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Steffani Cameron

Steffani Cameron is a writer and photographer living in Victoria, BC, who's been ruffling feathers on her blog since 2004.

Shauna Hunt, sexism, sexual harassment

Dudebro fired

For decades, women have fought for workplace equality, on and off the air. Things have come a long way, baby, but still there’s miles to go. CityNews reporter Shauna Hunt is getting kudos and...
Steffani CameronMay 13th, 2015

Charles Manson & marriage: an ungodly duo

The internet erupted after learning Charles Manson, 80, was granted a license to marry 26-year-old Afton Elaine Burton, who prefers the name “Star,” because Manson says she's a "Star in the...
Steffani CameronNov 18th, 2014
Jian Ghomeshi in a photograph by Jess Baumung

CBC's cult of denial: heads should roll for ignoring Ghomeshi improprieties

Yesterday, I clenched my jaw and fumed as I listened to former Q chase producer Roberto Veri tell CanadaLand’s Jesse Brown about the time he watched Jian Ghomeshi dry-hump a Q staffer.
Steffani CameronNov 4th, 2014

Calling it "Ghomeshigate" is an insult to his accusers

 We have the stupidest trend in word history going on, one that makes me want to jam a fork in my eye and twist every time someone starts it up again. It’s this fad of using “-gate” as a suffix...
Steffani CameronOct 30th, 2014

The Strange Saga of BigEars Teddy and Jian Ghomeshi

Wednesday was an explosive day in the saga of Jian Ghomeshi, so much so that there’s now an online graph depicting his “likers” dropping like leaves in a fall windstorm. Much occurred, but I want to...
Steffani CameronOct 30th, 2014
Jian Ghomeshi in a photograph by Jess Baumung

Jian Ghomeshi's BDSM firing is not about bedroom privacy

It’s strange when a shooting can bring my country together and then, just four days later, a radio guy accused of serial aggravated abuse can rip us apart. Weird week, bro. Last night, I had to...
Steffani CameronOct 27th, 2014