Riot Grrl began as a feminist movement in the early 90s. In a society where inequality still exists, it’s important to honour past movements and strive to embed them in our everyday lives to build a better world.
Category: Opinions
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Lessons learnt from living in a pandemic for a year
As the UK approaches one year since its first lockdown, due to the coronavirus pandemic, I reflect on what I’ve learnt this past year.
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Vaccine Passports: Liberating or a threat to liberty?
With the vaccine rollout in operation, many countries are now considering vaccine passports for those immunised from COVID-19. But this decision is controversial.
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Taylor Swift: Re-recording, re-releasing and reclaiming
Taylor Swift recently announced on Good Morning America that the re-recording of her album, ‘Fearless’, is now complete and will include never heard before “songs from the vault”.
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Pretty privilege: Understanding our judgmental behaviour
Discrimination is the unfair treatment of people within specific groups of society. It has been a long-standing issue that has continued to prevail, even in our progressive society. But it seems that being pretty earns you privileges that those who are discriminated against do not receive.
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Five cruelty-free beauty & skincare products you don’t want to miss
Each day brings a new opportunity to make changes to better our world. And activism can start from something as simple as your beauty routine.
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Who said that Valentine’s is only for couples?
Valentine’s day is a time to reminisce about the love we receive and the love we give, but that doesn’t have to be only romantically speaking.
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007: No Time to Stream, let’s keep cinemas alive
No Time To Die, the 25th instalment in the James Bond franchise has been delayed for a third time because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Veganuary: Trend or lifestyle?
Our year began with Veganuary, a campaign that has gained momentum through social media, with hashtags like #veganuary leading to a flood of tweets and posts about veganism.
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Lorraine Kelly lashes out on The Last Leg
Lorraine Kelly has criticised celebrities who have broken Covid-19 rules whilst hosting The Last Leg. Her comments were aimed towards the likes of Rita Ora and Kay Burley after they both hosted birthday parties during lockdown.
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Johnny Depp’s lawsuit: Where do his fans stand?
Johnny Depp recently lost his lawsuit against The Sun, which resulted in him being replaced on Fantastic Beasts. Dior however has not followed suit.
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Covid-19 and Christmas: Is it right to lift restrictions?
The Government has decided to make exceptions to COVID-19 restrictions for Christmas. They believe this is the right decision to take, but not everyone agrees.