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Well, this is one of those things that is funny because it's accurate.

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Have some links to articles etc that I've collected to pass on:

• The ‘perfect body’ is a lie by Lindy West
• Time to Uncover, Alicia Keys talks about going without make up
• Project Naked, women talking about their bodies, full of really interesting essays
• For the Record, Jennifer Aniston on media scrutiny of women and their bodies
• Why stuntwomen are in ( Read more... )

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I did complain to ASA about this advert. As expected, this made exactly zero difference. Here is the (somewhat patronising) reply

While we appreciate your concerns, we note that the ad promotes Wilkinson Sword’s Quattro for Women Bikini, a women’s hair removal product for the bikini line, and while we acknowledge that the ad may not appeal to ( Read more... )

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DEAR WILKINSON, FOR YOUR INFORMATION I'M CONSTANTLY READY 'DOWN THERE' BECAUSE MY 'DOWN THERE' (what are you, twelve?) IS FUCKING PERFECT THE WAY IT IS AND IF I WANT TO GO SKINNY DIPPING I'LL DO IT WITH MY HAIRY LEGS AND HAIRY ARMPITS AND MY HAIRY GOD DAMN CUNT, SO FUCK YOU AND YOUR SEXIST EXPECTATIONS AND VALUE JUDGEMENTS ABOUT WOMEN'S ( Read more... )

I’m a big fan of this Finnish magazine and they have featured stories and interviews with lgbt people in the past but the exclusion from this particular story made me rather upset. Possibly due to being hormonal, but I sent the feedback anyway ( Read more... )

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I have marked 15 essays today. I want to cry. The two are causally correlated.

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In other news, I have finally bought a new laptop. And by that I mean, the same laptop I have now except the newer version. It should be here soon. Yes, it was emotionally painful ( Read more... )

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Dearest flist,

The LGBTIQ staff network at my uni, which I'm part of, is looking to arrange a couple of events for the LGBT History Month in February. One of these is a film night. We're hoping to show ~three short films so I'm looking for some recommendations. Could be fictional or documentary, but of relatively short length (~30min max). ( Read more... )

Found via the glorious flist. I'm thinking of making this required viewing on crime&media seminars...

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