Get the picture? Taking the mickey out of men just because they are men is easy, it’s (a bit) funny, satisfying and, it’s very wrong. You know the kind of thing – jokes that make blokes out to be overgrown children incapable of anything but watching sport and farting. And that set women apart as […]
Call me ms and mind your own business
Recipe: Feminist Jam
Jam bam, thank you ma’am Ingredients: Whatever you’ve got that’s fruity. We’re not looking for ripe and luscious (though it would be most welcome). It doesn’t matter if some of it is a little bitter (that’s understandable). You might find it somewhat seedy and slightly whiskery. Some of the best will be soft in the […]
Andrew Nicoll’s If You’re Reading This I’m Already Dead – the women
I commend to you Andrew Nicoll’s latest novel, If You’re Reading This I’m Already Dead. Andy is a fellow news predator to the Panther and all-round good egg, so I’d read and buy his book anyway. However, it’s much, much better than that. A cracking read and worthy book-group discussion choice.For a writer who is a […]
Whats wrong with being a feminist?
I’m not a feminist, but… Again and again people who espouse the values of feminism are heard to utter this proviso. But why? If we can more our less agree that treating men and women equally and allowing them equal opportunity is a good thing then what’s the problem? Furthermore, if we can more our […]