Growing up, I – we – had The Spice Girls. I was completely enamoured by ‘girl power’ all the way back in 1996. I dressed up with my friends, had my favourite (Baby, but I was always made to be Victoria because of my hair and my name. She is my favourite now, however). I performed and danced with my sister, friends and cousins – I collected absolutely everything – and sang my little heart out. It was glorious.
Influencers have long been our scapegoat and now they’re to blame for poor body image
Legislators in Norway have passed a new law requiring social media influencers to disclose when they’ve retouched or added a filter to their content. According to the proposal, in Norway, 70,000 children and young people have mental health issues requiring treatment. Over half of 15 year old girls in the country have mental health issues, […]
I watched Sex/Life so you don’t have to.
If you follow me on Instagram, you had to know this was coming. I’ve binge watched all eight episodes of Sex/Life on Netflix, and now I have feelings. It goes without saying that there will be spoilers. Sex/Life is bad, like, really bad My main issue with Sex/Life is the wafer thin and massively sexist […]
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
The Wizard of Oz should be studied as a cautionary tale against the patriarchy. The entire journey is centered around Dorothy travelling down the yellow brick road to find her saviour, the wonderful wizard, who will be able to use his great powers to send her home. Except, when she gets there, we learn that […]