There’s quite a lot of chat around the femiblogosphere about this ad for organ donation, spotted at Sociological Images. (See also The Curvature, Feministe, the F-Word.) The advertisement depicts a very young, thin white woman with long blonde hair, wearing… Read More ›
gender & feminism
“Gamers’ girls be warned”, says WA Today
Yet again, women who play videogames are rare, perhaps mythical, beings. WA Today has issued an ominous warning to “Warcraft widows”: Widows of Warcraft, be warned – you may not see much of your boyfriend/partner/husband/defacto/intended in the next six months… Read More ›
Salma Hayek “still” breastfeeding – world can’t decide whether to jerk off or prosecute
This is a montage of images from hyperventilating stories about Salma Hayek “Still”! Breastfeeding! At! 13! Months! The world has burst into a babblefest of gossip about how bizarre this is. There has been an outpouring of shock and disdain,… Read More ›
Zuska sees through it
A molecular biologist at the University of California is gambling with his employment by refusing to attend a state-mandated (not just a university requirement) two hour training course on sexual harassment, wanting the university “to sign a disclaimer that says… Read More ›
Quickhit: Students stay silent on sex assaults
SMH: SCHOOLS frequently dismiss sexual assault between students as part of the “rough and tumble” of high school life, a report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies shows. And while one in seven teenage girls has been the victim… Read More ›
Girl Dolls That Look Like Actual Girls
Sadly, Feral Cheryl is no more, but Australians will have another alternative to Bratz and Barbie as of tomorrow – Australian Girl Doll [warning: annoying website sound] is hitting the shelves. It looks like the launch will be at Toyworld… Read More ›
Quick Hit: Politicians rate each other by sex appeal
In what workplace is it ok for the employees to vote publicly on who’s the sexiest? Australia’s Parliament House. The Courier-Mail reports: Kate Ellis, the vivacious federal Minister for Youth and Sport, has been chosen as Australia’s sexiest MP in… Read More ›
Qld government revises baby packs plan; no more formula promotion
In July, I published a call for people to let the Queensland government know that routinely distributing free formula samples to mothers was a bad, bad idea: “Call to activism: oppose infant formula promotion in Qld Indigenous communities”. Success! The… Read More ›
Last day to submit for the October Au/NZ feminists carnival!
Last day for submissions to the Down Under Feminists Carnival! It looks like the Blogcarnival submissions form is back up again, so you can use that, or email your submissions directly to carnival host Penguin Unearthed, penguinunearthed at gmail dot… Read More ›
The Unilever Files: Still Wishing That Girls Were More Like Pot Noodle
Via The F-Word: this Pot Noodle advertisement is back. You’ll NEVER GUESS what company makes this. Unilever. Hard to believe, I know. They have no history of bigoted advertising at all, do they?
Hoyden About Town 