Category: Feminism
Three conversations I’ve had in a bar
Three conversations take place in a bar. To be fair, only two of these conversations have actually happened. The other one hasn’t yet, but it will.
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Funny birds and where to find them
By Jennifer O’Sullivan As a woman who works in comedy, I am sad that there are not more of us. In fact, I’m sad that 90% of comedy performed this festival comes from one perspective
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Are women funny?
By Michele A’Court. I have been making a living out of being funny for the past 21 years. Maybe a little longer if you count hosting “What Now” from 1987, a children’s programme heavy on the comedy sketches and witty banter.
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What’s the deal with feminist art?
“Feminism, as an art movement is over. All the issues of feminism have been solved”, said a classmate in one of my lectures once.
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Ruminator’s 2013 Person of the Year
Every year, Time Magazine gives out its person of the year award (used to be Man of the Year but they had to change that).
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Rape is easy here
Trigger Warning. The world isn’t exactly crying out for more opinions on the Roast Busters from straight white cis-men. Sorry world, I’m gonna opine.
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On Roast Busters and Radio Live – rape isn’t a drunken oversight.
Warning: Trigger warning for rape. The following story was sent to us and for obvious reasons the writer asked to remain anonymous.
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It’s a man’s man’s man’s man’s world
So this is a post I’ve wanted to write for a long time. But it’s been hard to get it right in my head, let alone down on page. So what you get is a stream of consciousness.
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The top ten things that annoy me
I’m an opinionated man. Anyone who knows me personally will tell you that I have an opinion on everything. Everything.
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Bring it back: Daphne Lingerie
Victoria’s Secret dominates the lingerie market. They’re a multi-cajillion dollar business that, as far as I can tell, targets its ads primarily at the eyeballs and regular balls of pubescent and post-pubescent men.
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Charles Saatchi: it’s not OK
Nigella is the Domestic Goddess, I have reviewed a number of her recipes and I’m going to keep reviewing her recipes. She’s also a human being. The abuse she’s suffered at the hands of Charles Saatchi is not OK.
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The F-Word
So last time I talked about the f-word I looked at how I think feminism is failing. One way I am measuring this is that the great majority of women don’t want to call themselves feminist any more because it seems unnecessarily difficult – both in reputation and in practise.
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Where’s the bacon?
In the last year the gender gap increased from 12.85 per cent to 14.18 per cent to the biggest it has been in a decade.
Read MoreComedy fest review: Michele A’Court, Stuff I forgot to tell my daughter
Michele A’Court has long been one of New Zealand’s premier comedians, she’s won oodles of awards and has pretty much clocked comedy.
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Why I don’t go to protests anymore: how a liberal lost the zest
I hate to say it but I think the liberal protest movement could take some tips from the conservatives.
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