‘Being a Slut Really Means You Are Untouchable’: On Shame, Power and the Reclamation of Words
Addressing a Lack of Priority for Women’s Safety: The Rise in Spiking and Harassment
When all the news surrounding the spiking’s were taking place, I was horrified and disappointed. But for a while, I read article after article and saw all these infographics on what to do in case you get spiked and it still hadn’t registered that all this precautionary information was meant for someone like me…
Has Covid Accelerated Fifth Wave Feminism?
The drastic change to normality that Covid brought has highlighted many inequalities and opened people’s eyes to how much change is needed in society – this may provide the necessary momentum to propel the fifth wave of feminism. The fifth wave builds on the intersectionality of the third wave movement, which considered ‘class, race, age, ability, sexuality and gender as intersecting loci of discrimination’ (Zimmerman, 2017). This is central in the fifth wave’s call for action…
White Saviours: From Films to Instagram
Many white people, in real life and especially those that can be considered white feminists, tend to try to act as the white saviour, whether knowingly or not. White feminists have a tendency not only to show support for movements but to make themselves the champion of said movements. To almost try to prove how much they already get it before listening to the voices of those who the issue affects…