Imagine, if you will…

I’d like you to imagine for a while a dystopian world in which interbreeding between Maori and Pakeha is forbidden- by social convention and stigma perhaps, maybe expressly by law, maybe not- it’s not entirely important. And then imagine to yourself that it happens anyway, and that many children grow up having to pretend to [...]

Asses in Advertising

So, I had intended earlier to write quickly about Boobs on Bikes, but got distracted from it by a lot of other news and responsibilities. Now that they’ve got their ruling, (and are apparently coming to Wellington later) it seems like a good time to comment. The judgement allowing the “parade” to go ahead is [...]

G.Blog

So, just so you all know, some kind Green Party organiser has gone ahead and added me to G.Blog at my request. I’m probably going to concentrate on contributing to G.Blog ahead of Still Truckin’ as election season comes up. Part of that is that I feel that the Greens are one of the best [...]

On a lighter note…

Did you know that New Zealand has a population per capita of 1?

Why “Slut” is still sexist

So, I’ve been annoying my brother recently by challenging his usage of the word “slut”. (And no, that doesn’t mean I think my brother’s sexist, hold on for a second!) Interesting, he’s actually using the word in a gender-neutral way, (ie. he’s also calling men sluts, and applying it to other habits than sexuality) which [...]

A note to aspiring journalists

Sex Scandal: A controversy around sex that is consensual or at least contractual- such as a politician having an affair or seeing a prostitute. Sex Charges: Either some hitherto unknown form of electricity, or what happens when bondage goes very, very wrong. Sexual Assault: When that slightly suspicious lady who cloned her dog is found [...]

Absense

Apologies for being absent for a while- my new computer has problems of its own, but sadly I have as of yet been unable to entirely fix them. Nothing that interferes with blogging, but as it’s supposed to be a gaming computer, that’s not exactly entirely comforting for me. In addition to this, I’ve been [...]

We’re not that different.

As an issue close to my heart, Gender Essentialism is something I’ve had plenty of time to think about, and it’s one of the most notable areas in which women’s rights and men’s rights converge. Gender Essentialism is that assumption that being male or female necessarily implies certain qualities- the most common example is that [...]