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Miley Cyrus and Sexy Selfies: A Love Letter to Attention-Seekers.
I want to preface this post by saying that Miley Cyrus’ much-talked about performance at the MTV Video Music Awards a couple of weeks back was far from okay. Not because of what the mainstream media...
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Why #ibelieveher, and don’t believe rape suspects need anonymity.
We have this slogan in feminist Twitter circles: #ibelieveher. It means that, when a woman comes forward with allegations about rape or sexual assault, we believe her until given reason not to. The...
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If it’s “our bodies, our choices”, then we can choose to be naked and lick...
“My body, my choice” is easily one of the most notable feminist slogans today. Predominantly, it is used in reference to abortion, with the crux of the argument in favour of the procedure being that...
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Breast cancer isn’t sexy, and telling women to “set their tatas free” isn’t...
According to this poster, October 13th is No Bra Day, supposedly an initiative to raise awareness of breast cancer (although it doesn’t actually say that; it says it’s in support of breast cancer. But,...
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#fatshamingweek is #fatshaminglifetime, and that needs to change.
Return of Kings (Google it if you must, I don’t want to give it hits), a blog dedicated to “heterosexual, masculine men” (… lol) declared the past week to be “Fat Shaming Week”, which in turn spawned...
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Feminist Song of the Day, #3: Yes – Beyoncé
The idea of consent is crucial to feminist discourse. Women can never be considered empowered or liberated if their boundaries and wishes are not respected, both on an individual and societal level....
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Sexting is not the enemy.
The discussion surrounding young people and sexting is fast becoming a matter of moral panic. In the last month, The Telegraph has reported how one in four teenagers send sexual text messages,...
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I Am a Woman Who Eats on the Tube.
I have a dirty secret to reveal. Except, I didn’t realise it was dirty or needed to be a secret. But apparently I need to stand up in front of the world and say – nay, admit, confess: I am a woman, and...
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“I don’t know why you girls aren’t attracted to me, but I will punish you for...
As news outlets are reporting on the killing spree of Elliot Roger, who murdered six people in California after declaring war on the world he perceived to have wronged him, few are getting to the heart...
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Not All Men, Redux.
When big news relating to violence against women or other forms of misogyny breaks, as it has in the form of the killing spree of Elliot Rodger, there is always, without fail, an outcry of ‘not all...
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