Silencing is when one cannot speak, because the consequences of doing so are so dire. When one’s mental, physical or emotional health is at risk from the cruel reactions of others. using sexuali… more →
Laurelin in the RainLaurelin wrote 1 year ago: Silencing is when one cannot speak, because the consequences of doing so are so dire. When one … more →
Laurelin wrote 1 year ago: I have seen male ’sex positive’ (’scuze me while I snigger) reactionaries, um, … more →
Laurelin wrote 2 years ago: Objectivity assumes there is a single ultimate truth out there for the finding, which will be discov … more →
Laurelin wrote 2 years ago: Dear detractors who try to comment on my site before being evilly censored by my mighty powers, I a … more →
Laurelin wrote 2 years ago: This is a term we hear a lot, whether in jest, mockery or sincerity, always in terms of its applicab … more →
Laurelin wrote 2 years ago: We have heard of court cases in which a rape survivor, who has been beaten up by her assailant, neve … more →
Laurelin wrote 2 years ago: He/ She/ It Usually written in that order, this way of cataloguing human beings starts from the gen … more →
Laurelin wrote 2 years ago: slut/ whore/ slag/ tart (and the list goes on…) In a world where a woman’s sexuality and … more →
Laurelin wrote 2 years ago: Words are picked, consciously or not, to have a particular effect upon the reader. There is a weight … more →
Laurelin wrote 3 years ago: I have found out from Pippi, via Sparkle*Matrix that that the pro-porn group Feminists Against Censo … more →
Laurelin wrote 3 years ago: The world is a fair place, you are told. At least here, in this country. You have the vote, you can … more →
Laurelin wrote 3 years ago: Something bugs me. Well, lots of things bug me, as you’ve probably already gathered. But the c … more →
Laurelin wrote 3 years ago: not the withdrawal into quiet when choosing not to be deemed a fool not the decision that some … more →
Laurelin wrote 3 years ago: Ms Violet has written an excellent rant about sexual harrassment on her blog, which has resulted in … more →
Laurelin wrote 3 years ago: When I see troll comments, I always imagine the author to be a little furry green monster jumping up … more →
Laurelin wrote 3 years ago: We’ve all heard this before. We criticize pornography, explaining what it is, what it does, wh … more →
Laurelin wrote 3 years ago: According to the Times, there is a new trend occuring of women having hymenoplasty (‘repairing … more →
Laurelin wrote 3 years ago: Occasionally (actually make that ‘all the damn time’), we rad fems find ourselves visite … more →
Laurelin wrote 4 years ago: This morning I woke up to a slot on BBC Breakfast about apples. The presenters were discussing the f … more →