Category Archives: Feminism

Your Own Kind Of Girl

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Lessons to be Learned

Chocolate you’ve got chocolate on your mouth, oh you long to be, like the other girls, your not going to be ‘some other girl’ I didn’t realise how hard it is to grow up as a teenager in our society … Continue reading →

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On Nail Polish and Roses

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ursa

I quite like wearing nail polish. My favourite colour, among others, is purple. I sit and chat with my friends at lunch. I like roses, and irises, and rosemary, and cherry blossoms. I like looking at pictures of cute baby … Continue reading →

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Fairytales

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Ursa

Fairy tales are some of the scariest stories in the world. Poisoned apples, life time lock-ups, evil wolves, trolls. Scary stuff to read to children. But what makes them scary for me is that we are implanting in children’s minds … Continue reading →

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Happy International Women’s day!

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Ursa

When I was at preschool, I was coloring in a picture of flowers. One of the women that worked there (I can’t remember whether there were men or not, somehow I doubt it) was talking to me about the colours I like. … Continue reading →

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Minecraft. One game, many sterotypes.

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Lessons to be Learned

I love mine craft. I’m addicted. Obsessed might be going to bit far, maybe enthralled is a better word. I know many of you probably have no idea what mine craft is, and again, many of you probably don’t care. … Continue reading →

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