That’s treason
So I got excited about quite a few fantastic feminist things I’ve come across in the past few days – including in my poetry class, which was a bad ass Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Feminism
Stop the screaming cornpops
Minions. They are everywhere. They are inescapable. They are “screaming cornpops who are tearing apart society through middle aged mom memes.”
GiggleTV update
I’ve had a response from the Ministry of Health, and I actually got up the courage to talk directly to the business owner of the restaurant I was in when Continue Reading →
Women do what? – The trouble with “girls”
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve heard about what Nobel prize-winner Tim Hunt said about women in science. I have a few things to say in response, and Continue Reading →
Compound Sentence Privilege
I finally got my copy of this year’s Sport. There’s a few things in it that left me gasping. Maria McMillan’s exploration of ‘consent, choice, and complexity’ is one of them.
GiggleTV – what’s next?
I’ve had quite a response to my posts about GiggleTV, which is awesome. I’ve been thinking about what to do next. What’s ethical? What’s effective? What won’t cost me a Continue Reading →
‘Giggle TV’ does it again
Almost a year ago, I wrote about how the advertising channel GiggleTV is sexist and offensive. Unfortunately, it has continued to spread, and has only gotten worse. GiggleTV is a Continue Reading →
F*cking Coat Hooks
This is going to seem like I’m making a big deal about a small thing. And yeah, it’s a small thing. It’s a tiny thing. Bu it’s a thing that Continue Reading →
Budgets for women’s support rapidly diminishing
“New Zealand has a massive lack of understanding of the extent, and ongoing impact, of sexual offences against women.” This week’s column, published in The Nelson Mail on Wednesday 13 Continue Reading →
Disability: advice and acceptance
Tomorrow, I have my fifth Humira injection. By the sixth shot I will have been on it for three months, which is when the cumulative effect should be evident. I’m Continue Reading →