by Leah Massingham | May 29, 2025 | Censorship
In Fahrenheit 451, firemen don’t put out fires. They start them. Their mission is to burn books and stories, the last vestiges of independent thought in a society obsessed with comfort, conformity, and censorship. Image: Adobe Stock While Bradbury’s dystopia was...
by Emily Shenton | May 28, 2025 | Censorship, Emily Shenton, Uncategorised
Mansplaining is something that plagues the lives of all women. On the surface it may seem superficial and lacking importance, but beneath the surface it reinstates the very power hierarchy that weaves together today’s society, and playing it down only adds to the...
by Amy Rawlings | May 23, 2025 | Amy Rawlings, Censorship
The Trump administration has now banned over hundreds of gender and diversity based words from being used on public websites and even school criteria to try and combat the “woke agenda.” The list is expanding, ranging from terms as simple and “female” to...
by Victoria Ho | May 23, 2025 | Censorship, Victoria Ho
Samsui women are historical figures in Singapore, but this artwork by Singapore-based American artist Sean Dunston became a controversial piece because it was “offensive” and for other reasons. He completed this in April without prior approval, and the...
by Emily Shenton | May 23, 2025 | Censorship, Emily Shenton
“[The West] is so obsessed with Afghan women, saying these girls need to be saved, but the reaction is, okay let’s bomb the sh** out of their country. How does that make sense?” Says Maheen Haq, a civil rights litigator based in Washingotn DC. “No one is...
by Darlynn Nab | May 23, 2025 | Censorship, Darlynn Nab
After two years of recovering from the trauma of being assaulted, Josephine Walker felt ready to speak. She opened TikTok and recorded a video about what had happened to her when she was 19. She called it what it was. Rape. Within hours, her video was removed...
