How can we claim to oppose abuse, while simultaneously presenting it as “sexy”?
Tag: assault
Two women have gone public about abuse they were subjected to on porn sets, but in order to ensure this kind of thing doesn’t happen to any other woman, we need to talk about why we allow men to sexualize violence against women in the first place.
People everywhere were appalled at the treatment of David Dao on United flight 3411. When will they rise up against the abuse of women in pornography?
Andray Domise, a Maclean’s magazine columnist, former host of Canadaland, and darling of the progressive scene in Toronto, has been arrested and charged with three counts of assault on a former domestic partner. The 36-year-old…
Predictably, the Jian Ghomeshi sexual assault trial has focused far more on what the victims did “wrong” than on the perpetrator’s behaviour. Story after story in the media paints a picture of…
This post is not intended to be a blind celebration of the police. Let’s not pretend as though the police are not largely representative of white male power and authority. But that…