August 2010
2 posts
April 2010
12 posts
I love Fat! A fat acceptance blog: pluseyes: ...... →
pluseyes:
…
These people are really worried that part of being happy might be learning to love and be comfortable with yourself as you are. I know it’s unfathomable that fat women can be happy, but damn. The fix is so chilling—weigh in often so you can see if those numbers go up, thus…
February 2010
5 posts
Just. No.
Just. No.
Posted by Melissa McEwan at Friday, February 12, 2010
There is, perhaps, no more perfect example of the fucked-up ways in which women, womanhood, and female bodies are viewed than at the intersection of the realities of breast cancer and the tone of breast cancer awareness marketing. I mean, forget the pinkification of everything breast cancer, which was annoying enough; now nearly...
Female Ejaculation Doesn’t Exist →
What the housewives of Australia need to... →
January 2010
79 posts
Feminism is not a dirty word →
some inspiration …
Boys face compulsory feminism programs in state... →
What the fuck is this headline!?!?!?!?!? “boys face compulsory feminism”???
THE ENEMY WITHIN: Radical Feminism in the... →
Oh please. seriously?
Why Feminism Matters: An Arts Matters Forum... →
This forum will include leading international political scientists along with Australian academics and researchers in a robust discussion on the state of contemporary feminism. They will debate issues of women’s representation in politics in leading Western Liberal democracies including the US, UK and Australia.
Jackie French: doing her bit for ethical editorial... →
Next month Marie Claire will hit newsstands with an untouched photograph of a nude Jennifer Hawkins gracing the cover.
According to the Daily Telegraph, editor of Marie Claire, Jackie French, said the publication of the images…“…will raise funds for eating disorders support group the Butterfly Foundation, [and] were inspired by a Marie Claire survey of 5500 readers which found only 12 per cent of...
Dye v Hawkins: a fatuous argument over slim women →
It’s not that she was born beautiful, she spends her whole life being beautiful. It’s hard work. Not all women have the time for that. But women shouldn’t be degraded because they don’t spend as much time as supermodels on self-beautification.
The Butterfly Foundation →
Supporting Australians with eating disorders.
Designers On The Fashion Show Cry When Faced With... →
“‘“Fat” is usually the first insult a girl throws at another girl when she wants...”
– J.K.Rowling: For Girls Only, Probably… (via ilovefat)
“Nothing demonstrates more clearly that women are seen as changeable creatures...”
– Teenagers and Cosmetic Surgery - The F-Word (via ilovefat)
“Something is fundamentally wrong with the female body and it’s natural to be...”
– Teenagers and Cosmetic Surgery - The F-Word (via ilovefat)
Women's Film Festival →
A free film festival that battles the celluloid ceiling, celebrating the diverse and extraordinary work of women filmmakers and their not-to-be-underestimated diverse and extraordinary audiences. Seen and Heard in 2010, its second year, will follow on from a showcase of questions on class, race, ability/disability, gender and sexuality.
I am beautiful because I am woman-shaped.
