Victoria Smith

Victoria Smith is a feminist writer, with a particular interest in motherhood and intersections of misogyny and ageism. Her book Hags, on the demonisation of middle-aged women, is published in March. She tweets at @glosswitch

Violent men being mentally ill need not make broader societal phenomena irrelevant

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“Be kind” culture has abandoned adolescent girls

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Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic

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Transsexual Apostate is a disturbing book, written for disturbing times

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Emotion need not entail irrationality, and fence-sitting need not involve wisdom

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This popular cliché attempts to be generous but ends up implying that victims are tainted

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It is she, not gender-critical feminists, who seems to be afraid

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Using untruthful pronouns is not the same as complimenting a bad haircut

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Men’s mental health is a serious matter — but it is wrong to expect people to be lifesavers

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It is time to stop being so facetious about women’s health

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