Covering up, so far as I can see, is often the accompaniment to far more truly shameful behaviour than stripping off. Julie Burchill More Quotes by Julie Burchill More Quotes From Julie Burchill Transsexualism is, basically, just another, more drastic twist on the male menopause. Julie Burchill menopausetwistsmales It seems that one moment I was this little kid only caring about animals and flowers and stuff, and then the next minute I was this raging stew of hormones. I don't know if you've ever been a raging stew of anything, but I wouldn't particularly recommend it. Julie Burchill flowercaringkids When I started at the Guardian, though, I couldnt think of anything we saw eye to eye on, except feminism, and even this would soon be arguable as Guardian writers queued up to drool over Eminem. Julie Burchill feminismeyethinking The pictures from the first professional photo session that the young David Julie Burchill deceitelementsunderstanding Prostitution reinforces all the old dumb clichés about women's sexuality; that they are not built to enjoy sex and are little more than walking masturbation aids, things to be done to, things so sensually null and void that they have to be paid to indulge in fornication, that women can be had, bought, as often as not sold from one man to another. When the sex war is won prostitutes should be shot as collaborators for their terrible betrayal of all women. Julie Burchill betrayalwarsex Hooliganism incarnate, a walking, talking, screaming, squawking metaphor for What's Wrong With Young People Today. Julie Burchill talkingtodaypeople A cynic should never marry an idealist. For the cynic, marriage represents the welcome end of romantic life, with all its agony and ecstasy. But for the idealist, it is only the beginning. Julie Burchill welcomeagonycynicism Intersectionality may well sound like some unfortunate bowel complaint resulting in copious use of a colostomy bag, and indeed it does contain a large amount of ordure. Julie Burchill bagssounddoe These women whose antics we smirk at good-naturedly in the pap-traps put themselves out there at least partly on their beauty; they are in showbiz, and showing what they've got is part of their business as much as it is for male show-ponies from the Chippendales to George Clooney. Julie Burchill smirkponiesmales As a kid, I grew to define what I didn't want my life to be like by sitting behind moaning women on the bus, hearing them bang on about their aches and pains, both real and imagined. Julie Burchill painrealkids And call me a pig, but isn't it brilliantly refreshing how early the Dutch eat dinner? When they're still laying out the cutlery in achingly hip Barcelona, they're hanging the Closed sign on the restaurant doors of old Amsterdam. Julie Burchill dinnerdoorspigs Women, more often than not, do things which aren't remotely relaxing but are all about preening, which is just another sort of work. Julie Burchill Rachel Cusk's books are like pop-up volumes for grown-ups, the prose springing out of the page to bop you neatly between the eyes with its insights. Julie Burchill pageseyebook Lots of women love to accuse men of being immature when the fellow in question displays a reluctance to "commit"... Julie Burchill reluctanceimmaturemen It's very hard to imagine the phrase "consumer society" used so cheerfully, and interpreted so enthusiastically, in England. Julie Burchill phrasesimagineengland It's received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unfriendly. Julie Burchill unfriendlychildren I've never been nostalgic, personally or politically - if the past was so great, how come it's history? Julie Burchill nostalgicifspast I'll declare my own interest right here at the start and admit that, like the vast majority of people, I find youthful looks appealing. Julie Burchill majoritypeoplelooks But just think what a boring, bread-and-milk world this would be without the boastful. Julie Burchill would-beworldthinking Blakes Hotel in South Kensington was a particular favourite of mine during what I affectionately think of as my Restless Years. Julie Burchill restlessyearsthinking