The Hive Mind

Originally posted to Youtube - 14th July 2017

00:00 A Brief HIstory of Female Beauty
08:55 Fat Shaming
12:58 The Overton Window
17:51 Briffault's Law
26:15 The Hive Mind
41:45 Conclusion

Evening Standard - Sadiq Khan: There will be no more 'body shaming' adverts on the Tube
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/sadiq-khan-there-will-be-no-more-body-shaming-adverts-on-the-tube-a3269951.html

ENews - Target Chooses Real Women to Model in New Swimwear Campaign
http://www.eonline.com/au/news/666120/target-chooses-real-women-to-model-in-their-new-swimwear-campaign-take-a-look

The Daily Mail - 'Think Thin is not a slogan we need associated with a fierce warrior': Outrage over Wonder Woman's cross promotion with diet products
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4480286/Outrage-Wonder-Woman-s-cross-promotion-diet-bars.html

Vox - CNN is being accused of blackmailing a pro-Trump Reddit user for posting things it didn’t like
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/7/5/15922214/cnnblackmail-reddit-trump-wrestling

Herald Sun - Women call on employers to allow period leave
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/women-call-on-employers-to-allow-period-leave/news-story/df7668963d846ef676560093c59fd417

The Telegraph - Women are almost 42 per cent more likely to take sick days than men
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/10660612/Women-are-almost-42-per-cent-more-likely-to-take-sick-days-than-men.html

Essential Baby - What happens when stay-at-home mums get sick? Dads still go to work
http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/just-for-you/relationships/what-happens-when-stayathome-mums-get-sick-dads-still-go-to-work-20170523-gwbhm9

Daily Beast - Will the Internet Ever Be Safe for Women?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/will-the-internet-ever-be-safe-for-women

Pew Research Center - Online Harassment
http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/10/22/online-harassment/

Business Insider - Half of the sexist harassment women face on Twitter comes from other women
http://www.businessinsider.com/half-of-the-sexist-harassment-women-face-on-twitter-comes-from-women-2016-5

The Cut - Women Pay the Price for the Internet’s Culture of Anonymity
https://www.thecut.com/2014/08/women-pay-the-price-for-online-anonymity.html

Art+Feminism - Feminists Wiki Edit-a-thon
http://www.artandfeminism.org/

BigThink - Study: Social Networks Spread Anger Much More Effectively Than They Spread Joy or Sadness
http://bigthink.com/Mind-Matters/study-social-networks-spread-anger-much-more-effectively-than-they-spread-joy-or-sadness

The Guardian - Tyler, the Creator cancels Australian tour after visa ban campaign
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/aug/10/us-rap-artist-tyler-the-creator-cancels-australian-tour-after-visa-ban-campaign

Huffington Post - GetUp Start Petition To Ban Chris Brown From Entering Australia
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2015/09/22/chris-brown-get-up_n_8180756.html

ABC News - US anti-abortion activist Troy Newman blocked from entering Australia
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-30/anti-abortion-activist-blocked-from-entering-australia/6816806

NY Times - Nov. 15, 1969 | Anti-Vietnam War Demonstration Held
https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/nov-15-1969-anti-vietnam-war-demonstration-held/

Wikipedia - Largest Protests In American History
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_protests_in_American_history

*note: a few people have pointed out that the picture of the girl holding the placard is photoshoped. Perhaps an oversight on my part, although as i said in the video regarding CNNBlackMail, i'm not party to everything that happens on the internet. I am not aware of every meme in existance. However, photoshoped or not, it is worth noting that there are indeed real european feminists who hold this position http://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/tusentals-kvinnor-i-upprop-mot-rasism/