Pronounced as "I Write" - unutterably unctuous, plausibly perspicacious
You may have noticed the shitstorm of controversy sparked yesterday by an online article in the Daily Mail, entitled “Why women hate me for being beautiful”. Samantha Brick, for it is she, contended that ordinary and ugly looking women discriminate against her because of her looks. A separate article in The Economist last week, takes [...]
I am a feminist, if only because many women don’t think it’s important enough to bother about. Let me qualify that; I am for complete equality, in all practical regards, and against illogical inequality. I grew up in a house with three sisters, and my mum earned more than my dad.
In the early years [...]
I was going to compose my thoughts here on the Leveson Enquiry, and the present state of the British Press. The so-called Third Estate has almost literally gotten away with murder, and is only now being called to account. I gave up writing, when I heard Marcus Brigstocke’s brilliant piece about it on The Now [...]
Or ”How the media has eroded our right to be stupid”
You might think my analogy is a little obscure, but bear with me. You may have noticed earlier this year, that there has been a flurry of marches held worldwide, called Slut-Walks. Mostly attended by scantily clad women, reclaiming the right to wear whatever [...]
