Apparently, ladies, we are expecting far too much on Valentine’s Day and are just selfish, selfish, selfish! We should be, according to this little spiel, be secretly arranging for him to have the day off on Friday (and three of… Read More ›
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Feminism Friday: “You’ll catch more flies with honey”
I hear this a fair bit. People who are angry, passionate, non-submissive, resolute, intense – we get shocked looks, and exhortations to compromise, and remarks like “You’ll catch more flies with honey, dear“. I’ve been vaguely wondering why that particular… Read More ›
White privilege and the centring of white people in discussions of race and racism: a spinoff thread
This is a spinoff thread from our terrific guest post by Stephanie, “The privilege in your pocket: a manifesto”. I’m starting it from the first point where I requested that the rudeness (which involved centring of white people and scolding… Read More ›
