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Five Things Feminism Isn't

Do you really know what feminism means? Has the old, patriarchal paradigm succeeded in skewing the essence of feminism, turning it into a dirty word?

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Recognising Gender Based Censorship: Shut Up! You Stupid, Ugly Mutt

Have you ever wondered why some men will allude to your 'looks' or level of education in a negative way during a disagreement? How to identify gender based censorship.

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Emily and Me: Empathy Across the Centenary

One hundred years after the birth of Emily Wilding Davison, I was born in the same country. Comparing our lives highlights the changes that were wrought.

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Pussy Riot: Hooligans or Prisoners of Conscience?

Three members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot are in prison. The rest of the band have fled the country in fear of the same. That was one Hell of a gig.

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What is the Bechdel Test?

Three questions are asked of each movie. They are so simple that it would be harder to fail than pass. They examine the role of females in that film. Nearly half fail.

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Why Every Woman (And Man) Should Be a Feminist

In recent years, feminism has come to be seen as a ‘dirty word’; only applicable to man-hating, ‘Nazi’, lesbians. However, we’ve lost sight of the essence and purpose of feminism.

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The Riot Grrl Post-Feminism of Tank Girl

I spotted that Riot Grrl was back. Then I noticed that all of the original Tank Girl comics had been collected together into a book. Time for a bit of gleeful nostalgia again.

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The Shaming of Femininity and Elevation of Masculinity

Patriarchal culture tends to treat femininity as inferior, and elevates masculinity, treating it as superior.

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