The Black Hair Tax: No Breaks for Black Women Who Want to Avoid Breakage
The Gen-Z Bimbo: Taking Control of Patriarchal Standards or Pandering to Them?
Everything women do is politicised. We cannot win when it comes to fashion: women who dress modestly are called prudes, whilst women who dress in a revealing manner are slut-shamed and seen as vacuous and shallow, even being accused of putting themselves at risk of violence. In a world where we cannot please anyone, why not just do precisely what pleases ourselves?
What Style Means to Me as a 21st Century Goth
Throughout the years, people have taken the gothic style and made it their own. New looks include coloured contacts, platform boots, tattoos, piercings, shaved eyebrows, big jewellery, and ripped fishnets or other articles of clothing. Nowadays people have a looser idea of what goth truly means. I think this is something very positive: it allows for more personal interpretation and expression…