Sexist student magazine

November 25, 1998
Issue 

By Adam Baker

The final edition of Gravity, the magazine put out by the Griffith University Student Representative Council, has outraged many students by including a lift-out centerfold featuring a naked woman with the words "Gravity Reveals All".

There was also a one page article on G-strings, complete with two rear-view photographs of women wearing G-strings.

The article attempted to vilify "lefto-feminist" types who allegedly oppose women wearing G-strings. Women were urged to wear G-strings to ease the boredom of uni life, particularly for male students. "Many a man, average and handsome alike will appreciate you diverting his attention from the boredom of uni."

This reinforcing of sexist stereotypes has been interpreted as a parting shot by the outgoing SRC, controlled by a Labor right faction, at the incoming left-wing SRC team. The outgoing education officer denounced the incoming SRC in his officer report by saying they were "trots" who "always seem to F**K up the SRC every time they are elected".

It seems the current SRC decided to push the boundaries of sexism as far as possible before handing over the editorship.

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