Love? Life? Joy!
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
Over the weekend, I read in the news that Obama’s teenage girls were on the receiving end of some Twitter abuse for not being dressed ‘respectfully’ enough. Elizabeth Lauten, Communications Director for Republican Stephen Fincher, criticised the girls’ characters, based on their attire: ‘Dress like you deserve respect – not a spot at a bar’. Interesting, I thought. If that... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Becky Solomon Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby! Wise up!
So I watched Thelma and Louise for the first time the other day. I already knew it was a big hit, having won a huge critical acclaim. I even remembered it being referenced in the past was a parody episode of The Simpsons when Marge goes on a similar journey with next-door neighbour Ruth. (Image via) And of course the... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Beth Teverson Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby!
A month ago I was walking down the street in North London when a guy crossed the road and groped my boob. I was with my female housemate, and he was in a group of four guys. I couldn’t quite believe it when it happened. I finally yelled ‘What the FUCK?’ as they walked away. Their response? Flinging their... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
Back in the day Whitney proudly sang about her belief in the children of the future. Although this hit song can more commonly be found amongst drag queens repertoires and hen night playlists, I think that its message is one that I am greatly dependent upon. In the past few weeks, I have been somewhat ashamed by those of my... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Rant Wise up!
After having a conversation with a few friends recently, I started noticing a disheartening pattern forming. Apparently, even with a few of us approaching 25, we still find it bloody awkward to communicate about sex. (Image via) It’s not necessarily our fault that we still get all squeamish about it, we’re Brits! We can be the worst at handling awkward... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Love & Relationships
The other day I was at the swimming pool. Up down, up down. 64 lengths. One mile. I do this four times a week to keep fit whilst the weather is too vile to go running or cycling or to tramp across the coast path. There were two girls leaning against the wall at the shallow end. Every time I... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Lauren Williams Uncategorized Wise up!
Jenny Jones. Olympic medallist, XGames gold-medaller and all-round badass. She started at the bottom and has worked the ski-season slog in chalets, in a cardboard factory and as a doughnut seller to pay her way through training her bad-self to be as awesome as she is. There are a few things we can all learn from Jenny that don’t include... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Lauren Williams
HAPPY NEW YEAR PEEPS! Feeling overwhelmed at the thought of the year ahead? Need a bit of a pep talk? Need a GAME PLAN?? We have a little gift for you! Girl Got Game is a FREE ebook on how YOU can kick arse in 2014. From being shameless and asking for what you want to discovering your talent, we have... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Yazmin Joy
I remember the first time I witnessed sexual harassment. I was 17, in a nightclub with my aunty. Hold up, hold up! I know what you’re thinking. YOU WERE WHAT!? (Yes I was a wild one!) My aunty was pretty cool (she still is, I don’t know why I’m talking about her as if she’s dead). (Image via) So there we... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Rant Yazmin Joy