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The Sapphires new cover: racist, sexist or opportunistic?
I’ve seen The Sapphires and I loved the movie. The acting was great, the story a terrific (and true) story. Today I read it is being released in the US with this cover: W. T. F?
Would our politicians get on a boat?
I believe it is time our politicians, especially Abbott, Morrison, Rudd, Bowen and a few others, took an honest look at themselves. Whether you personally like these particular men or not, they have reached the most senior positions in Australian politics. Let me share a little secret – they didn’t get there by being gifted […]
Malcolm Fraser has called for a Royal Commission
Malcolm Fraser has called for a Royal Commission into “Australia’s management of offshore asylum seeker processing”: in other words, a Royal Commission into the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship. I hope he is successful and that many voices join his. This article is my way of saying, “Yes, I support Malcolm’s call”. The Royal […]
So now we dump people on third world countries
Papua New Guinea. What is the definition of a third world country? A friend of mine, who has a different view to my view on the question of asylum seekers, pronounced today that third world, as a definition, is a cold war construct. Had anyone else said this, I would have simply suggested they get their arse […]
Did you know tampons are more dangerous than guns now?
Did you know tampons are more dangerous than guns now? That is according to the great state of Texas, anyway. I have two daughters who have come to the western world from a patriarchal society not entirely unknown for corruption. Somehow I have to find a way to explain to my daughters that the most […]
The Return to Rudd: a turn for the worse on asylum seeker policy?
Originally posted on Castan Centre for Human Rights Law :
The night of Wednesday 26th of June was full of surprises. We got an old/new Prime Minister in Kevin Rudd, found out that our first female Prime Minister was quitting politics, and learned what the Foreign Minister Bob Carr thinks of refugees and our international obligations…
Rape as a political tool
I shared a link on Twitter to an article in The Age today: Five men rape journalist, 22, in Tahrir Square: reports. A couple of paragraphs towards the end of the article particularly caught my eye: Although sexual harassment is not new to Egypt, suspicions abound that many of the recent attacks are organised by […]
Feminism can be frivolous fun
Helen Razer has had a rough year. Her relationship dissolved; there is this milestone birthday looming and those damn women claiming to be feminists just WILL NOT do things Helen’s way. I’ve written about Helen twice before and in my view that is more than enough, so I resisted. I thought of cutting clichés in […]
Victim blaming or proactive precautions – trigger warning
My oldest daughter, Melanie, was raped at a party when she was 18. Her friend was the hostess. When Melanie told the friend what had happened, the response was, “Oh, he’d never do that!” Melanie got in her car and drove for hours. If her friend wouldn’t believe her, who would? She didn’t tell me, […]
A little spotted dick, anyone?
I’m swimming against the tide here, but I have a feeling the Liberal Party may very well find itself in the same position as the USA GOP during the presidential election. A sure thing to win, if I recall, according to most of the media. Then the women of the USA got a little pissed […]
Random Observations of Life 