~/News/::Page:: en-gb BABE v1 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:55:55 GMT 20 ~//News/a-goodbye-letter-from-the-editor-cate-sevilla.html It is with great sadness to announce that today, January 18 2013, will be the last day that BitchBuzz.com will be updated. The last four years and five months have been absolutely amazing. We have met some fantastic people, have travelled to brilliant places, and worked with a long list of incredible brands. Cate Sevilla Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:00:52 GMT News 4599 ~//News/fear-not-the-mythical-evil-twitter-feminist.html In recent months people have been discussing the extent to which women who are new to feminism are potentially being "scared off" the movement by more seasoned feminists who are keen to tell them that they're doing it wrong and are, in fact, not feminists at all. The stereotype of the Evil Twitter Feminist has developed over the past year or so - you've probably heard of her. She's a better feminist than everyone else. She's a thought-policing bully who... Hannah Mudge Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:45:00 GMT News 4602 ~//News/cutforbieber-when-trolling-goes-too-far.html Last week I wrote about a Twitter hashtag that while saddening, was working towards good (the @everydaysexism tag #ShoutingBack). Today, however, I want to talk about a far more worrying one, namely the  Siobhan Harper Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:00:21 GMT News 4601 ~//News/three-cases-that-could-be-turning-points.html Although we're unfortunately far too used to tales of sexual violence in the news, recently three particularly horrifying cases have shaken the world and made people sit up and take notice. The 23-Year-Old Girl in Delhi The Delhi gang rape of a 23-year-old girl in December, resulting in her tragic death, saw men and women in D... Emily Bruce Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:00:21 GMT News 4597 ~//News/an-open-letter-to-julie-burchill.html This letter is addressed to journalist Julie Burchill concerning an article she recently wrote for the Observer, telling transexuals to “cut it out”. The article has since been taken down following a huge number of complaints made to The Guardian. A resume of the article can be found here. Jeanne-Claire Morley Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:30:43 GMT News 4594 ~//News/an-explanation-of-mansplaining.html Forgive me for venturing to explain mansplaining; I worry it makes me a mansplainer. Having encountered the term countless times, I finally thought I should do some research and figure out what the phenomenon was all about. Perhaps I’m just behind, and you already know anything I could tell you – I won’t assume, I’m no mansplainer. Nonetheless, if you came here seeking the same answers for which I’ve combed through the archives of Internet history, ... Carolyn Dineen Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:01:05 GMT News 4591 ~//News/uk-home-office-demands-proof-of-homosexuality.html Last Wednesday, on the 9th of January, a small group of supporters gathered outside Taylor House in central London to show support for Serigne Tacko Mbengue. ‘Tacko’, as he is called by his peers, is a 26-year-old student at Newham College who, for the last four and a half years, has been fighting to stay in the UK in order to avoid violence and persecution in his home country of Senegal. Samantha Langsdale Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:30:20 GMT News 4587 ~//News/most-amazing-golden-globes-ever.html For those of us who didn't stay up all night watching the Golden Globes on some illegal streaming website - we've had to, like, read stuff online to give us an idea of how they went down. And watch stuff. It's all been quite exhausting.  However, from what I can tell, they were AMAZING.  Cate Sevilla Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:07:35 GMT News 4583 ~//News/shouting-back-challenging-everyday-sexism.html The Everyday Sexism Project has made waves on Twitter recently with their #ShoutingBack hashtag, inviting women to share their experiences with the casual, normalised misogyny that they are subjected to on a daily basis. The hope is that by ‘shouting back’ to the people perpetuating such behaviour, we can break the silence surrounding... Siobhan Harper Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:30:21 GMT News 4579 ~//News/the-feminist-conundrum-that-is-taylor-swift.html Everywhere you go, every paper you read, every store you walk into, every café you drink in, you are assaulted by Taylor Swift. Even in the bathroom at Chile's. It seems like the entire world is in love with Taylor. Mothers like her. Boyfriends like her. Brothers and Dads like her. Walgreens like her so much they have a Taylor Swift "shop" selling cut-outs and other T Swizzle merchandise.  Cate Sevilla Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:00:22 GMT News 4576 ~//News/kimye-expects-a-baby-world-gives-a-crap.html The world of reality TV is an odd one. Here in the UK, everyone’s is being very cautious with each other. No one wants to mention it to each other, but everyone has the horrible feeling they time-travelled in their sleep, because they turned on the TV the other day and Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, aka Speidi, are back on TV screens nationwide thanks to Celebrity Big Brother. “I don’t understand...” we all think to ourselves, searching the fac... Jeanne-Claire Morley Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:30:33 GMT News 4574 ~//News/why-people-need-to-give-caitlin-moran-a-break.html Another week, another Twitter shitstorm involving Caitlin Moran – this time for her use of language in the opening paragraph of one of her recent Times columns. It was parodic, but no matter – it seems the woman can d... Emily Bruce Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:03:02 GMT News 4571 ~//News/the-expiration-of-the-violence-against-women.html The Violence Against Women Act (first passed in 1994), was recently up for reauthorization and thanks to the HeMan-Women-Haters-Club in the US House of Representatives, it is now expired. I’m going to say, before I go any further, that I will struggle throughout this piece to avoid an excessive use of expletives and textual symbols which denote actions like arm-waving, fist-pounding and h... Samantha Langsdale Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:00:15 GMT News 4568 ~//News/the-news-overreacts-to-lewd-queen-jokes.html As you may have heard by now, there has been public upset and outrage (apparently) about a bawdy joke told on last week’s broadcast of Big Fat Quiz of the Year. Comedians Jack Whitehall and James Corden made crude jokes about the Queen and Prince Philip while watching footage of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations from earlier this year, prompting about 80 complaints to Ofcom according to The Times... Siobhan Harper Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:41 GMT News 4567 ~//News/the-feminist-a-z-b-is-for-bechdel-test.html The 80s saw the dawn of some pretty rad stuff. In the next to last decade of the millennium we witnessed the birth of Keanu Reeves’ acting career; we were given Rainbow Brite and Popples; me and all the other Millennials were born; and feminism was given the Bechdel test. Samantha Langsdale Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:00:30 GMT News 4556 ~//News/the-women-who-made-2012.html We've already shared with you the men of 2012, and now, here are the women who the BitchBuzz team think made the year 2012 what it was.  Jessica Ennis Who didn’t fall in love with Jessica Ennis this year when she ran the 100 meter hurdles? God almighty. That woman single han... Jeanne-Claire Morley Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:00:43 GMT News 4553 ~//News/from-olympians-to-presidents-the-men-of-2012.html Seeing as we'll be celebrating the women of 2012, I thought it was only fair to also honour the greatest men of the year – as voted for by the BitchBuzz team!  Here are our top picks... Barack Obama What a year Obama's had! He beat Mitt Romney to be re-elected president and we all cheered. He also stood up to ludicrous remarks by Todd Akin and other Republicans about rape and birth control, saying the following... Emily Bruce Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:00:00 GMT News 4550 ~//News/introducing-lottie-the-9-year-old-fashion-doll.html The perils of the Barbie doll are well known these days. She’s vapid, soaked in pink and lives with a permanent lipstick grin on her face. If you think she’s bad, the Bratz and Monster High dolls aren’t that much better. Characters that are obsessed with fashion, make up and boys aren’t exactly appropriate for young girls, right? Siobhan Harper Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:15:01 GMT News 4560 ~//News/2012-a-year-in-feminist-rage.html Another year has gone by and guess what? Patriarchy's still alive and kicking. While this isn't really the sort of cheery statement you want to spend the week leading up to Christmas thinking about, our collective dislike of sexism and woman-hating has inspired countless opportunities for action, trying to change the world, and, of course, feminist rage.  Hannah Mudge Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:00:26 GMT News 4540 ~//News/newtown-this-must-never-happen-again.html I found out about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School when I was on a Friday night train up to York. When I first logged into Twitter from my phone, I couldn’t quite understand what was going on -  the mass outpouring of panic and grief was overwhelmingly disorientating. Slowly, it began to dawn on me that something horrible had happened, and that it had happened at a school. Jeanne-Claire Morley Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:31:19 GMT News 4532  ~/News/::Page:: en-gb BABE v1 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:55:55 GMT 20 ~//News/a-goodbye-letter-from-the-editor-cate-sevilla.html It is with great sadness to announce that today, January 18 2013, will be the last day that BitchBuzz.com will be updated. The last four years and five months have been absolutely amazing. We have met some fantastic people, have travelled to brilliant places, and worked with a long list of incredible brands. Cate Sevilla Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:00:52 GMT News 4599 ~//News/fear-not-the-mythical-evil-twitter-feminist.html In recent months people have been discussing the extent to which women who are new to feminism are potentially being "scared off" the movement by more seasoned feminists who are keen to tell them that they're doing it wrong and are, in fact, not feminists at all. The stereotype of the Evil Twitter Feminist has developed over the past year or so - you've probably heard of her. She's a better feminist than everyone else. She's a thought-policing bully who... Hannah Mudge Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:45:00 GMT News 4602 ~//News/cutforbieber-when-trolling-goes-too-far.html Last week I wrote about a Twitter hashtag that while saddening, was working towards good (the @everydaysexism tag #ShoutingBack). Today, however, I want to talk about a far more worrying one, namely the  Siobhan Harper Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:00:21 GMT News 4601 ~//News/three-cases-that-could-be-turning-points.html Although we're unfortunately far too used to tales of sexual violence in the news, recently three particularly horrifying cases have shaken the world and made people sit up and take notice. The 23-Year-Old Girl in Delhi The Delhi gang rape of a 23-year-old girl in December, resulting in her tragic death, saw men and women in D... Emily Bruce Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:00:21 GMT News 4597 ~//News/an-open-letter-to-julie-burchill.html This letter is addressed to journalist Julie Burchill concerning an article she recently wrote for the Observer, telling transexuals to “cut it out”. The article has since been taken down following a huge number of complaints made to The Guardian. A resume of the article can be found here. Jeanne-Claire Morley Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:30:43 GMT News 4594 ~//News/an-explanation-of-mansplaining.html Forgive me for venturing to explain mansplaining; I worry it makes me a mansplainer. Having encountered the term countless times, I finally thought I should do some research and figure out what the phenomenon was all about. Perhaps I’m just behind, and you already know anything I could tell you – I won’t assume, I’m no mansplainer. Nonetheless, if you came here seeking the same answers for which I’ve combed through the archives of Internet history, ... Carolyn Dineen Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:01:05 GMT News 4591 ~//News/uk-home-office-demands-proof-of-homosexuality.html Last Wednesday, on the 9th of January, a small group of supporters gathered outside Taylor House in central London to show support for Serigne Tacko Mbengue. ‘Tacko’, as he is called by his peers, is a 26-year-old student at Newham College who, for the last four and a half years, has been fighting to stay in the UK in order to avoid violence and persecution in his home country of Senegal. Samantha Langsdale Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:30:20 GMT News 4587 ~//News/most-amazing-golden-globes-ever.html For those of us who didn't stay up all night watching the Golden Globes on some illegal streaming website - we've had to, like, read stuff online to give us an idea of how they went down. And watch stuff. It's all been quite exhausting.  However, from what I can tell, they were AMAZING.  Cate Sevilla Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:07:35 GMT News 4583 ~//News/shouting-back-challenging-everyday-sexism.html The Everyday Sexism Project has made waves on Twitter recently with their #ShoutingBack hashtag, inviting women to share their experiences with the casual, normalised misogyny that they are subjected to on a daily basis. The hope is that by ‘shouting back’ to the people perpetuating such behaviour, we can break the silence surrounding... Siobhan Harper Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:30:21 GMT News 4579 ~//News/the-feminist-conundrum-that-is-taylor-swift.html Everywhere you go, every paper you read, every store you walk into, every café you drink in, you are assaulted by Taylor Swift. Even in the bathroom at Chile's. It seems like the entire world is in love with Taylor. Mothers like her. Boyfriends like her. Brothers and Dads like her. Walgreens like her so much they have a Taylor Swift "shop" selling cut-outs and other T Swizzle merchandise.  Cate Sevilla Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:00:22 GMT News 4576 ~//News/kimye-expects-a-baby-world-gives-a-crap.html The world of reality TV is an odd one. Here in the UK, everyone’s is being very cautious with each other. No one wants to mention it to each other, but everyone has the horrible feeling they time-travelled in their sleep, because they turned on the TV the other day and Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, aka Speidi, are back on TV screens nationwide thanks to Celebrity Big Brother. “I don’t understand...” we all think to ourselves, searching the fac... Jeanne-Claire Morley Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:30:33 GMT News 4574 ~//News/why-people-need-to-give-caitlin-moran-a-break.html Another week, another Twitter shitstorm involving Caitlin Moran – this time for her use of language in the opening paragraph of one of her recent Times columns. It was parodic, but no matter – it seems the woman can d... Emily Bruce Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:03:02 GMT News 4571 ~//News/the-expiration-of-the-violence-against-women.html The Violence Against Women Act (first passed in 1994), was recently up for reauthorization and thanks to the HeMan-Women-Haters-Club in the US House of Representatives, it is now expired. I’m going to say, before I go any further, that I will struggle throughout this piece to avoid an excessive use of expletives and textual symbols which denote actions like arm-waving, fist-pounding and h... Samantha Langsdale Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:00:15 GMT News 4568 ~//News/the-news-overreacts-to-lewd-queen-jokes.html As you may have heard by now, there has been public upset and outrage (apparently) about a bawdy joke told on last week’s broadcast of Big Fat Quiz of the Year. Comedians Jack Whitehall and James Corden made crude jokes about the Queen and Prince Philip while watching footage of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations from earlier this year, prompting about 80 complaints to Ofcom according to The Times... Siobhan Harper Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:41 GMT News 4567 ~//News/the-feminist-a-z-b-is-for-bechdel-test.html The 80s saw the dawn of some pretty rad stuff. In the next to last decade of the millennium we witnessed the birth of Keanu Reeves’ acting career; we were given Rainbow Brite and Popples; me and all the other Millennials were born; and feminism was given the Bechdel test. Samantha Langsdale Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:00:30 GMT News 4556 ~//News/the-women-who-made-2012.html We've already shared with you the men of 2012, and now, here are the women who the BitchBuzz team think made the year 2012 what it was.  Jessica Ennis Who didn’t fall in love with Jessica Ennis this year when she ran the 100 meter hurdles? God almighty. That woman single han... Jeanne-Claire Morley Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:00:43 GMT News 4553 ~//News/from-olympians-to-presidents-the-men-of-2012.html Seeing as we'll be celebrating the women of 2012, I thought it was only fair to also honour the greatest men of the year – as voted for by the BitchBuzz team!  Here are our top picks... Barack Obama What a year Obama's had! He beat Mitt Romney to be re-elected president and we all cheered. He also stood up to ludicrous remarks by Todd Akin and other Republicans about rape and birth control, saying the following... Emily Bruce Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:00:00 GMT News 4550 ~//News/introducing-lottie-the-9-year-old-fashion-doll.html The perils of the Barbie doll are well known these days. She’s vapid, soaked in pink and lives with a permanent lipstick grin on her face. If you think she’s bad, the Bratz and Monster High dolls aren’t that much better. Characters that are obsessed with fashion, make up and boys aren’t exactly appropriate for young girls, right? Siobhan Harper Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:15:01 GMT News 4560 ~//News/2012-a-year-in-feminist-rage.html Another year has gone by and guess what? Patriarchy's still alive and kicking. While this isn't really the sort of cheery statement you want to spend the week leading up to Christmas thinking about, our collective dislike of sexism and woman-hating has inspired countless opportunities for action, trying to change the world, and, of course, feminist rage.  Hannah Mudge Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:00:26 GMT News 4540 ~//News/newtown-this-must-never-happen-again.html I found out about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School when I was on a Friday night train up to York. When I first logged into Twitter from my phone, I couldn’t quite understand what was going on -  the mass outpouring of panic and grief was overwhelmingly disorientating. Slowly, it began to dawn on me that something horrible had happened, and that it had happened at a school. Jeanne-Claire Morley Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:31:19 GMT News 4532