Rosemary’s Baby, Reproductive Rights & Every Day Female Horrors

Rosemary’s Baby, Reproductive Rights & Every Day Female Horrors

Remember how in our last joint post, I said that I’d be making a more conscious effort to not consume media by dickheads? Yeah sorry, today we’re going to be talking about Rosemary’s Baby, directed by certified rapist Roman Polanski. Sorry guys. Spoilers ahoy! (But it...
Do Better // A “Victim’s” Perspective on Trump’s Comments

Do Better // A “Victim’s” Perspective on Trump’s Comments

TW: Sexual Assault. NB: Written before the 09/10 debate. On Friday morning, after an uncomfortable and shaky plane journey from Cape Town to Dubai, I sat in the Dubai airport musing of my month long adventure in South Africa. I was mentally planning all the...
Don’t Trust The B In Apartment 23 || Hot Messes & Having It All

Don’t Trust The B In Apartment 23 || Hot Messes & Having It All

As a pop culture junkie, I thought I may as well get some articles out of this crippling addiction. In Q’s Queue, we’ll be having a look at some of the hits, hidden gems and horrors found on my Streaming list, all through a feminist lens. Today’s venture: Don’t Trust...
A Reluctant Defence of Hillary Rodham Clinton

A Reluctant Defence of Hillary Rodham Clinton

There are a lot of things to be critical of Hillary Clinton. I cannot stand her foreign policy, Benghazi was messy (although not entirely her fault; that attack came after 20+ years of complex foreign relations), and the email scandal was a thing that happened. That...
On Female Vulnerability

On Female Vulnerability

A good portion of our #boshemiababesreunion was spent drinking wine while watching overly romantic movies and swooning (I’ve realised we’ve driven straight into a whole bunch of female stereotypes but hey, most of our conversations passed the Bechdel test, it’s fine)....