White American, and proud of it? Not sure what to put out in the yard this Christmas? Want to express your lurve for the Real American Family? The American Family Association has just the decoration for you. Let Your “Light”… Read More ›
violence
Quick link: Hitting girls, forcing sex ‘not a big deal’: boys survey.
by Mindy, For Battler, and feminist. The ABC news website has details of a new survey up showing that there is still a lot of work to be done to educate boys about girls. A new report has found that… Read More ›
“Your only chance to get inside her”: disability and that Belgian transplant porn
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 ›
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 ›
Skeptical Sunday: Stop Sylvia Browne
Exactly what it says, really. Sylvia Browne. It’s a name which causes strong reactions in a lot of people. To her fans, who believe that she is a “true psychic medium,” she is a down-to-earth, spiritually deep woman who, with… Read More ›
Birthwatch: Coached pushing robs babies of oxygen, Brazilian C sections, and joyful birth
[from Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. Transcript here.] A couple of articles have been sitting in my Journalwatch pile for a goodly while now, so here they are. “Effects of Pushing Techniques in Birth on Mother and Fetus: A… Read More ›
Reclaim The Night, 30 October (and thereabouts)
I was just reading the comments on this Shakesville thread, “Feminism 101“, when a press release for Reclaim the Night, from the Cross Campus Womyns Network in Melbourne, dropped into my inbox. The Shakes thread opens: The Right To Go… Read More ›
Victim-blaming by the Queensland government
The Queensland Government has taken a leaf out of ALAC New Zealand’s book, launching a new victim-blaming campaign. The “Safer Drinking Cultures” programme aims to address binge drinking among young people. Unfortunately, they’ve decided to go with the old saw… Read More ›
Passive voice watch: invisible rapist in Sussex
The Beeb has got a nasty case of the Invisible Rapists today, in this report: “Teenager is raped in club toilets”. A 19-year-old woman was raped in the men’s toilets in a nightclub, Sussex Police revealed. The teenager was attacked… Read More ›
Barriers to justice when rapists attack women with disabilities: new Australian report
“This young woman [“Caroline”] has cerebral palsy, is wheelchair bound, totally dependant on carers for her personal and daily living activities, and non-verbal. Cognitively very aware, she depends on assisted communication to enable her to communicate … Caroline was sexually… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 