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Jameela Jamil is well-meaning, but slim, pretty women can't smash the diet culture alone
We are still in a catch-22 in fighting sexism – women must be attractive before they are allowed to criticise the demand for them to be attractiveJameela Jamil’s guest edit of Stylist this month features her on the cover of the magazine attacking sets of scales with a hammer. The... -
The Handmaid’s red robes have become ubiquitous – but Kylie Jenner should lay off them
The symbol of dystopian female disempowerment has been appropriated everywhere – even Elisabeth Moss’s cat got in on the act. But not everyone can get away with wearing them“Handmaid’s costumes,” Vox informed its readers recently, “have always been both protest costumes and pop culture ephemera.” It’s such a strong word,...