“She Must Have Egged Him On”

This happened two nights ago. It was a balmy evening by the beach and we were heading off from the caravan park to have dinner at a nearby restaurant. As we headed for the exit we noticed a young woman walking quickly away from a man muttering “fuck off!” She started to run into the main area of the park. She and the man were followed by two other people Read More …

How Did “Yes” Become “Yes I’ll Fuck The Whole Football Team”?

If you’re not Australian you’re probably unaware of the big news story from last week involving footballers and rape. It goes like this: Football team goes on holiday in 2002. A woman meets some of them while out drinking, including Matt Johns, who has since become a TV celebrity here. The woman agrees to have sex with him and one other guy. All goes well… until the rest of the Read More …

A Weird Feminist Critique Of Porn For Women

Obsessing about my place in Google once again I found a rather long winded feminist essay about women’s porn, entitled: Rape Culture: Renegotiating Sexual Subjectivity on Porn Sites for Women. The piece takes a rather large philosophical stick to Sssh.com, which is an adult site for women that’s been around for roughly the same time as For The Girls. It does this in an attempt to make a general point Read More …

Rape: What Grey Area?

The Sydney Morning Herald has a blog called All Men Are Liars which discusses men’s issues. In the beginning it was a bit of a lad’s mag, but one year on it’s become one of the best reads in the paper. The author Sam De Brito often initiates discussions that the best feminists would be proud of. I find it a lot more interesting than the alleged “women’s blog” at Read More …