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Very inspiring blogger award
Happy days. I’ve been listed on the very inspiring blogger award by English Man in Berlin, who is not actually an English man but and English woman. A brilliant blog, especially if you’re interested...
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“Transwomen are men”: transphobia between Jennifer McCreath and Bug Brennan,...
A post in the radfem blog run by Bug Brennan (aka Cathy Brennan) who call themselves the “Pretendbians” have exposed a level of transphobia within certain factions of the radfem community that beggars...
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Campus rape: Steubenville jocks, perpetuation of rape culture, and “Spotted”...
When I first arrived at university, I was wide-eyed and bushy tailed – also mildly drunk and tripping over my suitcase. Now, at the ripe age of nineteen and in my second year, I am jaded. I expected to...
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“The Barbie” labiaplasty: cosmetic surgery and the influence of porn
Since the 90s, labiaplasty has been a force to be reckoned with. Cosmetic surgery, purely for aesthetic and not medical reasons, on the vagina is now worth a whopping $6.8million per year, with around...
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White feminism failure: why intersectionality is crucial in any liberation...
In a recent seminar at my university, my class was discussing the Earl of Rochester’s poem, The Imperfect Enjoyment. We ended up focusing on Rochester’s attitude towards women, to which I jumped in and...
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University of Leicester sabbatical officer elections: Harry Wells on distance...
Here is a video I created for Harry Wells‘ campaign to become the Distance Learning Officer for the University of Leicester: You can download a copy of his manifesto here. These are some points to...
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Women talk more than men: the perpetuation of linguistic myths on gender...
Women talk more than men. Women talk about feelings, men about things. Women intimacy, men seek independence. And women never swear. Or that’s what author of You Just Don’t Understand, Deborah Tannen,...
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“I think everyone’s a bit bisexual”: identity erasure and biphobia
Within the LGBT*QA community and, of course, within the heterosexual community – because where would we be without cis hets to tell us exactly about sexuality and gender? – there is a growing trend to...
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Biphobia in culture: Coronation Street’s Marcus Dent and Made in Chelsea’s...
I love Coronation Street. I love Made in Chelsea. Let me make this clear. For years, I’ve applauded Coronation Street for its progressive story lines, from the portrayal of, Hayley the trans woman;...
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Kate Nash: the self-proclaimed feminist who perpetuates girl hate,...
Kate Nash When Kate Nash gets it right, she gets it so, so right. But when she gets it wrong, she is the biggest female chauvinist pig going. I expect slut-shaming from Taylor Swift and Hayley...
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