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DO YOU WANT A HATE AND MISOGYNY-FREE WORLD?

Who the hell doesn’t?

For too long, media have adversely influenced the public narrative, and swung elections, by channeling sexist, racist, homo/transphobic and ableist doctrine into homes and workplaces.

The only way to fight this is with our wallets. Petitions don’t work, neither do marches, protests, royal commissions (#Robodebt anyone?) or yelling on the internet. Only collective boycott action works because the only thing rich company owners care about is money.

Our major campaign right now is called #VileKyle. Simply log into our campaign database HERE. These are all advertisers currently supporting Kyle on Australian Idol nationally. Commit to contacting a few companies per day (or per week) from these lists, and get in touch with them via email addresses provided or their social media (buttons are under each listing).
We don’t provide templates for contacting advertisers as these are much less effective in causing change, but here are some simple tips to assist (edit to reflect your own words as much as you can):

  1. Advise the company what the offensive content Kyle has said that you objected to (attach memes, and/or copy/paste quotes from memes or transcripts: find these on our social media posts);
  2. Advise the company their ads were on the program, and you object to them funding or supporting a clearly unsuitable person on this show;
  3. Advise that you’ll boycott all their products or services till they withdraw their support (if you actively use the company and can give specifics on how you’ll stop spending with them, so much the better); and
  4. Ask for a written response.
  5. If you get a response, send it in via email to witches@mfw.org.au.
  6. Try to patronise businesses which are on our #VileKyle FRIEND lists, because they need some witchy love to thank them and to ensure they stay away from hate (access this HERE).

Then do it again for more advertisers. It’s that easy!

But that’s not all.

If you refuse to patronise businesses which fund hate media some may choose to advertise elsewhere. And if you heavily patronise businesses which DO divest from hate media (as a thank-you for their commitment to a better future), they’ll be motivated to avoid advertising with hate media.

The only companies which will thrive in coming years are those whose values align with those of their customers, suppliers and staff. Make sure the companies you use fit your values and ethics.

It takes a witchy village!

Are you in?

You can access our #VileKyle FOE lists here

This kind of collective action works, as it did with Alan Jones. We forced him and his employer to stop spreading hate, misogyny and lies.

We will do this again with Kyle Sandilands and then with all others who are as bad, or worse.

 

 

#VileKyle FOE Database

Does it work? Yes, it sure does!

More than 530 advertisers withdrew from advertising on Alan Jones’ radio show before he left the station. This took nine months to achieve, but it only took a couple of days of similar action to have other racist or misogynistic media commentators including Pete Evans, Eddie McGuire, Chris Smith and Donald Trump Jnr. removed from their platforms or stopped from spreading their hate and lies here.

Taking on Kyle Sandilands is harder, but we had more than 2000 advertisers withdraw from his radio show.

In a nutshell, here’s what you can do:

1. Most importantly, contact businesses which advertise with #VileKyle and ask them to stop. Choose five per day (or per week) and write to them, and boycott them if they refuse to stop;

2. Donate to fund MFW, as it takes a huge amount of labour and organisation to keep up-to-date with the critical work which is partly done by volunteers;

4. Offer to volunteer to read, listen to or watch some hate media to record advertisers; and/or

5. Let your circle of friends or followers know about MFW, and get them involved, too. It takes a collective to do this work or in our case, it takes a fierce coven of determined women and men who are sick of media lies and hate.

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If you care about your own future and that of others, get on board


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