It takes courage to face any serious disease, but what is unique about Juliet is the bravery that she showed to stand up to the sexist and paternalistic assumptions of her health care professionals about her breast cancer treatment. Her surgeon eventually agreed to perform her second, symmetrising and empowering, mastectomy eighteen months after the first
Category Archives: feminism
Putting our breast foot forward
Finding joy in adversity is one of the traits that I admire about Juliet. She didn’t let breast cancer define her, she reinvented herself as a flower gardener, advocate and bill board model.
Viva la vulva: why we need to talk about women’s genitalia
Why don’t we use the right terminology for our intimate areas when talking to friends, family or even medical professionals? I can’t even type the word Vulva without triggering a content warning, which is ridiculous. After all I can say elbow or shin, so what’s the difference?
Hold your tongue
Despite being warned, the little mermaid willingly cuts out her tongue believing that her ‘long thick hair and gliding gait’ would be sufficient to win the Prince’s heart. It doesn’t work. She is treated like a pet and a doll.
Burnt at the Stake
I don’t want to be part of a culture that is frozen in the past. I want to be part of a developing world, in which we can all thrive. Clinging to outdated ideas, or the status quo will only hinder all our progress
Hothouse Flower
A hothouse flower isn’t hardy enough to grow under natural conditions. It has to be pampered and nurtured in a protected environment. Fine if you’re a flower, but do you really want a high maintenance princess as a partner?
Becoming the Invisible Woman
I had hoped the notion that I would don tweed skirts and a shapeless jumper on hitting 50 were a thing of the past, but no, according to this company this was my aspirational future.
Taken for granted
What was once regarded as a high art form practiced by both men and women since ancient times was demoted to a “feminine craft” that was at best a characteristic of an attractive and thrifty wife.
Pretty Useless
Why is fragility so valued in women? Is it simply that helpless dependence makes men feel stronger and more powerful, reinforcing their role as leaders and providers in society?
Burnt at the Stake
I don’t want to be part of a culture that is frozen in the past. I want to be part of a developing world, in which we can all thrive. Clinging to outdated ideas, or the status quo will only hinder all our progress
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