Category Archives: Longreads

No. I don’t hate men

Posted on 27 May, 2015 by roughseasinthemed

One of the silliest arguments I read on the internet is that all feminists hate men. Really, they, or rather, we, do. This is on a par with all feminists are hairy ugly lesbians, it is so ridiculous. The view … Continue reading →

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Just an everyday in a sexist life

Posted on 14 April, 2015 by roughseasinthemed

It’s easy to say, ‘I’m not sexist, racist, disablist, fattist, ageist’ etc. But what happens when someone challenges that? None of us like being challenged so the automatic response is ‘Oh, no, I’m not’. Except, how do we know? Ruth … Continue reading →

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Fifty shades of … Vanilla Cinderella

Posted on 4 April, 2015 by roughseasinthemed

It doesn’t matter how you look at it, but the Cinderella myth is going strong. For my purposes I’m doing the easy version, no Jung, Freud, nada. Poor girl meets rich prince, disaster intervenes but then they end up happily … Continue reading →

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No one else asked me

Posted on 17 March, 2015 by roughseasinthemed

My mother was a deputy matron at 19 at the local nursery school. It was during the war, ie 1940s. The local nursery was so local that it was literally at the bottom of the garden of her parents’ home. … Continue reading →

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Intent v impact?

Posted on 10 March, 2015 by roughseasinthemed

Six years ago I wrote this: Browsing on the internet this week I seem to have read a lot about misunderstandings. They happen every day. We rarely see the world from someone else’s perspective. If we are lucky we occasionally … Continue reading →

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Post Charlie (and feminism?)

Posted on 13 January, 2015 by roughseasinthemed

What journalist could have heard the news about Charlie Hebdo last week and not felt the following emotions? Shock, empathy, and a reminder that we choose a profession that doesn’t make us popular. These journalists weren’t in a war zone, … Continue reading →

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