Everything Wrong with the Manic Pixie Dream Girl

“If people were rain, I was drizzle, and she was a hurricane.”

— John Green, “Looking for Alaska”

WAX! AH-AAA! AM I A BAD FEMINIST?

Several years ago, when I was on my “how many people can I shag in the shortest amount of time in an effort to make up for my un-miss-spent youth?” kick, I began a flirtation with a man (boy) who had a somewhat unhealthy obsession with my pubic hair.

Gender Privilege, Childhood and Over-Sexualisation

It’s no secret that youth is sexually commodified. We don’t, however, talk as much about how this is disproportionately true for women. As actress Carrie Fisher said so astutely,

“Men don’t age better than…

Why I’m Tired of Targeted Advertising

I am a woman in the ‘18–24’ demographic. And I am getting a bit bored of targeting advertising online.

Have you ever noticed it? Although I’ve disabled youtube ads on my computer, accessing videos on my phone reminds me that I am fertile…

An Ode to Menstrual Cups

Hold onto your hats ladies, this is where I try to persuade you to trade your ‘clean’ disposable sanitary products to empty a chalice of your own period, and use it repeatedly. If you haven’t been scared off by that opening statement, here are my 5 points for why you need a menstrual…

I’m On A Faux Paddle Boat

I’m on a faux paddle boat. It’s not a ship. A ship’s something that floats and can carry other middle sized…

What is Fistula?

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of overcoming it”

21st Century Female — A Strange Animal

One of the benefits of being alive, indeed growing into middle age, in this particular part…