“You deserve to get raped”: Female gamer speaks out against rape, incest games and rampant misogyny in gamer community
During our campaign to get 3D pornographic rape and incest simulation game No Mercy off the Steam gaming platform, we heard from many female gamers distressed about the game. We have shared some of their stories already - gamers who were also survivors of sexual assault including incest. We have since discovered hundreds of other rape and incest-themed games on Steam, as well as a large number of child sexual abuse simulation games on Itch-io and other platforms. We’ve also learned that PayPal even facilitates and profits from their sale. As a result, our campaign against games which treat sexual violence as entertainment is ongoing.
Here’s Ashlea’s thoughts and experience as a female gamer.
Read moreSuper Sexploitation Scorecard: How 'ethical' is your super fund?
Koala protection trumps safety of women and girls
Last year, we wrote again to a number of super funds invested in sex shop Honey Birdette's landlord shopping centres. We first raised our concerns with them in 2019, and called on them to divest from companies which hosted Honey Birdette's harmful, objectifying, porn-themed ads in their family-friendly shopping centres - read more here.
Read moreSubmission to Inquiry into the Rights of Women and Children
Porn + prostitution harms to women and children exacerbated by pandemic, war
In our December 2022 submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade inquiry, we highlighted the issues of
- sexual violence against women and children
- the role of the sex industry in normalising and perpetuating this violence
- the particular impact on migrant women within the sex industry in Australia and on pornography as a driver of violence against women
Campaigning for the dignity of women and children: MTR in the media
Movement Director Melinda Tankard Reist featured on MelbourneCatholic.org
Read more"I was trafficked because men buy sex": survivor Caroline shares her experience for human trafficking awareness month
Guest post by Caroline Pugh-Roberts
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