Lately it’s starting to feel like we’re on the brink of a gender neutral revolution. Some passport applications are no longer gender-specific. At Egalia, a Swedish preschool, “him” and “her” don’t exist. One couple caused an uproar by raising a genderless child, and even boys wear pink nail polish. But it seems the trend hasn’t ...
There was nothing soft or kind about Hitler. If I could use one term to describe him it would probably be “cold-blooded killer,” but you have to wonder: would Hitler have been more in touch with his “feminine side” if he downed a bit of estrogen? Throughout the war, the Allies looked at various ways ...
Back in 1970, two independent thinkers decided that words were sexier when they weren’t sex specific. These two ladies are none other than Kate Swift and Casey Miller. After editing a sex education manual full of man-isms, they took it upon themselves to take feminism to the books. If women wanted equality, damn it they ...
The feminist movement has allowed women to achieve any and all of their dreams, including being both a soldier and a beauty queen. Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge has become Miss England and after the Miss World 2009 Festival L/Cl Hodge will go on to serve in Afghanistan next year.
Marilyn Monroe would be proud. Sales of pointy boobed bras have gone up 33% for some products and apparently this trend shows “a desire to celebrate women’s curves”. Does this mean that skinny models are out and plus size models are in? The bad news is this means the economy is in the can!
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...
