The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has revealed that 60 per cent of children aged 11 to 13 have seen pornography. The American Psychological Association (APA) states that boys…
CW: domestic abuse, violence Every September, as soon as jumper weather arrives and the leaves start changing colour, I welcome in the Autumn by watching Practical Magic. It’s a perfect…
Resurrection, a slick new thriller from second-time writer-director Andrew Semans, wastes no time in establishing its protagonist and its stakes. Rebecca Hall plays Margaret, a businesswoman at a biotech company.…
Content warning: explicit descriptions of sexual harassment and assault Ask any girl group if they’ve experienced sexual harassment and you’ll be bombarded by a plethora of stories, ranging from anecdotes…
The Student is a very special society. It provides students at The University of Edinburgh a quality platform to express their ideas. Our doors are open to everyone: all of…
The Fifty Shades franchise could have been part of progress towards destroying stigmas around BDSM and kink – had a healthy, accurate BDSM relationship been portrayed. Instead, these supposed ‘erotic…
Is Wattpad as bad as Pornhub?
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has revealed that 60 per cent of children aged 11 to 13 have seen pornography. The American Psychological Association (APA) states that boys…
In Defence Of: Practical Magic
CW: domestic abuse, violence Every September, as soon as jumper weather arrives and the leaves start changing colour, I welcome in the Autumn by watching Practical Magic. It’s a perfect…
EIFF 2022: Resurrection Review
Resurrection, a slick new thriller from second-time writer-director Andrew Semans, wastes no time in establishing its protagonist and its stakes. Rebecca Hall plays Margaret, a businesswoman at a biotech company.…
Breaking the silence
CW: sexual assault I still remember the first time my mother told me not to smile too much when taking a walk. Keep your head down, she used to tell…
Fight for the Night march: students share their experiences
Content warning: explicit descriptions of sexual harassment and assault Ask any girl group if they’ve experienced sexual harassment and you’ll be bombarded by a plethora of stories, ranging from anecdotes…
On News, Comment, and Abuse
The Student is a very special society. It provides students at The University of Edinburgh a quality platform to express their ideas. Our doors are open to everyone: all of…
Fifty Shades normalises abuse, not BDSM
The Fifty Shades franchise could have been part of progress towards destroying stigmas around BDSM and kink – had a healthy, accurate BDSM relationship been portrayed. Instead, these supposed ‘erotic…