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Soooooo Madonna fell off stage at the Brits last week and I think it’s fair to say the internet CAUGHT FIRE. I mean, I’m not going to lie. It was shocking. But what I found most interesting was the public reaction. There was the jovial tongue in cheek banter you would expect. Too much material for the material girl. Ha!... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Rant Yazmin Joy
The other day I was walking along the street on my way to the station in broad daylight when suddenly, from out of nowhere, this geezer on a bicycle rides INTO ME. Stop right there. Already this statement has flagged two components that, quite frankly, piss me off: rude people and cyclists. Okay it wasn’t quite a head on collision but... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Rant Yazmin Joy
Ahhh Christmas. Tis’ the season of family, romance, togetherness, children and Michael Bublé OR, if you are single a season of perpetual awkwardness, probing personal questions and creepy perverts. Yaaaaaaay. Even if you are completely content in your singleness, Christmas can be a bit of a ballache for a person who happens not to have a Significant Other. So here goes… 9 Awkward Conundrums of Being Single at Christmas... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Rant Yazmin Joy
You know when you see something milling around on twitter and you think, ‘Yeah, that’s a really good argument! I want in on the action! #haveyouseenthis?’ Everyone wants to chip in and have thier say. People like to have opinions on things and like to sound interesting and intellectual. They want to gather more followers and connect with people and... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Rant
I don’t know about yours, ladies and gents, but my breasts are a complete nuisance. Every day, I have to strap them up in reinforced cotton scaffolding and spend a lot of my time at work readjusting when it starts to rub and pinch in places. Anyone who wears a bra will tell you that the most glorious feeling at... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Rant
Picture this. You’re late for the bus and you’re running like a mad person waving your travel card in the air for the bus to halt and take you on board. You then reach the bus: out of breath, and dwelling on how unfit you are and how another day in the gym would have not gone amiss. You’re then... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Rant Sana Sarwar Wise up!
The year 2014 brought slang terms such as ‘basic’ and ‘bae’ into the mainstream spotlight. And ironically it also ushered in a new term on my side of the pond: Columbusing. As seen in this satirical College Humor video, Columbusing happens when the dominant culture (most of the time this refers to people of European descent) adopts elements from non-dominant cultures,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Erin Johnson Rant Wise up!
There comes a time when we depart the normal world and enter… the world of work! Welcome to the business world: the world of corporate buzzwords, LinkedIn and ego massaging. If you have ever done a bit of copy writing or gone to a writing workshop, you may have been told to cut out the jargon. This is so important and... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Becky Solomon Fire me up baby! Rant
Something has happened this week that has not only taken sexism in the sporting world back a decade, but the fight against rape too. Ched Evans, recently found guilty of rape and sentenced to five years in prison, has been allowed to train with his old football team, Sheffield United. (Image via) So lets just take a look at this... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Lauren Williams Rant Wise up!
Post the Hollaback! viral video, the discussion over catcalling has blown up. The message is clear: women don’t like to be catcalled. But the for some dudes, the concept that girls don’t actually like to be objectified is a bit of a head-scratcher. What’s wrong with a compliment? They say. This ‘feminism’ shit is just a bunch of angry women.... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby! Rant Yazmin Joy