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Forty Shades Of Grey: April 2012
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Forty Shades Of Grey. Sunday, 29 April 2012. Won't somebody think of the rich, white children? Today on Twitter I made a joke. Well, it wasn't really a joke, since it wasn't that funny. But it was said not-in-full-seriousness. What I said was "I saw a group of Hare Krishnas in town yesterday. They really shouldn't let white people who've 'found themselves' join. It's embarrassing". But thinking about that sounds hard and y'know, THINK OF THE RICH WHITE CHILDREN HERE, FOLKS! This is the real. People who g...
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Forty Shades Of Grey: February 2012
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Forty Shades Of Grey. Saturday, 25 February 2012. So, what are benefits like? Well, each week I get around £62 in Housing Benefits and £53 in JSA. Of my JSA, £13 immediately goes towards topping up my rent (£75p/w) - luckily, my rent includes utility bills and council tax. That leaves me with £40 a week left, or £160 a month (quick note - two thirds of all my benefits go to my landlord). How do I spend this throbbing great amount? Well, it goes a bit like this:. So what do you do instead? I read books, I...
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Forty Shades Of Grey: May 2012
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Forty Shades Of Grey. Wednesday, 30 May 2012. So you're 'not one of those feminists'? Today I saw a blogpost written by someone who was clearly just getting into feminism, and something in it made me very mad for a bit. It doesn't matter what the post was or who said it, because this isn't a call-out or a rage piece. You see, after a few hours I started thinking about it again, and yes. What the blogger had said was wrong and yes. It directly insulted me and lots of people I know and yes. I've always adv...
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Forty Shades Of Grey: Intersect, Bristol 2012
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Forty Shades Of Grey. Monday, 21 May 2012. Intersect, Bristol 2012. Last Saturday saw the (possibly inaugural) Intersect conference. In place, so I knew people who'd offer help and advice too. I searched the internet and asked people I knew for suggestions about venues. Eventually I stumbled across the perfect place - Hamilton House. A call-out on Twitter provided me with Emma Round. And after asking Kate Smurthwaite. To host, she put me in touch with Women Asylum Seekers Together. Chris managed to find ...
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