‘As a
woman,
I’ve spent far too long being ashamed of things and I’m not going to do it anymore.’
Removing the guilt, from my not-so guilty pleasures by Lauren Lilley
W
h e n I t h i n k o f th e c o n c e p t o f h i d d e n gu ilty pl easu r es, l it er al ly any t hing pink , One Dir e c t i o n an d Ugg bo ot s a r e wh at c o m e t o my nost al gic l it t l e m ind . Over whel m ingly, as a wom an, t h e ple as u r e s I wa nt t o h i d e a r e s t e r e oty p ical ly ‘ f em inine’ it em s in society. I t t ook a l ot of u nle ar n i n g , r e t r a i n i n g a n d a l ot o f c o nve r s at ions wit h f r iend s t o l ear n t his is an ext er nal pr od u c t o f m i s o g yny a n d c l a s s i s m , n ot m e wa nt ing t o f it in wit h t he new peopl e in my l ect u r e hal l .
G-YOU MAGAZINE// FEBRUARY 2022// 16
Bring Back Ugg Boots
