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Where is Peng Shuai? Chinese Tennis Player Disappears From Public Eye After Sharing Her #MeToo Story. She Reappears for Video Call with IOC President, But Why Are They Ignoring the Allegations?
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(Feminism)
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... history of censorship by the government, targeting social media, journalists, and heavily restricting international media and influence. Sites like Facebook, Instagram, and some Google websites are restricted ...
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Created on 23 November 2021
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Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has Life Threatened in Anime-Themed Parody Video Shared Online by Far-Right Politician Paul Gosar
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(Feminism)
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... Gosar to be censured. As the highest form of discipline before expulsion, Gosar’s censoring is a critical moment of tension between the GOP and Democratic parties.
Despite what appears to be a resolution, ...
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Created on 19 November 2021
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China to "Put an End to Sissy Men" With Ban on Effeminate Men on T
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(Feminism)
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... the world, but efforts to protest in China were met with censorship. The women were released, but are still under government surveillance.
President Xi Jinping calls these new censorships a “national ...
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Created on 10 September 2021
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The Last Starlet: An Interview with 1950's Bad Girl of the Silver Screen, Mamie Van Dore
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(Movies)
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... Now 90 and as daring as ever, Van Doren opens up about sexism, censorship, and that time she almost hooked up with Marlene Dietrich.
“Mamie Van Doren is a Hollywood icon. Tough as diamonds, she is the ...
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Created on 08 September 2021
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This Queer Valedictorian Almost Had His Speech Censored By His High School, But The Audience Was Not Having It
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(Feminism)
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... take mental health seriously, believe in themselves, and support one another.
After actually being able to hear the speech in full, it makes me wonder what made this speech so worth censoring. All Bryce ...
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Created on 01 July 2021
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Lysol's Horrifying History Of Marketing Cleaning Products As Birth Contro
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(Living)
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... and hairless vaginas, according to historian Andrea Tone, the earliest roots of this phrase can be found in censorship laws. In the 1920s, advertisers coined the term to evade Comstock Laws while selling ...
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Created on 25 March 2021
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Looking At The Groundbreaking "Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians," Decades Later: BUST Intervie
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(Books)
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... I could do on my own.
I think this book is going to feel really uplifting for a lot of people.
When it first came out, there was a lot of homophobia and censorship, it did not reach a wide audience ...
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Created on 12 March 2021
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Feminist Comedian Lizz Winstead, Co-Creator Of "The Daily Show," Wants You To Laugh To Keep From Crying: Bust Intervie
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(Entertainment)
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In the year of the pivot, comedians have had to get creative with their venues. At least for now, the days of packed, basement-dark comedy clubs and soaring, Liberace-esque amphitheaters are gone. Instead, ...
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Created on 17 December 2020
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Women-Led Protests in Belarus Met with Violence
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(Feminism)
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... by nightfall.
36 days of protests in #Belarus. When a picture is worth a thousand words. pic.twitter.com/qeMvvVUt1l
— Pauline (@tlnlndn) September 13, 2020
To further push the clear and uncensored ...
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Created on 14 September 2020
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This UK Tampax Ad Was Pulled From Ireland Airwaves For Being Too “Vulgar”
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(Feminism)
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... ban this ad is simply unacceptable. Censorship of information on sexuality and reproduction belongs in the past.” Charlotte Amrouche, who hosts menstruation workshops in Ireland added, “To ban the ad on ...
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Created on 02 September 2020
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Drawing Vaginas Can Get You Jailed in Russia
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(Arts)
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... $730.
“I am from a small Russian city in a remote region, the whole place is censored by the city administration,” Tsvetkova said in an article with The Art Newspaper. “I set up a theatre and community ...
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Created on 13 July 2020
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Margaret Atwood Is Here To Save Us (Again), But This Time With Self-Quarantine Recommendations
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(Books)
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... in breaking the taboo of talking about sexuality and other social issues in a repressive Ireland after WWII. All three of the novels were even banned by the Irish Censorship Board and faced harsh criticism ...
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Created on 20 March 2020
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Please, Just Let Lizzie McGuire Say "F*CK
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(TV)
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... says fuck! And if Disney is going to censor our queen, well then, Hulu, please give us the reboot we deserve. Sincerley, Lizzie stans who need guidence on how to survive adulthood.
Header Screenshot ...
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Created on 02 March 2020
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Pussy Riot Video Shoot Shut Down by Russian Police for Promoting “Gay Propaganda”
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(Music)
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... $15K that they spent on production and will never be able to get back, all due to these “gay propaganda” laws and censorship at the hand of the Russian government.
With lyrics like, “A police baton on ...
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Created on 10 February 2020
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This Russian Artist is Facing Six Years in Prison for LGBTQ+ Rights Instagram Posts
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(Arts)
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... expression.
Header Screenshot Courtesy of Current Time via RadioFreeEurope
More from BUST
LGBTQ Creators Are Suing YouTube For Homophobic Censorship
At Least 12 Trans People Have Been Murdered ...
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Created on 17 January 2020
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Let Them Sit On Cake: Professional Cake Sitter Lindsay Dye On Art, Camming, And The Decriminalization of Sex Work
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(Arts)
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... have manipulated their TOS and implemented discriminatory coding to delete, shadowban, and censor sex workers, whether they’re posting sexually explicit content or not. I’ve noticed many sex workers ...
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Created on 06 December 2019
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The Trump Administration Is Erasing LGBTQ-Related Data From Government Websites
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(Feminism)
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The Sunlight Foundation’s Web Integrity Project released its latest trend report on how LGBTQ-related language and content has changed under the Trump administration. According to Fast Company, the ...
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Created on 24 November 2019
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Shadow Banning: Why Women Are Pretending To Be Men On Instagram
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(Feminism)
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... not even informed when their activity is being restricted—a form of censorship that bears the sinister name, “shadow banning.”
This shadow banning has disproportionately affected women and members of ...
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Created on 20 November 2019
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Annabelle Attanasio's Directorial Debut "Mickey and the Bear" Proves She's One To Wa
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(Movies)
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Earlier this year, Mickey and the Bear, a film written and directed by actress Annabelle Attanasio, received a standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival. Since it premiered at SXSW, the film and Attanasio ...
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Created on 19 November 2019
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The Academy Snubs Yet Another Black Female Filmmaker
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(Movies)
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... from BUST
Why Are Airlines Censoring The Queer Storyline In "Booksmart"?
The Margaret Mead Film Festival Reminds Us Of The Importance Of Feminist Anthropology
Patricia Arquette On Activism, "Otherhood," ...
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Created on 06 November 2019
