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		<title>TIME mag cover does motherhood no favours: attachment parent Nicole Jameson</title>
		<link>http://melindatankardreist.com/2012/05/time-mag-cover-does-women-nor-motherhood-no-favours-attachment-parent-nicole-jameson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Time had the opportunity to explore motherhood and the individuality of each parent-child bond, to validate the mundane and empower women who make countercultural parenting choices. Instead, the editors chose to cash in on cookie-cutter sexploitation and mum-vs-mum sensationalism&#8217; Nicole Jameson Time magazine threw fuel on the fires of the Mummy Wars last week, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time breastfeeding cover: are you mum enough to breastfeed standing up?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 22:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been asked my opinion on the Time magazine cover depicting a mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son. My view is that women should be able to breastfeed for as long as they wish and be supported and encouraged to do so. However Time Magazine&#8217;s cover of Jamie Lynne Grumet breastfeeding her three-year-old son, does more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vogue’s body image pact: grandstanding or evolution?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 02:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ambiguous declaration raises more questions Jane Hollier After years of being slammed with accusations that they are projecting unrealistic body image ideals onto women, Vogue magazine has finally decided to do something about it. The 19 editors of the magazines around the globe have collectively made a pact that has the fashion industry giving them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Girl mag watch: Dolly where are the girls who don&#8217;t fit the mould?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 08:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While there appeared to be more ‘retouch free zones’ in this issue of Dolly (you may recall I said I’d like to see more of these), there also seemed to be even less body diversity. I couldn’t see one girl who didn’t fit the mould. Dolly has so many pages of fashion and shopping I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brothel offers 18 year old school girl to highest bidder</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 07:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MTR condemns trade in girl&#8217;s virginity on Sunrise and Morning Show &#160; UPDATE: School girl withdrawn from virginity auction See also: ‘Why virginity is a best seller: how the sex industry profits from an Asian girl’s first time, Caroline Norma, MTR blog ‘Selling women on virtual auction blocks: 19 y.o Chinese student ‘must be sold!’, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buddy we’re not buying it: your claims or your porn tees</title>
		<link>http://melindatankardreist.com/2012/05/buddy-we%e2%80%99re-not-buying-it-your-claims-or-your-porn-tees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 07:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we wrote about AFL player Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin, owner and director of sexist fashion label Nena and Pasadena. Our post resulted in significant media attention. Within hours, Nena and Pasadena had removed all traces of Buddy Franklin from their facebook page. Franklin’s profile picture was replaced by their logo. All reference to Franklin (or the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AFL must act on Buddy Franklin: MTR in Sunday Herald Sun</title>
		<link>http://melindatankardreist.com/2012/05/afl-must-act-on-buddy-franklin-mtr-in-sunday-herald-sun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 22:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; HAWTHORN star footballer Lance &#8220;Buddy&#8221; Franklin has released a special footy for kids called the Buddyball. Using his award-winning profile, Franklin markets the &#8220;ultimate training buddy&#8221; to young lads who turn up at Auskick events. But is he the kind of friend &#8211; or role model &#8211; boys need? Franklin is co-director, owner and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buddy&#8217;s porn tees shows he&#8217;s no role model: breaches AFL&#8217;s Respect and Responsibility policy</title>
		<link>http://melindatankardreist.com/2012/05/buddys-porn-tees-shows-hes-no-role-model/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 11:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFL footballer Lance &#8216;Buddy&#8217; Franklin has released &#8216;The Buddy Ball&#8217; football for kids. But what else is he selling? We&#8217;ve posted about AFL Hawthorn player Lance “Buddy” Franklin before. We&#8217;ve written about his sexist clothing brand Nena and Pasadena, of which he is Co-director. Take a look at some of his designs below.  The women on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trial by Twitter: there’s rape, and then there’s rape</title>
		<link>http://melindatankardreist.com/2012/04/trial-by-twitter-there%e2%80%99s-rape-and-then-there%e2%80%99s-rape/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rape culture in 140 characters Jane Hollier For some it seems, there is a difference between rape, and you know, rape rape. If the latest debacle involving a UK sports ‘hero’ found guilty of rape can tell us anything, it’s that rape is when a slutty, drunk chick totally has it coming. This kind of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telstra agrees with us: &#8216;Women at work&#8217; page and &#8216;Dirty Housewives&#8217; porn incompatible</title>
		<link>http://melindatankardreist.com/2012/04/win-telstra-removes-porn-from-bigpond-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Telstra removes porn from Bigpond site &#160; Last month Telstra was exposed for supplying pornography through its BigPond website over video capable mobile phones. Just a few clicks away from &#8216;Go Diego Go&#8217; and Telstra&#8217;s &#8216;women at work&#8217; page dedicated to women&#8217;s equality in the workplace, users could purchase porn videos such as &#8216;Dirty Housewives&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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