The iconic photograph of “The Kissing Sailor” may actually be an image of sexual assault. [Crates & Ribbons]
Let’s put more nudity on Page 3, not ban it:
“… I say the answer is more nudity in newspapers, not less. Put more boobs on Page 3, and add some cocks too. Show people of every size, shape, colour, gender and sexuality; let them speak in their own voice, and celebrate them all. That, rather than self-censorship of adult-oriented content, would be a progressive tabloid revolution worth fighting for.” [New Statesman]
While I don’t agree with most of her sentiments, Clem Bastow makes some interesting points about the inclusion of men in feminism. This was also a topic that came up during the abovementioned “who’s-a-feminist” debate with my friends. [Daily Life]
Let’s stop debating the “culture wars”: people deserve rights. The end. [Jezebel]
Julia Gillard’s Question Time smackdown against Tony Abbott and the liberal party’s sexism and misogyny primarily against her gets the New Yorker treatment. In a nutshell, maybe Obama could take a page out of her book?
Michelle Smith’s Wheeler Centre Lunchbox/Soapbox address on girls in culture, both now and in the Victorian era. Wait, they’re not the same thing?!
I’ve been embroiled in a “I-don’t-believe-in-feminism-I-believe-in-equality” debate this week but, as Ben Pobjie rightly points out, when it comes to Kate Ellis being talked over and shouted down on Q&A, it’s about human decency, not feminism. [MamaMia]
Jill Meagher and safety on the streets from a disability point of view. [ABC Ramp Up]
The case against condom use in porn. [Jezebel]
In defence of Mean Girls‘ Janis Ian. [Rookie]
Brave isn’t “Just Another Princess Movie”. [The New Inquiry]
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