I recently read an article about the online abuse Danielle Lloyd faced when people found out about her decision to undergo gender selection treatment. I didn’t really understand why she faced so much abuse for the decision, and I didn’t even realise that the treatment was illegal in the UK. […]
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Wearing My Wife’s Wedding Dress for the Royal Wedding
Well here’s a slightly weird #MySundayPhoto. In celebration of the Royal Wedding, Rachel thought it would be a nice idea to dress a certain someone up like a little princess. Obviously I thought she meant me. She didn’t. She of course meant Isabelle. But I really didn’t want to be […]
How Not Dressing a Girl in Pink Promotes Gender Stereotypes
I sometimes dress our baby girl in pink. According to some people, by dressing her in this colour I’m reinforcing outdated gender stereotypes. Some minister via the Independent even went as far to say “dressing your daughter in pink and buying her ‘girly’ toys damages the future of our economy.” So […]