Tag Archives: delicious hypocrisy

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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Abortion and mental health research not as clear-cut as reported; no surprises there

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

In a previous post I questioned recent research which was widely reported as “proving” that there’s no positive mental health benefit associated with abortion – thus basically “disproving” the idea that abortions are being legitimately permitted on mental health grounds … Continue reading →

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Why has Shane Jones not been stood down?

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

You know, I’m no major-political-party bigshot or anything, but I can’t help but feel that it’s a little detrimental to the cause for an MP best known to the electorate for jacking off on taxpayer money to make a big … Continue reading →

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Bob McCoskrie: content thieving for great justice

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

As highlighted by Coley Tangerina – whose post on polyamory was lifted wholesale from The Daily Blog and reproduced with paltry attribution (a summary of TDB bloggers which doesn’t name her, and a link to the original post all the … Continue reading →

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Nonsensical Sentencing Trust plays the Obi-Wan card

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

So, the Nonsensical Sentencing Trust wants to set up an anonymous website criticising the decisions of NZ judges, because any guilty verdict handed down to a poor brown person which doesn’t result in hanging is obviously too lenient. Naturally, this … Continue reading →

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Antichoicers protest too much. Again

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

So, Right to Own You Life has objected to ALRANZ’s criticism of the latest attack against healthcare providers in New Zealand, because, as I’ve literally never mentioned before, there is absolutely no connection between the antichoice movement and violence. None None None … Continue reading →

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Oppressing sex workers for tax purposes

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

So, Dr Cam Calder suddenly thinks that maybe we should licence sex workers.  Not, you know, to impose any kind of onerous bureaucracy, or create new excuses to criminalize them, or anything.  It’s because he’s really, really concerned that sex … Continue reading →

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Racist Danish MP defenders bingo

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

By now you’ve probably heard about the Danish MP, Marie Krarup, and her racist little commentary on traditional Māori welcomes. Hopefully, you’ve been following the sovereign rule of the internet in such matters, i.e. Do Not Read The Comments.  But if … Continue reading →

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Never let the facts get in the way of a good grudge

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

So, Asenati Lole-Taylor and NZ First have held their mob meeting about the horrors of South Auckland men paying for sex workers. Telling quote of the day: [Lole-Taylor's] comments received cheers and support from the crowd. But a spokesperson from … Continue reading →

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Lying liars on marriage equality

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

No one’s surprised: the “ad hoc” group New Zealanders for Heterosexual Cisgendered Marriage is represented by Gordon Copeland, former MP, former failed political party leader.  So it’s “ad hoc” in the sense that Gates McFadden might speak for an “ad … Continue reading →

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