“I’ll Get Older, But Your Lovers Stay My Age”: Taylor Swift’s Red On Exploitation &Age-Gaps
Red (Taylor's Version) gains a new perspective on Taylor's most damaging relationship. An exploration of age gaps, exploitation & older men.
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Kristina Galvydyte
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Demythologising Spiking in the UK – From Stigma to Stranger Danger
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Hannah Taylor
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RachelKauzeni
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Are Women Finally Dominating Literature? Maybe not if their readership is mainly women.
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Morgan Forbes
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Kristina Galvydyte
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Charlotte Lewis
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Charlotte Lewis
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AOC and performative activism: The Met Gala 2021
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Charlotte Lewis
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We need to stop claiming plastic surgery is a 'girlboss', feminist notion
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