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None of the above, actually.
Today in the lovely land down under of Australia, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission is considering adding a third gender option to passports and government documents. This new gender...
View ArticleThe Skinny on Miss Universe Skinny-ism
The Daily Beast" posted a video today of Australian pageant contestant Stephanie Naumoska talking with Diane Sawyer about audience reactions to her physique (which is quite thin). Is it skinny-ism? Is...
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Jennifer Hawkins poses nude, "flaws" and all
Australian beauty queen and model Jennifer Hawkins appears nude and un-Photoshopped on the February cover of Marie Claire magazine. According to Hawkins, the photo shoot is meant to inspire confidence...
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Bechdel Test Canon: Two Friends
It was hard to select just one Jane Campion movie for this series. Though the New Zealand-born filmmaker may not fully identify with feminism as a guiding doctrine, she is nonetheless a champion of...
View ArticleIconography: A Selection of Brilliant Careers
I wanted to write about at least one writer from the Southern Hemisphere for you. (I was going to also write about New Zealand's Katherine Mansfield, but then Lindsay pipped me to the blog post!) I...
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The Long Goodbye: Oprah Showers Australia with Diamonds and Pearls
As Feministing highlighted leading up to the trip to Oz, many Australians weren't exactly thrilled with the prospect of Oprah coming to town—but you wouldn't have guessed that from the throngs of...
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B-Sides: Savage Garden
I'm the kind of person who endorses a deep commitment Getting comfy, getting perfect is what I live for But a look, and then a smell of perfume It's like I'm down on the floor, and I don't know what...
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Adventures in Feministory: Margaret Tucker
Margaret "Marge" Tucker was a 20th-century Australian Aboriginal activist, organizer, and writer. Born on the Moonahculla Reservein 1904, Tucker (at the age of 13) and her sister (who was 11) were...
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Tales From The Crip: Bolshy Divas: Masked Feminist Avengers
Taking a cue from feminist art collective Guerrilla Girls comes Australia's Bolshy Divas—anonymous disability activists "in the style of feminist masked avengers, exposing and discussing...
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Black on Both Sides: Film Distributor Erases "The Sapphires" on American DVD...
The Sapphires is a feel-good film about being "black" in a cross-cultural context. I loved it.Based on the true story of four Aboriginal women who form a singing group and are invited to Vietnam to...
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