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Our borders, ourselves: Thoughts on double standards and slut-shaming in the media

I am the Condom Girl -- the one flagged as a suspected sex worker at the U.S. border and subjected to a series of escalating bizarre treatments and attitudes. I had no idea when I wrote my personal account for rabble.ca that my story would result in radio interviews, headlining Metro, more re-tweets than I care to count, and, of course, hate mail. It's been one of the craziest weeks of my life, and certainly the most public.

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Progressive Voices

Sexual violence at college and university

April 5, 2013
| Sarah King addresses the rape culture at college and university, "stranger danger," inadequate efforts of university administrators to combat sexual violence, and more.
Length: 11:35 minutes (10.62 MB)
Christopher Majka

Board of Sex: Pining for pin-ups at the CWB

| February 14, 2013
Meghan Murphy

Revenge porn is about porn

| January 30, 2013
Redeye

Book: Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry

January 16, 2013
| Helen Lenskyj says that women athletes are held to a rigid standard of heterosexual attractiveness. The result is that some woman athletes have even resorted to plastic surgery to fit the image.
Length: 18:05 minutes (16.56 MB)
Meghan Murphy

It's not 'slut-shaming,' it's woman hating

| December 10, 2012
Feminist Current

Pornifying violence against women

December 6, 2012
| Making the connection between pornography and violence against women: this podcast features excerpts from a panel discussion hosted by Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter.
Length: 51:09 minutes (46.84 MB)
Meghan Murphy

Don't much care about the men: Man problems edition

| November 28, 2012
Feminist Current

Does Facebook have a misogyny problem?

November 19, 2012
| Facebook has faced significant critique over pages that promote violence against women and rape 'jokes'. Meghan Murphy speaks with Soraya Chemaly about this issue and how it might be addressed.
Length: 30:03 minutes (27.51 MB)
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