Instagram has launched a trial across several countries, including Australia and Japan, where the amount of likes a post has are hidden on your timeline. Instead, each image will be viewed without the number of likes underneath. Users will, however, be able to monitor the likes on their own posts. The experiment comes as pressure …
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Dove’s #ShowUs Campaign
Dove, a UK cosmetics brand, have recently launched their new ‘#ShowUs’ campaign in which they attempt to ‘shatter beauty stereotypes’ with their photo library. The collection of more than 5,000 images shows women of different colours, sizes and races for the purposes of providing representation for all women and girls. The campaign images were shot …
‘I’m a feminist but…’: navigating modern feminism online
In the words of Deborah Frances White’s enormously popular podcast, The Guilty Feminist, the admission of ‘I’m a feminist but’ allows people to admit their own perceptively ‘unfeminist’ acts, habits or personality traits. On The Guilty Feminist podcast, guests open with their own admissions. In a recent episode, DFW introduces her guest, Emma Thompson, with …
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Harry & Meghan: the blurred lines between public and private
Last week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, christened their first child together in a small ceremony in the same chapel they were married in last May. Amongst the celebrations, the news was revealed that the couple aren’t to announce the names of their chosen godparents for son, Archie. This has raised …
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The growing phenomenon of Self-Love
The concept of self-love has firmly rooted itself within millennial popular culture this year, largely thanks to activist frontrunners, like Jameela Jamil, fighting for us to wholeheartedly accept ourselves. However, in amongst the discussion of self-love practices online, there seems to be an element of exclusion, albeit I suspect unintentional, as observantly pointed out by …
Missguided’s £1 Bikini
Last week, online retailer Missguided released their £1 bikini to mark the anniversary of ‘ten years of empowering women’. There are several issues here, so let’s unpack them… Firstly, using feminism/feminist rhetoric to sell products to women is inherently unfeminist and emulates patriarchal traditions of manipulating female insecurities for profit. Whilst Missguided cannot be placed …
Solidarity is always better than Ignorance
Amongst the coverage of the atrocities taking place in Sudan, which have been brought to the forefront of global attention most notably on Twitter, there has been a sour taste left after various acts of solidarity have come into question. You might have noticed over the last week or so that many of those you …
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What’s going on with Wahaca?
Last week, it was brought to the public’s attention that a waiter in a North London branch of the Mexican food chain, Wahaca, was made to cover the remaining bill after their table left without covering the total amount. Firstly, perhaps naively of me, I had no idea such practice took place; having never worked …
The Complex Case of Shamima Begum
It’s been a while since this story dominated the news, before it inevitably died out and the media lost interest. I felt quite strongly about it at the time and the issues remain, so I thought I’d give it some more thought. When this story initially broke I was torn between opinions and found myself …
Love Island
Why I’m not watching Love Island this year (or so I thought)… It has been a week since the new season of Love Island hit the screens of ITV2 and so we hand over the next 8 weeks, whether it be to the endless memes on Twitter dominating your timeline or not being able to …
A Twenty-Something Opinion 