Transcript of ABC’s Q&A in which precious minutes are wasted as I try to explain the term ‘skanky hos’ Melinda Tankard Reist: What would have been controversial would have been if Tony Abbott had said: “I want my daughters to be skanky hos.” Then you might have had a controversy. Satyajit Das: Sorry, what is […]
Came across this on Girl w/ Pen. These tips put the responsibility where it should be: 1. Don’t put drugs in people’s drinks in order to control their behavior. 2. When you see someone walking by themselves, leave them alone! 3. If you pull over to help someone with car problems, remember not to assault […]
You know, I was really hoping to focus on something other than anti-women t-shirts this week and blog on a topic which might hopefully maintain the interest of the 13,000 people who visited this site in the past four days in response to global coverage of objectifying items of apparel. But just as I was […]
A special guest blog posting by Lydia Jade Turner on the Jennifer Hawkins Marie Claire photoshoot controversy. Lydia is Director and Public Health Advocate with BodyMatters Australasia and an Allied Health Professional specialising in eating disorders prevention. As an Allied Health professional specialising in the field of eating disorders, it has been interesting to observe […]
This on Nine MSN At last we can see “plus sized” women posed seductively, mouths parted slightly, dull eyes staring off into the distance, draped over some inanimate object looking passive and desperate for male attention.
Thought this Letter to the Editor in The Australian today from Leanne Torres in response to my Jennifer Hawkins piece yesterday deserved reprinting: IT’S wonderful, in theory, that a major women’s magazine is willing to admit its own “flaws” by publishing a picture of a woman whose body has been untouched by technology’s scalpel. However, […]
SHOCK horror: nude supermodel has dimple on thigh. In a move labelled daring and revolutionary, this month’s edition of Marie Claire features nude photos of Australian model Jennifer Hawkins airbrush-free. The shoot reveals “brave” Jen with all her flaws. And what exactly are these impediments? A tiny crease in Hawkins’s waist, a slightly dimpled thigh […]
And now, just in time for Christmas, a t.shirt for girls announcing their sexual subservience, domination and ownership. Bought to you by clothing store Supre the $18 red and white t.shirt features the slogan: “Santa’s Bitch”. Ten-year-olds are among the target market. The t.shirts are displayed on mannequins at the front of the store. The […]
Academy award winning director Peter Jackson has come in for criticism for not depicting the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in his film based on the book The Lovely Bones. In a global film culture which too often thrives on graphic sexual depictions and other acts of violence against girls and women, Jackson’s […]
Professor Sandra Jones from the Centre for Health Initiatives at Wollongong University, has the best line: ” On the one hand they are saying they want to give consumers a voice and show advertisers boundaries, yet on the other they continue to dismiss complaints about these ads.” Do it longer: sex drug ads dominate list […]
When it comes to the degradation of women, this was an ad with the lot. Using lashings of sexual innuendo, the ad features a story line about a ‘horny’ boy’s quest to relieve a girl of her virginity in his new Toyota Yaris. He shares the details of his planned exploits …with the girl’s father. […]
