MP Claire Curtis-Thomas calls for media regulation to end the normalisation of porn in our newsagents.
Tag: porn
Action Man
One man taking violence against women out of the realm of 'women's issues' and giving young boys and men a positive role model is Damian Carnell, from Nottinghamshire Domestic Violence Forum (NDVF). Rachel Bell meets him and gets a male perspective on male violence.
Challenging the ‘Sex Sells’ Cliché
Everywhere you turn these days there are sexualised images of women's bodies as porn becomes more and more mainstream. Rachel Bell investigates the growing protest movement against the normalisation of porn in everyday life.
Women Unite, Reclaim the Night!
Rachel Bell reports on November's hugely successful Reclaim the Night March in London, and some of the marchers explain their reasons for taking part.
Two men on Page 3
Here's the right answer if you're a man faced with the Page 3 debate at a dinner party. Thank you Damian Carnell. Oh and to have a clue about what your girlfriend thinks, read Clare Short's book, Dear Clare..this is what women feel about Page 3, documenting 1000's of letters Clare recieved from girls and women.
Talking to Page 3 models
On the 35th anniversary of Page 3, I suggested the Guardian Women's page cover the story, with the view to asking why is a newspaper still getting away with representing women in this way, and rarely any other way? I interviewed former Page 3 models and asked MP Clare Short to write about her experience trying to outlaw Page 3.
Run, rabbit, run
Some of the many letters, printed in The Guardian, responsding to my article, It's porn innit?
‘It’s porn, innit?’
What does the Playboy logo mean to you? To WHSmith, it means one of the most popular ranges of stationery ever sold. And it's aimed at children. What's going on, asks Rachel Bell.
Subvert the dominant pimpiarchy
How did the abusive, exploitative role of Pimp become the epitome of cool? Rachel Bell comments on this outrageous trend in popular culture
Betty Bandit 