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Farewell, welfare
It is not an April Fool, no matter how much I wished it would be. Over the next month, we will see our fears unfurling. The bedroom tax, the benefit cap, the cuts to legal aid, council cuts, scrapping...
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If you’re a woman, don’t go to the Pride of Spitalfields
Content note: This post discusses sexual violence and apologism, quoting first-person accounts. Last week, I went to the Pride of Spitalfields for a nice drink with some comrades. The evening ended on...
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When silencing isn’t silencing and sisterhood isn’t sisterhood
A few weeks ago, I expressed some fear that perhaps the cis supremacists might be winning. Nothing has happened since then to allay these doubts: in fact, if anything, I am even more convinced that...
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Your prejudice is unconscious, but it’s still there
This week, it turns out I have rather a lot to say about the state of feminism, in particular about calling out privilege. Today I’m going to write about something I haven’t written about in a while:...
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“Call-out culture” isn’t a thing (but it should be)
The words are everywhere these days, presented as a threat, a menace. The spectre of “call-out culture” lurks under the bed, in the back of the wardrobe, down the U-Bend, ready to sic the Online Wimmin...
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Self-doubt and receptivity to privilege-checking
Content note: this post discusses my personal experiences of mental ill-health, sexual violence and emotional abuse I have a hypothesis. It is not necessarily a very good one, as it is built almost...
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May Day, Haymarket and some awesome women
May Day is all about the workers. So, if you’re a worker or unemployed, give yourself a pat on the back for not being the oppressor, at least in terms of class. Yay, us. The history of the day comes...
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Kill all men
Well, well, well. It seems the latest thing feminism is fighting about is the phrase “kill all men”. So, before I launch into this defence, let me point out that nobody is actually planning to kill all...
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Is the same sex marriage bill shit on purpose?
Today our parliament votes and debates on the issue of same sex marriage yet again. Watching the last debate was just slightly better than having a chisel inserted under my toenails to a soundtrack of...
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G4S running rape support. Fuck that shit.
Content note: This post discusses rape and the aftermath I have written before about why I never reported my rape to the police, and reams about the trail of disgusting fuck-ups the police have...
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Rape porn: a ban is not the answer
Content note: This post discusses rape There have been a fair few debates about rape porn since campaigners have called for it to be banned. It is a thorny topic, and one where, unfortunately, a lot of...
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All undercover cops are a special kind of bastard
All over the news today is the revelation that undercover police were instructed to infiltrate and smear the family and supporters of murder victim Stephen Lawrence in order to discredit them. It seems...
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We need to talk about rape, “deception” and trans people
Content note: this post discusses sexual violence and systematic transphobia The Court of Appeal has codified into UK law that trans people who do not disclose their trans status could be considered...
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When #ibelieveher goes out of the window
Content note: This post discusses rape, transphobia, apologism and the effect of not being believed when reporting one’s experiences. We are seeing a slow shift how we think about survivors, guided by...
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Against equality
I am sick of bigots standing in the way of liberation struggles. Whether feminism, anti-racism, advocacy for people with disabilities, queer rights, trans rights and so on, they smirk and they go...
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The police and instrumentalising survivors
Content note: this post discusses rape On Saturday night I sat shivering outside a police station with a bag of cereal bars and a friendly smile, waiting for comrades to be released from police...
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Feminism and control of other women
This week’s issue which is calling some premium-grade nonsense to fly forth from the mouths of feminists is the topic of banning face coverings, specifically the niqab. It is something which appeals to...
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Why I signed the statement of trans-inclusive feminism and womanism
At the time of writing, 158 feminist and womanist individuals and organisations have signed a statement of trans-inclusive feminism, myself included. It is sad that such a thing needs to exist in...
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Dear David Blunkett
Dear David Blunkett, I was surprised and disturbed by your somewhat revisionist historical analysis. In case you’ve forgotten the speech you gave, these is the alarming sentiments you articulated: “The...
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The Sun’s mental health splash: it’s not about the numbers
No doubt a lot of you will have seen the front page of the Sun today, announcing that people with mental health problems are big stabby monsters who will murder you. If you haven’t, this is literally...
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