Seems that when it comes down to it, even in 2023 any woman over 40 can still have any problems dismissed by labelling her a hormonal lush. Absolutely fucking shameful, and reeks of the age old misogynistic bullshit which is never far beneath the surface #NicolaBulley

I have been writing & talking about the power of pathologisation of women for years now. The reframing of female victims as unstable, unreliable, problematic, mentally ill, and hormonal is blueprint. It works. It discredits. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. #NicolaBulley

I am uncomfortable with the latest news suggesting that Nicola Bulley has an issue with alcohol and menopause. The undertone is that she maybe ‘ a bit unstable’ or perhaps even ‘not in her right mind.’ Too easy to write a woman off like this. What lies behind it?