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A few weeks ago I bought a new moisturiser. I was looking for something with SPF (sun protection factor) in it because I don’t want the sun to damage my skin, mainly because I’d like to avoid skin cancer. I eventually chose one that was aimed at tackling an oily complexion – I’m yet to […]
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by thevagenda
Last week at work I received a distressed message from my sister alerting me to an article entitled “Signs You Are Dating a Girl Who Has Been Single For Ages.” She warned me that as it had made her (the immeasurably more placid and easy going sibling) annoyed, it was sure to evoke very strong feelings […]
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by thevagenda
Is Body Mass Index going to aid a body-positive revolution or buckle it at the knees? I put my own thighs on the line to find out… (Note: this article contains images of women in their underwear alongside their BMIs) After a couple of weeks that brought the controversial ‘skinny ban’ to fashion giants YSL and […]
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by thevagenda
I can’t stop thinking about women’s bodies. If you think this statement has anything to do with my sexuality, you’d be wrong – although I am, in fact, a lesbian, body acceptance and positivity is at the core of my fixation. Let me ask you this: woman to woman, how often do you catch yourself […]
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When I was going through my teenage phase of reading the great feminist classics, I always put off starting The Feminine Mystique — there was something about the title that raised my hackles. It sounded earth-motherish, as if it was going to talk about the moon and goddesses and the deep, mysterious connection to the natural […]
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by thevagenda
The Times, May 23 2015 A couple of weeks ago, a few girlfriends and I were musing over where to have pre-cinema dinner. Never being one to miss the opportunity for chips, and being on a reasonably tight budget, I suggested a cheeky Nandos. I wasn’t expecting an overly-enthusiastic response, but I was a little […]
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by thevagenda
Ah Game of Thrones: what a show. It’s a pretty grim mashup of rape, incest, murder, betrayal, double dealing and just about anything else unspeakably awful that you can imagine could take place on a television screen. Every episode unleashes a fresh wave of vileness upon us, but how we love it! It’s as though […]
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by thevagenda
When I left the British Isles for Scandinavia I was expecting to get an education in sustainable development not body awareness, but I am so glad I did. If you flick through our family album you quickly see a trend emerge; from birth to the age of three I spent most of my life naked. […]
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by thevagenda
‘You have to struggle to make things better. It doesn’t come on a silver plate.’- Wangari Maathai, speaking on Woman’s Hour shortly before her death in 2011. If you knew that the changing, eroded landscapes were the root cause of the problems in your rural community, would you speak out or be too afraid […]
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In the olden days of about two years ago, whenever appreciation of a piece of media hinged on the fact that there’s sexualised women in it, it came with a neat little qualifier: “Here’s one for the lads.” Then, slowly, the qualifier started changing: “Here’s one for all you straight guys.” Now, it has evolved […]
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