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Should news outlets be entitled to a political bias?

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Modern journalism is – in theory – built on a set of values that ensure you are receiving reputable and accurate news. Unfortunately, the accessible nature of online news, and the simple fact… Continue reading

The Last Glass Ceiling

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The year of 2016 can only be described as a collective fever dream that we can’t seem to wake up from – a referendum that has caused more family rifts than Monopoly, an… Continue reading

GOT spoilers?

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‘No! No, no, no! Don’t say ANYTHING I haven’t watched it yet!’ The past few months in particular have housed this broken record as its soundtrack. It’s been, what, 10 days now(?) since… Continue reading

Don’t ‘buy into feminism’

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Earlier this year, Veet ran a horrifically offensive ad campaign in the US titled ‘Don’t Risk Dudeness’. The narrative can be summed up as follows ‘being hairy = you’re a man’. As soon… Continue reading

My Nail Polish? It’s called ‘Anti-Rape Red’

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  When I was little, I used to watch this show called ‘Totally Spies’. In a nutshell, it was cartoon copy of ‘Charlie’s Angels’; three girls, kicking ass, with a generic male voice to… Continue reading

Woman against ‘Women Against Feminism’

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I honestly dream of the day when I can, truly, say ‘I don’t need feminism anymore, sexism no longer exists’. As simple or as impossible as that sounds, some women feel they can… Continue reading

Laverne Cox: A Modern Day Hero

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The awards season earlier this year was great, wasn’t it? Funny female hosts, twitter-destructive selfies and that Adele Dazeem moment… Yet, although a lot of us revelled in the fun and frivolities, this… Continue reading