Cosmopolitan magazine has made headlines other than its own recently, due to its remarkable cover of Tess Holliday, a plus sized model and social media influencer- famous for, among other things, being a front runner in the body positivity movement. As usual, it has taken me while to gather my own thoughts, and when I … Continue reading Celebrating women, celebrating difference: Tess Holliday’s cover of Cosmo
The angry feminist in me has once again been stirred, this time by a Good Morning Britain clip from a couple of days ago, in which former Love Island contestant Kady McDermott is absolutely ripped to shreds for her decision to have sex during her time on the island. Having been asked to participate in the Christmas … Continue reading Guilty feminists and Love Island: In defence of Kady McDermott
Apparently this week my blog is going to stay angry. So, it has taken one man, Harvey Weinstein, to bring the essential conversation regarding the sexual degradation and harassment of women to the surface again. Of course, it's a conversation that exists constantly at least in the background, but making an example of this one man … Continue reading Me Too, Mayim Bialik
The accusatory glare of mainstream media this week has almost entirely been reserved for Harvey Weinstein. Sexual harassment allegations against him are still on the rise, with more and more women coming out of the woodwork to share their own experiences. Among other things, the revelations about Weinstein have struck a particular chord because of … Continue reading Harvey Weinstein and the feminist man
Ever since the release of Taylor Swift's new single Look What You Made Me Do and it's accompanying video, she has been EVERYWHERE. To call the reviews mixed would be something of an understatement, but overall it seems to have added fuel to the 'we hate Taylor Swift' fire and it's a bit unfair really. … Continue reading Look What You Made ME Do
Having just finished watching Thirteen Reasons Why, (I know, it's taken me long enough) I thought it was about time I joined the debate. Hannah's story is basically an allegory for the reasons a person might have to end their life, bringing to a point small things that to an outside eye might seem insignificant. … Continue reading The Thirteen Reasons Why Problem
Yesterday was the first time in my memory that I have seen such a universal demonstration of support for one cause. Ignited by the succession of Donald Trump as the President of the United States, men and women of all generations, races, classes and sexualities stood together in protest of anything that might threaten … Continue reading Women’s March: a good day to be a girl
Today was always going to be a pretty historical day. Unfortunately, many of us had hoped this would be down to the fact that America had elected their first female president. Although Clinton was perhaps not an ideal candidate for this iconic position, I was optimistic when I went to bed last night that I … Continue reading Trump and silver linings…
