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Gender, “Ghostbusters” and the “No Girls Allowed” club

Gender, “Ghostbusters” and the “No Girls Allowed” club

by Troy Maguire | Feb 16, 2015 | Gender, Residents

Replying to Brendan O’Neill’s “Ghostbusters” reboot article, Troy Maguire takes the naysayers to task…we need more female parapsychologists on screen, not less!

Sexual apartheid: Overweight “actresses” in film

Sexual apartheid: Overweight “actresses” in film

by Troy Maguire | Jan 9, 2015 | Featured, The Big Smoke Arena

Troy Maguire takes apart the way women, particularly overweight women, are viewed and represented across entertainment and the media, questioning what he terms the “sexual apartheid” nature of such.

Shoshanna B. Roberts: Let’s get the facts clear

Shoshanna B. Roberts: Let’s get the facts clear

by Troy Maguire | Nov 11, 2014 | Featured, The Big Smoke Arena

Troy Maguire presents the common arguments in defence of the men in the viral Shoshanna B. Roberts video…and then shreds them all to pieces.

Fred Phelps was actually a gay activist…yeah you read right…

Fred Phelps was actually a gay activist…yeah you read right…

by Troy Maguire | Oct 28, 2014 | Featured, The Big Smoke Arena

For all that might (and has) been said about the WBC’s late Fred Phelps, calling him a gay rights activist probably isn’t on the list, although Troy Maguire begs to differ.

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