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Another year has passed and WAVAW’s 30th year as the only sexual assault centre in Vancouver has proven to be full of successes, challenges and growth. We invite you to learn more about WAVAW's...
Are You Kidding Me?
The sexualization of elementary school kids is horrifying enough - now clothing manufacturers are targeting actual, honest-to-goodness infants. What the what! These kids aren't old enough to talk,...
Are You Kidding Me?
There's such a thing as a camel-toe guard (a.k.a. The Cuchini)? Oh dear dear dear. WAVAW is appalled (but not surprised) by this round-up of six ridiculous products designed to make women's bodies...
Are You Kidding Me?
In the face of jaw-droppingly awful, fatphobic advertisements like this billboard, it's inspiring to see folks challenging the culture of hatred surrounding the diversity of human body shapes and...
Are You Kidding Me?
[Trigger warning: rampant misogyny, entitlement, and sexist epithets in the link below…] You know what government most urgently needs to fund, according to this blogger dude? Not rape crisis...
Female Representation in Comic Books
Guest post by Jaden Patriarchal representations of women in comic books have not been positive from a woman’s point of view. Here are five points that I think needs to be examined and improved in...
Are You Kidding Me?
Shame is a great tool for the capitalists to sell us products that we would otherwise not buy. Here's a hilariously awful example: [youtube height="HEIGHT"...
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