Tag Archives: consent

What do rapists look like

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

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Guest Blog: Reclaiming Yes

I am honoured to present the first of what I hope will be many guest blogs on RockstarDinosaurPirate Princess, from writer Charlie Tyler. Due to the subject matter please note a content warning for  discussion of rape, sexual abuse and … Continue reading

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the apple doesn’t fall very far

Of all the publications and site that covered my infamous tea & consent blog, the weirdest one was the Daily Mail. I didn’t actually end up with a huge amount of traffic coming directly from it; but then it came … Continue reading

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Consent: Not actually that complicated – Animated!

A bonus blog day for a Friday, partly because I am away this weekend and don’t know if I’ll be able to have blogday as usual this weekend, and partly because I have been sent this awesome animation by Blue … Continue reading

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Tea Myths and Sympathy

I’m going to be upfront about this – I am experiencing an online form of performance anxiety. My blog, up until Monday evening, was bimbling along with an average of perhaps around 13 views per day. I was pretty happy … Continue reading

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Consent: Not actually that complicated

A short one today as my life is currently very complicated and conspiring against my preference to spend all of my days working out what to blog. But do you know what isn’t complicated? Consent. It’s been much discussed recently; what … Continue reading

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Our Bodies, Our Future

In all the years I’ve been being subjected to street harassment, cat calling and, on occasion, actual physical groping, I’ve rarely called the police. When a white van driver grabbed my bum as I was on my bike waiting to … Continue reading

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