January 2012
3 posts
“”One day we must ask the question, ‘Why are there forty million poor people in...”
– And this is what really got Dr. MLK killed. (via black-culture)
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December 2011
5 posts
2011 in feminist rage →
After enjoying recapping 2010 in humourless feminism at the end of last year, I thought it would be great to make it an annual thing. 2011 has had more than its fair share of outrage,…
Things you should be reading this week →
“We cannot afford to wait for permission to make change; women themselves must be the change.” Today I bring you links to a fabulous trio of posts from my North American sisters. Because they got…
Sweeping it under the carpet →
I haven’t written a post on here for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence because last month, Anna at Goannatree asked me if I would write a guest post for her 16 Days series. My…
November 2011
12 posts
“You know, in Western cultures, we give a lot of lip service to motherhood. We...”
– Lauren Bruce, founder of Feministe, in an interview about teen motherhood. (via jessicavalenti)
This week in online harassment... →
Speaking out about online harassment constitutes “over-reacting” for some. So how far does it have to go before it becomes worth bothering about? In recent weeks the long-running…
Sunday linkpost/final thoughts -... →
A lot of discussion has come out of the issues surrounding gender equality and Christianity raised by various posts published in the past week - from different perspectives (which is good) and…
Gracious debate part two - the silencing around... →
On Saturday night, when I was mulling over all this and deciding how I would tackle it, I realised I was going to have to split my thoughts into two posts. Tone arguments are one thing,…
Musings of an Inappropriate Woman: I can't be the... →
rachelhills:
By Rachel Hills. First published in Cosmopolitan, November 2011.
You know who I’m talking about here: Alexa Chung, Daisy Lowe, Olivia Palermo, Whitney Port, Lauren Conrad, the Kardashians, the Middletons… They’re all famous because they photograph well and have the wallets and bodies to…
Gracious debate, tone arguments and silencing →
It started with a couple of tweets from me, aimed at my Christian friends and fellow bloggers. “To what extent do you think talk of “being gracious” is used to silence and shut down…
October 2011
9 posts
I blame the media: equality, consumerism and... →
For the past two or three years, most newspaper coverage of the feminist movement has heralded its return, its new-found popularity and the renewed fervour of 21st century women to see…
Miss Representation tells it like it is →
A new film exposes the way representations of women in the media lead to under-representation of women in positions of power. And it’s long overdue. “You can’t be what you can’t see”….
Thinking positive about women in the church →
Today I have a guest post up on Anna Blanch’s blog, Goannatree, entitled “Thinking Positive about Being a Woman in the Church”. “Being “a woman in the church” is fraught with…
Return of the round-up →
Feministing - Topeka, Kansas considers decriminalizing domestic violence to avoid prosecuting cases “Last month, the Shawnee County District Attorney’s office, facing a 10% budget cut, announced…
Women in Afghanistan, 10 years on →
Will Afghanistan’s women see more positive changes in their lives in the decade to come? Many fear the future. This Friday will mark the 10th anniversary of the US and British…
Links on women's ministry →
The role of women’s ministry and how it is done is a major area of concern for me, something I’ve discussed at length with other women online and something I’ve written about before, so I was really…
September 2011
8 posts
Sex-selective abortion and playing into... →
How can we encourage effective, productive debate on sex-selective abortion? Most of us are aware of how this practice is contributing to declining ratios of girls to boys. We hear the…
Stripping off in the fight against discrimination →
If a group of women pose naked to “fight” ageism and sexism, how much does it achieve? The problem with ageism on television is that it’s also one of those issues that…
Coalition plans to win back women voters →
The coalition has finally wised up to the fact it’s done nothing but annoy the fairer sex since the last election. It must be time for a patronizing strategy!
It emerged yesterday…
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"Thinspiration", as seen by the Daily Mail →
Hey, Daily Mail! I don’t believe I’ve done this for a while, possibly because there’s only so many times we can criticise abominations like the Sidebar of Judgment and the Mail’s hypocrisy…
"The people you meet": gender and the church... →
The “Chesney Hawkes”“The choices I have made are the ONE AND ONLY indicator of true womanhood and YOU CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME. You say that equality is about choice, but if you had…
Dear Nadine Dorries... →
Hey Nadine, Like many other women have done, I thought I’d write to you about my uterus this week. If I’m honest I know it’s not going to be riveting. In fact, this might be the tale of…
August 2011
8 posts
Adventures at "Christian Summer Camp" →
This month, the Guardian featured two differing views on “Christian summer camps” for young people just before I was set to go on holiday - a negative piece from Thomas Prosser,…
Feminism's back! Again! →
If feminism has been in “resurgence” mode for nigh on a decade, why is it still treated as some new fad? Last weekend, around 500 people travelled to Birmingham for the second…
This is a round-up →
The Independent - Caring costs - but so do riots “It’s not one occasional attack on dignity, it’s a repeated humiliation, being continuously dispossessed in a society rich with possession. Young,…
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Problems with faith-based crisis pregnancy centres... →
Yesterday the Guardian published the results of a survey of ten faith-based and anti-choice crisis pregnancy centres (CPCs), which has been carried out by Education for Choice in…
July 2011
15 posts
HISTORICITY (was already taken): The Mitfords →
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From left to right: Jessica Mitford (1917-1996), Nancy Mitford (1904-1973), Diana Mitford (1910-2003), Unity Mitford (1914-1948), and Pamela Mitford (1907-1994); photo taken in 1935.
Deborah Mitford (1920-present); photo taken in 1940.
This is for the Potter fans out there.
Esquire gets it wrong with rape joke →
This week’s award for not only Most Ill-Advised Rape Joke, but also Most Tasteless Celebrity Death Tie-In and Least Sincere Apology definitely goes to Esquire. So. You’re running an…
Blogging for Mulheres do Brasil →
Today I’m blogging in support of ActionAid Brasil’s new initiative, Mulheres do Brasil - Women in Brazil. Through raising awareness about the particular challenges affecting…