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FIFTIES WOMEN – THE DAILY MAIL
Posted by Laura on November 6, 2009
Tags: Daily Fail, Gender Stereotypes, History, Women, Women and Work
The Daily Mail this week has been featuring extracts from a new book on fifties family life. This particular extract caught my eye. Though the piece is probably meant to draw attention to the changes in women’s position and…
A LESSON IN HYPOCRACY
Posted by Charlotte on October 12, 2009
Tags: American Apparel, Daily Fail, Sexism, Women's Bodies
It’s difficult to rant about the sexual implications of American Apparel’s advertising when you use women’s bodies in states of undress with no real effort for reporting to provide reader enjoyment in your paper.
A MORAL LESSON FROM THE DAILY MAIL : YOU WHORES WILL PROBABLY GET WHAT'S COMING TO YOU
Posted by Charlotte on August 1, 2009
Tags: Daily Fail, Domestic Violence, News, Rant, Raunch Culture
The Daily Mail is a newspaper that can only be described as offensive to the feminist sensibilities, it is an odious rag that peddles dirty gender stereotypes, xenaphobia, racism, homophobia, transphobia, misogony. But, it is a dirty rag that a…
PREGNANCY IS JUST ANOTHER KIND OF FATNESS…
Posted by Charlotte on July 29, 2009
Tags: Daily Fail, Fat Politics, News, Pregnancy, Weight Loss
While trawling the Daily Mail website for articles that make my teeth grate (I know, I have no idea why I do it) I came across one of those oh so joyous weight loss adds, only.. isn’t the before image…