On Tuesday night I took part in the Fabian Women’s Network event Lifting the Lid: Challenging the Sexualisation of Women in Popular Culture. Diane Abbott gave the keynote speech, where she said lots of things I agreed with and then some things I disagreed with, but I’ll cover that in more detail in a separate post. Anyway, here’s what I said in my bit: “As most of you are probably aware, thanks to the submissions from feminist organisations such as Object! and the End Violence against Women coalition, last year’s Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press help put a spotlight on the tabloids, highlighting how the Sun and similar red-top newspapers demean women by the way they choose…
