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An open letter to shock jocks: Please stop apologising

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

This one goes out to all the people whose employment is entirely based on the fact that they say gratuitously offensive crap into a microphone on a daily basis. Stop apologising for doing your job. This isn’t an expression of … Continue reading →

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Mansplaining encapsulated

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Ah, Twitter.  I knew exactly what I was getting into when I posted links to the most excellent Mansplained Tumblr, but this one is just so perfect. Because @otherdavidsmith, after seeing a retweet on this post – which involves an … Continue reading →

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An apology to David Cunliffe

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

I want to apologise.  I was one of the flood of lefties who posted anti-Shearer statements in the week ahead of the conference.  I advocated for David Cunliffe as a prospective leader – indeed, the only leader with the potential … Continue reading →

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More on Armstrong

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

Gordon Campbell and Bryce Edwards have now both responded to Armstrong’s comments, in far more mature tones than I managed, but if anything that just illustrates how ridiculous it was for Armstrong to rant about “bloggers” and “parasites” while attacking … Continue reading →

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Blogging parasite reporting for duty

Posted on September 15, 2012 by

Everyone on Twitter’s been savaging poor innocent John Armstrong enough already, but …  well, I had nothing else to sharpen my claws on, so here goes. John Armstrong’s complaint, basically, is that the “blog-a-tariat” (spot the person who is seriously … Continue reading →

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