In a move labelled controversial by many commentators, earlier this week popular breakfast television host David Koch gave his co-host Samantha Armytage a stripper pole. The gift was a joke in reference to Armytage’s comment she made earlier in the show about her new shoes. Armytage reportedly made an off hand remark about her shoes…
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Last week the story broke that a man had set up a female online dating profile, to see if women really did have it easier than men when hunting for love in cyberspace. His story described how he took the profile down in two hours, stating: ‘I figured I would get some weird messages here and…
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Yesterday, The Guardian published an editorial by Lauren Mayberry, member of Scottish synth-pop trio, Chvrches. She was spurred to write the editorial — in which she talks about her anger and despair over online misogyny — after posting a screengrab of a demeaning comment from a Facebook “fan” of the band. That screengrab was one…
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