Mr Kenneth Tong, misogyny epitomised

Ever wondered what misogyny is? Read this interview. I fully understand that the concept of feminism doesn’t appeal to everyone (equality isn’t everyone’s bag, especially those who seek to benefit from inequality) but I was very, very pleased to see almost universal condemnation directed at ex Big Brother contestant, the detestable Kenneth Tong. Popularised via [...]

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Why sex and relationships education should be compulsory

Last week, Stewart Jackson, Conservative MP for Peterborough, embarrassed himself in an ill informed twitter rant against the importance of sex education. Jackson was responding to the Health Protection Agency’s regional statistics on sexually transmitted infections, and the news that Peterborough has the fourth highest rate of STIs in eastern England. ‘Very disappointing news on STI rates [...]

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An open letter to BBC3

I used to feel confident in trusting the BBC. I and many others my age enjoyed our late 90s childhood years. We were quite comfortably over saturated with CBBC’s after school entertainment- the eye catching, bright colours, the chirpy, spirited young presenters who seems to relate to us all so well. It suited our demographic [...]

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