Victoria Smith

Victoria Smith is a feminist writer, with a particular interest in motherhood and intersections of misogyny and ageism. She is the author of Hags, on the demonisation of middle-aged women, and her new book Unkind, on how “be kind” entrenches sexism, is published in February. She tweets at @glosswitch

Emotion need not entail irrationality, and fence-sitting need not involve wisdom

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This popular cliché attempts to be generous but ends up implying that victims are tainted

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It is she, not gender-critical feminists, who seems to be afraid

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Using untruthful pronouns is not the same as complimenting a bad haircut

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Men’s mental health is a serious matter — but it is wrong to expect people to be lifesavers

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It is time to stop being so facetious about women’s health

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We know the seriousness of the issues that affect us, thank you

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Our genitals do not entitle us to anything

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Fundamental feminist theories are under attack from within feminism itself

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