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Jessie Rose Foote is a better person than you

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Jessie Rose Foote, the daughter of two people who made horrible and deeply personal comments about her orientation while arguing against marriage equality, has now had her side of the story told in the Herald. Under a different byline, one notes. … Continue reading →

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Two sets of parents – and two very different, telling relationships with their kids

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

I suppose the Herald should be congratulated for trying to find balance in this article on marriage equality.  Two sets of parents with wildly different reactions to their child’s sexual orientation, looking at the marriage equality issue from both sides … Continue reading →

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Who will be the first openly gay All Black?

Posted on January 20, 2013 by

Dean Knight, writing for the Herald, makes what I would consider a fairly uncontentious point: yes, it would be lovely if people’s sexual orientations didn’t matter and no one cared, but the fact is our society still does treat heterosexuality … Continue reading →

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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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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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New look at Ideologically Impure

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

I’ve revamped the place!  Fame, in the form of being linked to from The Herald (and not in the context of Deborah Coddington airing her martyrdom) does that to people, or so I’m told. Fear not, there will be a … Continue reading →

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Fat pregnant people: automatically doing it rong

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

I’m going to give the award for Most Contemptible Headline on this story to the Herald, with: Extremely obese mothers “a scary problem” – expert with an honorable mention for Stuff’s Greater risk for obese mums-to-be I know there are … Continue reading →

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Principal Ian McKinnon accepts bullying as normal, a joke

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

[TW for bullying and abuse apologism by authority figures] Ian McKinnon, principal of Pukekohe High School, has a bit of an integrity problem.* See, several of his students attacked another of his students, possibly in a sexual manner. And Ian … Continue reading →

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John Key threatens to throw toys, doesn’t understand how Parliament works

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

John Key has stated he’ll quit politics if National loses this year’s election.*  Boo fucking hoo.  In any kind of just world this would be reported by our media as a clear sign of where his real commitment lies – … Continue reading →

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