Facebook Blocks Another Feminist Campaigner

As was inevitable, Facebook has just blocked another feminist campaigner for posting "abusive images"; that would be the poster linked above. The administrator of the Australian Destroy the Joint FB page was blocked yesterday for sharing the poster.Now, I'm not very surprised by this. We all know Facebook is deeply misogynistic. The campaign by Laura Bates of the Everyday Sexism Project, Women Media Action and Soraya Chemaly to make Facebook take...

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Sex Worker vs Prostitute: Who Gets to Define the Terms of the Discussion

I have been thinking about this issue for a while but have been unwilling to write it. Partly, I've been worried about causing unnecessary distress but equally because I have already been attacked online for my stance on the entirety of the sex industry including lap-dancing clubs and pornography. I didn't want to pop my head above the parapet again.  var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-40054362-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript';...

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Dr Christian: Apparently, he invented twitter.

Dr. Christian Jessen is on yet another misogynistic spree on twitter. He does this frequently as he really, really dislikes it when women challenge his knowledge. I first came across him nearly 18 months ago on twitter. I knew about his reality TV show but I had never watched it since I think all reality TV is exploitative and hateful. His "Embarrassing Bodies" is up there with Gok Wan on the misogynistic body-shaming stakes.I would have ignored...

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Welcome to the Patriarchy Where Women Apologise for Being Victims of Male Violence

Katy Perry expressed an opinion publicly. Obviously, this was a rookie mistake since we all know that women are simply not allowed to express their own opinions. As such, Katy Perry was threatened with both physical and sexual violence. So, she apologised.Katy Perry expressed dislike for one song and the 17 year old rapper responded to her with threats of physical and sexual violence and she was forced to apologise.We are actually at the point in...

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Kathleen Barry's The Prostitution of Sexuality: The Global Exploitation of Women

Kathleen Barry's The Prostitution of Sexuality was first published in 1995 and grew out of her work and activism following the publication of Female Sexual Slavery in 1979. The first half of the book, which is just theory, is brilliant. The second half felt outdated as it is based almost entirely on the research undertaken for Female Sexual Slavery. I would argue that the situation is actually worse now than it was even 10 years ago, particularly...

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Reading the Comments as Feminist Activism?

I never read the comments under articles. They are almost entirely hate-filled bile spewed by MREs with serious personality disorders. The Guardian is one of the worst offenders for refusing to delete violent and misogynistic abuse. Frankly, it frightens me. So when I came across this piece by Week Woman, I was genuinely flabbergasted. It's a well known feminist truism that you never ever read the comments, yet Week Woman is not only arguing that...

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Andrew Parsons: Wife Murderer but still a "Good Father"

This has been cross-posted on Everyday Victim Blaming Project Andrew Parsons has been found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of his wife Janee Parsons. Andrew murdered his wife in front of their young son. The murder was captured on a dictation machine that Andrew had hidden under Janee's bed to spy on her. He stalked his wife and then he murdered Janee. Janee's crime: having an affair and ending her marriage to Andrew....

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Dear Cannes Film Festival, Roman Polanski is a Child Rapist.

 Dear Cannes Film Festival, Roman Polanski is a child rapist. I know I've written this exact same letter before, although last time it was to the British Film Institute. I'm sure you are bored of hearing this. I'm certainly finding writing this over and over and over again somewhat tedious but people seem to be struggling with this issue. Still. So, for the record, Roman Polanski is a convicted child rapist who is also a fugitive from justice. It doesn't matter how many "good" films he makes, or how many stupid people make excuses for him...

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Silent Sunday: More Inspiring Blogs by Women

This is my weekly round-up of inspiring and thought-provoking blogs written by women; as ever, I have been unable to limit to myself to 10 blogs. Infertility, Patriarchy, Profit and Me: Or, Kerching : Infertility, Woman-blaming, woman-shaming and woman-controlling by K. Ingala Smith How to be Hostile for Men and Women by HerbsandHags Sex Education, Young People and Talking about Porn at SianandCrookedRib He sits in the Ivory Tower at One Woman's...

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Nick Ross: Not all Rape is Rape (with trigger warnings)

Nick Ross, creator of the BBC's Crimewatch, has written a book about Crime. I have never actually seen Crimewatch and I was not familiar with Nick Ross until I read his article in the Daily Mail today. Ross' Wikipedia page implies his research skills and knowledge are impeccable, yet he's written an article for the Daily Mail which is basically a list of myths about violence against women. The entire article blames women for being victims of male violence.  What the DM article demonstrates is that Ross hates feminists. Every single "fact"...

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