Articles from September 2008
Whose feminism is it?
Is feminism reaching women of colour? How about women who didn't go to university, teenage mums, or women who do not have access to the internet? Annika Spalding calls for change
Annika Spalding // 22 September 2008
Categories: Activism, Family, Feminism, Racism, Work and Play
It's only a bloody tampon
Is a tampon soaked in stage blood too shocking for theatre-goers? Gemma Bolwell and Harriet Chandler report
Various Authors // 22 September 2008
Categories: Culture and Media
Comments from August 2008
Comments sent in during August - tuck in
Jess McCabe // 13 September 2008
Categories: Comments
The Perfect Vagina
Cutting away at your labia sounds extreme, but more and more women are going under the surgeon's knife. Amy Clare reports on a Channel 4 documentary which attempted to shine a light on why this is happening
Amy Clare // 10 September 2008
Categories: Television
Across the porn divide
It's time to end the battle of words, argues Debi Crow
Debi Crow // 10 September 2008
Femmes of Power: Exploding Queer Femininities
What does femme mean, and how does it differ from the 'traditional' femininity which feminism so often puts under the microscope? Milly Shaw reviews a book of photographs of and interviews with femmes from around the world
Milly Shaw // 8 September 2008
Categories: Books
Janes In Love
Janes In Love is an oddly bloodless story of friendship, boys and 'art attacks', says Sarah C L
Sarah C L // 7 September 2008
Categories: Books
Her Naked Skin
Rebecca Lenkiewicz's take on the suffrage movement hinges on a clichéd story of forbidden love between seamstress Eve Douglas and Lady Celia Cain. Debi Withers is exasperated
debi withers // 7 September 2008
Categories: Theatre
Loving outside the line of monogamy: Tristan Taormino's new guide to open relationships
Two-person relationships are the default in our culture, but why? Red Chidgey reviews a book which lays open the potential for different kinds of relationships
Red Chidgey // 4 September 2008
Categories: Books
Uglies
Uglies opens in a world where every teenager undergos extreme surgery on their 16th birthday to mould them into hypnotic and hypnotised 'Pretties'. Cazz Blase reviews a four-part 'trilogy' with plenty to say about body image, cosmetic surgery, citizen journalism, celebrity, the environment and, of course, growing up
Cazz Blase // 3 September 2008
Categories: Books
