Archive for the “Gender inequality” category
Remember Reeva
by Rachel Bell on March 14, 2013
It’s one month since Reeva Steenkamp was killed by a man who got famous. Coverage of her death has largely made that man more famous. Historically, men who kill women become anti-heroes or legends. I say let’s remember Reeva.
Toughest Place To Be Highlights Slaughter of Women
by Rachel Bell on September 3, 2012
BBC2′s Toughest Place To Be is one of a handful of things worth turning the TV on for and last night’s programme took an A&E nurse form Preston to the murder capital of the world – Juarez in Mexico. Producer director Victoria Bell showed that, despite the constant flow of male victims to the hospital, it’s the female victims of the Juarez drug wars who aren’t lucky enough to make it to hospital.
Simon Cowell’s thumbs up to the sex industry as kids’ entertainment
by Rachel Bell on April 7, 2012
ITV brought the sex industry to the kids again last night, with Simon Cowell giving a massive approval to the stripper who performed on Britain’s Got Talent at 8pm, sending the message that stripping is fun for all the family and will get you places.
BBC3 tells the truth about rape
by Rachel Bell on March 29, 2012
Bravo to BBC3 for its documentary, I Never Said Yes, about the rape epidemic in the UK.
CBeebies celebrates 10 years and a new show, Tree Fu Tom. Why not Tree Fu Tina?
by Rachel Bell on March 16, 2012
In CBeebies, the females appear to be locked indoors. Is the controller on a quest to wipe out the female species from public view? OK, I’m exaggerating, but they’re not there much at all and if they do make an appearance, they are all too often pink and giddy.
How to be a Good Rape Victim
by Rachel Bell on May 22, 2011
Hey, I know, let’s stop focusing on rape victims Ken Clarke, and instead, how about we just tell men to stop raping. Rape is rape, end of story. Here’s what it takes to be a GOOD RAPE VICTIM.
Pole-dancing: just what kids telly and sports day needs
by Rachel Bell on May 10, 2011
The sex industry continues its infiltration into kids’ – and all our – lives with a lovely new video from dance act Nero. The video for Guilt portrays a pole dancer performing in a high-end strip club for some johns who, we are to believe, are Japanese businessmen, too.
Are women human yet? Afraid not ladies, the Playboy bunny is back.
by Rachel Bell on March 24, 2011
While Hooters have brought their tacky ‘family friendly’ sexism to Bristol, this May sees undead misogynist Hugh Hefner opening his ‘exclusive’ Playboy club in London’s Mayfair once again
Sexism, like racism, should always be named
by Rachel Bell on January 30, 2011
While our women’s football teams perform better than our men’s, the men’s game is elevated to ridiculous proportions in our culture and its sexism usually permitted to grow unchecked. ‘Casual’ sexism exists all around us, and should always be challenged, not laughed off.