Category Archives: Sex & Sexuality

[War is the health of the patriarchal state]

Posted on May 11, 2013 by @ndy

I thought that this passage from Terry Eagleton’s book Reason, Faith & Revolution (2009) — summarising Susan Faludi’s observations on 9/11 and US culture — was neat. It also helps to explain, I think, the mentality of many on the … Continue reading →

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The Christian Brothers & child sex abuse : An accident of history (including GST)

Posted on May 8, 2013 by @ndy

The leadership of the Christian Brothers in Oceania appeared before the Victorian state government inquiry into child abuse yesterday on Friday, May 3. Given before a packed audience, their testimony was enlightening in some respects, contradictory in others, but otherwise … Continue reading →

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International Clitoris Awareness Week + ClitorAid = Raelian wEiRdNeSs?

Posted on May 6, 2013 by @ndy

Credit where it’s due. In a publicity coup, a mob called Clitoraid [ClitorAid.org] have launched ‘International Clitoris Awareness Week’ (May 6–May 14), asking the public to donate money to the charity in order for it to conduct reparative surgery on … Continue reading →

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Stella Artois : She is a thing

Posted on April 23, 2013 by @ndy

What with all the excitement over the fabulous redecoration (above) of the Tory Party’s hateful and deceitful billboard about asylum seekers I was naturally drawn to the Billboard Liberation Front website. There I came across the Stella Artois advertisement. Y’know, … Continue reading →

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[Blog post into Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse]

Posted on April 12, 2013 by @ndy

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse began last Wednesday (April 3). The Royal Commission’s Terms of Reference are broad-ranging. They are not confined as to the time at which a person says he or she was … Continue reading →

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Solidarity with the “scrupulously fair” SWP

Posted on April 3, 2013 by @ndy

The rape scandal which has engulfed the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) in the UK appears to have left its local franchise Solidarity relatively untouched. Back in February, the party released the following statement in solidarity with the SWP. It describes … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair ~versus~ kink.com

Posted on March 5, 2013 by @ndy

Yeah yeah yeah. I’m late to the party, I’m not going to the show and nobody cares anyways. Still… I thought I may as well note the controversy on my blog — it raises a whole host of issues — … Continue reading →

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Jill Meagher, Reclaim the Night, the political right and Socialist Alternative

Posted on December 3, 2012 by @ndy

Recently (November 22), ‘Socialist Alternative’ published an article by Louise O’Shea titled ‘Jill Meagher, Reclaim the Night and the political right’. The article attempts to mount an argument, seemingly directed at other segments of the Australian left, regarding the public … Continue reading →

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a few notes on things

Posted on November 30, 2012 by @ndy

not really a post so much as a note to self: a SAlt member has written an article examining the public reaction to the rape and murder of jill meagher in melbourne in september. it’s a bit controversial. according to … Continue reading →

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Cardinal Pell, Royal Commissions, dirty cups and whitewashed tombs

Posted on November 14, 2012 by @ndy

“Happily, I think most of Australia was enjoying [and] delighting in the beauty and goodness of these young people and the hope for us doing these sorts of things better in the future, as we saw last night, rather than … Continue reading →

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