Open Letter to the Federal New Democratic Party Dear NDP Candidates: We are writing to you as feminists, progressives, and longtime supporters of the NDP. We are deeply disappointed to learn that…
I wrote about the first Slutwalk back in 2011. I was the first to do so, and was attacked viciously for it. Like all third wave trends, one is to blindly follow…
Last week CTV’s W5 aired a two-part series on internet porn. Part one focused on the way in which ever-younger children were becoming consumed with violent pornography, causing them to become “addicted”…
Chris Hedges publishes a weekly column at Truthdig, has written 11 books, including “Death of the Liberal Class,” “Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle,” “War Is…
“We better wake up and we better respond quickly, or we’re headed for massive societal breakdown. It is already beginning.” This Friday, Chris Hedges will speak at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church in…
The trend of ageism in feminism, popularized in the 90s by third wave feminists, not only has continued but seems to be the order of the day. The term “second waver” has…
In 1999, at age 52, Andrea Dworkin was drugged and raped in Paris. She published a partial account in New Statesman in 2000, but it wasn’t until after her death (of natural…
Last month, the Journal of Sex Research published “Is Pornography Really About ‘Making Hate to Women?’” a paper claiming to find a positive correlation between pornography consumption and feminist attitudes. In its…
Dr Kathleen Richardson says the development of sex robots further objectifies women and girls, reduces human empathy, doesn’t reduce sexual exploitation, and promotes violence and inequality among humans. Law professor, co-founder of…
Many of you will be unsurprised to learn that I get in a lot of arguments with men. These arguments often take place in bars and they are almost always instigated by…
In what might be deemed a radical move, the University of Melbourne’s largest residential college banned access to pornography on campus. This means students at Ormond College will be blocked from accessing…
Why read Bustle, you might ask? Well, naturally, for hilarious listicles like one published yesterday, entitled, “9 things that don’t make you a better feminist than everybody else.” I’ll save you a…
Yesterday, Al Jazeera’s online TV show, The Stream, featured a segment about Amnesty International’s decision to adopt a policy that supports the full decriminalization and/or legalization of prostitution. The show featured Catherine…
Anita Sarkeesian released a new video in her Tropes vs Women in Video Games series on August 31, this time taking on the “women as reward” trope. As always, she is so…
Margaret Cho says she was sexually molested by a family friend from age five to 12, then raped continuously through her teenage years. “Companion app” lets friends virtually walk each other home…