I don’t consider myself a feminist and haven’t for almost two years now. I don’t consider myself ‘anti’ feminism either; I have no issue with feminists that do actually care about women’s issues like domestic violence, FGM, sex-positivity, having prevalent female characters shown in film and literature, etc. It’s the […]
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The stupidest thing I’ve ever seen
I just watched this video and it made me so furious I thought ‘I’m gonna write a fucking blog post on it.’ I’m also really hyper because I’ve just finished plowing my way through season 6 of Game of Thrones. https://www.facebook.com/attn/videos/1540425059326281/ You can watch the video on facebook by visiting […]
#metoo and ‘rape culture’
I have mixed feelings about the recent #metoo campaign. On the one hand I think it’s great to raise awareness about victims of harassment, rape and assault. On the other hand I think people need to be careful about their definitions and not ‘trivialise’ actual cases of rape by making […]
A Closer Look at the Classic Disney Princesses
The Classic Trio of the Disney ladies – Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella – are often criticised by feminists for being passive ‘damsels in distress’ and doing fuck all. While I prefer more modern Disney just because I prefer modern movies in general, I do adore all Disney films, […]
Am I an anti-feminist?
No. I don’t like to think of myself as an ‘anti-feminist’ any more than I think of myself as ‘pro-gay.’ I support LGBT rights, but not in an overt, change-fb-dp wave-rainbow-flag way. If I had a gay/bisexual child I wouldn’t care. It’s not a big deal to me. Everywhere I […]
What is a misogynist?
A person (usually a man) that hates women. A misandrist is a person (usually a woman) that hates men. I find the term ‘misogynistic’ to be often mis-used by feminists. Disney films have been accused of being ‘sexist’ and ‘misogynistic’ when I see nothing sexist about them. How is a […]