Category Archives: rape culture

Advertising that Promotes Rape Culture: My Complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority

By 6 commentsactivism, advertising, Change the World, feminism, media and gender, rant, rape culture, sexism, social justice, violence against women

[Update: we won! But there’s good news and bad news. My take on the decision is here.] I got my rant on yesterday and today I got my complain on. This is the text of my formal complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. They’ve already refused to consider two complaints against this ad, so I […]

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Don’t Get Raped: Wear Running Shoes

By 25 commentsactivism, culture, feminism, media, news, parenting, rant, rape culture, sexism, social justice, violence, violence against women

It’s not that this ‘health and safety’ advice from Wellington’s Massey University isn’t sensible, it’s just that it is absolutely insane that we live in a world where the solution to rape is female university students being advised to carry a whistle and wear running shoes. University spokesman James Gardiner said … “If students don’t wish […]

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