Don’t call me ‘mumsy’ – the contempt behind that word makes me livid | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

<p>It means to be drab, homely or old-fashioned – ‘motherly’, essentially. Why can’t we have some respect for mothers, instead of deriding them?</p><p>A recent <a href="https://www.dailymail.com/lifestyle/fashion/article-16226045/Sorry-Radley-dated-handbag-brands-make-you-look-m