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Month: January 2018

Top Ten Romance Tropes That Need to Die Already

Posted on January 29, 2018 by writehanded

The romance genre exists on a few ridiculous tropes, that actually normalise and perpetuate harmful behaviours. Fifty Shades is only the start of the story. 

Posted in Feminism

The nature of gendered abuse

Posted on January 24, 2018 by writehanded

Amid accusations that our Prime Minister deliberately mislead the country by getting pregnant and will now be an unfit leader due to “baby brain” and motherhood, I’m reflecting on how Continue Reading →

Posted in Feminism, Politics

Women & Power: A Manifesto

Posted on January 22, 2018 by writehanded

Mary Beard’s Manifesto compares classic Roman literature and culture with contemporary sexism, highlighting all the ways in which we still need to make progress.

Posted in Feminism, Rebel Girl Reads, Writing and books

Fight like a girl

Posted on January 18, 2018 by writehanded

I got given Clementine Ford’s Fight Like a Girl for my birthday, which was excellent because I’ve been wanting to read it for ages and it fits in the Rebel Continue Reading →

Posted in Feminism, Rebel Girl Reads, Writing and books

Climbing mountains

Posted on January 15, 2018 by writehanded

Being ill like I am makes even simple tasks feel like climbing a mountain. With toddlers hanging off my arms and legs. And torrential rain turning the track to mud. Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness

Should I get naked?

Posted on January 11, 2018 by writehanded

Feminism is meant to be all about body positivity, right? We love and accept other people’s bodies and we love and accept our own. Except it’s not that easy.

Posted in Feminism, Politics, Rebel Girl Reads, Writing and books | Tagged body positivity, Sexism

ANIMAL: the autobiography of a female body

Posted on January 6, 2018 by writehanded

It’s hard to overstate how much of an impact this book has had on me. I’ve been talking about it for days, as anyone around me can attest.

Posted in Feminism, Rebel Girl Reads, Writing and books

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