Don’t Ask, Don’t Get: Leap Year Thoughts

I'm going to tell you a story about my mum and dad. The seventies were coming to an end, and they'd been together for a while. Marriage was on the cards but my dad was dragging his feet. 1980 was a leap year. My mum, being a strong willed, independent woman told my father that …

Bulletproof Monk?: The Dalai Lama slips up

Very few famous people enjoy a position free from criticism, which is good in many ways, the public can criticise their leaders in a way that previously they couldn't. And leaves them accountable for what they say and do. The days of Teflon figures are gone, with even Big Liz catching flak on occasion. One …

Play like a girl

While the organisation was under scrutiny for corruption allegations and its leader refused to step down, putting self interest before all else, FIFA did actually manage to get something right, although how much of this was down to them is unknown. It was announced that the next edition of the FIFA computer game, created by …

Of mice and men

On Friday night I was the victim of the sexism. It was late in the evening, and after watching some TV was more than happy to turn in for the night with MWG. However, I was forced off the sofa, and into the cold night. Why? Because "I'm a man". The background to this story …

Drawing attention to an ugly truth

Street harassment is a pretty terrible thing. It's not quite up there with murder or using your phone in the cinema, but it's still a deeply unpleasant thing that happens far too much. Like a lot of men, I've been living in a bubble when it comes to this issue. Sure I've heard the occasional …

Don’t Need You (To Tell Me I’m Pretty)

Most days while I scarf down a late breakfast I'll check Twitter, and once I've caught up on the people I follow I'll look at what's trending. This is so I can have some idea of what's going on in the world and what people are talking about, and a great way to find out …

I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly

When I was at uni, one of the nights out featured baby oil wrestling. The matches were between volunteer students and was to raise money for charity. A mate of mine entered one of the matches and everyone had a fine old time watching what was a bizarre mix of slapstick farce and oddly sexy …

Pic Post: Reading, Reality and Random Ink

Great response This is kinda true and made me laugh This is kinda true and made me sad There are few moments as soul destroying as seeing pictures of a relative dressed up as an Indian Totally random tattoo, but I kind of like it Tackling Sexism Can't decide if this is clever and cute, …

I don’t think people really understand how sexism works

Today is International Men's Day, apparently. I haven't received any cards or anything for it, and like a great many other days that have been created I can't see the point of it, really. This culture of giving almost everything a day is ridiculous, I mean don't get me wrong there are some I quite …