This week I wrote about an incident where I totally failed to be a fat ally , and a review of The Perks of Being a Wallflower . Additionally, here’s a working link to my take on the straight man who masqueraded as a gay man for a year, to replace the broken link I gave you last [...]

This week I’ve written about a couple of things that have been in the news: firstly, the story of two teenagers whose parents found out their children were gay due to Facebook’s stupid privacy controls ; and secondly Timothy Kurek , the straight man who pretended to be gay for a year in an attempt, I guess, to pry [...]

That political donation chart is really fascinating! Don’t know why they had to gender it but it’s still pretty cool. Betty’s a bit of an odd outlier though … This week I’ve written a feminist analysis of Wimbledon (the film not the tournament!), which made me really mad. I also wrote about gendered clothing and shopping experiences [...]

This week I’ve written a quick post on my idea of what makes something a classic, and a longer piece about academic study of your own trauma sites, which I’d be really interested to hear your thoughts on.

I’ve written a couple of review-like things this week. One is about the transgender horse in Doctor Who last week, and the second is a review of Hope Springs, complete with commentary on its problematic sexuality.

World’s oldest gymnast = awesome!

This week, considering the unfortunate prevalence of guys who demand women’s attention, I wrote about a recent OKCupid experience.

And then I thought about making my mum a grandma.

A little one about body image and mental health whilst shopping.

Here’s an exploration of some gendered issues I encounter at panto each year when I work with young girls: http://ollieroberts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/anticipating-panto.html

And here’s a short (sweet?) look at how rape jokes are like Scouser jokes: http://ollieroberts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/rape-jokes.html

And a feminist review of Bride Wars: http://ollieroberts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/review-bride-wars.html

I will figure out this HTML thing shortly!

That handwritten response to Amadi’s letter is breathtaking. I can’t imagine how terrible that must feel, to know that is your elected representative. Horrifying!

Here’s one I wrote on social justice work and the language we use to talk about it: http://ollieroberts.blogspot.com/2012/02/decolonising-ones-mind.html