Tag: Feminism
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And Do YOU Have A Life, Like Your Husband?
Controversial, I know, but would there have been as much media interest if Phillip Hughes had been a woman, my daughter asked me in the car this morning? ‘Harsh’, I responded, secretly proud of her inner feminist sensitivities. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/176640394 Being the complete cricket ignoramus that I am, I’m ashamed to admit that I’d never heard…
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There’s Equality and Then There’s Doing Stuff Together…
What I really want to do is shout from the rooftops with Sound of Music, Julie Andrews, completely over-the-top enthusiasm about Emma Watson’s recent speech for the UN, on inequality. Did you know that there are women out there declaring that they aren’t feminists because we already have equality? HELLO????? Now I know I shouldn’t…
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Joan Rivers Proved That Women Can ‘Have It All’
“When I die, I want my funeral to be a huge showbiz affair with lights, cameras, action…I want Craft services, I want paparazzi and I want publicists making a scene! I want it to be Hollywood all the way. I don’t want some rabbi rambling on; I want Meryl Streep crying, in five different accents.…
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3 Reasons Why I Am Angry About Mia’s Rape Debate
Drunk Girls (Photo credit: This Is A Wake Up Call) There’s been so much vitriol on Twitter this week relating to that article (here) by Mia Freedman on the subject of rape. So I thought I may as well hop on the bandwagon too. To be honest, I was disappointed at the universal condemnation Mia seemed to receive…
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18 Penises Next Time, Please
Body (Photo credit: Wendy Nelson Photography.) The great thing about genitals is that they get people talking. I know that if I put the word ‘penis’ in my headline, for example, my number of views will increase. The continued fascination with and criticism of women’s bodies churns on – we are still being told what…
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Embracing the F Word in Middle Age
Forgive me, readers, for I am about to commit a cardinal blogging sin with a ‘rant’ post. I don’t do these often because I know you read my blog for some non-cerebral, light relief, but I am fed up of being verbally constipated on this particular subject, out of fear of alienation. I need to…
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