catherine-scott

Catherine Scott


Catherine Scott is the author of 'Thinking King: The Collusion of BDSM, Feminism and Popular Culture.' Scott's work has been published in the Telegraph, the Guardian, Ms. Magazine, and Salon.

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Women embrace being ‘bloody difficult’ after U.K. politician’s gaffe

Because bloody difficult women like to 'get shit done.'

On Jul 5, 2016 by Catherine Scott

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U.K. pornographer Pandora Blake is back online after lengthy shutdown

U.K. porn producer Pandora Blake claims a victory against censorship.

On Jun 6, 2016 by Catherine Scott

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M.I.A. causes furor with criticism of Black Lives Matter: ‘It’s not a new thing to me’

Twitter explodes after rapper appears to criticize Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar.

On Apr 21, 2016 by Catherine Scott

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Woman crowdfunds divorce after husband allegedly punches her in the face

So far 'Help End My Abusive Marriage' has received only $395.

On Apr 21, 2016 by Catherine Scott

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AMC realizes texting in theaters is a dumb idea after all

Social media has spoken—and it hates the idea.

On Apr 15, 2016 by Catherine Scott

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New database reveals how men dominate dialog in Hollywood films

Polygraph's study breaks down the dialog of 2,000 movies by characters' gender and age.

On Apr 12, 2016 by Catherine Scott

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‘Guardian’ study confirms what we all suspected: Women writers receive most abusive comments

Black male writers were also harassed.

On Apr 12, 2016 by Catherine Scott

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Controversial Facebook campaign asks Iranian tourists to remove the hijab

#SeeYouInIranWithoutHijab trends after airline workers refuse to wear mandatory headwrap.

On Apr 11, 2016 by Catherine Scott

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‘Jews vs. Nazis’ drinking game on Snapchat garners police investigation

The game was also loving referred to as 'Alcholocaust' and 'Holocaust Pong.'

On Apr 8, 2016 by Catherine Scott

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Indiana’s anti-abortion governor faces more than onslaught of period blood photos

The ACLU and Planned Parenthood have filed a federal lawsuit against his restrictive abortion bill.

On Apr 8, 2016 by Catherine Scott

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Foot dentistry and muscle gnawing: Sex workers reveal weirdest requests on Reddit

Hundreds of bizarre client fetishes are spilled on AskReddit thread.

On Apr 7, 2016 by Catherine Scott

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Northern Ireland woman convicted for buying abortion pills online

Pro-choicers call for Northern Ireland to fall in line with rest of U.K.

On Apr 5, 2016 by Catherine Scott

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Irish government denies threat to destroy records of women mutilated in childbirth

Survivors of Symphysiotomy petition prime minister to prevent evidence from being destroyed.

On Mar 26, 2016 by Catherine Scott

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SeaWorld will end orca breeding amid declining profits

PETA labels the news 'a payoff for future generations of orcas.'

On Mar 17, 2016 by Catherine Scott

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Michigan anti-prostitution prosecutor charged with repeatedly paying for sex

Stuart Dunnings III faces up to 20 years in jail.

On Mar 16, 2016 by Catherine Scott