Aging is an extraordinary process, where you become free to be the person you always should have been – David Bowie.
I found this book fascinating. Despite its modest title, ‘Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men’ by Caroline Criado Perez, it’s a real page-turner. Before now, I never really considered how much I have to adapt my female body to fit into a world that is predominantly designed for male bodies. …
I still find it hard to come to terms with how my once admired fellow Wokes are no longer Woke as I knew Woke. Now, they just seem to be an angry mob hellbent on random destruction and annihilation. Say one ‘wrong’ word, think one ‘wrong’ thought, do one ‘wrong’ deed, as determined by the new …
I’ve been trying to play ‘patriarchy chicken’ for a while now, and I’m not very good at it, to be honest. My habit of how I move through the world is so ingrained that I don’t even realise that I, like most women, do all the ducking and weaving around men, instead of it mostly …
Debbie Hayton, physics teacher and trade unionist, is fast becoming my favourite trans woman. She is a voice of reason and rationality amongst much of the opposite right now. Her blogs are well-written and easy to read. She is also a regular contributor in media publications. Here is the text of her blogpiece called ‘The …
Continue reading The word ‘woman’ is already taken’ – by Debbie Hayton.
Diversity’s good – right? I believe it is, anyway. But what about when a workplace gets a ‘diversity officer’ who wants the employees to do a survey to “reveal their unconscious biases”, as I recently heard about? To me, that smacks of being a diversity police-officer. “We're coming for your thoughts and they had better …
Who doesn't love a bit of mystery? One night in 1969, it seems that an alien space craft, or two, spotted these little skinny islands on the edge of the world. "Might be worth a look", the pilot could have thought to herself. "I'll just drop on in for a quick gander." And there began …
Continue reading The curious case of the crop circles in Ngatea
It's been a miserable ol’ week weather-wise here. I haven’t got out and about much, not only because we’re still in Covid-19 alert level two, but also because it’s been raining and freezing cold. It’s times like this when we realise just how close we are to the Antarctica here in New Zealand. A southerly …
Continue reading Hunkering down, thought-trails, and Ntozake Shange.
We’re like a puppy with two tails here in New Zealand at the moment. Umair Haque, journalist, has petted and praised us so much in the article below, we can hardly contain our delight. I mean, who doesn’t love a lovely pat on the head like this? A small country on the edge of the …
Continue reading New Zealand – on getting a whole heaping of sweet praise from journo Umair Haque
Very exciting day today! New Zealand reduced to Covid-19 alert level two - which feels almost like freedom compared to the last six weeks. A taste of what could be around the corner, if we last the distance of playing by the rules of lockdown. So far, most of us have been willing to do …
Continue reading A beach walk to celebrate (almost) freedom!
You know the human-made Covid-19 virus that’s currently knocking the world’s communities and economies on its collective arse? Well, wait till I get my hands on the bunch of American fifteen-year-old numbnuts who made it! We all know it’s a human-made virus, because there are people on the internet saying so. America made it to …
Single sex spaces are a question of consent
A New Zealander living in Scotland who loves cargo bikes
Blogs about the world of gender identity ideology
Transgender Teacher and Journalist
Words, words, words...pressed.
reviewing new poetry & fiction, writing for women's liberation
Thoughts on Health, Nutrition and whatever else is on my mind
Contemplations from quakey quirky Christchurch
Liberate Animals • Liberate Our Spirits
For we cannot tarry here, We must march my darlings
Without dignity there is no liberty, without justice there is no dignity, and without independence there are no free [wo]men. — Patrice Lumumba
You - philosophical, thoughtful, witty. Me - still thinks fart jokes are funny. We should DEFINITELY get together!
On being vegan - the good, the bad, and the brilliant
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