Sexism isn't always blatant and obvious - sometimes it's so subtle that we don't even really think about it. The unevenness between genders and how gender is presented is so ingrained that not only do we miss it, but sometimes as writers we perpetuate it. It can be little things. Who gets to talk, and … Continue reading Subtle sexism in storytelling
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The return of the romantic friendship?
I've been reading a lot about women's history - lesbians, flappers, the odd renegade - including romantic friendships, which were a trend in centuries past when gender was binary in a way that we are slowly evolving out of today. A romantic friendship prior to the late 1800s was usually a relationship between two young … Continue reading The return of the romantic friendship?
Mental Wanderings: Art, Nature, Life 