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The Gentrification of Depop


Most of us enjoy finding a nice cheap find. Be it from in a shop, a charity shop or even online! And it is even better still if you are able to help the environment. Yet take depop. I shall imagine that most of us have probably heard of it. We may even enjoy using it. Yet if you have had it for years, then you may have noticed how the prices have steered up slowly. And this is problematic…

Girl Boss Feminism


Girlboss feminism. Sounds so empowering doesn’t it? Yet becoming a “girlboss” requires so much privilege, and even if someone does end up becoming one, how can we know if it can achieve any sort of real sense of happiness.

Productivity Culture


Productivity culture tells us that there is always something that we could be doing. Always something extra, which of course doing it is far more productive than not choosing to do it. Literally every time. Economically of course it is convenient, but is this really natural, and how bad can it be for our mental health?

My Problem with Childrens Clothing


I am sure we have all seen slightly “grown up” children’s clothing. While it may seem rather inappropriate, it is also true that the market is only going to respond to what parents want. Nonetheless no one is going to want their children to be badly sexualised, therefore why does it happen so often?

Bimbofication: What Would Cause a Woman to Become a Bimbo?


We may have heard a lot about Bimbos, and Bimbofication recently. From Taylor swift’s Bimbofication, to that of Harry Styles. Now there’s a whole new aged movement, fueled by Gen Z, on TikTok. But A) what’s the definition for Bimbo or Bimbofication, and B) What is the point of this whole, political, new aged Bimbo movement on TikTok and elsewhere?

The “Anti-Vaccers”


Over Covid, we have heard a lot about the anti vax “movement”. From those speaking about microchips, 5G and those who oppose the whole idea of lockdowns. I expect David Icke may come to many of your minds, but read more to find out what is really fuelling this movement.

Little Update


“Oh wow, she is doing another of these annoying update posts, even though there is literally nothing to say!” Yeah, probably true. But if you know the school timetable then you will know that this week is half term, meaning that I have more time to spend focusing on this blog (especially considering that becauseContinue reading “Little Update”

Were They Right to Cancel Exams?


Sigh, Sixth form and school. The subject that anyone who would have been due to take A levels or GCSEs this summer would want to back away from. However this is pretty hard to avoid as exams have been cancelled for the second time in a row, just a couple of weeks after they wereContinue reading “Were They Right to Cancel Exams?”

Can you Be Gay if Ya Look Straight?


Often being part of the LGBT+ community can be associated with looking a certain way, acting a certain way. Or really being part of a particular culture.
But what is it about gay culture, including its history, which makes it so special and relevant today?