An open letter to the family, friends, acquaintances, baristas, colleagues of a PhD candidate, and anyone who might have come in contact with one or even observed us from afar. Dearest Family, friends, acquaintances, baristas, colleagues etc, This is a really difficult letter to write – but I feel you’ve left me no other choice….
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Name: Melissa King Age: 20 Occupation: Student, French Tutor, and Professional Guinea Pig Cuddler Hometown: Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States Describe yourself in one word: Spunky. What is your feminist philosophy? Feminism is so much more than just looking at gender – it’s looking at all of the oppressions that exist in our society and how…
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In previous columns I’ve looked at awesome female characters in film, television and literature, as well as sweet as detectives, so I’m going to continue along the “fictional specific type of character” line and have a crack at some fictional female villains this fortnight. Any column where I get to watch 101 Dalmatians for research…
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So, before I start I’ve got to admit I’m feeling a little bit like a radical feminist troll at the moment because every time I go on mamamia.com.au, “feminist” women’s news blog site, I find something I vehemently disagree with. A few weeks ago I blogged in response to their cute little playlist for women…
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Chances are that, by now, you’ve definitely heard of roller derby. Even if you’ve never had chance or opportunity to see your local league bouting live, you’ve probably seen Juliette Lewis, Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page tearing up the track in Whip It! Maybe you’ve got fanatical friends or family members who’ve raved to you…
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While researching for my earlier piece on rape during wartime, I kept coming across the Japanese military use of “comfort women” during the mid-20th century through World War II. I had never heard about this before, which prompted me to read further. Comfort women, or “ianfu,” a euphemism for “shofu,” meaning prostitute, were women and…
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This post was sponsored by eHarmony.com.au. If you have a question about sponsored posts, please contact Zoya at editor@lipmag.com. Remember when there were rumours that Facebook was releasing an app that would let people see who was stalking their profile? Did you perhaps experience a mild pang of panic, much like I did, at the…
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I started writing this column at a point where I should be eating dinner because it was too difficult to decide what to eat and how much of it to make. Plus, you know, effort. After sitting, debating whether or not to turn my heater off, and literally just staring at my computer screen for…
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Name: Jill M. Fiore Age: 47 Occupation: Owner and instructor at Sunflower Yoga Studio; Instructor at IUP’s American Language Institute; Online instructor of English at Mt. Aloysius College; Online professor of English and Women’s Studies at American Military University Location: Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States Describe yourself in one word: Resourceful What is your feminist philosophy?…
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I get paid fortnightly. It’s not even one of those lucky arrangements where my salary and my student allowance fall on alternate fortnights, leaving me with a coincidental weekly income. One lump sum has to spread itself out over fourteen days and when your money-handling skills are as poor as mine things can get pretty…
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I blame Kochie. I blame Kochie for perpetuating what I like to think of as the “myth of choice” when it comes to breastfeeding, because it seems that somewhere along the line, ordinary people (people with breasts, people without breasts; people with babies, people without babies) got super distracted about breastfeeding. Distracted by strange concepts…
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monogamy noun 1. the practice or condition of having only one spouse at a time. 2. the practice of remaining faithful to a single sexual partner. 3. Zoology the habit of having only one mate. 4. the practice of marrying only once during life. [French monogamie] (The Macquarie Dictionary Online © Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty Ltd.) Over to you,…
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Each week “Revision” holds two TV shows up to the light to figure out if they are friends or foes. First things first: Mel is Jessa, Ginny is Shoshanna, Sasha is Marnie, and Boo is Hannah. The comparisons may not be perfect, but hey, someone had to do it. Girls needs no introduction; obviously it…
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‘Since it’s your first time interviewing him, wear a skirt and you’ll be fine.’ This is the advice a female reporter was given as she planned for an interview with a police officer, which she passed on anonymously for the world to see. The majority of the tumblr fare I indulge in is ‘for the…
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