Monthly Archives: March 2017

Silly old women

Posted on 27 March, 2017 by roughseasinthemed

Ageism and sexism in one. Brilliant. I got a query recently about how to start blogging as a woman who is more than 50 years old. Oh my goddess. Do women of more than 50 know how to use a … Continue reading →

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Sexist old men

Posted on 11 March, 2017 by roughseasinthemed

I had to lie down on the sofa, fan myself, apply a cool damp facecloth to my forehead, hence the rather late repost of this riveting news: Sexist old man 1 Sexist old man 2 Number one considers women to … Continue reading →

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Rape? No.

Posted on 10 March, 2017 by roughseasinthemed

As we all know, when a 53-year-old man has sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl, it isn’t rape. (Huh?) It’s sexual activity with with a child. Of course! So a mere four and a half years sorts that. Easily. WTF … Continue reading →

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Read. Enjoy.

Posted on 10 March, 2017 by roughseasinthemed

The invisible woman: Gender identity in the age of neoliberalism And this: https://stoptranschauvinism.wordpress.com/2017/03/10/cps-schools-project-the-erasure-of-sex-and-the-silencing-of-girls/ Orwell, you forgot all this lunacy.

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Women’s right to vote

Posted on 8 March, 2017 by roughseasinthemed

Women worked hard to earn the right to vote and I am considering relinquishing it. Why? Well, basically it makes no fucking difference as the same old shit goes around whoever is in power. Many of us truly hoped for … Continue reading →