Tag Archive | Tracey Spicer
Sex Appeal in Politics
Tony Abbott copped a lot of flak in the media, mainstream and social, for introducing the candidate for Lindsay, Fiona Scott, by saying “I think I can probably say have a bit of sex appeal”. Tracey Spicer wrote a great article for The Hoopla: Too often, a woman’s stocks rise and fall on the value of […]
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, […]
Random Observations of Life 