The #metoo movement started out as women speaking out against rape, harassment, coercion and sexual misconduct. I have a whole blog post talking about a horrible sexual experience happening to me (without naming the person involved). This was due to the case Harvey Weinstein pushing women into sexual acts so […]
Tag: feminism
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 […]
The Crisis of Masculinity
I’m a film fanatic – clearly, if you see my post from yesterday and various others. One of the great things about Fight Club is it highlights the problem of masculinity in the modern age. As the feminist movement has taken place, what of the men? What does it mean […]
Woman answers dumb questions
So this is pretty old now, I think the video came out about a year ago. TJ Kirk’s response to it is one of my favourite videos on YouTube, I think he’s pretty funny and spot on. I’m a woman, people like taking the piss out of the stupid elements […]
Women aren’t women anymore…?
There’s a fine line between love and hate. When you have strong emotions for something, be it positive or negative, it takes up a lot of your head space – or blog space. Clearly I find the ‘Return of Kings’ site interesting to some degree, else this wouldn’t be my […]
Women have always been oppressed…?
No. We have not. This is a feminist myth. Women have not been ‘oppressed since the beginning of time.’ ‘Oppressed’ is a strong word to use. Oppression could describe the people of North Korea; the slaves trapped during the Transatlantic Slave Trade, or the Jews in Nazi Germany. Oppression means […]