Trash-O-Rama

The night I run with my partner in Trash Mr Johnny Trash is on again on Friday at Gullivers in Manchester. This time we are donating all the proceeds to Manchester Rape Crisis Centre - http://www.manchesterrapecrisis.co.uk/

Performers are the unhinged WillNRick

The very naughty Blige Sisters



And finally the unstoppable Salty Lips

Also the whole event will be being compered by the undeniable Kurt Dirt

All this for free (well a small donation if yr feeling generous) + Trash-O-Rama and Pumping Iron DJ's to keep you dancing until the wee hours. Hope to see you there dahlinks,

AS <3

Douchebag Of The Week

Here is the first in my occasional piece entitled 'Douchebag Of The Week.' Everybody who knows me knows how annoyed I get at total douchebags and now I have a healthy outlet for anger that doesn't involve caving in their heads with a tyre iron. Here goes, enjoy....

NICOLA ROBERTS - This is not just directed at her although this and the many pictures taken of her DJing at Hoxton Bar & Kitchen made me want to vent my spleen in her general direction!!! To quote the story 'As she quaffed champagne, the singer, 25, played a selection of pop tracks including Lady Gaga - LoveGame, Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers and Jay-Z - 99 Problems.' Played? Yeah with a record producer helper!!! What makes these deluded and self promoting pop nonentities think that they can just pick up a pair of headphones and suddenly be a DJ? Plus the tracklist leaves everything to be desired, can't we just hear this on the radio day-in day-out and not have to pay a massive entrance fee for the pleasure? For a start you have to have good taste in music to get to a place where you are worthy to play your tracks to a crowd. Get some taste, get a clue and then come back to me....

Thankyou Isabel

"Women are 51% of humankind, empowering them will change *everything*, more than technology and deisgn and entertainment, I can promise you that. Women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet."

See video here - http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/isabel_allende_tells_tales_of_passion.html

Slutwalk

First item should go to Slutwalk Manchester, a gathering of all genders, races & sexualities to protest rape, sexual assault & harassment, to bring about awareness on the subject, to say NO MEANS NO no matter what you wear, do or say and to give a voice and platform for this important issue.


It begins at 7pm outside Manchester Town Hall and takes a safe and accessible route around the main parts of Manchester City Centre. It is all about the S word and how it is being used against women to demean, control and also to excuse abuse. This is unacceptable and too many times in our society women are blamed for crimes perpetrated by others through no fault of their own. Using the excuses "She was asking for it" "She looked easy" is only furthering the belief that women are pieces of meat, here to be used & abused as others see fit. To tell a woman to dress a certain way to avoid being abused makes as much sense as telling a gay man to dress less 'camp' to avoid being queer bashed, it makes as much sense as telling a Muslim to dress less 'Muslimish' to avoid being racially attacked, it makes as much sense as telling a trans person to 'dress normally' to avoid transphobes.


Women's freedom depends on expression, choices and not having to think about societies ideals of womanhood when making decisions. We want to reclaim words used against us as has been done by other victimised groups in the past and although the Slutwalk will not eradicate rape and sexual abuse completely we hope that we can educate others and make our voices heard. RAPE IS NEVER THE FAULT OF THE SURVIVOR.


Find event details here - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102037789887710

Hello

Welcome dahlinks to Death Sets You Free, a new blog encompassing all that has been written by HardcoreDiorBackdoor (Blogger) & Batmitzpha (Tumblr) with some special guest bloggers thrown in. I'll take you through my favourites in fashion, cinema, art, music, literature & culture. I also want to give exposure to the hidden and missed talents from around the world and try to educate and excite. You will be shocked, you will be amazed, you will be hungry for more little demons.

Ta ra,

AS