Advertising: depressingly, it works
So I’ve been musing on the FemFresh Facebook debacle of last week. FemFresh now have (another!) facebook page up in …
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Wanna do something manly? Here, have a pink bib.
This week I have learned that women can do traditionally male activities… but need to be bribed with pink ribbons …
FemFresh Fail
Oh, the hilarity. FemFresh have a Facebook page which you can ‘like,’ and the most gratingly puerile advertising campaign: With …
Museum of Motherhood Pop-up
The Museum of Motherhood is a pop-up exhibition at the V&A Museum of Childhood, popping up this Thursday 21st at …
The Nappy Wall?
Helen Fraser of the Girls School Day Trust said this week that girls should be taught to seek good husbands, …
An odd campaign slogan
So the Eve Appeal has a page up about their Funny Feet Campaign, an idea shamelessly stolen from Jeans for …
Sometimes there are no words.
The Metropolitan Police are asking women who felt their rape complaints were unsatisfactorily dealt with to come forwards after a …
Mind Your Language
It’s difficult sometimes to find the words you’re looking for. Especially when arguing on the internet: it’s all too easy …
Dear New Look…
This is a green-ink letter to New Look on the subject of misogynist t-shirts. I’ll publish any response. Dear New …