Spoilers for everything up to The Name of the Doctor. Since watching the wonderful series finale ,’The Name of the Doctor,’ I’ve been thinking a lot about Clara: who she is, and what implications the episode (and indeed the whole arc of the seventh series) has for her character. In doing so, I’ve stumbled … Continue reading »
Tagged with sexism …
Being in Public While Female
I’ve always considered myself relatively lucky on the street harassment front. It’s not something I’ve had to deal with much – which is a blessing, because I know from other people’s experiences that it’s very prevalent, especially for women. But then I was reading a blog post on street harassment the other day, and I … Continue reading »
UQWC’s Reply to ‘Fabulous Feminism’ in Semper Floreat
UQWC’s Reply to ‘Fabulous Feminism’ in Semper Floreat. Over at my university’s student magazine, it seems that people think feminism is about swinging those Chanel totes and denigrating women who don’t dress to be attractive to men. In the Women’s Collective, we beg to differ. Check out the wonderful reply the Collective put together!
Feminism, Philanthropy and Gina Rinehart (and other high-profile women)
The question brewing into a small cyclone in the feminist sphere at the moment is the question of whether Gina Rinehart is a feminist – prompted by Alecia Simmonds’ piece over at Daily Life. How can Rinehart possibly be a feminist, I hear everyone ask? She’s ‘obscenely’ rich, she’s mean, she hasn’t got a philanthropic … Continue reading »
Beautiful Blogger Award
A few weeks ago (I know, it’s taken me ages to get around to this!) I was given a Beautiful Blogger Award! I feel very honoured indeed. I haven’t received any awards before, and didn’t really know that they existed. Part of getting the award is also passing it on, so to speak, and sharing … Continue reading »
My Feminist Wishlist
This month, The News With Nipples has been asking for submissions on ‘the future’ for the 55th edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival. So I thought I’d write something on what I want to see in the future, for feminism. And life in general. Obviously, writing a complete list of things that could be … Continue reading »
Gender Stereotypes: a thing of the past?
Every now and then someone argues with me that gender stereotypes don’t exist anymore – that there’s no such thing as girls’ clothes and boys’ clothes, and that everyone can wear what they like, regardless of their gender. Yeah, right. These are just two photos I took of the children’s clothing section at my … Continue reading »
Sex Scribbled on my Skin: body politics and sexuality
Whether it’s in the way we dress, the gender we perform or the shape we are, our bodies shape the way we think about ourselves and the way that society thinks about us. Our bodies are texts to be read, with meanings and values and rules scribbled onto our skin. Some are personal, and some … Continue reading »
