Tony Porter, an educator and activist against violence against women, has called for men to stop “acting like a man” and to break out of the “man box.” This “man box” is what he calls the “collective socialization of men”. It perpetuates the idea that men are not allowed to have feelings, that they are ...
Amazon.com WidgetsThe Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, is the new poster-child for feminist fiction and, although I don’t think it lives up to the hype, it is still a great mystery novel. The original Swedish title was Män som hatar kvinnor which translates to “Men Who Hate Women” and every chapter does ...
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This is the first of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. Day 16, Human Rights Day, is December 10th. So take a moment today and think about all the women who have been victims of abuse and rape and think of what you ...
Ah, porn. Chances are you’ve had a peek. And at some point you’ve probably felt a twinge of guilt. But is it actually bad for you?
In the UK teenagers think abuse in relationships is normal and up to a quarter of 13 to 17-year-old girls have “experienced physical violence from a boyfriend and a third had been pressured into sexual acts they did not want”. A campaign is trying to raise awareness about this in the UK and to stop the violence.
A new public awareness campaign has viewers smack a woman multiple times, causing her to moan in pain and develop bruises, to move from pussy to gangsta.
A leading crime writer and critic is refusing to review some of the more violent new books in the genre. Jessica Mann, who works for the Literary Review, is saying that the novels rely on “sadistic misogyny”. “[Y]oung women are imprisoned, bound, gagged, strung up or tied down, raped, sliced, burned, blinded, beaten, eaten, starved, ...
A weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe i n women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts. Nicole Kidman has accused ...
Dear Madame X, I suspect that one of my female co-workers might have a crush on me. I think...
After the publication of his fourth and most successful novel The Slap, which was turned into a TV miniseries...
The phrase “working mother” is redundant. ~Jane Sellman
Ali G interviews Naomi Wolf about feminism!
Some men are leg men. Some like bottoms. Some prefer breasts. Some men even like personalities. Me, I’m a...
Bloody Facebook. I knew there was a reason I became a reluctant convert. It’s all very well having hilarious...
Looks like the producers of Jersey Shore just got more than they bargained for! Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, one of...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend has grown a beard and I hate it! Can I tell him to shave?...
