Fuck Yeah Caitlin Moran

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July 2012

87 posts

victoriafication: Caitlin Moran on Kathie Lee and Hoda. How could this not be a special moment for American television? Also, do they have Kathie Lee and Hoda in the UK? Because they should. They start drinking at 10am! And they’re insane.

“£15,000 bottles of vintage champagne; hot-air balloons flying over wildebeest...”

– Caitlin Moran, How to Be a Woman. Everyone is raving about how funny this book is; I agree, but the pieces on childrearing, why you shouldn’t have children (if that first bit I’m quoting at all sounds like she thinks everyone should have kids, she absolutely doesn’t, and I loved that she went where...

“…I can’t believe that girls saying ‘Actually, I’m paying my university fees by...”

– Caitlin Moran (via keatonhensons)

“Along with underwear, love is a woman’s work. Women are to be fallen in love...”

– Caitlin Moran, How to Be a Woman (via rkb)

“Let’s face it, most women will continue to have babies, the planet isn’t going...”

– Caitlin Moran, ‘How To Be A Woman’ (via cordeliaistheone)

“Don’t you think women would be happier if Layla had a whole chorus about Eric...”

– How To Be A Woman, Caitlin Moran (via touchingfromalongdistance)

“…one of my bridesmaids was a six-foot-two gay man called Charlie, who was...”

– How To Be A Woman, Caitlin Moran I was hoping I wouldn’t be the only one planning a nontraditional wedding in which “bridesmaids” and “groomsmen” are a mix of male and female. (via melaniekirsh)

NPR loves How to Be a Woman!

harperperennial: “Caitlin Moran picks up funny feminism where Nora Ephron left off.” So says Maureen Corrigan of NPR in this review!

“Based on my own, personal experiences, 100,000 years of male superiority has its...”

– Caitlin Moran (via freddythelanky)

“In that instance [of my miscarriage], my body had decided that that baby was not...”

– Caitlin Moran in How To Be A Woman (via akmarik)

“The patriarchy can get OFF my face and tits.”

– Caitlin Moran in How To Be A Woman (via akmarik)

cloudthorn asked: I feel like I'm taking crazy pills, please help me! I clearly remember reading 'How to Be a Woman' for the first time. I'm sure I read a part where Caitlin talks about how she likes to wear men's shoes because they're so much more comfortable, stylish, affordable and durable. I'm sure I remember her recommending a couple of brands of men's shoes. In fact, I...

““The Wombles” was a 1970s childrens’ [sic] TV show about a group of gentle,...”

– Caitlin Moran, How to Be a Woman (the American version)

“In the 20th century- an age in thrall to the new- women turn out to be the...”

– Caitlin Moran in How To Be A Woman (via akmarik)

“And— just as with winning the lottery, or becoming famous— there is no manual...”

– Caitlin Moran, How To Be a Woman (via victoriafication)

Anonymous asked: Hi i'm rajesh. i'm really tired of masterbation what to do caitlin, tell me please.

Challenge Caitlin! Send us pics of your best party...

timesopinion: Think you can do better than that? If so, send us a photo of your best party trick (or photo reply to this post) and, in true Olympic spirit, we’ll award a gold medal to the best - and post it on our Tumblr. Pictured is Times columnist Caitlin Moran, who was posing for The New York Times. For some reason, this particular pic didn’t make the NYT Magazine (see here for more...

Caitlin Moran on The Cycle.

You said you're working on a movie based on the...

“The people at Film Four over here bought the rights. I’m writing it with my sister, we’ll be casting by Christmas, and it will come out in the autumn of 2014. We intend to make the first feminist rom-com. All the films with women in them now annoy me; the female characters dream of eating or making cupcakes and sit around and talk about their problems, and there’s this nice...

“I’m writing the film and the sitcom with my sister, and every so often if...”

– Caitlin Moran (this interview is golden)

“There’s a realization that I came to writing the book: that often so much of...”

– Caitlin Moran

“It’s great being a spokeswoman for a generation, because previously when people...”

– Caitlin Moran http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/17/caitlin-moran-on-slut-walks-feminism-and-being-the-british-tina-fey.html (via victoriafication)

sammysstuff asked: Have you seen your very well deserved mention in the Slate article about How To Be a Woman?

Time Out Live and Foyles present: Caitlin Moran →

Thursday Sep 13 Bloomsbury Theatre Fresh off the back of her 2011 ‘Galaxy Book of the Year’ award, acclaimed columnist, author and Twitter superstar Caitlin Moran joins Time Out Live and Foyles for an exclusive event around her new book, ‘Moranthology’. In this, the first ever collection of her writing, Moran discusses everything from hitting the sex clubs with Lady Gaga...