Tag Archives: rape culture
Blaming a child for her own rape: it’s just journalism
Trigger warning. Is it really too much to ask of the media that rape be reported with sensitivity, accuracy, and care? Is it really too much to ask of a journalist employed by one of the most respected news outlets … Continue reading
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Quick hit: It’s not rape if her jeans are tight.
*trigger warnings on all the links* This article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday. It so appalled me, I thought I’d write something about it. But I don’t even know what to say beyond ARRGGHHHH! Besides, you can read … Continue reading
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When fighting rape culture means changing birth culture
Trigger warning on this post: sexual violence and birth trauma/coercion* Over at Feministe, there is a series of posts underway for Sexual Assault Awareness month. This amazing piece by abby jean (please read it) highlights why we cannot fight sexual … Continue reading
Filed under Breastfeeding, Lactivism and Doula-ing, Feminism
Because consent always matters
If you’ve been living under a rock without an interwebs connection, you may not have heard about the furore over recent revelations that Canadian women are routinely given vaginal examinations by medical students whilst they are under aneasthesia (sometimes for … Continue reading
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Not such a happy customer
Okay, so my gym isn’t perfect. Right now they’re running a ‘get fit and foxy’ promotion. They’re selling shirts with slogans like seriously foxy and runs like a fox and for kids, my mum’s a fox. The staff are doing … Continue reading
