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Shit Girls Say: Sexist Or Just Plain Silly?

Shit Girls Say: Sexist Or Just Plain Silly?

December 14, 2011 4 Comments

“First of all, ew.” “Do you know anything about computers?” “Could you do me a huge favour?” These are just a couple examples of the Shit Girls Say. The idea behind this popular Twitter feed has been turned into a YouTube video now gone viral. I know, it’s hard to deny. Women do say shit like this ...

Lindsay Lohan: 21st Century Gothic

Lindsay Lohan: 21st Century Gothic

September 6, 2011 No Comments

Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, and Britney Spears: all of them are overcoming a tragic existence rife with turmoil. In terms of literature, they may not be Jane Eyre, but writer Carina Chocano believes they are the modern day Gothic heroines: The girl, meanwhile, has taken up residence in a gloomy and most certainly haunted chateau ...

If Sex Sells — It’s Porn

If Sex Sells — It’s Porn

August 25, 2010 1 Comment

Jenna Jameson has sex on camera, and she isn’t afraid to admit it. Sex tapes featuring Kim Kardashian and Kendra Wilkinson are making the rounds, and Spencer Pratt is threatening to release one of him and Heidi. They are not the first stars to have a “private” video hit the shelves. Paris Hilton and Pamela ...

Bitchy Blondes Bite Back

Bitchy Blondes Bite Back

January 18, 2010 No Comments

Blondes have more fun. They are also “more aggressive and determined than redheads and brunettes” a study has found. This must explain Paris Hilton’s success!

A Beloved Novel

Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...

The University Men’s Non-Wanker Centre

My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...

The Patriarchal Overlords And Your Shoes

Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...

Lack Of Female Film-Makers Is Not Gender Bias

The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...

Why Macho Men Are Sexy

Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...

Fifty Years Of A Clockwork Orange

When A Clockwork Orange was published in 1962, the term sexualized violence wasn’t in use. The distinction between sexualized...

Why Manly Skincare Is Better

Skincare. Not so very long ago, a man would have been mocked mercilessly for using just the word, never...

Laptop Bags: Too Big And Too Sparkly

Laptop bags; conspiracy of the patriarchal overlords. Oh yes. I am a woman with hands. The average-sized hands of...

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