- 21. Drawing Vaginas Can Get You Jailed in Russia
- (Arts)
- ... $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 ...
- Created on 13 July 2020
- 22. Margaret Atwood Is Here To Save Us (Again), But This Time With Self-Quarantine Recommendations
- (Books)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 20 March 2020
- 23. Please, Just Let Lizzie McGuire Say "F*CK
- (TV)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 02 March 2020
- 24. Pussy Riot Video Shoot Shut Down by Russian Police for Promoting “Gay Propaganda”
- (Music)
- ... $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 ...
- Created on 10 February 2020
- 25. This Russian Artist is Facing Six Years in Prison for LGBTQ+ Rights Instagram Posts
- (Arts)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 17 January 2020
- 26. Let Them Sit On Cake: Professional Cake Sitter Lindsay Dye On Art, Camming, And The Decriminalization of Sex Work
- (Arts)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 06 December 2019
- 27. The Trump Administration Is Erasing LGBTQ-Related Data From Government Websites
- (Feminism)
- 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 ...
- Created on 24 November 2019
- 28. Shadow Banning: Why Women Are Pretending To Be Men On Instagram
- (Feminism)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 20 November 2019
- 29. Annabelle Attanasio's Directorial Debut "Mickey and the Bear" Proves She's One To Wa
- (Movies)
- 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 ...
- Created on 19 November 2019
- 30. The Academy Snubs Yet Another Black Female Filmmaker
- (Movies)
- ... 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," ...
- Created on 06 November 2019
- 31. Molière in the Park Returns With "The School For Wives" In Prospect Par
- (Entertainment)
- ... Top photo via Molière in the Park More from BUST Why Are Airlines Censoring The Queer Storyline In "Booksmart"? Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wins The Berggruen Prize For Culture And Philosophy The Next ...
- Created on 31 October 2019
- 32. Why Are Airlines Censoring The Queer Storyline In "Booksmart"
- (Feminism)
- ... other airlines showing the full uncut version of the film. Obviously, this censorship is ridiculous, and the cast has said as much. “If you can watch me and Skyler [Gisondo] kiss, you can watch Kaitlyn ...
- Created on 29 October 2019
- 33. Chinese #MeToo Activist Huang Xueqin Detained After Joining Hong Kong Protests
- (Feminism)
- ... censorship of news and media, the conversation did not receive the large scale attention it deserved. This form of erasure of female voices in the Chinese press has shown why women feel reluctant to report ...
- Created on 25 October 2019
- 34. So Rihanna Still Listens To Chris Brown. Here’s Why We Still Shouldn’t
- (Entertainment)
- ... made it cool to be authentic. Even if we don’t understand her choices sometimes, we respect her for being true to herself without censorship. Her playing a Chris Brown song in the background of her video ...
- Created on 23 October 2019
- 35. LGBTQ Creators Are Suing YouTube For Homophobic Censorship
- (General)
- ... who persistently mocked a journalist for being gay and Mexican. The LGBTQ creators maintain that the site’s algorithms and moderators censor content that includes LGBTQ-related words such as “gay” and ...
- Created on 15 August 2019
- 36. Awkwafina On "The Farewell," Mainstream Asian American Visibility, The Real Nora Lum, And Her Well-Trained Cat: BUST Intervie
- (Entertainment)
- ... other people like me could exist. She was brash, uncensored, and talented. It only takes one, and that’s really the larger goal of Awkwafina—to inspire. I think when Awkwafina stops working is when she ...
- Created on 10 August 2019
- 37. A Feminist Activist Is In Hiding After She Was Accused of Inciting Rebellion in Pakistan
- (Feminism)
- ... censorship and surveillance for years, her stance has always been clear. When accused of blasphemy in 2017, she vowed, “I will not be silenced. I am not afraid of these cowards.” Top photo courtesy of ...
- Created on 23 July 2019
- 38. Man Murders Teenage Girl, Posts Pictures Of It Online
- (Feminism)
- ... censorship, violent or otherwise, is preferred and rewarded over any expression of a woman’s autonomy or freedom. As #RIPBianca has trended on Twitter, feminists and those condemning violent masculinity ...
- Created on 17 July 2019
- 39. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Sued For Blocking Critics On Twitter
- (General)
- ... of elected officials—Mayor Kelly Yaede of New Jersey’s Hamilton Township, Maine Governor Paul LePage, and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, to name a few—have previously come under fire for censorship after ...
- Created on 10 July 2019
- 40. A Ugandan Feminist Wrote A Poem About A Vagina, Then She Was Arrested
- (Feminism)
- CNN published a piece detailing the trial as part of their As Equals series, dedicated to investigating gender inequality. Here’s what they found. Stella Nyanzi was a well-known feminist and activist ...
- Created on 09 July 2019
