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Email Submitted to Metro Newspaper on 27 things that men do that women hate

May 8, 2014, James Beaton Media Complaints,

Email submitted to Metro on article “27 things that men do that women hate” Good Afternoon I am contacting you to complain about this article which appeared on your website on May 3rd. Firstly, it’s my view that articles of this nature should not be appearing in a daily newspaper. Secondly many of the “things” […]

Consent, erasure of women, male violence, Media, Metro, Rape, rape culture, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, sexual violence, violence against women and girls

A letter of complaint to the Metro

May 7, 2014, Admin Media Complaints,

I am writing to express my concern at your article: 27 things men do in bed that women hate which confuses rape with poor sexual etiquette. It is incredibly concerning that you have published such an article without recognising that many of the 27 items constitute rape or sexual assault. Below are a number of the points listed. I have written in […]

Language, Media, Metro, Rape, rape culture, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, sexual violence