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A slap in the face (of male privilege)
Doncha just love it when guys help out…espesh when that helping out seems mostly to involve solving those problems that we silly simpering girlies just can’t quite manage to get our heads around. I mean, take make-up. There’s narcissistic us … Continue reading
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Tagged Chase, Chase Culpepper, Culpepper, DMV, make-up, makeup, policing, transgender, US, Women
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McCririck: Female Athletes Should Earn Less
Thought i’d post this up here to highlight the double standard, of a guy who complains about ageism and endorses full-on arrogant sexism. Its a press release from sportslobster which i would not ordinarily be looking at (well, do i … Continue reading
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Tagged everydaysexism, mccririck, sexism, sport, sportslobster, Women
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That space thing again
Men really don’t like to be excluded from spaces. The suggestion that here or anywhere is a door, a line they may not cross, seems in many instances to act as red rag to the bully, an invitation to much … Continue reading
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Tagged adult store, men, sex shop, Sh!, VAW, Women, women's spaces
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Dealing with online abuse: some practical tips
So its back, once more, to online abuse, and just what you can do about it. Today, it’s a charming tweet from some online Neanderthal that has me thinking. (Trigger warnings: rape, abuse, violence discussed)
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Tagged abuse, abusive language, communication, complaining, complaint, facebook, guide, harassment, hate, hate crime, hate speech, malicious communication, misogyny, online, rape, threat, twitter, Women
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Domestic violence: help needed
A temporary interlude during which it is once more business as usual, and help is needed in respect of a domestic violence case. This one is a friend of a friend, and someone who seems in need of a helping … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, access, divorce, domestic violence, help, Women
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The lighter side of banking…
Sometimes, when all around is dark, there appears a piece in the press so wildly inappropriate, so out of kilter with everything else that one has to laugh. Or cry. I’m not sure which. So for your delectation. Or something, … Continue reading
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Tagged banking, feminism, fifties values, money-saving, old-fashioned, sexism, Women, work
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On International Women’s Day
It’s a small thing. In the grand scheme, next to violence and employment and education and the right to control one’s own fertility, it might seem nothing at all. Still: it’s something. Maybe something that sums up, in its own … Continue reading
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Tagged blaming, International, International Women's Day, iwd, privilege, risk, safety, shaming, victim, victim-blaming, victim-shaming, violence, Women
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Jane Fae 