Soapbox Four reasons why we watch reality TV – and why I wish I could stop At 3pm on Sunday afternoon, I sat on the lounge to watch Love Island UK: All Stars. It wasn’t until 10pm that I switched the TV off.
Screen Could I be the first person with a disability to become “The Bachelorette”? I am coloured. And I am proudly disabled. I am also damn beautiful and intelligent. I believe I’d be a pretty cool bachelorette, with my genuine and authentic self.
News & Views MAFS Domenica’s ‘nude photo controversy’ proves this country has a problem with women who make money off their bodies MAFS controversy shows a woman’s worth remains inextricably linked to her ability to conceal her body, and maintain her ‘modesty’.
News & Views Yummy Mummies: the reality TV show we really don’t need? Now into its second season, Yummy Mummies pedals some particularly damaging tropes about woman- and motherhood that ought to make any viewer visibly recoil.
News & Views Advice from a reformed MAFS addict Married at First Sight is basically legal marijuana. You escape from reality for an hour, and when you come to, the sharp edges of the world feel softer.
News & Views The twitter thread making parents laugh & cry Maxine Beneba Clarke pitches a reality TV show where non-parents have to get 3 kids to school without before or after-school care & still work full time.
