Between 0-6% of sexual assaults get condemned in France… Yup, we live in a society that defends rapists. This isn’t an easy episode, so take it however you can, and if this isn’t the moment for you then this episode will still be here when it is the moment! Kisses, take care of yourselves!!

“Désirer la violence” Chloé Thibaud;

"King Kong théorie" Virginie Desplentes;

"La chair est triste, hélas" Ovidie;

"Rape, Racism and the Capitalist Setting" Angela Y. Davis;

Aurore Malet Karas;

"Que faire de nos fantasmes de violence" Charlotte Bienaimé (Arte podcast); "Pas mes fils- Injustice" Julie Gavras (Louie Media podcast);

⁠https://www.haut-conseil-egalite.gouv.fr/rapport-pornocriminalite-mettons-fin-limpunite-de-lindustrie-pornographique⁠

⁠https://www.haut-conseil-egalite.gouv.fr/sites/hce/files/files-spip/pdf/hce_-_barometre_sexisme_viavoice.pdf⁠

https://www.prismamedia.com/app/uploads/2023/03/PRESSE-Sondage-La-Pause-Simone-x-En-Avant-Toutes.pdf

Another SIGW episode!!!! Let’s gooo!!!! About the male gaze? So thrilling… Today is all about how popular media has structured our perspectives on gender. That is, imbalanced visual representations recurringly sexualise women, inscribing their sole value on their male counterparts. And in turn, we don’t get taught to harvest visual pleasure from non-feminine presences? Sad…

Literature:

“Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema” Laura Mulvey (1975);

“Désirer la violence” Chloé Thibaud;

“No validation masculine” Emma Barrabi;

“Swedish cinemas take aim at gender bias with Bechdel test rating” The Guardian;

“Male gaze, ce que voient les hommes”, “Female gaze, ce que vivent les femmes” Les couilles sur la table (Podcast).

Rage, raging, rager… Ever heard delicious sexist comments like, “are you on your period or something?!” when you try to express your opinion?? Disgusting… Today we’re talking about the gendered aspect of rage, loudness, and self expression, as well as their division across hierarchies.

"La colère pour s’affirmer?" - Arte (documentary)

"The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action"; "Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power"; "The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism" - Audre Lorde