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Feminism is Not About Sandwiches

April 9, 2013 in Gender, Relationships

I was once talking to a friend about gender roles, her point of view was that it was more damaging to people to have to figure out for themselves who they were and less confusing if they had some gender roles prescribed. I vehemently disagreed. Her response was, “What if a woman is happy making a sandwich for her partner? Should she feel bad for that?” I was gob smacked! How did the innocent sandwich get so entangled in the discourse about feminism and gender roles? How did one piece of food become the symbol of sexism? I think it’s [...]

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This Week: Lingerie Football, and Sponsored Posts

January 18, 2013 in Body Image, Celebrity, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Film & TV, Sport, Technology

Here’s JJ & T with another weekly chat about life, the universe…and well, anything… JJ: So, T – how’s your week been? T: It’s been alright. And yours? JJ: Kind of a “meh” week. Nothing much happened. I had a good rant about male-hair discrimination, but apart from that…nada T: I’ve been busy being a Stepmother. But I’m all riled up today about the Lingerie Football League! JJ: What have they done now? T: Well they’re now changing the name to Legends Football League and getting rid of the Lingerie. JJ: How can they claim to be legends? Legends of what? T: Gridiron. [...]

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The Cult Of First Personality

December 3, 2012 in Fiction, Sex, Society, Technology

It had taken Kate a long time – almost a year – to finally track down Mary Mary, that mysterious blogger whose website, Quite Contrary, had become such an Internet sensation. Almost overnight, Mary Mary had changed blogging forever. Her personal observations about her life and the world around her – always written in third-person – were considered revolutionary, and her strange and aloof insights into women everywhere were proclaimed as the most significant advancement in feminism since Greer and Steinem in the 60s and 70s. But no one knew who Mary Mary was. Her anonymity was as exciting and mysterious as her writings. Almost since [...]

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The Death Of Magazines & the Legacy of Helen Gurley Brown

August 16, 2012 in Body Image, Celebrity, Current Affairs, Dating, Entertainment, Health, Marriage, News, People, Relationships, Self, Sex, Sexuality, Society

Magazines used to represent to me, as a teenager, everything I loved about journalism. I had the sale dates of Girlfriend and Dolly, then Cosmopolitan and Cleo,on my calendar until my early 20s. The excitement I used to feel as I saw this month’s cover girl was something I wish I could’ve bottled, especially when I lose inspiration to write or feel like I have no idea what the hell I’m going to write each week. I would read each magazine, cover to cover, and sometimes even cut out the beauty or lifestyle articles for inspiration – kind of like [...]

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Don’t Call Me A Feminist

July 26, 2012 in Current Affairs, Gender, News, People, Society

Lot’s of people on social media proudly proclaiming themselves feminists at the moment. That’s cool. Lots of people claiming to be reclaiming the word Feminist. That’s cool too, although I don’t know how you can really make a claim to a word. Lot’s of men announcing that they are feminists too… that’s less cool with me – I just don’t really understand or agree with it. Some people are also expecting men to label themselves as feminist to show their support… that isn’t cool with me. Don’t tell me how to label myself, and I won’t try and label you. I [...]

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Is Casual Sex Ever Casual?

May 7, 2012 in Dating, Relationships, Sex

“I really want you to leave, but I don’t know what to say without being a dick”. And so is the opening scene of Bridesmaids with what most of us know as the booty call. Casual sex isn’t something new. But I must admit it is getting kind of old. I cringed as I watched Annie (Kristen Wiig) pretend like she wasn’t bothered by her bonk buddy’s nonchalance. Not because I think I’m better than her but because I’ve been there. It might start off as something fun and light but it wrecks havoc with your self esteem. Especially for women. Well at least most [...]

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Porn for women. Feminist-style (Pics SFW)

April 18, 2012 in Relationships, Sex, Sexuality, Society

Feminism and porn. Unlikely bedfellows? Maybe not, says Louise Lush who has been blogging about porn and running adult websites since 2000. She’s also been busy making erotic films for straight women since 2008. One has to question how porn, well mainstream male-dominated porn, could have anything to do with empowering women? A hell of a lot it seems. It’s no secret that women watch porn. And no, not just with their boyfriends. Women are growing tired of the same testosterone driven fantasies. We have our own sexuality too and it would be nice to be able to find without [...]

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Weighing in on “How to be a Woman” by Caitlin Moran

April 17, 2012 in Books, Gender

Until about 3 months ago, I had no idea who Caitlin Moran was. Then, over Christmas, there was a big love fest for her recent book “How to be a Woman” over Twitter and on Mamamia. I immediately reserved it from the library and decided it was a ‘must read’. As soon as I picked it up from the library, I started reading it, before reading the 20 or so other books that were due back earlier (I have an obsessive way of reading library books, they must be read in the order in which they are due back). I [...]

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Feminism Is Not A Dirty Word

April 10, 2012 in Body Image, Books, Gender, People, Self, Society

  Sometimes when I hear the word feminist I think of all the bad connotations associated with it. Such as the burning of the bra or Germaine Greer’s The Female Eunuch where she suggests that the reader take a moment to taste their own menstrual blood. ‘If you haven’t tasted it yet, you’ve got a long way to go, baby,’ she says. How about no? I’ll pass. Out. To be perfectly honest I’ve become disillusioned Germaine especially after her antics on ABC’s Q&A program a few weeks ago. I feel she’s controversial just for the sake of a headline and it made [...]

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Germaine Greer has a big mouth. Just get over it!

March 21, 2012 in Current Affairs, News, Politics

You’ve probably seen and read all the kerfuffle about what Germaine Greer said on Monday night’s Q&A. In case you haven’t, here’s the clip: Basically, after an intelligent and measured observation about the quality of Julia Gillard as Prime Minister, Germaine finished off the statement with a fairly tactless (if accurate) description of the Prime Minister’s fashion sense, finishing with the line, “…you’ve got a big arse, Julia. Just get over it!” The twitterverse and blogosphere went crazy. How dare Germaine say that. What a disgrace! How can she claim to be a feminist after saying something like that? Well, twitterverse and blogosphere, [...]

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