Tag Archives: lying liars

Well, I got that one wrong: Family First charity edition

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

I’m sure you can all imagine my glee at the news that Family Fist has been threatened with de-registration as a charity. The thing is, I totally called this the other way, when I was assessing Right To Forced Pregnancy’s … Continue reading →

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Antichoicer lies 2

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

Last time we talked about a quote which purported to prove that Margaret Sanger – and thus all prochoicers, because we’re the side in this debate which has no original thoughts – was all about the unrestrained sexy times. I will … Continue reading →

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Antichoicer lies 1

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

A good sign that you’re reading something spun out of whole cloth by a lying misogynist jerk (anti-abortion or MRA varieties) is when you Google the quote they’re waving around and every single site that pops up is an antichoice … Continue reading →

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Antichoicer math

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Drawn from this press release by Right to Impose Fundamentalist Christian Despotism. Number of times a foetus is referred to as though it exists in a vacuum and not inside and dependent on the body of a living breathing thinking … Continue reading →

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#WMDWTF

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

Seriously?  ”We have to shit on your civil rights because WMD, but we can’t explain why”? Has New Zealand fallen through a time portal to 2003? If the wheels are indeed falling off the Smile’n’Wavemobile, this has to be a … 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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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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Are you serious, bro? and other questions

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian is totes disappointed with the vitriol and abuse hurled at Adria Richards on Reddit. Aren’t we better than this? … I’m talking about how many (otherwise reasonable-seeming) people I saw who were comfortable and self-righteous in … Continue reading →

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I am become fatpocalypse: the apology

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

I’m sorry, everyone. I’ve been spreading misinformation on Twitter.  Dangerous, subversive misinformation. I started off with the radical notion that obesity isn’t a health problem.  In the same way that being red-headed or having A+ blood isn’t a health problem. … Continue reading →

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Another day, another bullshit Family First/Curia poll

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

… which I have no doubt will be blithely reported by our mainstream media as though it’s meaningful. The actual question asked: “Should families where there is both a mum and a dad have priority for the adoption of babies … Continue reading →

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