A psychologist and academic has slammed a cosmetics company over the name of one of its nail varnish shades,claiming it promotes an unhealthy relationship dynamic.
Dr Jessica Taylor,a feminist author and campaigner from Stoke-on-Trent, took to her X/Twitter and Instagram accounts to tell her 100,000 followers that she loves the shade of her Sally Hansen nail varnish but 'hates' its name,'Jealous Boyfriend'.
On Wednesday,Jessica posted a picture of the offending nail item on her Instagram and X account writing: 'I absolutely LOVE the new colour of my nail varnish… but I absolutely HATE the name of the shade. What were you thinking Sally Hansen?
'I didn't even notice the name until just now…
'Why would you call your cosmetic product 'jealous boyfriend'?
Speaking on a recent episode of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour,the psychologist recounted how an email discussing her upbringing was sent around an 'entire department' while she was studying for a PHD
She wrote on X at the time: 'I remember growing up poor as f*** and hating living on a council estate. Now I love that I grew up there cos it gave me the connection to real poverty & real life I need to be a great psychologist and activist. Ain't enough of us in this field.'
The email that followed to her university colleagues warned that being so open about her upbringing might bring 'the entire field into disrepute'.
Speaking to Woman's Hour presenter Clare McDonnell in May about the incident,she said: 'A psychologist basically sent a load of emails around all the other professors and psychologists in my department saying: ''Did you know she's from a council estate? Did you know she's been raped? Did you know she was a teenage mum?''
She said the individual also told colleagues: 'If someone like her ever becomes a psychologist,she will bring the entire field into disrepute.' That is word for word in those emails.'
Jessica claimed she was repeatedly asked to stop talking about her upbringing and prior experiences since people wouldn't be able to take he 'seriously'.
