Tag Archives: chris trotter

Unsurprising reactions

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

On marriage equality: Most Standard commenters approve.  kiwi_prometheus is still obsessed with lesbians. The Society for the Promotion of Community Standards don’t understand (or are pretending to not understand) that self-selecting phone-in polls are meaningless, especially when they’re getting a … Continue reading →

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Deja vu all over again: Labour in 2014 edition

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

From Dimpost on Trotter on Shearer (I feel like we’re in the beginning stages of some terrible blogging chain letter here): My concern about a Shearer-led government is less dramatic than Trotters’. It’s that many of the senior Labour Ministers … Continue reading →

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We’re over here, not reading Michael fucking Lhaws

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

Paul at The Fundy Post has a 50/50 post up on a teacher barred from teaching for life because she posed for Penthouse.  The good 50 is where Paul dissects the pretty dubious nature of the complaint (i.e. that it … Continue reading →

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I’m making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction. Today, gentle readers, Ideologically Impure is three years old. Okay, enough of the gratuitous Portal references.* It all started all those years ago with And thus … a blog.  I was really just looking … Continue reading →

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Men talking good shit about other men talking really shit shit

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Another three guys-who-often-write-stuff-I-agree-with pretty much have it covered on the most recent outbreak of “Labour is low in the polls, let’s keep on trying to be National 2.0″ fever. Danyl on Pagani (but see this thread if somewhat-obscure boardgame references … Continue reading →

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Way to dispel that “condescending Papa Bear jackass” rep, Chris

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

It’s okay, ladies, we can stop now. We can put down our keyboards and go back to our kitchens, tie a picture-perfect bow in our polka-dot pinnies, and get to baking some cookies to reward a man who truly deserves … Continue reading →

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When he said “young and confident” he meant “appropriately appreciative of my moustache”

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

In the Gateaux has a great post up on Chris Trotter’s 2008 piece on the antichoice forces behind the political right in NZ. Thanks Chris. As a member of your so called group of young, confident women I really enjoy … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur trips over own boner while tilting at self-constructed windmills

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

I’m sorry, everyone. I’m sorry Chris Trotter likes to wax lyrical, pretending not to know what people are talking about when they’ve taken the time and energy to provide all the relevant links to his own previous sexist whinging. I’m … Continue reading →

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Shrieking harpies to abort Labour’s election chances

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

[This post was originally prepared for The Standard, where it was given a very interesting thumbnail image and a fascinating intro paragraph, and promptly attacked by writers of that site for being anti-male and anti-Labour and why didn't I just … Continue reading →

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Why the Left needs feminism

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

[This post first appeared in two parts at The Standard on 31/1/2011 and 1/2/2011.] I had set my mind to writing this article a few weeks back after IrishBill said some charming things to me on my own blog. Then, … Continue reading →

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