Marisa Bate
@marisabate.bsky.social
Feminist journalist, author, newsletter-writer and mother. AND STILL WE MARCH is out now. Sign up to Writing About Women on Substack.
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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.
February 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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.
‘The brutal depiction of heterosexuality as a practice of domination and value extraction”. Nobody writes about this stuff better
I wrote about Kanye West and Bianca Censori. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
February 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
‘The brutal depiction of heterosexuality as a practice of domination and value extraction”. Nobody writes about this stuff better
America feels like a disaster movie unfolding in real time on so many levels rn
January 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
America feels like a disaster movie unfolding in real time on so many levels rn
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A non-twitter link to Carline Kennedy's truly arresting video about her cousin RFK's lack of fitness.
January 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A non-twitter link to Carline Kennedy's truly arresting video about her cousin RFK's lack of fitness.
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.
January 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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.
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...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
she wasn’t perfect but imagine choosing that over this 🤯
January 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
she wasn’t perfect but imagine choosing that over this 🤯
Thrilled to be in here. Thank you, Sian!
I believe as a feminist investigative journalist, it's vital to promote and support women's work, so I finally got around to making this starter pack. go.bsky.app/RaopwNN
January 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Thrilled to be in here. Thank you, Sian!
When will I learn? The minute you think you’re a parenting pro something spectacularly fucks up
December 21, 2024 at 8:04 PM
When will I learn? The minute you think you’re a parenting pro something spectacularly fucks up
This is as excellent as everybody is saying it is www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...?
Sophie Smith · Sleeping Women: On the Pelicot trial
Gisèle Pelicot doesn’t conceive of her now ex-husband or the other men who raped her as ‘bad apples’, aberrations...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 20, 2024 at 9:16 PM
This is as excellent as everybody is saying it is www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...?
👏👏👏
Children’s charity rejects archbishop of Canterbury’s Christmas donation
Children’s charity rejects archbishop of Canterbury’s Christmas donation
Children’s Society says accepting donation from Justin Welby would be inconsistent with its principles and values
A children’s charity has rejected a Christmas donation from the archbishop of Canterbury, who resigned over the Church of England’s failures…
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2024 at 8:38 PM
👏👏👏
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Merci Gisèle.
December 19, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Merci Gisèle.
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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.
By Megan Nolan
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
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...
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.
www.newstatesman.com
December 19, 2024 at 10:14 AM
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...
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...
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
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always a compromise
Hello!
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December 12, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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...
open.substack.com/pub/writinga...
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...
Loneliness, Tedium, Identity Loss... & Overwhelming Joy: How Nightbitch Captures The Reality Of New Motherhood
<p><em>‘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
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December 9, 2024 at 9:38 AM
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...
Powerful, brave and memorable writing from @katlister.bsky.social
What happens when your body becomes a site of complication? I wrote about the recent loss of my bowel, the cancer I was diagnosed with at the age of nineteen, and the importance of autonomy – for today’s Observer Magazine:
‘I felt like a bystander in my own internal recovery’: one woman’s battle for health after a life-changing diagnosis
Facing an enormous decision about her health filled Kat Lister with wonder at her body’s ability to fight for her
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Powerful, brave and memorable writing from @katlister.bsky.social
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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...
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 ...
www.thetimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 7:41 AM
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...
Big stuff happening here
November 27, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Big stuff happening here
Finally something of value to post. Rebecca’s strength is remarkable, and these numbers are staggering. Impressive work from Surviving Economic Abuse
Financial abuse leaves ‘nearly one million women in UK trapped’
Warning: this report contains distressing images
www.channel4.com/news/financi...
Warning: this report contains distressing images
www.channel4.com/news/financi...
Financial abuse leaves ‘nearly one million women in UK trapped’
The charity Surviving Economic Abuse says governments have failed to tackle a “hidden crisis”, leaving survivors unable to flee or rebuild their lives.
www.channel4.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Finally something of value to post. Rebecca’s strength is remarkable, and these numbers are staggering. Impressive work from Surviving Economic Abuse