What the media says...
2012
The Guardian
21st April - Personal follow-up piece on Abi and Emma pre-SLAP
20th April - Coverage of the first Body confidence Awards
20th April - Introductory news piece on the SLAP campaign
2011
The Guardian
13th Dec - Jane Martinson talks sexist toys, Hamleys and Pinkstinks.
18th Dec - Interview in the Observer following Hamleysgate.
The Independent
12th May - Charlotte Raven talks about female role-models and Pinkstinks (New role models page in progress)
5th June - Kate Youde writes about Pinkstinks' soon-to-be-launched cosmetics campaign 'Slap'.
18th Dec - Huge piece in their magazine. Lots of good stuff in here.
New Statesman
22nd Dec - Helen Lewis Hasteley writes a good read on Hamleys, Lego and Pinkstinks.
2010
The Guardian
12th May - Pinkstinks are quoted when M&S comes under fire for selling bra tops.
31st October - Kira Cochrane talks role-models and about Pinkstinks' origins.
The Independent
19th Feb - Tom Lubbock on Pinkstinks and Pink.
The Telegraph
25th March - Harry Wallop reports on our mini Sainsburys campaign
30th April - Reportage of Pinkstinks' complaint to BBC Radio 1 about gimmicky 'Glamour Model's Guide to Voting.
13th May - Those M&S bras for six year olds.
The Daily Mail
26th April - Reportage on the Prince's Trust campaign that targeted St Tropez, Kelly Osbourne and their self-esteem claims.
2009
The Guardian
9th Dec - Emily Hill in an anecdotal opinion piece as to why pink does not stink.
9th Dec - 'Yesterday in Parliament' - Pinkstinks was mentioned in the House of Commons.
12th Dec - An interview with founders Abi and Emma Moore.
The Telegraph
30th Nov - Anecdotal piece from Cassandra Jardine about how pink is phasal and hasn't harmed her kids.
7th Dec - Reportage of Labour MP Bridget Prentice's support of Pinkstinks.
The Daily Mail
7th Dec - Mail's take on Prentice and Pinkstinks.
8th Dec - Amanda Craig with an annecdotal opinion piece.
The BBC
8th Oct - Abi Moore is on Radio 4's woman's hour.
7th Dec - A BBC video featuring Emma Moore, but with a slightly presumptuous headline.
"I am nine years old and I think that the Pinkstinks campaign is my voice. Two girls on my class table are obsessed with pink and makeup but I think that girls like me shouldn't be forced to like pink. Can you think of a good name for girls who don't want to be girly girls but arent tomboys. My mum and I have been trying to think of one for ages.
PINK STINKS!!"
Sophie xxx
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