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The Housemaid Is Not Nearly As Feminist As It Thinks It Is
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (393+ words) Sorry, The Housemaid, but a feminist masterpiece you are not. And, kind of annoyingly, it seems pretty proud of the fact that it has totally nailed the whole girl power feminism thing, too. Add all of these to your watchlists....
Psst, ‘conservative feminism’ isn’t actually a thing
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (329+ words) By now, you've probably seen a certain New York Times (NYT) article on social media, well, one of the variations, at least. On 6th November, the newspaper ran a transcription of an "Interesting Times " podcast episode as an article in their…...
Yes, Swiped is a sanitised version of the problematic ‘girlboss feminism’ era, but the Bumble biopic also shows great female leadership
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (437+ words) Swiped - the new Disney+ biopic starring Lily James portraying the rise and fall and rise again of dating app mogul, Whitney Wolfe Herd - once the youngest self-made female billionaire on the planet - has not had the greatest of reviews. It's…...
Feminism is being co-opted by the far-right again, this time to target migrants
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (148+ words) I never felt unsafe around the migrants. It felt like people were using my gender to justify their own opinions or actions." Farage has become wise to this tactic. Last week, he unveiled Operation Restoring Justice", Reform's plan for the…...
Am I a terrible feminist for being an Oasis superfan?
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (507+ words) While 2024 had Brat summer, 2025 is undoubtedly shaping up to be a Britpop summer. Why? Because Oasis " arguably one of the best (and most conflict-ridden) bands in the world "have shocked us all and are kickstarting a global reunion tour tonight....
People are searching for content of women like me getting ‘owned’. What's behind this humiliating trend?
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1052+ words) I took a long pause to digest the misogynous tones unashamedly churned out by the algorithm in its search results: "Feminist gets owned, "Feminist vs anti-feminist, and the brazen "Feminist gets reality check. And I'm not alone, this harmful content…...
5 times men have powerfully spoken up about masculinity and feminism
9+ mon, 6+ day ago (558+ words) These attitudes, of course, have horrifying real world consequences " consequences we are beginning to see playing out in real time in our country. Male violence against women is nothing short of a national emergency. In 2023, over 1 million crimes against women…...
My friend was radicalised by online misogyny
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (161+ words) I have a friend whose name is Will. It isn't actually, but that's what we'll call him. He's in his mid-40s and has a good job in the creative industries in London. He has sandy-blonde hair, cropped short, stubble, and a…...
Annie Lennox: ‘When we support feminist movements, transformation happens’
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1075+ words) Today (1st March) is the first day of Women's History Month, a time to reflect on the vital contributions that women have made to the world, as well as looking forward to how we can create a more equal society. In…...
Aisling Bea: ‘If you're not looking after all women, that's not really feminism. That's egotism’
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (755+ words) In her new film, Get Away, our old friend stars alongside comedy stalwart Nick Frost and Heartstopper star Sebastian Croft in a comedy horror, which sees a family's remote getaway interrupted by a serial killing spree. It's a wild ride,…...