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Rape culture: we’re living in it
What is rape culture? If you ask people who are scared of feminism and radical concepts like “equality”, it’s all a big lie, it’s a conspiracy theory, it’s a meaningless jargon term which we women...
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The future of politics – when you’re living in the future
I’m writing this post as I groove along to the dulcet tones of Parliament TV streaming live (yay for living in the future), awaiting the second reading of the Marriage Equality Bill. The Twitter feed...
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Reform NZ abortion law now
I’m returning to an old theme of mine, on this shiny new platform, not only because it’s an issue which I think is important, but one which needs to be discussed. It needs to be discussed because it’s...
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The myths – and lies – about the Domestic Purposes Benefit
The Child Poverty Action Group has released a new background paper outlining the myths and the facts around solo parents and the Domestic Purposes Benefit. You may recall Gordon Campbell on much the...
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New agency to crack down on cyber-bullying is a lie / is the scariest thing...
Crusher Collins still angry after crushing boy racer car. Crusher Collins now crush cyber bullies! So, Judith Collins is going to crack down on cyber-bullying. Bunji at The Standard identifies this –...
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The new prohibitionists
Above all else, there’s nothing I hate more than someone who lies about their intention. It’s the one redeeming thing about, say, rabid antichoicers who accept that people who get abortions should be...
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Marriage equality – and the next steps
Fair and Right: Labour MP for Manurewa, Louisa Wall celebrates with MPs of all parties after the passing of the Marriage Equality Bill into law last night.I’m typing this post up, just as Louisa Wall’s...
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Stop pretending the All Blacks are just normal, ordinary guys
So. Another All Black is accused of assaulting his partner. And once again, the rugby establishment is pretending there’s no big deal, and the mainstream media are acting like his mother is some...
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Family First: let the children go hungry
Lest you think this is some hilarious send-up, let me stick a link to the original press release right here at the front so all may marvel at it. Yep, that’s Bob McCoskrie, who cannot jump up quickly...
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Review: Fighting to Choose by Alison McCulloch
I struggle to find a properly punchy intro to this review. Because all I really want to say is, if you have an interest in the history of the reproductive rights struggle in New Zealand, read this...
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Binning the MMP review: is it just kneejerk antidemocratism?
So, the National-led government is basically canning the huge amount of work and Sacred Taxpayer Dollars which went into the review of our electoral system – because, as aptly demonstrated by Holly...
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Our depressing narratives around TEEN! SEX!
God, we’re a terrible society to be a teenager in. Scary, dramatic adolescent shit is going down, you’re trying to discover who you are and what you want to be in life, and at a time when you could...
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Late-term abortions: remembering Dr Tiller
Dr George Tiller.Today, 31/3/13, marks the fourth anniversary of the murder of Dr George Tiller, a man who despite very real threats to his own life and safety provided safe, legal late-term abortions...
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A brief, contextualised history of sex ed
Once upon a time, sex education – when it was provided at all, which wasn’t a given – was a simple biology lesson, which assumed that all people identified with the gender which corresponded to their...
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Violent douchebag demands he face no consequences for being a violent douchebag
[content note: violence against women, domestic violence] Wait, sorry, I’m completely mischaracterizing that story, what I meant to say was A leading Waikato scholar and opera singer is fighting to...
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Last night’s Vote: let them eat blankets
Serious note: KidsCan and Plunket are two amazing organisations which help kids in need without, to the best of my knowledge, being judgey shitheads. Think about supporting them, yeah? ~ So, last...
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Not news: Winston Peters will say anything for a headline
I was going to start this off with an eye-rolling comment about how Winston Peters clearly doesn’t understand what freedom of speech means. But really, he does. And I was going to note the inherent...
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Te Wiki o te reo Māori
It’s that time of year when whitey complains about the fact that New Zealand is home to a unique indigenous language, and the best efforts of past whiteys has failed to eliminate it, and now we...
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Peter Dunne: let the children go hungry
Yes, I’m being picky. But if you can’t be picky when you’re looking at somebody’s deliberate, planned, entirely-under-their-control press release, I don’t know when you can be. Emphasis mine: “Of...
View ArticleLet’s stop patronising pregnant people
On Back Benches this week, Holly Walker cemented her position as one of the most badass MPs in the House by saying the following: I’ve been thinking…as I approach the end of my pregnancy that I’m...
View ArticleComprehensive sexuality education works
The state of California has seen teen pregnancy rates drop to a 20-year low, across all ethnicities. I know what you’re thinking. ”They must have lectured the kids about throat cancer and sellotape!...
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