porn films that a lot of people may find disturbing. Please take care of yourself whilst reading this and seek support after reading if you need […]
We defeated Sexpo! Court rules our way in legal threat
Collective Shout successfully defends movement against Sexpo legal threat MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 24 APRIL 2018 The Federal Court in Brisbane today dismissed an application brought against Collective Shout by Sexpo Limited, over a campaign by Collective Shout calling for the removal of porn ads from the sides of buses on which children travelled […]
If the Grammys want to say #MeToo and #TimesUp, they have to address objectification
‘If we really want to end the sexist treatment of women in music, the objectification of women needs to stop’: Meghan Murphy nails the hypocrisy Canadian writer Meghan Murphy wrote this timely and scathing piece nailing the hypocrisy on display at the recent Grammy awards where there was lots of sloganeering around #metoo and #timesup […]
“But that’s what happens when you get drunk”: drug expert Paul Dillon tackles alcohol and sexual assault
‘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 […]
Our annual list of corporate offenders to Cross Off your Xmas list!
“Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want” – Anna Lappe There are too many companies who want you to think they care about corporate social responsibility (CSR) when they clearly don’t. Every year we collate a list of the worst for you to send a message […]
‘I learnt to act like porn stars so boys would like me’ – Jemima tells MTR how her life changed when exposed to porn at 10
‘I shaved my pubic hair and became highly sexual…my innocence was stolen from me’ Jemima (her real name withheld by request) is a 19 year old university student living in Melbourne. At age 10 she saw pornography for the first time. Her life began to unravel, culminating in sexual assault by a group of teen […]
The day I discovered my husband was consuming child porn: MP Rachel Carling-Jenkins tells MTR her harrowing story
I can’t get the images out of my head: I reported him to try to save the child victims… Dr Rachel Carling-Jenkins, 42, was first elected as a Democratic Labor Party member in Victoria in 2014, resigning from the DLP this year and joining the Australian Conservatives. Her background is in the welfare sector and […]