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This article is about the feminist writer. For the actress, see Clementine Ford.

Cover of Fight Like a Girl (2016) by Clementine Ford

Clementine Ford is an Australian feminist writer, broadcaster and public speaker.[1][2] She has a regular column in Daily Life.[3]

In 2015, Ford received abusive messages online and responded by making some of these messages public.[4] As a result, one of the people who had sent an abusive message was fired by his employer.[5][6]

In March 2016, Ford was banned from Facebook for 30 days for using a swear word against a troll on her page. Ford accused Facebook of having a double standard, as the social networking site meanwhile declined to take action against a user who had posted an image making a joke of domestic violence.[3]

In September 2016, Allen & Unwin published Ford's first book, Fight Like a Girl.[1][7]

In October 2016, Ford commented on the controversy about a man accused of harassing women on public transport in Melbourne.[8] Anonymous sources claimed that the man was autistic,[9] however this was disputed by Ford.[10] Ford's claim was specifically that the man was not on "the spectrum", leading to speculation that the man had a different form of disability.[11]

Personal life

Ford is bisexual.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Clem Ford: Why you should fight like a girl". 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Clementine Ford". ABC News. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b "This woman is highlighting Facebook's ridiculous double standards". 29 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  4. ^ Caggiano, Anthony (25 June 2015). "Man shamed for trolling Clementine Ford apologises for online attack". Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Why Courageous Clementine Ford Is Not The Answer". New Matilda. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Man Who Called Feminist Writer Clementine Ford A "Slut" On Facebook Loses Job". New Matilda. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Fight Like A Girl - Clementine Ford - 9781760292362 - Allen & Unwin - Australia". www.allenandunwin.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. ^ Blair, Tim (13 October 2016). "Clem and Friends Misfire". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  9. ^ Peters, Daniel (10 October 2016). "Man shamed online for 'harassing young Asian women' on a Melbourne tram is revealed to have autism - as other passengers say he 'just likes getting high fives from strangers'". Daily Mail Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  10. ^ Ford, Clementine (14 October 2016). "Women are expected to humour harassment. This is why we can't". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  11. ^ Blair, Tim (17 October 2016). "Fight the disabled like a girl". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  12. ^ https://m.facebook.com/clementineford/photos/a.620818907995207.1073741829.597441976999567/1134410803302679/?type=3&source=48&ref=content_filter
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