The Fifty-Sixth Down Under Feminists Carnival
Welcome to the fifty-sixth month of Down Under Feminists Carnival goodness. I am your host, Chally, and I am glad …
Category Archives: Body Image
Nourishment
Eating gives you all kinds of nourishment. It’s a delight to realise that eating food isn’t a bad thing. That …
Loss of weight or fellow feeling
So, as I’ve mentioned, I’ve not been well lately (but am doing better now!). I was on the slim side …
The Forty-Sixth Down Under Feminists Carnival
Hello and welcome to the forty-sixth edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival! I last hosted DUFC #12, so I’m …
Linksplosion!: Writing that got to me edition
Emily Rapp at The Rumpus: Transformation and Transcendence: The Power of Female Friendship Here’s the truth: friendships between women are …
A narrow band of relevance
I’ve been feeling old of late. There are people born in 1995 who are living much louder lives than I …
The representational politics of hair
I’m thinking about the ways in which (non-white) women represent ourselves. And, again, I’m thinking about my hair. I love …
Linksplosion! Inverting thinking edition
Laura Woodhouse at The F-Word reports that universal free childcare in the UK would bring in more money from working …
The Humbling of a Pretty Girl
One of the biggest news stories right now is on Lauren Scruggs, a twenty-three year old US woman who suffered …
On getting dressed
I bought myself nail polish for the first time ever the other day. It was blue and sparkly, and took …
An Open Letter to White People Who Like to Touch My Hair
Hi there, white people who like to touch my hair, I know, I know, my hair is pretty fabulous. Groups …
An Education in Racism
I’m going to tell you a story. It’s not a nice story. My private girls’ high school was rather strict …
Hair, hair, hair
I linked to a post of Justine Larbalestier’s on hair back in August, and I wanted to write about the follow …
Okay.
Okay. As we’re probably all aware at this stage, I have a problem around being misracialised, which is why I’ve …
Joy
In this world, a woman, a non-white woman, a disabled non-white woman, taking pleasure in the experience of living in …
