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Marisa Bate

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Feminist journalist, author, newsletter-writer and mother. AND STILL WE MARCH is out now. Sign up to Writing About Women on Substack.

1,061 Followers  |  135 Following  |  16 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024
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On @channel4news.bsky.social tonight we reveal that the Reverend David Fletcher - the man who instigated the cover-up of John Smyth’s barbaric abuses - HIMSELF allegedly abused multiple girls. Exclusive interviews with three courageous women tonight at 7.

06.02.2025 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5

β€˜The brutal depiction of heterosexuality as a practice of domination and value extraction”. Nobody writes about this stuff better

05.02.2025 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

America feels like a disaster movie unfolding in real time on so many levels rn

30.01.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A non-twitter link to Carline Kennedy's truly arresting video about her cousin RFK's lack of fitness.

28.01.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 436    πŸ” 155    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4

There’s far too many situations where my polite emails & phone calls get ignored until my (male) partner sends something far more confrontational and lo and behold, everything is instantly resolved. Society and institutions shouldn’t only work when male privilege bursts in & raises it’s voice.

28.01.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prisons minister aims to close one women’s jail in England and Wales Exclusive: Timpson says government plans to reverse rise in female inmates and use alternative forms of punishment

A rare ray of hope: a minister who understands that most women in prisons need therapy and support, not isolation from their children, families and community.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

21.01.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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she wasn’t perfect but imagine choosing that over this 🀯

20.01.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thrilled to be in here. Thank you, Sian!

20.01.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When will I learn? The minute you think you’re a parenting pro something spectacularly fucks up

21.12.2024 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sophie Smith Β· Sleeping Women: On the Pelicot trial GisΓ¨le Pelicot doesn’t conceive of her now ex-husband or the other men who raped her as β€˜bad apples’, aberrations...

This is as excellent as everybody is saying it is www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...?

20.12.2024 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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20.12.2024 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Merci Gisèle.

19.12.2024 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The unspeakable horror of the Pelicot rape case When monstrosities like the Dominique Pelicot case are revealed, the general love I feel for men seems suddenly starkly absurd.

The unspeakable horror of the Pelicot rape case

When monstrosities like the Dominique Pelicot case are revealed, the general love I feel for men seems suddenly starkly absurd.

By Megan Nolan

www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...

19.12.2024 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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12.12.2024 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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always a compromise Hello!

Feel a little like I’m posting into the void but here we are… my latest Substack on some complicated feelings around make up, motherhood and the reception to Pamela Anderson’s bare face

open.substack.com/pub/writinga...

12.12.2024 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Loneliness, Tedium, Identity Loss... & Overwhelming Joy: How Nightbitch Captures The Reality Of New MotherhoodΒ  <p><em>β€˜I am afraid I will never be smart or happy or thin again. I am afraid I might be turning into a dog</em>.’ As a mother of a two-year-old, I found much to relate to in Rachel Yoder’s best-sell

I had the huge privilege of interviewing Rachel Yoder, author of Nightbitch for Dua Lipa’s Service95. By far, one of the most visceral and vivid and darkly funny books on early motherhood. www.service95.com/nightbitch-n...

09.12.2024 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Powerful, brave and memorable writing from @katlister.bsky.social

08.12.2024 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I sat in court at the Gisèle Pelicot rape trial. This is what I saw Gisèle Pelicot became a symbol of courage when she waived her anonymity to attend the trial of her husband and 50 other men accused of raping her — and ignited fierce debate about the law surrounding ...

This was an almost unbearable read but we must not look away. A porn sick misogynistic culture that allowed men to do this. www.thetimes.com/article/5dee...

07.12.2024 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 124    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4
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Big stuff happening here

27.11.2024 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally something of value to post. Rebecca’s strength is remarkable, and these numbers are staggering. Impressive work from Surviving Economic Abuse

27.11.2024 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

good god

21.11.2024 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0