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Braces Still On Battered Girls

Braces Still On Battered Girls

April 14, 2011 No Comments

Teenage girls are becoming the new population of battered women. A startling new study in the UK has found that 16 to 19 year old girls are now more at risk for situations of domestic abuse than any other female age group. Something that used to be thought of as happening in the family home ...

Men Get Smacked Around

Men Get Smacked Around

September 30, 2010 2 Comments

The marital spat has always been comedy’s bread and butter. Because it comes from a place of love, spouses can say things that a stranger would never get away with. Within half an hour the couple are snuggled up in bed and the credits roll and everyone feels good. It is the conflict which produces ...

Hit Me Baby, One More Time

Hit Me Baby, One More Time

September 28, 2010 No Comments

The article is about a man who learned how to hit his lover during sex (at her request). It’s a fascinating topic the deals with the politics of power, acts of violence and how he learned how to balance all of that with her boundaries. What a shame, then, that these insights were simply tacked ...

Labour Guilt From A Dad-To-Be

So, we’re having this baby.  It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...

The 40-Year-Old Japanese Virgin

I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...

The Ladder Conspiracy

Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...

Watching Porn During Sex Is A Turn-Off!

Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...

Repressed Sexuality And Feminism

Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...

A Jolly Good Beer Festival

Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...

Lingerie For The Masses

Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...

The Brave Kick-Ass Disney Princess

All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...

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