One of the greatest gains in the battle for women’s equality has been the freedom granted to some women to fight back against sexism, sometimes with humour, in the public arena.However, what started as a good natured shove back at men for hogging the limelight has become a tired onslaught of lazy man-bashing, dressed up as “having a laugh” but actually, ultimately, hurting women.
BITCH:LIFE
05 Mar 2010 13:36 GMT
One of my friends is participating in a karaoke competition during SXSW. He has to get votes in order to perform and he's been egging people on to vote for him via Facebook status updates relentlessly. I tried to get into this competition last year, but remember posting a link to it once and then ignoring it, in an attempt to be "classy."
BITCH:LIFE
01 Mar 2010 13:00 GMT
When we're hungry, it's simple — we eat. When we're thirsty, we drink. But what about when you just want to and need to be touched? There are no touch cafés. Touch doesn't come as a gift with purchase at the Lancôme counter. And if you're not in a romantic relationship, how do you fill up your touch tank to full?
BITCH:LIFE
25 Feb 2010 17:15 GMT
I underwent a wrist operation a couple of weeks ago, which has rendered me useless in the exercise department. I’m not a fan of gyms and tend to do exercise as part of my daily grind; i.e. cycling or more measured exercise such as yoga. Unfortunately both of these have been banned for a good few months by my surgeon due to the trauma they would create, hindering on my wrists total recovery. As luck would have it, I came across The Guardian & Observer’s free booklets on walking and ...
BITCH:LIFE
19 Feb 2010 16:32 GMT
Earlier this week, the results of a survey on rape and blame were announced, which Hannah Mudge covered for BitchBuzz News. It was quite simply astounding to discover that: "The majority of women surveyed believed that some rape victims should take responsibility for what happened to them."
BITCH:LIFE
19 Feb 2010 11:15 GMT
When my boyfriend asked me to marry him over a year ago, I was under the illusion that all we needed was love. Now I know that a few grand doesn’t go amiss either…We’ve tried to cut out all unnecessary extras, but short of not inviting any guests to your big day, weddings are always going to be expensive. And guests are, well, necessary – to us anyway. However, there are a few ways by which you can keep the costs from spiralling.
BITCH:LIFE
15 Feb 2010 14:00 GMT
I feel like writing something deep and dark about Valentine’s day. I am actually in a relationship, but I can completely understand the problems people have with a day full of pink feather trims, red roses and copious amounts of glitter – it is recipe for allergies and feather inhalation, if nothing else!
BITCH:LIFE
12 Feb 2010 19:00 GMT
Confession: I believe in love. I believe it comes in all flavors, and I believe there is enough of it in the vastness of the multiverse for everyone. Love between lovers. Love between family and friends. Love of music. Love of life. Love for fictional characters. Love for yourself. Between, of, for...I think it’s the most beautiful thing there is.
BITCH:LIFE
11 Feb 2010 16:00 GMT
If you had to come up with a few examples of what you feel are today’s most important feminist issues, I’m betting that ‘sleep deprivation’ wouldn’t be one of them.But last month, Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post and US Glamour’s Cindi Leive resolved to get a full night’s sleep every day – all in the name of feminism.
BITCH:LIFE
10 Feb 2010 10:20 GMT
Uh-oh. We're coming up to that time of the year again. No, I'm not talking about Christmas or Eurovision-season or March. I'm talking about that one day with so many expectations resting on its shoulders that it's almost impossible not to get disappointed or ignore it. Not even the most cold-hearted cynic out there is immune to it. Because if you live anywhere remotely civilized it's been impossible to miss that this Sunday is Valentine's Day.
BITCH:LIFE
09 Feb 2010 13:00 GMT