This Shakesville thread, “For the Discerning Gentleman: You, Too, Can Decorate Your Life With Disembodied Boobs “ has been a laff riot. The thread devolved into a circle with several men at the centre, the men shouting about how they… Read More ›
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What a slimy, self-regarding, small, repugnant, grub of a man
I’ve become so inured to the sight of our current Prime Minister arrogating the ceremonial duties of our Governor General that I tend to no longer be outraged. Thankfully, Ken Lovell at Surfdom is not so reticent, and his description… Read More ›
She did not feel as guilty because at the funeral she found out the girl had tried to commit suicide before
Imagine your 13 year old daughter, who has battled clinical depression and has a history of some social awkwardnesses, finds a friend online though MySpace, a 16 year old boy, who makes her feel good about herself. Imagine six weeks… Read More ›
Fetish Clothing for the Preschool Set: Made Of Ick
Many thanks to Baroquestar for this guest post, while I’m in the throes of domestic relocation. Baroquestar is a 28 year old singing, studying, Australian museum geek who likes to make trouble in her spare time. She is a solo… Read More ›
Friday Anti-Hoyden: count the strawfeminists
Edited to add: I was most remiss in not pointing out that I was sent this story by a Lovely Lurker. Thanks! From todays SMH, in the Heckler section (where readers are encouraged to send in 500 words of contrarianism),… Read More ›
Feminism Friday: Humour as a tool for shaming and silencing
Last week’s Feminism Friday post was on why Rape Jokes Just Aren’t Funny, based on a series from Melissa McEwan of Shakesville, and Bernice made a telling comment. Humour – the final frontier of colonialisation. You really now you’ve co-opted… Read More ›
Chestpuffing Pillock of the Week Prize
The Curvature has a very special commenter this week, going by the name of Hugh. Hugh muscled his way into “Rape Article Offensive-Off”, a post railing against the language of rape in the media. Cara’s particular targets were the report… Read More ›
Woman-blaming gymnastics by Janet Hall
“Dr Janet Hall” bills herself as an INFOTAINER. Bedwetting, sex therapy, smoking cessation, public speaking, business confidence, computer coaching, tantrums, eating disorders, social commentary, she does it all. You can read her newsletters here. Check out “October 2007 – Why… Read More ›
Tracking The Intervention: Discarding and devaluing Aboriginal work
Jangari’s “Four Corners on the Intervention” pulls out a few key points from last night’s Tracking The Intervention show. You can watch the show for yourself here at the ABC. Jangari details the ways in which Aboriginal communities are being… Read More ›
From safari to shimmy: the Dora Princess makeover
Hola! We love Dora in this house. She tromps through the jungle, solves puzzles, outwits trolls, evades bears, captains a pirate ship, creates maps, travels the world, rescues animals, discovers volcanoes, plays soccer, climbs mountains, and crosses crocodile-infested waters. Best… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 