November 4, 2011
When I first started to have my eyes opened to the wonders of feminism in my second year of university, I identified older students in class that I wanted to be like. The girl in the front with the glasses and short hair. The one wearing those Doc Martens. The one who’s always making class ...
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June 2, 2011
A dress code stating that all women must wear skirts in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) starting from the Grand Prix tournaments as of June 1st recently came under fire. Well, June 1st has come, players, sports commentators and feminists alike have protested, and the rule has now been shelved! The new dress code was ...
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April 14, 2011
One small step for plastic surgeons, one giant leap for the fashion industry… and one wincing gait for women everywhere. Introducing the “Cinderella Procedure,” a foot operation designed to make wearing high heels less agonizing. Now, not only is it unacceptable to have wrinkles, cellulite, body hair, glasses, B cups, crooked teeth or large labia, ...
August 11, 2010
Dear Madame X, My sister likes to wear low cut tops and she is a real flirt. We are having an anniversary dinner for my parents and inviting all sides of the family, many people who don’t know her very well. I’m worried she’ll cause a scene. We’re used to her sitting on laps and ...
August 6, 2010
Do you feel like going shopping for a sexy new outfit? A little black dress or new lingerie perhaps? When you get home and show off the goods to your partner, you will probably want to have sex. Chances are you’re ovulating.
February 11, 2010
Apparently there is an increasing trend in lesbianism in UAE schools and parents and counsellors are working hard to try to tackle the issue. I know I should be used to this by now, but the UAE continues to astound me with how backward it is around sexuality and how discriminatory and ostracising the society ...
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January 28, 2010
A supermarket in Wales has banned people from shopping in their pyjamas for fear of offending customers. I’m all for public decency but since when have pyjama bottoms become offensive? I have seen plenty of people wearing plenty worse outfits in public and we don’t ostracise them.