How the system is stacked against people
I often ask people to think about whether they are a racist or sexist. Almost none of us think we are. Are we kidding ourselves? Continue reading How the system is stacked against people
Tag: sexism
Grazie, but no grazia
With a long tube journey ahead of me, today I did something very unusual and picked up a celebrity gossip mag. The reason for me buying the magazine will be explained in another blog post, but for now I’d just like to share what I found on flicking through. With a long history of poor body image myself, it’s a conscious decision of mine not … Continue reading Grazie, but no grazia
Seriously: they’re just breasts
The other day I explained feminism to my little sister, who mistakenly thought that it was the belief that ‘women are and should be treated as better than men’. I told her that I felt it was something like this: the belief that men and women are and should be treated as potential intellectual and social equals. ‘Oh’, she said. ‘Why’s it called feminism then? … Continue reading Seriously: they’re just breasts
The Writing Half 