50 Shades of Grey damages young men too: and other great commentary by men

I wonder if men like Jackson Katz and Jonah Mix and Chris Hedges (mentioned in this piece by Meghan Murphy and by me in this post on ABC Lateline and ‘sex work’  know what it means to women to have them speak so strongly and unequivocally – and often condemned for doing so- on issues […]

Disempowered men, lynch mobs and breast binding advice for girls

Two of my favourite women writers were published in ABC Religion and Ethics on the same day this week. Dr Helen Pringle (long time collaborator and contributor to Big Porn Inc) and talented emerging young writer Laura McNally, who I’ve published here a number of times before. Both are contributors to the new Connor Court […]

Sadistic abuse is not romantic

At a time when many of us are working flat out to help young women avoid controlling, manipulative, emotionally and physically violent relationships, comes a film which presents these behaviours as romantic. Fifty Shades of Grey, based on E.L James blockbuster book, hits the cinemas today for Valentine’s Day. Sex shops report a roaring trade, […]