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Toxic culture in university colleges

Toxic culture in university colleges

By tigtog on November 4, 2012

A 2009 post from Mary (almost exactly three years ago) is getting a lot of hits today, and I’m deducing that it’s because of searching on St Johns college at the University of Sydney due to this SMH story: Culture of anarchy at a college in crisis.

Posted in education, ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism, parenting, violence | Tagged bullying, rape, rape culture, sexual harassment, sexual violence, toxic masculinity | 57 Responses

Abbott-Watch: macho moments more important than basic consideration

Abbott-Watch: macho moments more important than basic consideration

By tigtog on February 9, 2011

Paraphrasing a comment I just made at LP: The “shit happens” comment is revealing despite being a media “gotcha” beatup, and what it reveals isn’t pretty.

Posted in language, media, parties and factions | Tagged Tony Abbott, toxic masculinity | 16 Responses

In Things To Make You Hate The World

In Things To Make You Hate The World

By tigtog on November 9, 2010

Following major publicity over Charlie Sheen’s latest hospitalisation following yet another “meltdown” that resulted in a cowering woman, the ratings for his craptacular sausage-com have gone up.

Posted in arts & entertainment, ethics & philosophy, media, violence | Tagged arseholes, telly, toxic masculinity | 3 Responses

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