Author Archives: Rockstar Dinosaur Pirate Princess

Culturally inappropriate

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Rockstar Dinosaur Pirate Princess

Halloween has been and gone, and with it, the annual discussion over inappropriate costuming. Each year, the discussion gets a little louder, a little clearer. Each year the people going “this is not ok” grow in number, and the angry … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism, my opinions let me show you them | Tagged costumes, cultural appreciation, cultural appropriation, halloween | 1 Comment

What do rapists look like

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Rockstar Dinosaur Pirate Princess

Consent has been in the press this week again, thanks to a couple of young men who were deeply personally insulted and affronted at the nerve, the sheer bloody gall, the CHEEK of their presumptious places of learning, to include … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged consent, consent clases, how to spot a rapist, how to spot a shitlark, rape, rape prevention, Tea, this is what a rapist looks like | 4 Comments

Just anxious

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Rockstar Dinosaur Pirate Princess

It’s an irony that when I am not having a bout of anxiety, it’s hard to recall and write about exactly how anxiety affects me (in a similar way to how you can remember that a tattoo hurts but you … Continue reading →

Posted in Drinking, Me Me Me, my opinions let me show you them | Tagged anxiety, dinosaur puns, mental illness, panic attack | 7 Comments

nurture? not sure

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Rockstar Dinosaur Pirate Princess

I’m often told I don’t look my age. I have to admit I rather enjoy the look of shock that usually appears on people’s faces when I tell them my actual age. It’s usually followed up with “what’s your secret?” … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism, Me Me Me, my opinions let me show you them | Tagged babies, gender essentialism, gender roles, i kill plants, nurture, stop asking women why they don't have children | 17 Comments

Three Thinks: Sex work, Gender & Feminist Dating

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Rockstar Dinosaur Pirate Princess

I’m still finding it hard to sit down every single Sunday and write. Last year it was really important to me to do so, because writing here was so tied up with giving up alcohol that I felt if I … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism, my opinions let me show you them | Tagged amnesty, dating, feminism, gender, sex work, thought experiment, writer's block | 4 Comments

Birthday

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Rockstar Dinosaur Pirate Princess

My birthday this year made me feel profoudly grateful for my wonderful friends – new and old – who sent me cards and gifts, or drew awesome pictures, or sent me messages or sang songs to my voicemail. It all … Continue reading →

Posted in Me Me Me, Sugar | Tagged be ridiculous, birthday, crazy golf, dinosaurs, unicorns | 10 Comments

Feminist Fatigue

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Rockstar Dinosaur Pirate Princess

You may have noticed that blogday has been missing for a couple of weeks. I have no excuse for this – I wasn’t moving house (thank goodness – I’ve already done that 5 times since starting this blog) or on … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism, Me Me Me | Tagged feminism, feminist fatigue, humourless feminist killjoy, kyriarchy, patriarchy, self care | 14 Comments

Civilly Disobedient

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Rockstar Dinosaur Pirate Princess

This Saturday I joined hundreds of thousands of others in protesting against the UK government’s harsh, illogical, unfair and ideologically driven austerity policies. It wasn’t my first protest; although I have an anxiety disorder and struggle with large crowds, and … Continue reading →

Posted in my opinions let me show you them | Tagged austerity, civil disobedience, media bias, politics, protest | 4 Comments