by Georgia Luckhurst The other day, while I was sitting eating lunch with some friends, one of my newest friends asked: “Georgia, are you a feminist?” Only a year ago, I’d have responded with utter scorn, as back then I still would have been scared of people’s reactions to my feminism – I’d have been [...]
Ed. Note: This piece was originally published at HuffPo Teen for the Proud2BMe campaign. We are reposting it this week in honor of NEDA’s National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. by Georgia Luckhurst I may be proud to be myself now, but for roughly two years, I hated myself. When I was 11, I decided I was [...]
From Beyonce to Rihanna to Taylor Swift to Adele, the pop music landscape is not exactly hurting for women right now. But we could always use a few more ladies killin’ it in the music scene, right?! Some of the SPARKteam came together to talk about their fave female musicians, songwriters, singers, and female-fronted bands, [...]
by Georgia Luckhurst Last weekend, at a sleepover with some of my friends, someone asked me: “If you’re a feminist, aren’t you really against make-up?” It was a shock to be asked – firstly because we were eating pizza and watching Modern Family, not exactly the usual setting for a serious debate. Secondly because I’d [...]
by Georgia Luckhurst Two weeks ago I’m scrolling through my Facebook feed, sipping my cup of tea and listening to Blur. All in all, it’s a very average night. Suddenly my eyes catch onto the sidebar, distracted by something. There is an advert, showing a proud-looking blonde girl who looks like a cross between Princess [...]
by Georgia Luckhurst I have always been the most inept person I know at flirting. Short of an actual cartoon wink-wink-nudge-nudge scenario, I essentially smile inanely and make excessive eye-contact if I want to catch a crush’s attention. However, once I hit adolescence, I found out that when it came to my (blatant lack of) [...]
