The Child Conundrum – Why I Don’t Want Kids
I originally wrote this as a post for my blog, The Coconut Chronicles, but have expanded it here! Let me just put this out there – I’m not a fan of children. In fact, I would go so far as to say that children are like little aliens to me. I see them and I’m [...]
modern ms manners: how not to comment on someone’s appearance
As a preface to this column I advise you all that I am a woman. I am also quite tall, coming in at a fabulous 5 foot 11 inches in height. I also enjoy wearing high heels. Now you might be asking “Danielle, why are you sharing all of these benign facts with us?” Glad [...]
How to keep on keepin’ on
Happy (belated) Autumn, Lipsters! I’ve been off the Lip radar for a few weeks, and I can’t even pin point the reason why. A combination of shitty writing (or no writing at all) and going crazy in my mind to justify myself and everything I try to achieve. Luckily I’ve had a bit of inspiration [...]
7 (more) things that are OK to do in front of your man… or woman
Once again, this post started from a link that was posted on facebook. My friend had shared this link, 10 things that are OK to do in front of your man in disgust that such an opinion could be shallow enough to share reasons such as shaving your legs, showing your anger, looking unkempt and [...]
the pressure to look perfect in public
Today my father told me he wanted to walk to our local café for coffee. We’ve both been walking a lot more recently because my parents have downsized to one car and, as my mum is still working, she has the car the vast majority of the time. I thought it would take the both [...]
why i object to lingerie football
Taking a step back from my usual etiquette column, I have come across something that I feel warrants some discussion. I was watching TV last night when the Australian network I was tuned in to showed an advertisement for an upcoming program which left me quite stunned. An overly excited commentator suddenly shouted out ‘Lingerie [...]
first, do no harm
My mother went to the doctor once when she had a really bad headache. The first thing he said to her, brusquely, was “You need to lose weight. You’re too large. You’re going to die.” She told me later she was so shocked at the statement that she doesn’t even remember what he prescribed for [...]
women being mean to women: still sexist
The news has been rife with stories recently of women making cruel or nasty comments towards other women. It all started with Germaine Greer criticising Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s choice of jackets on the ABC’s Q and A. Later, we saw British Daily Mail columnist, Samantha Brick, claim that women are nasty to her because [...]
snip go the shears: it’s ‘hooroo’ to the Premier’s Literary Award
The Arts always go first. When warning bells of plans to cut public funding are sounded, creative souls go running for cover, knowing their projects will likely be the first to suffer the chop. Yet the Premier’s Literary Award for Queensland is an odd choice as the opening victim for (likely) two successive terms of [...]
the green-eyed monster and samantha brick
Even in the vitriolic playground that is the Internet, rarely have I seen the kind of hostility that has been levelled at Samantha Brick after ‘Why women hate me for being beautiful’ was published. As I read through the countless comments, I wasn’t surprised to read many merely accusing Brick of not being good looking [...]
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