TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNING: Intimate partner violence (physical and emotional), gaslighting, discussion of self-harming behaviours. I remember when we first broke up. I accused him of cheating and he accused me of snooping. We were both right in our accusations, but I was more sorry. I was always more sorry. I left that night and went … Continue reading I am not responsible.
An open letter to the man on my flight home from Sydney With special mention to the other men who chipped away at my faith in hu[man]ity What makes you think that you’re entitled to take up so much fucking space?! I am a born and bred Melbournite and have long been an … Continue reading An Open Letter…
Living in western society in this age, means allowing yourself to be subjected to a cosmos of mass media infiltrating our daily lives – thinly veiled ads that mark a new era of false advertising, attempting to sell us ‘happiness’ in the form of an inanimate object. I’ve become pretty skilled at avoiding the main … Continue reading My ‘Sloppy’ Reputation.
When addressing the issues of gender inequality - or really any inequality - in my experience one of the most damaging tools is language. As children we’re frequently taught that while “sticks and stones may break my bones, words can never harm me.” This may have been one of the most misleading lessons of my … Continue reading Sticks and Stones.
Bad Feminist 