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Tag Archives: transfolk
The Christchurch Press and Stuff.co.nz: transphobic asshats of the day
[TW: every square on the transphobia bingo board] Via Coley Tangerina on Twitter, a truly fucked-up article is currently on Stuff about a trans woman who works as a beauty therapist in Christchurch and is getting shat on for her … Continue reading
Down Under Feminists’ Carnival XL: bigger, better, more punnage
Welcome to the 40th Down Under Feminists’ Carnival. I am your stunning hostess, Queen of Thorns, “QoT” to my friends and “single-handed destroyer of progressive NZ politics” to my trolls. I’m entirely enamoured of the fact that 40 in Roman … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950s-families-first, abortion, academia, beauty standards, bettina arndt, blinded me with science, blogosphere, bodily autonomy, body policing bullshit, bras are tools of patriarchy, breasts, bridal industrial complex, david parker, disability, domestic violence, double standards are double the fun, dufc, fat, geekiness, george rr martin, health, heteronormativity, hone harawira, identity politics, literature, michael lhaws, nom nom nom, parenting, pay gap, poverty, pregnancy, privilege is bliss, pro-choice, pro-life isn't, pseudohealth, race, rape: it's not fucking okay, recommended reading, religion, reproductive rights, right to zygote life, scarequotes, sex industry, social media, transfolk, welfare, women who rock
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If it quacks like a sexist duck …
Originally guest-posted at The Standard. I suppose one must be grateful to Alasdair Thompson for one thing; at least he didn’t imply that we feeble little women should just avoid all sudden movement lest our ovaries fall out. (This is … Continue reading
Queer the Night: Can’t make this transphobic shit up
[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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Tagged activist fail, dig up, FUCK, gender issues, how stupid ARE you?, misgendering, pseudonyms, queer the night, sigh, the hand mirror, transfolk, transphobia
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What the fucking fuck, “Real Life”?
[Trigger warning: transphobia and misgendering] I have just managed to get through the first … two minutes, maybe, of a “documentary” entitled “Real Life: Transgender Kids”. (Link to Part 1 of 6 on the ‘tube.*) Interesting, I thought. Some insight … Continue reading
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Tagged basic human fucking rights, FUCK, gender issues, how stupid ARE you?, journalism FAIL, media, misgendering, trans issues, transfolk
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Karen Kissane can has transphobia, no can has journalistic integrity
Not sure if this has been covered elsewhere, as I just have time to post before din-dins. Let’s start with a headline, courtesy of The Age via stuff.co.nz, which basically screams “let’s get some gratuitous offensiveness on”: Court allows girl, … Continue reading
Accentuate the positive
It’s Friday, I’m buggered (and a few Jaegers down), so let’s just have some good news for a change: Angie Zapata’s killer was found guilty of first degree murder Take that, trans-panic defence! And the jury only took two hours … Continue reading
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Tagged academia, crime, helen clark, NZ, trans issues, transfolk
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“Iconic” might not be the word you’re looking for
So, the Eskimo lollies issue, which apparently is a Symbol of the Loss of Identity And Culture Created By Globalisation, New Zealand Tradition Under Attack My God Won’t You Hypersensitive Brown People Just Shut Up It’s FUNNY Dammit. First, a … Continue reading
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Tagged ain't no story like a media-created story, blogosphere, candy, crime, fat, justice, media, NZ, race, trans issues, transfolk
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Just admit you’re being deliberately offensive. You’ll feel better
Via Questioning Transphobia, TransGriot covers yet a-fucking-nother case of a transwoman being murdered. OH WAIT, NO, sorry, a MAN who was BORN A MAN whose legal name is A MAN’S NAME was murdered, and HE HE HE HE HE just … Continue reading
Fuck You Awards
The “Fuck you, you transphobic douchebag” Award A proposal “gathering dust” on a Swedish Minister’s desk would require the sterilization of all transition transfolk. Less-cuss-y analysis: Ami Angelwings and Questioning Transphobia. The “Fuck you, you casually-racist piece of crap” Award … Continue reading
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Tagged blogosphere, dieinafire, faux morality, FUCK, gender issues, NZ, race, social issues, trans issues, transfolk
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