Category: Life
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Living with a man…
I have lived with opposite sex before, though I’m not sure it counts. I used to live with a boy, once. He was weird. He did weird things like locking himself in the bathroom, hurling drying racks across the living room…oh and masturbating at his work colleges! But that’s a different story. I have recently…
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Are shops just out to make me feel bad?
So there I am, in Marks and Spencer’s feeling pretty excited about purchasing my first swimming costume in about 10 years. There are colours and shapes in abundance. Tummy tucking, uplifting, streamling I am going to look AWESOME. Ok I’ve put on a few pounds recently but in my head M&S would be a safe…
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Can you be a feminist and vajazzle?
This month at the Women of the World festival at London’s Southbank Centre, I sat back and listened to the debate ‘Am I a Feminist- Can I Vajazzle?’ Here sat Louise Court the Editor of Cosmopolitan, Broadcaster Dawn Porter, renowned feminist activist Kate Smurthwaite and academic sociologist Dr Kristin Aune. These women, each of whom…
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The Grey Area Of Domestic Violence
The world winces as high profile domestic violence cases are reported in the media but the reality of the presence of domestic violence in the UK is hidden behind closed doors, muddied by misguided social acceptance. At least 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime and 2 women die each week…
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Do men do it?
I was recently chosen to be one of Caitlin Moran’s guest bloggers discussing a topic inspired her latest book ‘How to be a Woman’. Here is what I wrote: I am a Feminist, it’s been my life time mantra; I am a Feminist BIG TIME, trust me! Then I read ‘How to be a Woman’…
Holly Peacock-Goodwin 