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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019: part three

Various Authors14 August 2019

The F-Word's third set of reviews from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering comedy, theatre, cabaret and variety and exhibitions...

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The incredible flying women

Poppy Burton-Morgan14 March 2018

Poppy Burton-Morgan considers the powerful messages about gender and bodies that can be conveyed by circus...

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The F-Word stage blog: February 2018

Lissy Lovett27 February 2018

The F-Word's round-up of what's happening in the world of comedy and theatre in February...

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe: part one

Various Authors10 August 2017

Here are The F-Word’s first set of reviews of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering theatre, comedy, cabaret and variety...

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No more bro talk

Nicola14 July 2016

Bro talk isn’t just a bit of fun – our guest blogger Nicola writes about how sexist and demunizing it can be...

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Defining ourselves beyond beauty

Guest Blogger28 April 2015

Laura Wood on the long road to self-acceptance ...

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Page 3 debates: no room for nuances?

Holly Combe26 January 2015

There seems to be a tendency for the mainstream media to assume feminists oppose Page 3 and then set us up against glamour models, regardless of what we say ...

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Channel 4 describes Viktoria Modesta as "inspiring, unique and very hot" with "a difference that sets her apart from the idealised form of a pop artist". Gemma Varnom asks, can a disabled performer only be noticed or valued if her performance centres on her apparent otherness?...

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The I-word strikes again

Gemma Varnom19 December 2014

Channel 4 describes Viktoria Modesta as "inspiring, unique and very hot" with "a difference that sets her apart from the idealised form of a pop artist". Gemma Varnom asks, can a disabled performer only be noticed or valued if her performance centres on her apparent otherness? ...

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New review: True Detective

Holly Combe26 March 2014

HBO's latest tour de force, True Detective, is making waves in America, but hits a major road block when it comes to representation of female characters. Kate B...

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A Man’s Game

Kate Bonynge26 March 2014

HBO's latest tour de force, True Detective, is making waves in America, but hits a major road block when it comes to representation of female characters ...

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New review: Teen Mom

Holly Combe25 June 2013

TV editor Holly Combe introduces Chrissy D's review of Teen Mom...

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Teen public property

Chrissy25 June 2013

Farrah Abraham of the MTV reality television series Teen Mom has attracted plenty of salacious media gossip and slut shaming. Chrissy D explores the cultural landscape behind the programme and the hype surrounding her recent sex tape ...

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Guest song of the day: Emilie Autumn – Thank God I’m Pretty

Kaite Welsh22 December 2012

Kaite Welsh on Emilie Autumn's sarcastic and angry song about objectification and the perils of being thought of as 'pretty' ...

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“The only way to get attention”? FEMEN discussion at The Stream

Guest Blogger26 October 2012

Chrissy D revisits the politics of FEMEN after a discussion on Al Jazeera's social media community TV show ...

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“Banana” fever

Guest Blogger1 July 2012

UK-based burlesque comedian Fancy Chance talks about her experience of growing up in a mainly white community in the US and how romanticised portrayals of Asian women have affected her life ...

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My pregnant body: sexualisation and sanitisation

Guest Blogger22 May 2012

Yasmin reflects on how her pregnant body is viewed and portrayed by others. ...

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Lads’ mags and the (clothed) women involved

Holly Combe23 April 2012

Holly Combe considers how women are expected to respond to sexist culture and discusses a recent Guardian article featuring four women who have been involved in lads' mags ...

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