Learning to Hate Myself
Writing and artwork by Jessie Li // My flaws do not make me any less valuable or any less capable or any less worthy of love. I am so much more. I am proud of who I am, and I am grateful for my body.
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The Journey Of My Feminism
Writing by Kalhia Paola De la Garza Espinosa // Photograph by Stefania Papagni // Edited by Sophie Rose // All my life I have been told I am a girl with a strong personality, until the point where I believed it and lived by those words. I earlier mentioned that I never blame victims, in any circumstances, but that changed when I blamed myself.
Read MorePurposeful Feminist In Aladdin
Writing by Hannah Forsdike // In general I think we are too quick to write off feminism in modern pop culture. We are in a social transitional period right now, and this is reflected in our media.
Read MoreCaptain Marvel and the Representation of Women in Film
Writing by Hannah Forsdike // illustration by Freya Bennett // Asides from shutting down sexist norms left and right, female strength and fear is demonstrated through Carol and the other women in this film.
Read MoreYOU’VE COME A LONG WAY BABY: Exploited Feminism Within Vintage Cigarette Adverts
Writing by Ellen Muller // This shifting archetype sold a false sense of power by blatantly exploiting feminist ideals, and it was a ploy which meant that cigarettes were arguably one of the products which had benefited the most commercially, from the ongoing women’s emancipation movement.
Read MoreCan We Still Enjoy Problematic Media? PART ONE
Writing and artwork by Seth Lukas Hynes // I enjoyed and recommend all of these creative works, but these recommendations come with heavy, uncomfortable caveats due to certain morally offensive elements.
Read MoreThe Name Game
Writing by Freya Bennett // Illustration by April Phillips // The butterfly effect this tradition has on society’s view of women is huge and the continual loss of the matriarchal line contributes to the devaluing of women and girls in society.
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Dear White Men Of The Internet , I Don’t Hate You, But I Won’t Keep Apologising
Writing by Sarah-Jane Cavendish // Photograph by Sandra Lazzarini // Here’s the thing — by not including you in activism designed to support minorities we are not attacking you. We are simply leaving you out of something that you do not need. You should be grateful to be left off this list — what it means is that society recognises you enough on a daily bases that people don’t need to write post supporting your cause.
Read MoreFAIRTRADE FEMMES: Supporting Women One Bra At A Time
Review of Bras by S by Haylee Penfold // The passion to create her own lingerie line sparked from a troubled beginning when Shorina experienced a life changing car accident that made her usual work commitments unachievable.
Read MoreWhy We Have To Fight Gender Roles
Writing by Rinny Power // Photograph by Catarina Inacio // So now we know that I think it’s fair to say gender roles suck, toxic masculinity is trash and these things impact society and individuals in truly horrific ways.
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