Local radio host “no longer employed” with station after sexist tweets
“You’d get more viewers if you were stripping,” Coast 101.1 FM radio host Joel North told a young St. John’s woman on Twitter.
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The problem with the F-word: ‘Feminist’
“If men want to reap the rewards of feminism, want to help out, we have to do more than just soak up kudos and make token gestures and preach to the choir. We have to speak to other men, we have to convince them.”
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Slutwalk organizers tackle a “deeply embedded” rape culture
Media and popular stereotypes about sexual assault are still a long way from reality, say organizers.
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Why SlutWalk matters
In 2016 victims of sexual violence still have to live through their trauma in a culture of slut-shaming and victim-blaming.
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Canada’s legal system is sexist and broken
The Ghomeshi ruling is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Futile fight in a broken system
Agree with the Ghomeshi verdict or not, no one who heard the ruling can honestly say they don’t understand why victims don’t come forward.
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The Good, The Bad, The Bowie
How much is David Bowie to blame for having sex with a minor? And are the days following his death an appropriate time to host the conversation?
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Traffic-Lights and Human Sexuality
“In the same way that we cannot will the traffic-light to be green when we want to go, we cannot will people to be sexual beings when we desire it.”
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St. John’s SlutWalk: We asked for it
St. John’s residents demand an end to sexual violence, slut-shaming, victim-blaming, and rape culture. Photos by Jenne Nolan.
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Violence against women and sexual assault in St. John’s taxis
Deputy Mayor is shocked, but it’s the same old story for the Status of Women Council.
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A kick in the teeth
Senior dentistry students at Dalhousie University abuse women online, and the university administration seems more concerned with protecting them than addressing the problem of woman-hating on campus.
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This is the real story we need to be talking about
Sexual assault victims are afraid to report crimes in Canada, so our energies need to be focused on tackling that challenge rather than taking sides in a case we know too little about
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Rape culture in our city: An open letter to St. John’s
Media coverage of reports of gang rapes in St. John’s has directed many to contemplate their moral stance on sex work, instead of their moral stance on rape and the appropriate police response to the rape of any person.
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The SMU controversy: How not to do things with words
The “words are not actions” defense is misguided, and here’s why…
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