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Pages tagged "Violence Against Women"


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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Adelaide bakery serves up porn-themed cupcakes for Xmas

Posted on News by Lyn Kennedy · December 21, 2020 6:44 PM · 1 reaction

Cupcakes with a side of WAP-inspired porn

If there was any doubt about the mainstreaming of porn culture, Adelaide bakery The Cupcake Lady has released a range of porn-themed cupcakes for Christmas.

Borrowing phrases and imagery from Cardi B’s pornified chart-topper ‘Wet A** Pu**y’ (WAP), the cupcakes are a reminder that porn - and its harmful messages which disempower women - is everywhere.

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Violence is the New Black: Fifty Shades of Abuse

Posted on News by Lyn Kennedy · December 09, 2020 2:28 AM · 2 reactions

[Written by Movement Director Melinda Tankard Reist, originally published 9 February 2017 on ABC Religion and Ethics]

"Every fairy tale has a dark side."

That's the motto of the just released film Fifty Shades Darker, the second in the trilogy of films adapted from E.L. James's Fifty Shades pulp fiction series.

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Huffington Post: Male Violence Is The Worst Problem In The World

Posted on News by Caitlin Roper · December 02, 2020 1:13 AM · 1 reaction
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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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Why men need to de-radicalise from porn - I was one of them

Posted on News by Lyn Kennedy · October 22, 2020 2:45 PM · 1 reaction

'We're looking at a future of far more widespread abuse against women and girls if we don't de-radicalise men now'

By James*, Collective Shout Supporter, UK

Radicalisation: the process whereby an individual comes to adopt increasingly radical views in opposition to the accepted norms.

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Daily Telegraph opinion: Netflix’s 365 Days isn’t romantic, it glorifies violence against women

Posted on News by Caitlin Roper · June 23, 2020 11:38 PM
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Honey Birdette sexual objectification does not empower women, it leaves them worse off

Posted on News by Caitlin Roper · May 11, 2020 10:57 AM
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