Tag: misogyny
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why the patriarchy is a cult
Unfortunately this will recur. Again. Whether it is the murder of yet another women by her partner. Or whether it is the rape of a young girl by teenagers. Or whether it is AFL players having too good a time. Most likely the murderer will be brought to justice. More unlikely will be the rapist.…
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Another AFL Off-Field Win – Another loss for women
I remember years ago being at my then wife’s friends’ place. Watching TV. A documentary. About the fall and rise of Ben Cousins. And every so often her friends would coo, Poor Ben. And I’m watching thinking I know what’s going to happen. Nothing will change. And nothing did. That was fifteen or so years…
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Why Calling Out Misogyny Doesn’t Work
Ironically perpetrators use similar words of abuse aas they “call you out” on your behaviour.
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Small talk makes the man(osphere)
I lie awake and wait and hope… That I won’t have to memorise, Footy scores and cricket stats, Weather charts and car parts, Rehashed advice and cliched epithets…
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Why haven’t you smiled these last ten years?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile. Why haven’t you smiled these last ten years? Well if I may be permitted to speak,
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her red drips are forgotten
Her first red drops fall cracks inbetween,fear once dripping now are rivulets: forgotten by and by.(Her life is coagulated frozen red : no one tells her why).For those who would free her are forbidden – (she is a woman unseen).Her hope for respite, despite the growing pain,That stops up her breath: falters— no one is…
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Blue grey bruises
Dark fabric covers her parchment skin,ink under blots marked as darker blue,once black, once purple, and now yellow,mottled with the occasional glimpse of grey.Inwardly she is all thunder cloud, holding her hail fire,whilst waiting to sprinkle mists of healing rain.But these ongoing blue grey bruises delineate ceded territories still unspoken of yet.She waits her time…
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unflicking the fuse
and so you pick your careful way throughwhat appears to be landmines or whatlooks like the outlines of ones or theirshadows on the ground around you.meanwhile you wave your super sensitivemine detector slowly in front of, behindand over you : the only magic wand you havewhile your fear its powers fading.but the landmine makers have…
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when did the patriarchy start working for you?
So when did the patriarchy start working for you? Was it about that time when you chose to fake being tough?
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A list of things men should hate (about being a man)
Liking male hero ultra violent movies. Admiring alpha male role models. Labelling yourself as rational when you lose your temper.Changing the channel. Leaving that last sheet of toilet paper. Missing your shot when the lid is down. Trigger fingers.Speaking over women. Hashtagging quiet men as effeminate pussies. Cat calling. Trolling non-binary men. Deliberately failing at…
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He says He says
He says “I’m tired of saying sorry…” i say “especially when…” He says ”It’s not all men.” i say, “women fear men…” He says, “Men protect women.” i say, “…from other men.” He says, “They should be thankful.” i say, “…yet still they live fearful.”
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Why Doesn’t He Just Leave? Men and Domestic Violence
At the moment, according to Destroy the Joint there is at least one woman a week being murdered by her partner. Domestic Violence is now more of a mainstream issue than ever. And there is plenty of advice in the air. Rosie Batty is campaigning against domestic violence as Australian of the Year. The…