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Lily O’Farrell

@vulgadrawings.bsky.social

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Feminist writer and cartoonist. Book ‘Kyle Theory’ published by The Indigo Press. Documentary podcast series ‘No Worries If Not!’ by Curly Media. she/her

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Stephanie Cole @stephiec.bsky.social · 29d

This is an excellent cartoon about MVAWG using @evawuk.bsky.social and @hopenothate.org.uk research and resources. I’ll be sharing with North East Anti Racism Coalition. Thanks for creating it @vulgadrawings.bsky.social

Lily O’Farrell @vulgadrawings.bsky.social · Sep 7

Here’s a cartoon I did about the far-right weaponisation of vawg. If you’d like to share it with someone who’s not on social media, there’s a PDF link at the bottom of this thread. Thank you!

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EVAW Coalition @evawuk.bsky.social · Sep 8

We can't end violence against women and girls while lies about its causes are endorsed by those in positions of power.

The facts about VAWG in the UK are stark. Weaponising violence to further a racist agenda is #NotInOurName

Great visual explainer by @vulgadrawings.bsky.social 👇👇👇

Lily O’Farrell @vulgadrawings.bsky.social · Sep 7

Here’s a cartoon I did about the far-right weaponisation of vawg. If you’d like to share it with someone who’s not on social media, there’s a PDF link at the bottom of this thread. Thank you!

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Lily O’Farrell @vulgadrawings.bsky.social · Sep 7

You’re wrong about podcast - Stranger Danger, October 2018
VICE - Nextdoor Knows Its Users Are Racist, April 2021
The abstract rage to protect - Amanda E. Machado
Guardian - Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse, July 2025

Lily O’Farrell @vulgadrawings.bsky.social · Sep 7

References: The End Violence Against Women Coalition: Not in our name, 100 organisations unite to warn against the weaponisation of VAWG, August 2025
NSPCC - Statistics briefing: child sexual abuse, January 2025
The Birth of a Nation: Media and Racial Hate - Desmond Ang, July, 2022

Lily O’Farrell @vulgadrawings.bsky.social · Sep 7

Here’s a link to the useful guide by @evawuk.bsky.social and @hopenothate.org.uk that I used for this cartoon hopenothate.org.uk/wp-content/u...

hopenothate.org.uk

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Lily O’Farrell @vulgadrawings.bsky.social · Sep 7

drive.google.com/file/d/1HxUf...

Far-right weaponisation of VAWG - @vulgadrawings.pdf

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Lily O’Farrell @vulgadrawings.bsky.social · Sep 7

Here’s a cartoon I did about the far-right weaponisation of vawg. If you’d like to share it with someone who’s not on social media, there’s a PDF link at the bottom of this thread. Thank you!

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jibob @najihahs.bsky.social · Jun 19

love this sm

Lily O’Farrell @vulgadrawings.bsky.social · Jun 8

A cartoon about the Skinny Tok to alt-right pipeline for young women and teenage girls 🧵

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Lily O’Farrell @vulgadrawings.bsky.social · Jun 8

Lois Shearing’s article in Open Democracy - ‘How the far right is using thinness to radicalise women and teen girls’

‘Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia’ by Sabrina Strings

Lily O’Farrell @vulgadrawings.bsky.social · Jun 8

References:
‘Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia’ by Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social

Maintenance Phase the podcast

‘Pink-pilled: Women and the Far Right‘ by Lois Shearing

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Lily O’Farrell @vulgadrawings.bsky.social · Jun 8

A cartoon about the Skinny Tok to alt-right pipeline for young women and teenage girls 🧵

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Lily O’Farrell @vulgadrawings.bsky.social · Mar 10

Thank you so much! ❤️

Lily O’Farrell @vulgadrawings.bsky.social · Jan 27

‘Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community’ (2000) Robert D. Putnam

‘Kinkeeping in the Familial Division of Labor’ (1984) Carolyn J. Rosenthal

Lily O’Farrell @vulgadrawings.bsky.social · Jan 27

Sources for this were:

‘Theorising Mankeeping: The Male Friendship Recession and Women’s Associated Labour as a Structural Component of Gender Inequality’ (2024) Angelica P. Ferrara and Dylan P. Vergara

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