Articles from August 2007
Skinny porn
The size-zero debate is just another excuse for judging women's bodies, argues Abi M
Abi M // 30 August 2007
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Fashion and Image
Maid of the manor
Despite all our advances, men still dominate public life. But if they are so smart, asks Amity Reed, why can't they fathom how to do the housework?
Amity Reed // 30 August 2007
Categories: Men, Sex and Relationships, Work and Play
What does the politics of hair say about modern Britain?
Racism and sexism are intertwined - so feminism must tackle them both head-on, says Veronica Wood-Querales
Veronica Wood-Querales // 30 August 2007
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Feminism, Racism, Stereotypes
Can burlesque be feminist?
Burlesque may set feminist alarm-bells ringing, but it can help cultivate a love of your own body, argues Chloe Emmott
Chloe Emmott // 30 August 2007
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Feminism, Stereotypes
One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed
Melissa Panarello's teenage sex diary shocked the adult world for all the wrong reasons, argues Irina Lester
Irina Lester // 29 August 2007
Categories: Books
Comments from July 2007
This month readers wonder about the practicalities of banana insertion, compose anti-feminist verses and stand up for the single life
Jess McCabe // 11 August 2007
Categories: Comments
Men!
Men! is more intelligent than other dating books, but still assumes that women are incomplete as single individuals. Diane Shipley reports
Diane Shipley // 11 August 2007
Categories: Books
Skirting the issue
From tampons with skirts to silky pads, sanitary product manufacturers will try anything to hawk their goods. Harriet Reuter Hapgood reports
Harriet Reuter Hapgood // 8 August 2007
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media
Abby Lee - girl with (not just) a one-track mind
Sex-blogger Abby Lee faces down the double standard that would label her a slut on a regular basis. She speaks to Abby O'Reilly about being 'outed' in the press, fan mail and her new role as spokesperson for the next sexual revolution
Abby O'Reilly // 8 August 2007
Categories: Sex and Relationships
Coitophobia: who do you trust?
Maria Roberts explains why she bypassed writing about the experience of domestic violence, to craft a play about two women pulling themselves together after their escape
Maria Roberts // 8 August 2007
Categories: Culture and Media, Sex and Relationships, Violence
The Great Big Glorious (Sexist) Book for Girls
While boys are instructed on the art of the catapult, girls are presented with ponies and pom-poms. Paul Brown is unimpressed
Paul Brown // 8 August 2007
Categories: Books
