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xi-i\-;''4-:'!' ^i|)Sarbie is Bio-illogical. Her proportions are such that if she were alive she couldn't fit in all her vital organs. Yet .pBarbies are one off the most popular presents for young girls - ingrainiiig bizarre perceptions of "beauty" and desirable |l|bdc|y shape. Not surprisingly fashion models have figures hot disimilar to a barbie doll. Barbies have enormous ||;^ji^brejasts, tiny waistsi flat stomachs, long legs, long hair and feet that REQUIRE high heels. But in this edition BARBIE ^3^BiTE$ BACK and says NO to being used as a tool of the Patriarchy. Feral ^•^'in this fashion barbie shec spread we her reveal the patriarchal tag and grooviest reinvented anti-barbies herself as ever. Minerva - goddes who sprang Commander from some Barbie travels Greek god's through the head fully spaceytime clad in continuum to plate 1950s earth. armour, Her mission is to clutching a rewrite fashion bastard history and sword. Minerva liberate women wears from the parallel whatever temporal the fuck universe of friliy she wants frocks and and is not enforced h restrained domesticity. by the •?:•?*"»' bounds of physical reality. The more you think about it, the wierdei Miss Tragic Hollywood Coke Addict isn't exactly sure what she's wearing... WHAT'S HOT? This summer but it feels it will be the hundreds of niiiiice, hmmmm. pounds of radioactive fallout hmmmm. Oooo falling out gently, sweetly, where am I? No like glittering rain over the no darling, it's South Pacific and its just a little nose charming people. Miss bleed. Muaroa models some of next seasons popular genetic defects. GOOD GOOD GOOD Miss scantilly HELLO! clad cyber-space barbie surfs the information Punk Barbie doesn't super highway - like you. She wears it sure is super, the latest in angst sure' is high, and anti-fashion. sure is. Cyber Punk barbie Is sick barbie says if of military leaders you're hip to :, the cyber blowing their own groove then horns - now it's you're wired, if r time to kick some you're not, then ; heads. Punk barbie yoiiVe tired arid: says "Suck the you can come fystem - i mean procrastinauting fuck the system" or surfing the ^ and "Drugs can be -.fc."", net benificlal but they n V http;//www.cybe, can also destroy r/barlile/[email protected] you. Good for you om.justjo/kids^!^.- Punk Barbie. :A'-^'' •Y' •'•> • - '^•7;;->i:^^'M77^im^W^^^ 2 Being Happy 3 Feminism What some UQ people 4 think about feminism Amnesty's invisible 6 Women campaign editorial 7 Women in Nigeria In this edition we've tried to highligiit the dangerous construction of beauty and femininity presented through the mainstream media. From childhood women have been presented with a dominant male view of 3 Book Review beauty and told our value will be judged accordingly. This "beautiful" image is presented to us from birth in story books, advertising, barbie dolls, television and fashion magazines. We are told by this media how 9 DIVAS to (hink, what to wear, how to behave, how to treat men, how to treat women, who is good, who is bad, u p. Women in what is desirable, what books to read, how to have good sex, if we are a good friend or a bad one, what is I U Psychadelics wilty, what is cool, how to dress to get a job, etc etc. The sorry, sad thing is many women take this shit 12 Fiction seriously. It is no co-incidence that at the same time that the women's movement started making gains there .J J. Student was an alarming rise in the number of eating disorders being reported - a ri.se that has continued since. 14 Parents The trend towards feminism today is growing continually. A growing number of women simply will not accept any longer being treated like second rate citizens and are demanding equality everywhere they go. 15 Gossip We are at work complaining about sexual harrassment, wc are on the street giving car fulls of sexist boys M a Quizz • Men you the finger as they harrass us as they drive by, we're in the cinemas watching The Bandit Queen, Tank Giri, 10 can't kili them . — Redefining Thelma and Louise and seeing strong 1 / Masculinity women like us, we're swelling the numbers J f^ Coalition of Women IK for a Realistic of women's studies subjects and also in Criminal Code non-traditional areas, we are breaking through glass ceilings all over the place, 19 Abortion we're demanding equality in the home and nf\ Women In World real relationships from the men we get '^^ Religions involved with, we're speaking out about domestic violence and incest, we are empowering 22 Rape Poetry ourselves and dealing with memories from our childhood, we are dealing with our anger in what A little story ever way we can and learning new ways of freeing ourselves and those around us, we are 23 about rape Hello, is reclaiming the taunts that have been thrown at us - bitch, slut, whore, dyke, scrag, slag, witch and 24 anybody there more and are flaunting them back in our aggressors face, we are becoming stronger in every way, The Economic we are fighting for the life of our mother the earth. We are demanding respect. We arc working 25 Conspiracy hard wherever we are to raise the consciousness of those that still would have us pretty and quiet Women in and submissive and tame. 26 cyberspace 30 Wimmin And they're not just men. One of the most frustrating things I e3<perience is when I meet women in circus who, for whatever reasons, are antagonistic towards feminism. This position is often 32 What's on? accompanied by an individualistic view of life that claims all women have to do is work hard and Art be attractive and you can achieve whatever you want. This view of life is unaware or dimissive 33 of the structural inequalities and prejudiced attitudes prevalent in our culture that are a reality 34 Theatre not only for women, but also gay, lesbian & transexual people, for aboriginal people, for poor people, for aged people, for physically challenged people, for people from non-english speaking 35 Films oacK^rounds. Feminism intersects with all of these groups and seeks to work with them. The Tardy Vengence insidious nature of the Patriarchy means that no woman is immune from its clutches, and, even if 36 of the People you are advantaged you could still find yourself in a physically or emotionally violent 38 NOWSA relationship or starving yourself or raped or oppressed by any number of the sexist attitudes in UQ Women's this society. 39 Sport Uni You see Feminism is not just about getting what an individual can out of the world. Feminism 40 Policy seeks liberation for all women and the movement therefore will always make links with and 42 taken support the claims of other groups who seek justice and equality. For women who are trying to care of? break through glass ceilings, for women who have experienced rape as a weapon of war, for 44 Health Page women who are incest survivors, for women who have been put in prison, for indigineous Music women whose sons are killed by Queensland police, for women who are parents, for working 45 class women, for women who are starving themselves to fit some male ideal, for women who Pinball comp. hate and fear feminism and feminists, for every woman. 46 47 Twisted Sisters 48 Letters 51 Food Co-op 55 Glamour The editors of SDrrpe,' are Sandy, Greg. Ward and Kyla (nnosl ol lhe time). These are the ones w!io do rr,osl ol the lay-out, Lindsay Coloorr^e IS the life-saver wro ccmes n and helps us with any'.hmg even a little bit tricky and ihe Typesetter is Ca'ol Tan. This newspaper is puliisned by Maya Stuar! Fox who Is the Pres'denl ol \r.e Student Umon ana a very nice pe.'5on. The contrmjiors for this edition are Jacm'.a Toomey, Snarcn Hennesay, Rachel Hocper Jane Cu:iis, Caro' rumber, Stella Lupo. .Nicrt Cavenah, K/sten Ower, Kym Daly, Cynihia Kennedy F'an-e, S Punch. Belinda Sidhu, 3c"ila Way-Taska, Claire Brennan. Julie Flowers. Wot-an. Matt, Andrew, Brae, Paul, Cl.nt: Chris, Jan^eS: ChriS. Bcrard, Benno. Peter Dav.d. f/allhew. Cyntnis, Ka' na, Jacnta, Slacey Chioe Kama, Tracey. P.eriena Curtis, Tim Marsl.olC D.ana Cass.dy, Sue Luckman. Dcug Ogilvie K'erslen Koch, Bee Go'don, P'(":ess Sircphnria Lisa Ch'istensen. Paulette. Tt^e Collective, S'^.annon Owen. Yasmn Khan, Nava Dernksnan, Jc'^.ny, Taryn Lt^cw Meleha Newaz. Karma S:"g^ E Gecrgiades, Amy Lee, Glence, Keli, Nc & Lee Bretn Prootti. Sue, f*/lc/Cnaela Cost.gan. Sarah, Gwen, Sally and maybe v/eve let; someone o'l '"ere • sorry A BIG SPcCIAL SEMPtR THAf^KS TQ PHILL THOMPSON FQ.R THE AMAZI.S'G IMAGES FROM THE 3ECG.\STRLCTI0NIST EDITIO AND TO JASO^J FOR THE BARBIE'S IN THIS EDITION I INHABIT A SPACE IN THIS WORLD, A WORLD IN WHICH I FEEL CONSTANT MANIFESTATIONS OF WOMAN HATE. TO EXPRESS THIS VIEW IS TO COME UNDER ATTACK FROM ALMOST EVERYONE. THE HOSTILE REACTIONS I RECEIVE CONVINCE ME THAT WHAT I SEE IS TRUE - TO BE A WOIV1AN ISN'T JUST AN INCONVENIENCE, AS I THOUGHT WHEN I WAS YOUNGER... TO BE BORN WITH A CUNT IS TO BE REVILED, RAPED, DISBELIEVED, TRIVIALISED, IGNORED, ABUSED, HOW CAN I BELIEVE THIS AND STILL BE HAPPY? HOW CAN 1 EMERGE FROM MY BED EVERY DAY TO NEGOTIATE MY WAY THROUGH THE WORLD? SOMETIMES I CRY, SOMETIMES I WANT TO RUN AWAY, SOMETIMES I WANT TO MAKE IT ALL DISAPPEAR..

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