Inside a Mind

Tag: feminism

  • Male Photographers and the Female Body

    Helmut Newton – Museum fur Fotographie This is something that has been playing in my mind for a while, but I really came to reflect on it when I visited the Museum Fur Fotographie, in Berlin. The museum itself is a nice visit – it mainly displays the works of the German photographer Helmut Newton,…

  • Womens’ Writing Berlin Lab

    This post is a promotion of a very good cause! I’ve been looking for volunteering opportunities, and came across this up and coming organisation. Women’s writing Berlin Lab is a virtual and physical space for women (with focus on intersectionalism) who have a passion for writing. It hosts events and a blog for women across…

  • Why nice guys are the biggest fuck boys

    As seen on TV… But seriously though, it would appear that beloved TV shows who present nice guys as the central character, perhaps unintentionally offer instead a fuckboy in disguise. And, in my opinion, the worst of fuckboys because it is they themselves who insist they are nice guys, and believe they are entitled to…

  • Is ‘The Girl Who Travels’ the new Manic Pixie Dream Girl?

    I’ve seen circulating on the internet that there are quite a few articles about “Date the girl who travels”, or “Don’t date the girl who travels” – ironically promoting the same idea: a girl who travels is the girl of your dreams, but she will only be in your dreams if you can’t keep up…

  • Chick Flicks Worth Watching

    I saw the new Ghostbusters film the other day. It’s attracted a fair bit of attention, not just because it’s a beloved franchise reboot, but also because (omigod) the main cast are all women. Which has led to some people saying it ruins the beloved franchise. Yeah yeah, women playing traditionally male roles should never…

  • What I’ve learnt so far as a female “adult”

    I don’t know about you but I love reading articles written by women, for other women, on what they’ve learnt by being a woman. Little life lessons we should all take on board to make it through the day/week/month/year. To remind us we’re doing okay, everybody’s doing okay, and that we can achieve/overcome anything. And…

  • Modern Day Female Role Models

    Happy International Women’s Day!! What better way to celebrate it than admiring some modern day female role models who have inspired a generation, or more, and show us that being a woman can be awesome.   Malala I thought I’d start with arguably the most important one from my list. I’m sure we all know…

  • 10 Pains of Being a Girl

    Starbucks…hugs…twerking…the worshipping of Ryan Gosling. Whatever comes to mind when you think of girls, we’re all quite different from one another. But there are a few things that unite us all. Annoying things. Things that make us tell ourselves that we deserve that drink/chocolate/item on sale/sleeping in til noon. Because we really do. Hair Everywhere…

  • Men in the Media Who are Awesome Feminists

    There are a lot of discussions when it comes to men and feminism. Can men be feminists? (Erm, yes, ofc). Are they not intimidated by the word feminism? Why not use the term gender equality? (Personally I think it’s daft to get so hung up by the name, feminism = gender equality, simple as that).…

  • Thoughts On The F Word

    Recently my sister and her boyfriend came to visit me, and whilst out in the evening they started asking me questions about feminism, and whether I consider myself a feminist. I said of course I do, I want gender equality after all. My sister mentioned she had recently started thinking about feminism, and when I…