I went to an International Women's Day event last night that debunked both the myth that women aren't funny, and the myth that every comedy night has to have at least one bad act.
international women's day
loners
The former secondary school loner is able to go it alone and has usually been made all the braver and interesting thanks to earlier rejection from their peers for various arbitrary but at the time vital teenage reasons.
consent
Why aren't we talking about consent more? It isn't just about sex, it's about everything we do, or don't do in life. Yes, we might chant a bit of 'Yes means yes and no means no' on a march but how often do you analyse a chant?
travel
When I met him at St Pancras Friedrich was crying. ‘Oh my goodness I’ve been jabbering on about trainics and somebody’s died.’ I thought. Nobody had died. “I am not in love with you,” he wept.
i'm not gay
Somewhere in my parent's house there's probably a dusty banner emblazoned with the words 'Happy Coming Out Day!'
netmums survey
About 1300 Netmums were asked what feminism meant to them and only 1 in 7 admitted to being a 'feminist'. Death by survey. Classic.
page 3
I'm a feminist, but I won't be signing the No More Page 3 petition...
Squeamish Kate in
Issues,
page 3,
no more bare breasts in the sun,
no more page 3,
squeamish bikini,
the sun,
news in briefs
Sep 18, 2012 at 2:30pm | 106 comments
