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The threat of rape helps keep the vulnerable in line

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Using an ever-present danger works to benefit men — no matter their education, profession, class or outward social behaviour
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The cyclical politics of help

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Black women and trans artists are worthy of support but it should not come with terms and restrictions
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No holy cows in hate cases

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Misogyny and hate speech cannot be left to institutions to deal with internally
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Violence begets violence

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A rape survivor endures a long, bitter struggle to overcome the hate of what he aches to be
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Veteran journo slammed for ‘creepy’ interview with New Zealand PM

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Charles Wooley has been criticised for calling Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern “attractive” and discussing the conception of her baby.
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Homophobia and misogyny are kin

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"Several aspects of this violent misogynistic episode, and how it has played out publicly, show us yet again that South Africa is no place for women."
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​Thandi Klaasen: Defying tragedy to do it her way

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From being a starlet in Sophiatown through to a disfiguring assault, Thandi Klaasen’s capacity for resilience meant she just kept on singing.
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Too big, too strong, too powerful, too black for weepy, waifish Sharp and Jozwik

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Caster Semenya’s moment of triumph illustrates very clearly what the problem really is — she isn’t white.
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[From our archives] Angry feminist? Damn right I’m angry

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Fury over the misogyny and hatred in social media is fuel in the fight for a better, equal world.
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Satirical website brings all the bigots to the yard

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Arwa Mahdawi started Rent-A-Minority to bring attention to diversity issues in the workplace, but she never thought she'd get actual requests.
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M&G reduces former spy to a vagina on legs

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The greatest irony is that focusing on Forsyth's sex life did not highlight the terrible things she did as an apartheid-era spy.
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Serena’s grace transcends bigotry

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She holds all grand slam titles again, but the greatest female tennis star is still being punished for being an unapologetically strong black woman.
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Fear of the feminine recurs

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Anti-gay and women's 'decency' laws are sides of the same coin and reflect men's patriarchy.
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Our culture idolises monsters

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Violent men can't be dismissed as deviant; our society shapes such distorted masculinities.
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Why is it an insult to be a woman?

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Phrases like "Where are your tampons?" and "Are your balls in her purse?" are bandied about ... in polite conversation.
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