Tag Archives: FUCK

I henceforth dub myself Lady Taboo

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

So, before we get into the meat of this story, here’s apparently what it takes to get a paid gig in the Herald: Quote the New York Times Quote the Huffington Post responding to the New York Times Make some … Continue reading →

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Court of Appeal on comedian sex offender: not entirely good news

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

So, finally, the comedian who sexually assaulted a child but was initially discharged because  he’s so funny then re-sentenced because that’s not actually a fucking excuse will finally actually serve his sentence.  Which is only eight months’ home detention anyway. … Continue reading →

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My male role models made me the scary, cussing feminist I am today

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

Since I’ve been linked to from the Herald a few times now, I feel oddly compelled to let you know up front that this one gets sweary, people.  I make no apologies. Louisa Wall and Colin Craig appeared on Q&A … Continue reading →

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No more Ms Nice Blogger: the War on Gay Teens

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

A Rolling Stone article from February has been doing the rounds – and should carry many big, clear trigger warnings for suicide, self-harm, homophobia, and hate speech (reported).  This post on its contents likewise. It’s entitled “One Town’s War on … Continue reading →

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Achievement unlocked!

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

My last post was #400 for Ideologically Impure.  Post #1 was made on April 26, 2008, which seems like a lifetime ago, and I expressed the wistful hope that people might one day read it. Well, even accounting for the … Continue reading →

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Save us from Wellywank

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

I’m with David Farrar on this one, to my obvious horror:  vote for the Wellington “blown away” sign. There’s any number of obvious issues around the fact that it’s the better of the two non-Wellysuck signs in terms of tactical … Continue reading →

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Te Mana follow up and continuing fail

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

So, first up: clarification on Te Mana’s non-existent policy on reproductive rights which is due to be released in the undefined future. The fact that this finally got responded to when a dude asked the question?  Irony not escaping me. … Continue reading →

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Queer the Night: Can’t make this transphobic shit up

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

[Trigger warnings: transphobia, misgendering, tone argument, general shittiness and major Nice White Cis Feminist fail] [On teh criticisms of pseudonymous posting and the big fucking issues with "real names" I recommend this post by Scarlet Sorceress.] So. Queer the Night … Continue reading →

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George Clooney metaphor: Wellywood abomination edition

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

The Wellywood sign is the equivalent of a guy in his late forties who spends a whole dinner party pointing out to every single person that he’s grown a ‘stache and his wife told him it makes him look a … Continue reading →

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Pregnant teens deserve privacy and the SST needs a remedial journalism class

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

As a friend tweeted, remember the time I got trashed because abortion was a dead issue and no one really cared about it and our laws weren’t going to change any time soon so why didn’t I get back into … Continue reading →

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