Women's Forum Australia
  • About
    • About Us
    • Purpose and Values
    • Our People
  • Issues
    • Abortion
    • Adoption
    • Body Image - Objectification and Sexualisation
    • Erasure of Biological Sex
    • Euthanasia
    • Pornography
    • Prostitution and Trafficking
    • Surrogacy
    • Violence Against Women
    • Work Life Balance
  • News
  • Campaigns
    • Say NO to harmful self-ID laws in Queensland
    • Demand the removal of men from women’s prisons in Victoria
    • Get equipped to protect women and girls in sport
    • Sign this letter to help women trapped in prostitution
    • Stop domestic violence
    • Give pregnant women support and real choice
    • Sign the petition to say NO to sex-selective abortion
    • Help future-proof women from being censored
  • Contact
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer
    • Research Fellowships
    • Write For Us
Donate

Pages tagged "Marilyn Monroe"


Blonde: A dark mirror on a world of sexploitation

Posted on News · November 24, 2022 5:21 PM

By Dr Emma Wood

A young Norma-Jean, early on in her career, poses for a family-friendly catalogue, wearing girlish, innocent-looking clothes, and sporting that post-war, picture-perfect, pearly-white smile. But the sultry soundtrack playing in the background – “Every baby needs a Da-Da-Daddy…” – tells us where this is going. As the montage of Norma Jean’s photoshoots progresses, each image becomes more sexualised, ending with an image of the young woman posing, bare-breasted, for a calendar.

Read more

Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Twitter Sign in with Email


Donate


Sign up to receive updates

Women's Forum Australia

Donate
About Us
Blog
Privacy Policy

Authorised by R. Wong, Women's Forum Australia, Level 1, 486 Lower Heidelberg Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084.