Louise Mensch’s best bits: Don’t Menshn the Twitter wars
The übermensch has finally fallen. But not, as some of us might secretly have hoped, amidst enormous scandal and public disapprobation.
By Nat Guest | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 7 August 2012 at 11:29 am
Fifty Shades of Porn
Last week, I was asked whether Fifty Shades of Grey is anti-feminist, but I don’t think so, for one simple reason: I think Fifty Shades is a good thing.
By Nat Guest | Arts, Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 10 July 2012 at 11:49 am
Battle of the buildings: If these walls could talk…
At last count, I am following 16 buildings on Twitter. Sixteen! How did this happen? Buildings didn’t used to be something I had to worry about the interior thoughts and feelings of; I was more concerned with, well, their general interiors. Now it seems like every block of flats and its stairwell has an opinion on the latest celebrity divorce, the situation in the middle-east and whether or not the Olympics is a good thing for Britain or not.
Big Brother bullying: When sexual and physical abuse are seen as entertainment
Big Brother is not exactly a stranger to blazing rows between housemates; in fact, one could be forgiven for thinking that they positively encourage as much bile and hatred as possible between contestants.
By Nat Guest | Arts, Notebook | Friday, 29 June 2012 at 12:00 am
Only 4 in 10? We should speak up about harassment
A YouGov survey commissioned by the End Violence Against Woman Coalition (EVAW) this week has found that four in 10 women report experiencing sexual harassment in public spaces over the last year. Some of you may have read that figure and been shocked. I was shocked, too – shocked that it was so low.
By Nat Guest | Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 25 May 2012 at 12:12 pm
Gendered marketing: It’s not just for girls
Life as a woman is difficult. The diet of salad and Ryvita; the pressure at work to play with Maltesers in a coquettish manner; the endless hours spent worrying about being bloated, consuming endless tubs of yoghurt. If there’s one thing advertising tells us about women, it’s that we bloody love yoghurt.
By Nat Guest | Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 30 April 2012 at 11:37 am
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