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Feminism and the Scottish Radical Left
This was written by Glasgow feminist Amy Westwell, and was originally posted here. Feminism and the Scottish Radical Left Scottish national identity will crystallise and develop in the run up to the...
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Unnecessary Union Jacks in Scotland: Uncovering Subliminal Advertising
Big thanks to @CSbungo for the idea for this blog post and for alerting me to many unnecessary Union Jacks in Scotland! Just as a starter for 10: the actual development of this post was sparked by the...
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Glasgow nightclub comes under fire for sexist flyers
Last week I received a message about the below flyer. I found it utterly appalling for a variety of reasons: the objectification of women; the sex industry imagery used; the fact the top image...
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Towards a Sex Neutral Feminism
Over at the (very excellent) Radical Transfeminist blog, Lisa Millbank has been thinking through some of the theory behind “sex-negative feminism”. This current has been out of fashion in contemporary...
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Cougars, Aunties and MILFs: The sexualisation of older women
Idly flicking through the stats for this blog I came across something strange. Despite this being a Scottish blog, the majority of its readers would appear to be from India. I was a bit puzzled by...
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Resist the Ubiquitous Union Jack
See original Village Aunties post from April 9 2012 which kicked off the #unnecessaryunionjacks meme. See the Village Aunties Pinterest Board (hashtag #unnecessaryunionjacks) for our ever-growing...
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Maternity Allowance: A Benefit from Another Time
I’ve recently left work at the Citizens Advice Bureau to take maternity leave. My work is primarily in benefits advice and I am a huge benefits geek. It’s a combination of the intellectual exercise of...
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village aunties marching for an independent Scotland
We’ll be in Edinburgh for the March and Rally for Scottish Independence this Saturday, 22 September 2012. We’ll have a lollipop-shaped banner. Keep an eye out for us, come and say hello, or march with...
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Calling all pro-indy map geeks (queers and lefties welcome): Mike Parker...
Hey all you map geeks! Especially ones who are a bit queer and/or interested in lefty/indy/national identity! My pal Mike Parker, an honorary Welsh Village Auntie and big gay pro-Welsh-indy map nerd,...
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Organisational Response to Sexual Violence in Activist Groups: Six Common...
Trigger Warning: This post discusses Sexual Assault Recently, the issue of sexual violence in activist circles has very much come into the fore. A number of attacks have come to light and a lot of...
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Thoughts on the Bedroom Tax
I am sitting in the community centre on my estate, attending a meeting on the Bedroom Tax. 25 people have turned out. Not too bad for a weekday evening, but then these are worried people. A lot of them...
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Only rights can stop the wrongs: sex workers organise in Scotland
We’re in the middle of Glasgow’s Sex Worker Open University event (5-10 April 2013). Unfortunately I was only able to attend yesterday’s panel sessions, much as I would have liked to attend other...
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The Anti-VillageAuntie is Dead. Party-time in Scotland
No pious liberal homilies here on not speaking ill of the dead or remembering that lots of others contributed to the destruction she caused or that Tony Blair was bad too or that we still have to fight...
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Buffy in Scotland – Choice, Women’s Power and Independence
About ten years have passed since the final episode of the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired on TV. Series creator Joss Whedon, who spoke in the Glasgow Film Theatre at this year’s Glasgow Film...
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A Sorry Sort of Privilege
There’s a description in Carol Craig’s excellent book: The Tears that made the Clyde of women and children hanging around the gates of factories and shipyards, or outside pubs. It was pay day and they...
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Breast Feeding Awareness Week
23rd to 27th of June was apparently breastfeeding awareness week. This is the kind of information you become party to in the Mumsnet Bloggers Network. (which on my personal blog- I’m in!:...
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Weekend Mum
Maternity leave is over. Five mornings out of seven, I get up at six, feed Jimmy his milk and banana, wash and dress while he’s still eating and leave, shutting the door behind me; by 7.30 at the...
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Village Aunties celebrate Bi Visibility Day
Today is Bi Visibility Day. Bi Flag There has been a growing tendency for trans* and genderqueer activists to dis bisexuality as an identity that, they claim, reifies the binary in gender and...
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Village Aunties at the Independence March and Rally 2013
So we went: Village Aunties take the train to the 2013 Indy March and Rally Then we waved our banner about and enjoyed the march and rally greatly (we even got a round of applause as we walked up...
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Feminists letting the side down
[CONTENT NOTE: mention of rape and violence against women and girls] Some feminists are in denial. They need to understand that even in this modern age where so many feminist gains have been made, many...
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