We spoke here last month about issues with the new Adults Surviving Child Abuse (ASCA) public service announcement campaign, spearheaded by their “Wedding” TV ad, which is below the cut in this post. * Hoyden About Town: “If onlyâ€�? New child abuse campaign. * Hoyden About Town: ASCA ...

Star-studded and in a good cause. “Prop 8 - The Musical” starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more… from Jack Black Similar Posts: Rudd govt anti-same-sex-discrimination bill depends on the Senate balance of power by tigtog Arsehats of the week by tigtog News from the ACT ...

Remember the fuss over Salma Hayek being “abusive” because she was “still” feeding her toddler? Salma Hayek took a humanitarian trip to Sierra Leone. This video[1] shows her being there for the death of a baby from tetanus, speaking to a UNICEF representative, and travelling ...

We haven’t talked about the Australian of the Year nominations here yet. What struck me immediately with the 2009 field is that this time around, only two of them are (as far as I know) white men. Note, however, that none (again, as far as I know; I’m open to correction on this) are wome...

I was poking through my junk mail, which has multiplied with the advent of the Season of Consumerism. And I thought I’d share some tidbits. Dick Smith: anyone for “massage”? I’m guessing this is even legal in Texas! “Rechargable Hydra Massager HG10. Great for when you&#...

The West is running a “Leavers’ Diary” in their Blogs section: Day One, Day Two, Day Three, Day Four. It’s a tedious, poorly-written mishmash of “got pissed, got laid, spewed, fuck yeah.” As you’d pretty much expect from Schoolies’ Week. The latest ent...

Formula companies are back advertising infant formula direct to the public throughout Asia. This is happening in the wake of the melamine disaster in which tens of thousands of babies were sickened and hospitalised - and a few died - from poisoned infant formula. Products made from the poisoned Sanl...

The threat: bone-chillingly radical feminist Girl Scouts. Mississippi-based Christian “news” service One News Now claims to offer up “news without the liberal bias”. It also offers up news without that dastardly word “gay”, as Jeff Fecke and Melissa have noted at ...

The Reaction: ” Fighting against breast cancer… and also against breast cancer campaigns” LindaBeth lays bare the sexist framework of some breast cancer awareness campaigns: “We men” love “boobies,” so we’ll work real hard so you don’t have to ha...

With everything else I had happening last weekend, I missed this blogswarm. I have nothing to add to Melissa’s wonderful post anyway: Blog in Solidarity: Congo Rape Epidemic I know it’s horrible. I know it’s the last fucking thing in the world you want to hear. And I beg you to lis...