Slutwalk

Slutwalk is the result of women fighting back against the idea that what you wear will determine whether or not you are raped. It all started with Toronto Police’s lecture to women, saying that “…women should avoid dressing like sluts” to prevent being raped. Women of Toronto fought back by organising a protest which they named [...]

Abuse Voyeurism

When does it stop being a case of “getting the message out about child abuse” and start becoming “a cash cow for publishers”? Go into any supermarket book section and you’ll see this: A wall of black vampire teenage romance smut novels, a wall of shite autobiographies by down and out celebrities and then the [...]

CHAVEZ! Y U NO GIVE US INTERNETZ?!

NO! Hugo Chavez is going down the line of filtering Venezuela’s internet! The parliament has passed the law on filtering any messages which have incement or hateful material (politically or religious). This seems like a fabulous idea at first, but it is the opposite. Developing countries like Venezuela need freedom of access to all information [...]

Told ye so, Harry Potter.

According to THIS article on DigitalSpy.co.uk, Daniel Radcliffe, A.K.A Harry Potter reveals that he has ‘lost faith’ in the Liberal Democrats in the wake of the tuition fees disaster caused by the coalition government. It’s the fault of people like Radcliffe and other cunts in the public eye is that they can vote in whatever [...]

Forty trillion weans – when wan is enough, mate.

The National Post recently ran a story on the reduction of multiple births. I hadn’t really thought of the concept before, if I’m honest. Of course, I always have been Pro-Choice as far as I can remember, without thinking. When I was little, I didn’t even know that people would object to the notion. (And [...]

President Chavez does more cool shit

Allo Presidente!! It’s no secret that me, Lydia, loves Hugo Chavez. Although, it seems that there is massively split opinions of Chavez on the left in Scotland. However, Chavez just keeps doing cool shit that no one can deny is totally fucking awesome.  In Venezuela right now, horrible flooding has claimed the lives of over [...]

Raoul Moat: Rapist, abuser and control freak.

Sam Stobbart, ex girlfriend of murderer Raoul Moat has shared her story about the abuse she suffered at his hands. In The News of The World’s interview with her, she talks about when he slapped her every other day, when he raped her, stamped on her stomach, punched her in the spine and gave her [...]

Portugal proves decriminalisation works!

She's showing flesh? Consider it target practise.

Think for a moment. Would you help a woman who was being beaten by her boyfriend? Of course you would. Be it passively (Phoning the police) or actively intervening. Would you help is she were wearing a short skirt and heels? What is she were a black woman? You might think “Of course,” Although, unfortunately, [...]

Glasgow City Council refuses to advertise trainers on the sides of their taxis because of the word “Bum.”

Oh my god a bum! People have bums?! Yes, people do have bums, but this isn’t the nub and gist of the argument here. Sexist advertising? That’s okay. The word bum? Not. I think someone has their priorities mixed up around here. According to the BBC News website, Glasgow City Council refused to let Reebok [...]