Greens Senator, Sarah Hanson-Young to sue ZOO as she damn well should. Australian Greens senator, Sarah Hanson-Young is suing ZOO magazine for photoshopping her face onto the body of a bikini model in such a way that Hanson-Young claims made her appear ‘incompetent and immature.’ Hanson-Young claims the lad’s mag represented her as ‘not a…
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There is a ‘war on unborn women’, declares Kurt Kondrich, an American father and anti-abortion campaigner. ‘Rapid advances in prenatal testing,’ he declares, ‘Will soon allow this broken culture to wage war on any person deemed ‘flawed’ or ‘substandard’.’ Kondrich is referring to prenatal testing that identifies sex, as well as disabilities such as Down…
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Senegal has a sassy feminist Prime Minister. Aminata Toure, women’s rights activist, anti-corruption whistle-blower, justice minister, football player and all round feminist bad arse, has been appointed the new Prime Minister of Senegal. Toure has dedicated much of her life to advocacy and activism for causes such as reproductive rights, women’s health issues and…
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Dunkin’ Donuts Thailand’s ‘Charcoal Donut’ ad campaign deemed ‘bizarre and racist’ by Human Rights Watch. A Thailand franchise of Dunkin’ Donuts has released advertisements for their ‘Charcoal Donut’ which feature an image of a women in blackface with bright pink lipstick. The tag line of the advertisement claims that the chocolate donut ‘breaks all the…
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Name: Anna Hamilton, although I am better known by my nom de net Annaham. Age: 27 Occupation: Writer/blogger Hometown: I’m originally from Marin County, CA, although I currently reside in central California. Describe yourself in one word: Oddball What is your feminist philosophy? I strive for an inclusive feminism that centres people who have been…
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Aussie couples heading overseas to select gender of babies via IVF A study has suggested that in the last 18 months, around 120 Australian couples headed a specific clinic in Thailand to avoid a law that prevents parents to select the gender of their child. Australian medical guidelines currently prohibit parents from picking their child’s…
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Yesterday (28th August) was the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Martin Luther King gave his iconic ‘I have a dream’ speech. In the years following King’s speech the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act were signed,…
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Torrents of misogynistic abuse, both online and off, is nothing new. Anybody who dares to present as female and exist in a public space is almost certainly going to experience street harassment at some point, and the age of the internet has allowed misogyny to establish itself in a new, more anonymous format. Somewhat dubiously…
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The Internet was astir this week after Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer, posed for a photo shoot in Vogue which pictured her done up to the nines, lying upside down on a weird banana lounge. The representation of Mayer, accompanying an extensive interview with the former Google engineer, has been criticised as detracting from her…
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With the election looming, a lot of my friends have decided to cast a “donkey vote”. Some because they’re irritated with politics, others because they don’t understand or they just don’t care. At the turn of the Nineteenth Century, women were desperate for the vote. They wanted governmental representation and an active opinion on the…
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This Federal election there is a new political party on the stage, the Voluntary Euthanasia Party, contesting seats in four States with the single purpose to put legalising voluntary euthanasia on the national agenda. In existence for just three months, the Party already has more than 2000 members, and will run senate candidates in…
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A few days ago Bryan Goldberg blogged about his hopes and dreams for new site Bustle.com which he touted as a brand new site for women’s interest that ‘puts world news and politics alongside beauty tips.’ When launching the site, Goldberg made some huge calls including, ‘women’s publishers have completely lost sight of which decade…
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‘Daily feminist news’ collects news stories from around the world and brings them to you, Lip reader. If you have any stories to add, let us know in the comments below. SLUT, the play, opens at the New York Fringe Festival A play based on the actors’ own experiences with sexual assault opened at…
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Name: Rachele, The Nearsighted Owl Age: 30 Occupation: Blogger Hometown: Portland, Oregon Describe yourself in one word: Fat What is your feminist philosophy? Smash the patriarchy! It is seriously time that a woman’s voice be heard and that a woman’s value isn’t based on how f*ckable she is. Why is feminism important in today’s world?…
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