the elephant in the room

Fashionable racism: how long did it take viewers to ‘forget’ how angry they were over Samira’s treatment?

2018-08-08 by Elephants Voice

The public tuned in, as always, this summer to watch the villa fill with chiselled abs and pushed up boobs. Samira Mighty may have been one of the first to enter and last to leave the show but she faced a harder fight than securing romance in the villa. It became apparent that more than just ‘boy luck’ was affecting why Samira wasn’t pulling ‘on paper’ or on our screens. Scientific studies in the world of dating has previously proved […]

Categories: Celebrity, Debate, feminism • Tags: bikini, equailty, frankie, itv, loveisland, pool, racism, racist, samira, swimming, treatment, wes, women

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Chats with Charlie 2.0

2018-08-05 by Elephants Voice

Look what’s back! Thank you all for voting, it was a close one. This series will usually consist of three Q’s answered every week so if yours isn’t loaded this week it will be next – but answers left to wait will be sent via personal message ASAP. Just loaded online the following week. This is to keep the segment short and snappy but also ensure that those wanting help get it ASAP. To enhance this feature and get […]

Categories: Advice, AGONY AUNT, Feature, opinion, Personal • Tags: Advice, agony, agonyaunt, anonymous, chatswithcharlie, consent, crush, help, love, problems, sex

UPDATED: Homelessness: when mans best friend is all you have

2018-08-01 by Elephants Voice

UPDATE: 01/08/2018 Since the article was first posted I’ve remained in contact with David, due to his living situation not improving our contact relies solely on visiting his frequent spots once a month. Pup from homeless litter set to become service dog for Autistic boy. Leeds housing crisis has not yet significantly improved for those with a furry friend, even though the dogs themselves are giving back to the community. However, David is lucky as he has managed to secure […]

Categories: News, Personal • Tags: akita, autism, autistic, crypt, dogs, flowaid, homeless, pup, servicedog, stgeorgescyrpt, streetdogs, video, westyorkshire, youtube

Medical Marijuana: is medicinal legalisation a step towards recreational freedom?

2018-08-01 by Elephants Voice

Medical cannabis is set to become available, with a prescription, within a matter of months. Doctors will be able to prescribe the treatment soon after home secretary Sajid Javid was advised by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs that it has proven benefits. Over the last decade several high-profile campaigns have captured widespread media attention. This ‘hype’ has triggered a wave of public sympathy, understanding and support. Previously campaigners had questioned how patients could be treated without the […]

Categories: Debate, Feature, Health, News, Politics • Tags: cannabis, doctor, drugs, healthsecretary, javid, marijuana, medical, medicalmarijuana, medicinal, NHS, prescription, prescritiont, recreational, weed

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Contraceptive apps: brilliant, bonkers or brave?

2018-07-25 by Elephants Voice

Contraception is often assumed to be, whether correctly so or not, a woman’s responsibility. Sitting on a plastic chair at a walk-in clinic with your best friend as you both read leaflets about chlamydia and try not to make direct eye contact with anybody else. Normally the experience is uncomfortable but infrequent and worth it so that you can enjoy an active sex life. However, contraceptives are never that easy. Each contraceptive comes with it’s own semi-dissertation of warnings and […]

Categories: Advice, Debate, Feature, feminism, Health • Tags: birthcontrol, coil, condom, contraceptive, contraceptivepill, controversy, Feature, feminism, fertility, Health, IUD, lifestyle, opinion, rubbers, sex, sexual, sexualhealth

Chats with Charlie

2018-07-22 by Elephants Voice

Hello, Do you remember those #ChatsWithCharlie pieces that got hits all over the world? Ofcourse you do! You were all nosey enough to tune in every week and read other people anonymous issues while I played agony aunt. Not that I blame you, whenever I see a YOU magazine lying around I skip to the end for their agony aunt section. So does my dad. Well, this section of the blog will be returning, with a twist. A twist I […]

Categories: Advice, AGONY AUNT, Personal • Tags: agony, agonyaunt, blog, blogger, chatswithcharlie, deadline, help, person, Personal, reader, selfhelp, story, vote

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RAPE: she was drunk so he’s not REALLY a rapist, right?

2018-07-17 by Elephants Voice

How many headlines have you seen altered by Twitter users when newspapers and websites describe victims of rape as ‘drunk’? Is this relevant? Is it victim-blaming? Is it about time we just stop? A man was recently sentenced to eight years in prison after raping a teenager in a dark alley. But, what did the papers read? ‘Married City worker ‘raped drunk clubber after dragging her to filthy alleyway’’ and ‘Married City worker who carried a drunken clubber, 18, down an alley and raped […]

Categories: Debate, feminism, News, opinion, Personal, Politics • Tags: alcohol, anxiety, assualt, blamed, consent, crisisline, depression, drinking, drunk, feminism, feminist, headlines, hurt, identity, law, life, man, naker, NHS, pain, rape, raped, rapeline, rapist, sanjaynaker, sex, sexualassault, victim, victimblaming, woman

World Cup 2018: where’s it coming again? An idiots guide.

2018-07-06 by Elephants Voice

It’s the chant we can’t enter a pub without hearing, scroll through Twitter without favouriting or see a football and not think (while kicking it). In a country where a cup of tea, cooked breakfast and football are looked upon as a religion can anyone afford not to join in with our countries football antics this summer? I SWEAR TO GOD IF I SEE ANOTHER ITS COMING HOME TWEET IM GUNNA FUCKING RETWEET IT BECAUSE ITS COMING HOME. — Chodesy […]

Categories: World News • Tags: 2018, beer, cup, fans, football, footie, itscominghome, play, sport, worldcup

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Gas-lighting: Is reality TV normalising abuse to add drama?

2018-06-21 by Elephants Voice

*Iain Stirling’s voice* Six days a week the nation has been tuning in to some quality British television, but is reality TV increasingly normalising unhealthy relationship behaviours? *Iain Stirling once again* That doesn’t sound good. Women’s Aid have issued a warning following the response to ITV 2’s popular show Love Island. This series baddie is currently unaware of the backlash his actions have prompted, unbeknown to him and his newest fling the consequences to his behaviour are lasting longer than former flames speech. The domestic […]

Categories: Celebrity, Feature, feminism, News, opinion • Tags: abuse, abuser, bbc, broadcast, channel, emotionalabuse, iain, iainstirling, itv, itv2, itvb, loveisland, physicalabuse, reality, realitytv, television, womensaid, womensrights

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