Can’t help finding this Durex advert vaguely ridiculous. Their PR company describes it as featuring “passionate couples in numerous wild locations” Try absurd locations. I mean, I guess the idea here is that when sex is really good (like, really good, though, yeah? Like, Durex good. Not like that mediocre sex you have with Trojan condoms)…
Further proof that sexism at The Sun runs SO much deeper than Page 3. From Gorkana: “This Sunday, Fabulous magazine will dedicate half of its pages to men. The back half of Fabulous will be called MF, which stands for Men’s Fabulous, and will include men’s stories, an interview with Freddie Flintoff, pics, reviews and…
This afternoon I received this press release. I particularly enjoy the way the bit about the bikini body is in bold. Are you taking the bikini body countdown seriously, ladies, ARE YOU? Don’t Let the Washout Ruin Your Waistline This less than fabulous May weather has left us all with an unusual dilemma: with just…
Right now the media has a thing for gender issues. Following the furore over the gender-neutral five year old, this week’s gender-shock is that four-year-old Zach Avery has been diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder. The general feeling seems to be that it is disgraceful to pin a disorder label on a child so young and…
Just wanted to share this. What do you think? Here’s what I reckon: 1. Table football featuring female players = Good. 2. Table football featuring female players aimed at “just the girls” = What the fuck? 3. Pink table football = Don’t get me started (though it is available in other colours). 4. Writing =…
So I’m guessing the conversation went something like this: Purity PR exec 1: Hmm, what new tactic can we use to put horny teenagers off sex?” Purity PR exec 2: Oh, I know, I know! A talking teddy bear. PPR exec 1: Hey, nice one! We know how well 17-year-olds respond to stuffed toys. This will definitely…
Since the airing of the first episode of the new series of Steven Moffat’s Sherlock last Sunday, a lot has been said about the apparent (or not) sexism in his modern day rendering of character Irene Adler. “The Woman,” as Conan Doyle’s hero refers to her, was a person of acute intelligence and steely nerves.…
So, ok. We might not be talking engineers and political leaders here but this is my round-up of the awesome, inspiring women who have touched my life in some way this year. The Top Ten (in no particular order) 1. Jessica Valenti Her book The Purity Myth caused a stir in 2009 and the documentary…
Love this. I sigh so much. I even write *sighs* on Facebook and Twitter. What a loser. This video started life as a Twitter account exclusively posting things women supposedly say (NB American women – not sure I’ve ever said “twinsies”) and now the Guardian CiF section is asking… what do MEN say?
What do you think of the Harvey Nicks ‘walk of shame’ advert? Some people have called it snobbish and sexist. Lesbian mag DIVA reckons it’s harmless. Me? I think it’s quite astute. Sure, it’s a bit snobby. Also patronising (not one of those girls is wearing a coat – just because we shop on the…
Francesca Da Rimini 