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Being the strongest woman

Guest Blogger6 July 2021

Singer-songwriter Erika discusses the reason for writing her new song, 'Strongest Woman', which focuses on the topics of drink spiking and sexual assault...

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The F-Word stage blog: April 2020

Lissy Lovett19 April 2020

The F-Word’s round-up of what’s happening in the world of comedy and theatre this month...

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Saying sorry

Sophie Perry25 March 2020

Sophie Perry finds Unlikely Production’s The Apologists a deft exploration of what it means to apologise when our every action is universally scrutinised...

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The F-Word stage blog: November 2019

Lissy Lovett14 November 2019

The F-Word’s round-up of what’s happening in the world of comedy and theatre this month...

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The F-Word stage blog: October 2019

Lissy Lovett24 October 2019

The F-Word’s round-up of what’s happening in the world of comedy and theatre this month...

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There aren’t ‘two sides’ to this story

Lissy Lovett10 October 2019

Lissy Lovett argues that the ongoing framing of transphobia as one side of a legitimate debate is misleading at best and harmful at worst...

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Failing to subvert

Hannah Williams23 July 2019

Hannah Williams argues that the final season of Game of Thrones fell into the same old tired cliches that we’ve all seen before...

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PSHE (physical, social, health and economic education) is a subject that is often seen as a nuisance by teachers and students alike in secondary schools. H Totten argues for its enduring importance in teaching young people about consent and healthy relationships...

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It’s not “alleged” if there’s no allegation

D H Kelly5 April 2019

Noticing that "alleged" crops up in news stories where it makes no sense at all, D H Kelly argues that this habit among journalists is harmful to rape survivors...

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The violence in silence

Zoe Louise Tongue27 March 2019

Zoe Louise Tongue reviews The Anatomy of Silence, a collection of essays on experiences of rape and sexual violence, which explores the silence that still exists around rape culture even in the era of #MeToo ...

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe: part five

Various Authors19 August 2018

The F-Word's fifth set of reviews from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering comedy, theatre and dance, physical theatre and circus...

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe: part three

Various Authors16 August 2018

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

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The F-Word stage blog: June 2018

Lissy Lovett26 June 2018

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

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From pain to empowerment

Zoe Louise Tongue26 April 2018

Zoe Louise Tongue reviews 100 Women I Know, a book detailing accounts of sexual assault and rape from 100 women, finding it an emotionally difficult read but a necessary and powerful one...

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Ask me about ‘Indian rapes’ one more time

Ruchi Chaudhury10 January 2018

Ruchi Chaudhury has had enough of the incessant grilling she is subjected to by voyeuristic British people who perceive rape as unique to India ...

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The F-Word stage blog: November 2017

Lissy Lovett12 November 2017

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

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Don Giovanni for the modern woman

Tanja Daub10 November 2017

Tanja Daub finds a lot of contemporary relevance in a recent production at the Pleasance Theatre...

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Why are men so worried about false allegations?

D H Kelly25 October 2017

In the midst of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, D H Kelly wonders why some men allow fears about false allegations to distract them from what's really going on...

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