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Questioning whether authority is right: why the small stuff matters (in feminism)

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Movies / filmmaking / screenwriting / feminism / gender / queer issues. Questioning whether authority is right: why the small stuff matters (in feminism). 8220;stupid teenagers think they know better than adults”. 8220;girls dressing like sluts what do they expect to happen”. 8220;wouldn’t let my kid dress like that”. 8220;it’s not about sexism it’s about dressing professionally”. 8220;this doesn’t matter some women are dying”. And this really,. Not accepted things as automatically being right. But I bel...

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loreleibowman

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Movies / filmmaking / screenwriting / feminism / gender / queer issues. RooftopFilmClub and my first public film screening! On the 18th August 2016 I, Lorelei Bowman, a scarily ambitious 20-year-old film student and writer-director, had a film shown in public for the first time. And by public I mean to actual people who came to see a film at a real cinema in London (and thus were forced to watch mine before the… Read More #RooftopFilmClub and my first public film screening! September 5, 2016. First of al...

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Happy Anniversary, Me

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Movies / filmmaking / screenwriting / feminism / gender / queer issues. Happy Anniversary, Me. So first of all, this post will contain explicit talk about self-harming, suicide attempts and depression. Massive. Secondly, if anyone is going to say this is too private to put online or that it’s oversharing or that ooh what if a future employer sees it – I don’t care. This is my space, this is my blog, and this is a part of me and everything I’ve overcome. I am. Mainly, I’m sad to say, because I was i...

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An open letter to people who say “no one will love you until you love yourself”

https://thoughtsoflorelei.wordpress.com/2015/06/05/no-one-will-love-you-until-you-love-yourself-an-open-letter

Movies / filmmaking / screenwriting / feminism / gender / queer issues. An open letter to people who say “no one will love you until you love yourself”. Trigger warning: brief reference to self-harm. Dear people who say ‘no one will love you until you love yourself’, ‘you need to love yourself before anyone else can’, or any sub-variation of that sentiment,. Please stop. Just, just stop. That they are unworthy of love? That they are incapable of being loved? Are you seriously telling me that? Off people&...

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FAQ

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Movies / filmmaking / screenwriting / feminism / gender / queer issues. How old are you? I am twenty; my birthday is in August. What gender are you/ what pronouns honour you? I’m loosely genderfluid. I talk about it more in-depth here. I’m comfortable with any pronouns but usually use they/them or she/her. Title-wise I prefer Mx. How often do you make a blog post? Not as often as I should! Where do you go to university/ what do you study? What do you hope to do in the future? Can you make a post about?

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Feminism in film: what qualifies as a strong female character?

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Movies / filmmaking / screenwriting / feminism / gender / queer issues. Feminism in film: what qualifies as a strong female character? Earlier today I made a post on my feelings about Joss Whedon being chased off Twitter by upset. Avengers: Age of Ultron. Viewers, some of which claimed to be feminists and said that Black Widow a.k.a. Natasha Romanov (acted beautifully by Scarlett Johansson) was not a positive portrayal for a female character. I, personally, disagree. That would be a bad portrayal. Good f...

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The Gender Tag

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Movies / filmmaking / screenwriting / feminism / gender / queer issues. Yesterday I watched a new video, ‘The Gender Tag’. From one of my favourite YouTubers, Ashley Wylde. Ashley’s not only a YouTuber, but also a spoken word artist. Her slam poetry is what first made me first discover her – her poetry truly resonates with me, whether I’m reading it or listening to it, and she delivers it with such unbridled passion you honestly can’t help but be moved and inspired. I. It’s well worth a watch! I don&#821...