Posted in Bullying, Media, Power of Words, Sexualisation of children on Jul 31st, 2009 10 Comments »
This week in Sydney a 14 year old girl was left violated after being used as part of a 2Day FM radio stunt. What follows is a media statement prepared by Melinda Tankard Reist and Kids Free 2B Kids. I am very happy to add my support to this.
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Kevin Rudd criticises Kyle Sandilands, Jackie O “Rape Stunt”
Kyle Sandilands [...]
Posted in Body Image, Eating Disorders, Power of Words on Jul 23rd, 2009 9 Comments »
Warning – this special blog post may be a trigger for some people.
For those of us who have never had an eating disorder it can be hard to understand the grip that diseases such as anorexia and bulimia have on young women’s minds. This week I would like to share a piece of writing [...]
Posted in Feminism, Power of Words on Jul 2nd, 2009 3 Comments »
Like the rest of the world, I was sickened by the recent death of Neda Agha-Soltan, a young woman shot in the protests that followed the dubious election result in Iran. The 26-year-old university student was with her singing teacher at the time of her death. In Iran, women are forbidden to sing publicly, so [...]
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