The A-Word and Aboriginal Australians.
Please note: there’s a lot of racist language at this link, especially in the comments. I encounter this particular racist term a lot. The defence “it’s just an abbreviation” is common, with those who use it refusing to acknowledge that they don’t get to decide whether or not a term is racist towards Indigenous Australians: [...]
...read moreThis week in mother-blaming: child runs onto road, mother convicted
The story of Raquel Nelson, an Atlanta woman who witnessed her four year old son killed by a drunk driver and was subsequently convicted of vehicular manslaughter is the ‘Outrage of the week’ over at Lenore Skenazy’s blog Free Range Kids. And, frankly, what I feel about it is a shit-ton of outrage. In brief: [...]
...read moreDisabled Children: Now Free Game For Pedophiles!
Trigger warning for discussion of child sexual abuse. I just don’t know what to say about this. It’s devastating. To summarise: Mothers of two children with disabilities have been told by police that the man who sexually assaulted their kids will probably escape prosecution, as their children are not seen as reliable witnesses because of [...]
...read moreHail to the no.
Summer’s Eve has a new ad campaign out, and it’s epic. Sensational. It’s the 300 of feminine-hygiene product TV commercials. No more walks on the beach. Screw some flowy, white linen trousers. You are strong. You are powerful. You are the most powerful thing on earth, actually. … What’s that? Oh, wait, sorry, no, that’s [...]
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The only thing I am going to say (today) about the NewsCorp phone hacking scandal
Nice hats.
...read moreThings I am grateful for today
This guy is not my boyfriend: My girlfriend had a nose job done three years ago at my request. (I did not pressure her.) Tragically, the procedure went wrong and her face was disfigured. We stayed together throughout this and I covered some of her legal and medical bills and did my best to support [...]
...read moreTrue Blood Season Four and Female-on-Male Rape
I’m serial posting like a demon! And when I should be doing uni work, too. But hey, I’ve only got this platform for another week, so I might as well use it, right? I’ve been watching the current season of True Blood, and generally enjoying it, despite the more or less ridiculous nature of the [...]
...read moreHey Hey
Of course it’s 2:30 in the morning and I’m just starting my guest blogging stint. I’ve been excited about this for weeks, so I hope I’m not off to a bad start! Unfortunately, I’m not really around a computer much during the day so most of my posts will be late at night – please [...]
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