All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what a shop considers gender appropriate for each sex of child. And on more than one occasion I have been forced to buy a so-called “boy’s toy” for a girl (including my daughter) as a present because ...
Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there was a little brown girl who liked watching Disney movies and reading fairytales. Although she liked to believe that the fairytales were real, the little brown girl knew better than that. You see, this little brown girl was always pretty sensible. She knew that ...
All Disney princesses are destined to find their Prince Charming, fall deeply in love, get married and live happily ever after. There aren’t many women out there who still don’t enjoy the occasional Disney movie no matter how old they are. Imagine: your wedding is coming up and it’s that moment you’ve been dreaming about ...
No one has ever accused Disney of feminism but these adorable videos illustrate exactly what these princesses are teaching our daughters about womanhood.
Meet Slate, Disney’s new male fairy Sparrow Man, the only male avatar in its Pixie Hollow site. Apparently parents were getting uncomfortable because their little boys wanted to play on the site too, and their only option was to pick a fairy with short hair and hope for the best.
Mick, Morning Quickie
Disney not only discriminates against women with fake boobs but anyone who is above a size 6. They are filming a new Pirates of the Caribbean with Johnny Depp and are being incredibly picky (discriminatory) about who they cast.
A weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe i n women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts.
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
