UQWC’s Reply to ‘Fabulous Feminism’ in Semper Floreat. Over at my university’s student magazine, it seems that people think feminism is about swinging those Chanel totes and denigrating women who don’t dress to be attractive to men. In the Women’s Collective, we beg to differ. Check out the wonderful reply the Collective put together!
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Rape is Rape (and not “I had a shitty day”)
Dear people of this world, Please don’t use the word rape unless you actually mean rape. It’s really not that hard an idea to get your head around. Rape is pretty easy to define – it’s sexual activity without proper consent from both parties. Somehow, I don’t think that’s what you mean when you tell … Continue reading »
Put a sexist joke on the end!
It’s so very hard to escape my feminism these days. I just can’t seem to do it anymore, and I can’t understand how other people, intelligent people I like a lot, just don’t pick up on instances of blatant sexism. I went to the movies today with my family, something that doesn’t happen very often. … Continue reading »
My body is not there for your entertainment
Sometimes I wish I could wear a big sign above my head that says “my body/clothes/existence is not there for your entertainment (so fuck off)”. Like pretty much every woman I have been given the head-to-toe look, been wolf-whistled at, been shouted at by passing cars as I walk down the street. It doesn’t happen … Continue reading »
