The Female Gaze

The Beatles, Elvis, One Direction, The Rolling Stones and Justin Bieber have all thrived on one commonality – a hoard of shrieking female fans. One Direction are not terribly talented, but they are one of the most successful modern boy bands. Why is that? They lack the musical prowess of […]

Sexy Badass Women

Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ll have heard of the terms ‘sexualisation’ and ‘objectification.’ They’re typically used by feminists claiming that women in media are presented in ways that accentuate their sexual features, playing to the ‘male gaze’, thus reducing women to sex objects. Last year I wrote a […]