Anxiety is a common problem that many of us face every single day. A lot of the time, people don’t know how to interact with someone who has anxiety, because it still feels like it isn’t recognised as a ‘proper’ or ‘real’ mental illness. Often, our very valid and very real emotions relating to anxiety … Continue reading “Just Get Over It” & 3 Other Things That Are Hard to Hear When You Have Anxiety…
Anxiety is a common problem that many of us face every single day. A lot of the time, people don’t know how to interact with someone who has anxiety, because it still feels like it isn’t recognised as a ‘proper’ or ‘real’ mental illness. Often, our very valid and very real emotions relating to anxiety … Continue reading “Just Get Over It” & 3 Other Things That Are Hard to Hear When You Have Anxiety…
FAT AND FOXY For week seven I thought I'd take us to seventh heaven (you lucky people!) Fat women are told every day that we are not sexy and that sexiness is reserved for those who fit into societies ideal when wearing a slinky nightie or goddess approved day-wear. Where society is concerned, fatness is … Continue reading
This was written by me for Reprobait magazine, the original article can be found here. WOMEN’S AID STATES THAT ONE INCIDENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS REPORTED TO THE POLICE EVERY MINUTE. JUST LET THAT SINK IN – ONE EVERY MINUTE. THAT MEANS, BY THE TIME YOU’VE FINISHED READING THIS ARTICLE, APPROXIMATELY 5-10 DOMESTIC INCIDENTS, OF VARYING DEGREES … Continue reading Domestic Violence: The Women Behind Bars for Being Beaten
Just to let you all know that although my blog has been a little sedentary for the past week, I haven't been sitting on my plump bottom aimlessly surfing the internet...much! I've been working on a new article for the Feminist and Women's association focusing on the space that women & feminists occupy within the … Continue reading LGBT Culture: The space that women occupy…
“It’s not a lack of female modesty but a sense of male entitlement that leads to sexual violence. And the idea that we women can change men’s behaviour by changing our clothes is not only disconcerting, it has been debunked – as millions of women know all too well, no one every avoided a rape … Continue reading No Means No, Miss Vintage…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week or so, you’d have noticed a ripple within the LGBT community. Last week, a Manchester charity unveiled plans to open a state school dedicated to the support of lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender (LGBT) pupils. Upon reading this news, I felt fiercely protective over … Continue reading Segre-Gay-Tion? No thanks!
Feminism to me means fighting. It's a very nuanced, complex thing, but at the very core of it I'm a feminist because I don't think being a girl limits me in any way. - Tavi Gevinson I can’t fathom why people are ashamed of being female. Furthermore, it baffles me as to why more women … Continue reading Fractured Feminism: Keep your friends close but your feminism closer…
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