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"The Man Eaters" -- short story #feminism #literary #erotica #heterosexual

Valentine Bonnaire wrote 1 month ago: I posted this to the list I’m on at ERWA and it got so many comments you wouldn’t believ … more →

Tags: Feminism, humanism, Literary, Short Fiction, literary erotica, Literary Fiction, feminist history, Erotica, Story

on the death of a boy who stalked campus streets

Scigarra Dizuyo wrote 2 months ago: It’s an early summer evening. You can feel the summer approaching in the quietness of the skie … more →

Tags: Violence, campus woes, harassment, desire, Loss, Homophobia, Suicide

The Perfect Woman, PLEASE! 24 comments

The Savvy Senorita wrote 5 months ago: OK, I thought I was going to sign out and just continue in a holiday haze, yet, the lure of that wic … more →

Tags: Gender: Politics, Relationships & Thoughts, Women, Men, Thoughts, desire, Ideas!, Feminism, What Men Want, Stepford Wives

Bristol Mayoral & PCC Candidates: representing women’s interests

wearstheshoes wrote 7 months ago: What are the issues that Mayoral candidates need to be addressing to ensure women’s interests are re … more →

Tags: Bristol Mayor, A&S Police & Crime Commissioner, violence against women and girls, Bristol Women, Government, Politics

SlutWalk 20123 comments

varicellamorgan wrote 8 months ago:   Sex Worker and Activist Jane Green speaking brilliantly at the rally   I didn’t ma … more →

Tags: Feminism and Language, Feminism, slutwalk, rape, Rape Culture, sexual harrassment, sexual politics

Shaving and Success: When does feminist practice compromise feminist ideology?7 comments

varicellamorgan wrote 8 months ago: When I first fell down the feminism rabbit hole in my early years at university I, and my classmates … more →

Tags: feminist backlash, Fashion, Feminism, Fashion, Shaving, feminist backlash, High Heels, Female Empowerment

Tweens, Teens, and Thoughts on 'Role Models'2 comments

varicellamorgan wrote 8 months ago: I nanny a twelve year old girl and her older brother. They are both bright, friendly and pretty well … more →

Tags: sexuality, Tween Feminism, Feminism, Teens, tweens, Taylor Swift, Milley Cyrus, Role Models, Purity

Heart of Clouds my American novel about survival, Capitalism, kids and the devastating effects of lay-offs on families #Wattpad

Valentine Bonnaire wrote 9 months ago: I’ve just posted the two chapters into Wattpad. My main character Teenie Alexander’s mot … more →

Tags: writing, Life Health, stories of humanism, American values, Americans, book, Literary, stories about love, Writers

Street Harassment - everything you needed to know, ever.1 comment

varicellamorgan wrote 12 months ago: Literally the best thing I have ever read, including the comments: http://rookiemag.com/2012/05/it-h … more →

Tags: sexuality, Gender, harassment, Rookie, rookie mag, sexual harassment, Sexuality, Slut, Street Harassment

Police & Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset – why does it matter to Counting Women In?

wearstheshoes wrote 1 year ago: So, it’s been a bit quiet on the blog front but that should not be equated with inactivity. We were … more →

Tags: A&S Police & Crime Commissioner, violence against women and girls, Current Events, John Savage

Rug Munchers and Other Mythical Beasts7 comments

varicellamorgan wrote 1 year ago: As a former student of Linguistics, I fail to understand the semantic link between ‘this is my … more →

Tags: sexuality, Feminism, Sexuality, Lesbian, Lesbianism, Identity Politics, Queer, Women, Homophobia

Phat3 comments

varicellamorgan wrote 1 year ago: From a linguistic perspective I sometimes long for the brief period in the 90s where phat was A Thin … more →

Tags: Feminism and Language, Feminism, Fat, fat phobia, sizeism, fattism, Body Image

The Medical Need for Wang1 comment

varicellamorgan wrote 1 year ago: I never thought I would be one to criticise The Hairpin, for it is frequently my go-to for internet … more →

Tags: Bisexuality, Sexuality, identity

"Manstruation" and the Abject Object

varicellamorgan wrote 1 year ago: Manstruation Defined for me by a young Australian man (via the magic of talkback radio) as ‘ju … more →

Tags: Feminism, vagina, menstruation, manstruation, menstrual blood

On Contraception and the Sexual Emancipation of Women6 comments

varicellamorgan wrote 1 year ago: The controversy surrounding Rick Santorum and his views on birth control has made me think once more … more →

Tags: Feminism, Contraception, Santorum, feminist, birth control, The Pill, sexual revolution

Bill that will lead to more suicides

libremoi wrote 1 year ago: The bill that the Indian cabinet has recently passed, Hindu Marriage (Amendment) 2010 Act, is an ext … more →

Tags: Daughter-in-law, PWDVA, ipc 498a, India, Failed Marriage, hindu marriage act 1955, abused men, Family Laws, Crime by women

Bristol Mayor - Good for Women? Bad for Women?2 comments

wearstheshoes wrote 1 year ago: To sum up, it’s unclear.  We are not going to repeat here the general analysis done elsewhere … more →

Tags: Bristol Mayor, A&S Police & Crime Commissioner

A vision for political representation....

wearstheshoes wrote 1 year ago: To start at the beginning we ought to share our thoughts on the nature of political representation a … more →

Tags: Bristol Mayor, A&S Police & Crime Commissioner

Dudes and sexual violence, Part 2 « The Filing Cabinet

maxattitude wrote 1 year ago: Dudes and sexual violence, Part 2 « The Filing Cabinet. I wrote some stuff here, but mostly Meg has … more →

Tags: Queer Culture, Ask Max, re post, Abuse, Dude magazine, FtM, heterosexist culture, Liveability, Megan Clement-Couzner


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