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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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... his anime video of AOC minutes after the results of the House censure vote. It’s increasingly evident that any feelings of regret were a facade. In a closing statement following Gosar’s censorship, Democrats ...
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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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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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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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... center, and have actively spoken out on social media, so I went against their censorship. The persecution of activists, LGBTQ people, and feminists is a state policy, it’s happening all over Russia.”
When ...
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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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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
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LGBTQ Creators Are Suing YouTube For Homophobic Censorship
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Created on 17 January 2020
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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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Why Are Airlines Censoring The Queer Storyline In "Booksmart"
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(Feminism)
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... 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 ...
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Created on 29 October 2019
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Chinese #MeToo Activist Huang Xueqin Detained After Joining Hong Kong Protests
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(Feminism)
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... 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 ...
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Created on 25 October 2019
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So Rihanna Still Listens To Chris Brown. Here’s Why We Still Shouldn’t
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(Entertainment)
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... 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 ...
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Created on 23 October 2019
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LGBTQ Creators Are Suing YouTube For Homophobic Censorship
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(General)
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Whether you create content for the platform or simply enjoy the videos of animals skateboarding, it shouldn’t come as a shock that YouTube is the world’s largest video streaming site, averaging at 2 ...
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Created on 15 August 2019
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A Feminist Activist Is In Hiding After She Was Accused of Inciting Rebellion in Pakistan
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(Feminism)
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... 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 ...
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Created on 23 July 2019
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Man Murders Teenage Girl, Posts Pictures Of It Online
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(Feminism)
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... 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 ...
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Created on 17 July 2019
