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12 ways Honey Birdette disempowers women and girls

Posted on News by Caitlin Roper · January 18, 2021 2:03 PM · 1 reaction

Despite broadcasting objectifying and pornified representations of women, reinforcing sexist and harmful stereotypes about women and sexuality, and accusations of bullying and harassing young female staff, sex store Honey Birdette’s go-to refrain is that they are “empowering women”.

This claim is at odds with reality. Read on as we unpack the various ways that Honey Birdette disempowers women and girls. 

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Ad Standards endorses ‘JobSeeker boob job’ ad on Perth bus - weeks after Peter from the Public Transport Authority ordered its removal

Posted on News by Lyn Kennedy · December 11, 2020 12:28 PM · 1 reaction

Another Ad Standards fail

One man, five days and actually caring about the community has achieved what Ad Standards, a comprehensive advertising Code of Ethics (and accompanying Practice Note), a 22-member panel and a weeks-long review process could not: takedown of a sexist, objectifying advertisement from Perth’s public buses.

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The cultural sanctioning of violence against women

Posted on News by Caitlin Roper · November 29, 2020 5:20 PM · 2 reactions

“Violence against women isn’t an anomaly; it is the natural manifestation of a culture in which women are regarded as inferior to men, as objects of sexual recreation and entertainment.”

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You look so good in blood! Violence is like, so hot right now

Posted on News by Melinda Tankard Reist · November 27, 2020 10:16 AM · 1 reaction

This blog was originally published on Melinda Tankard Reist's blog on May 3rd 2010. 

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Normalisation of 'rough sex' in pop culture has led to “culturally approved script” for men who kill women

Posted on News by Caitlin Roper · November 20, 2020 4:44 PM · 1 reaction
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Ad Standards still enabling Honey Birdette sexual objectification while Male Champions remain silent

Posted on News by Caitlin Roper · November 09, 2020 10:06 AM · 1 reaction
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Daily Mail: Backlash over Bakers Delight ad depicting tween girls bound and gagged to sell tarts

Posted on News by Caitlin Roper · November 08, 2020 2:49 PM · 1 reaction

Update- Win! Bakers Delight has advised the poster will be pulled from stores.

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'Disrupting the system': New Male Champions report challenges workplace sexual harassment while Honey Birdette Male Champ landlords perpetuate it

Posted on News by Lyn Kennedy · October 27, 2020 1:58 AM · 2 reactions

Double standards of Property Male Champs

For years we've pointed out the double standards of Property Male Champions - corporate leaders of the shopping centre companies which lease to sex shop Honey Birdette. Male Champions of Change (MCC) are lauded as "decent, powerful men" who are stamping out everyday sexism in the workplace and community.

But how can that be said about men whose companies host Honey Birdette's floor-to-ceiling pornified window displays in their malls? These malls are workplaces, and display of Honey Birdette's porn-style ads is - as defined by the Australian Human Rights Commission - sexual harassment.

L-R (Top): Property Male Champions Peter Allen (CEO Scentre Group - Westfield AU), Steve McCann (CEO Lendlease Group), Grant Kelley (CEO Vicinity Centres), Bob Johnston (CEO The GPT Group), Darren Steinberg (CEO Dexus); (Bottom) Steve Conry (CEO JLL Australia), Michael O'Brien (Managing Director Global Real Estate, QIC), John Mulcahy (Chair Mirvac), Daryl Browning (CEO ISPT), Mark Steinert (Managing Director Stockland)

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Because of your complaints - all QLD sex industry ads under investigation!

Posted on News by Melinda Liszewski · September 26, 2020 5:04 AM · 1 reaction

A number of weeks ago we campaigned against a three panelled advertising trailer advertising Dollhouse Showgirls strip club. The trailer, featuring a completely naked woman, was regularly parked in a suburban street just 500m from a local primary school.

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Media Release: New advertising code of ethics unlikely to rein in repeat corporate offenders

Posted on News by Melinda Liszewski · September 25, 2020 7:31 PM · 1 reaction

The Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) this week released its updated Code of Ethics following a review. While we welcome some new elements in the Code, we have reservations about its overall effectiveness.

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