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Samantha Shannon
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The polite-yet-undermining asks about my sexuality I've had for the last few days have really worn me out. Starting to realise you're stuck between a rock and a hard place
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Working on this article about gender and language, and rediscovering Láadan, the language constructed by Suzette Haden Elgin for her 1984 novel NATIVE TONGUE. It's a language specifically aimed at
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I am . . . not sure of my feelings on this statue.https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/nov/10/mary-wollstonecraft-finally-honoured-with-statue-after-200-years I understand what it's trying to do, and I know the artist is a woman and w
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Somebody tweeted to inform me that not all of my fans hate Tr—p. I can only assume the implication is that I shouldn't express individual views in case I offend
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The other day, my friend offered me some framboise (raspberry liqueur) with some celebratory champagne. Slightly drunk, I reminded her I don't speak French. Her reply:‘I know you're so passionate
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Since Media Studies is trending, I may as well mention that it was something I learned in my AS-Level Media Studies that almost certainly got me into Oxford. When I
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I’m been thinking about how different and interesting SFF would feel if we stopped asking authors (with clear surprise) ‘Why did you NOT make your fantasy world sexist?’And instead asked,
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