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Grace Millane, consent, and Fifty Shades of Grey: what the trial tells us about the social, sexual and legal status of women today

November 28, 2019by James Robb 3 Comments

Sometimes a criminal trial throws light on a deeper social or political problem; the trial of the murderer of Grace Millane is one of those times. For the benefit of […]

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alienation, literature, morality, pornography, sexual violence, violence against women, women's equality, working class

Facing the misogynist character of the Christchurch terror attack

March 22, 2019by James Robb 1 Comment

What is the connection between the shocking terrorist crime committed in Christchurch a week ago by an individual sociopathic thug, and the social psychosis of contemporary capitalist society? Since the thug was clearly acting in accord with his […]

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Loveless and A Gentle Creature – two flawed but brilliant Russian films

September 14, 2017by James Robb 1 Comment

Andrey Zvyaginstev’s Loveless is not as good as his earlier masterpiece, Leviathan. But it has some moments of brilliance, and even at less than his best, Zvyagintsev captures the essence […]

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alienation, capitalist state, morality, movies, Russia, Stalinism, working class

“Sex work is work” – the New Zealand Model of misogyny

August 13, 2017by James Robb 11 Comments

It is easy to underestimate the current  ideological and political drive against women, and the degree to which it threatens the gains made in the struggle for women’s equality from […]

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abortion, alienation, Marxist theory, New Zealand history, pornography, prostitution, sexual violence, women's equality

Ex Machina – a porno flick for the thinking man

July 30, 2015by James Robb Leave a comment

I’m sorry: if you are looking for porn, you will be disappointed. There is little in this movie that would raise the eyebrow of the censor. The pornographic content of this […]

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