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Posted in International, Parenting, Relationships, Religion, Sex, Society, Television, Women on Oct 20th, 2011
Reality TV has foisted a great number of ugly things on us – step forward, Big Brother and Jersey Shore – but it still remains the best way to journey into somebody else’s life in a totally new way. Thanks to reality TV, those of us who are a bit ‘curious’ (or nosey, as some [...]
Posted in Advertising, Men, Sex, Society, Television, Women on Sep 28th, 2011
It’s as predictable as politicians’ bluster and as productive as a cadaver, and it rears its indignant head whenever a woman complains about sexism in advertisement. It’s the “Men Are Victims Too!” counter-argument, and its generally unleashed so hot on the heels of the original that it might as well be a full stop. Its [...]
Posted in Guest Posters, Relationships, Sex on Aug 10th, 2011
I waded diddies-deep into one of those conversations about sex at a party on Saturday night. You know the kind, the two-drinks-too-many kind that leaves lasting friendships in its wake. Because they know too much. By the time I rocked up they’d already gotten through the bravado part of the conversation (concerning the more exotic [...]
Posted in Body image, Feminism, International, Politics, Sex, Women on Jul 8th, 2011
I was visiting friends a few weeks ago, and it turned out that I’d be there for the Manchester Slutwalk. They were going, with some other people, so I decided to join them. (I even made a placard). If you’ve had your feminist-news antennae switched on lately, you probably know what Slutwalk is (Wikipedia article [...]
Posted in Anti-Heroines, Celebrity, Feminism, Film, Sex, Women on Jun 7th, 2011
Ava Gardner adopts the confident poise of a non conformist A lo-fi internet connection coupled with inventory lapses in both Laser and HMV has left me with a hard-nosed jones to watch Mogambo, the 1953 flick starring Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly and Clark Gable. After reading Ava Gardner’s memoir Ava: My Story, where she isolated [...]
Posted in Books, Feminism, Interviews, Sex on Jun 2nd, 2011
In her late teens, Jillian Lauren was snapping up luxurious evening gowns and lingerie on shopping sprees at Chanel and Louis Vuitton. She was driven to shops by private chauffeurs and escorted inside by hired security guards; the shop girls scrambled to get her whatever she desired. Her evenings involved wildly elaborate parties, complete with bottomless bottles [...]
Posted in Anti-Heroines, Books, Celebrity, Film, Men, Relationships, Sex, Women on Apr 20th, 2011
Most tips about dating targeted at single women amount to a Sisyphean course of self-improvement, whether the focus is on their appearance as complicit with the beauty mandate or with interpersonal skills such as listening and hobby development, all are designed to make women a better match and ring ready, which culture has emphasised since [...]
Posted in Beauty, Blast From the Past, Body image, Family, Health, Personal, Sex, Uncategorized, Women on Apr 6th, 2011
When I was little and we got the giggles in ballet class, the teacher told one of the big girls off for saying we had laughed so hard that we “literally hosed ourselves”. We hadn’t, obviously. But then we hadn’t had sex, been pregnant, given birth to children, or had hysterectomies yet either. Nowadays, one [...]
Posted in Feminism, Guest Posters, Nightlife, Personal, Rants, Sex, Society, Theatre, Women, Work on Apr 1st, 2011
Feminism and the art of burlesque have traditionally had a complex relationship. It is empowering? Degrading? Subversive? Creative? Clichéd? Pandering to the male gaze? Subverting that gaze? Here feminist and burlesque fan and performer Ciara O’Connor gives her view. The word “burlesque” has cropped up in polite conversation quite a lot recently. Christina and Cher’s [...]
Posted in Crime, Feminism, Ireland, Sex, Society, Women on Mar 9th, 2011
A few years ago a good friend of mine talked me out of my customary sloth and into agreeing to run the mini marathon with her. Seems a work colleague of hers was involved with a charity called Ruhama and was keen to raise much needed funds. I’d never heard of them but agreed to [...]
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