Thanks for that Ad. Two minutes of my life I'll never get back reading this somewhat interesting - but ultimately useless - factoid. Which exposed my lack of knowledge, to enjoy your punnish humour. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaic_T%C4%83n#:~:text=...
Thanks, Dennis. It's not surprising there would be some remnants now. The immersion and investment in such organisations would have been huge, and the fear hard to relinquish entirely.
I did admire the resourcefulness of the final hitman, who met up with the target to discuss faking his death. No stylised John Wick movie script, rather a comedy of errors along the lines of Fargo.
"That woman is quite strident." So? How do you determine stridency? What do you propose should be the consequence of stridency? When you've cleared that up, will you then address the truth of the first statement, and the disconnection from reality that is ...
Just a Sunday afternoon musing, but did anyone catch this real-life Coen brother happening in China in 2019? Came up on my twitter feed, and I found the BBC article which gave me a chuckle. ...Can't find anyone to do the work these days.... https://www.bbc...
The only universal experience of women - is inhabiting a female body. "People who wear blackface don't yearn to be black, devote their lives to behaving as a "black person", undergo surgery to align physically with a black person, wear their blackface day ...
Are you excusing the trespassing women for "stridency" now? "Men aren't women - even if you squint" is a statement of fact. "Men are women" - is a unfounded belief - an article of faith.
Read your note.
I can't think of a right wing gender critical woman in NZ that is homophobic. I don't believe KJK has expressed homophobic views - OR - any particularly politically right economic perspectives. The varying understandings of the words "gender critical", "...
""Buying the t-shirt MAGA hat is often a political act – as it often supports the organisation that supplies it. Wearing it, cannot be assumed to be so. And even if it is – it is not an offensive act." fify" Robert, you "fixed it for you" ... Resorting to...
"There's a difference between making statements about our rights as women, and going hard against trans women in the context of transphobia." Going hard? Transphobia? And can we have your definition of "transphobia"? Because I am loathe to point out your ...
While many would prefer "adult female human", making female the subject of the description works as well. The "adult" and "human" become adjectives. Even more clunkily, female human adult would work. Despite your personal grammatical and lyrical preference...
"There are certainly some loud voices coming from the right in terms of GC women and I agree that many of these people do not care about trans people or gay people." This is an interesting comment. Are you suggesting this particular woman is right-wing, ...
" ...am def doubtful that the tshirt alone was the issue. From having read a number of accounts now it sounds to me like she has been into that store and engaged with that particular staff member a number of times." ... So far, I have read the email from ...
It's interesting you assume it was activism, rather than someone wearing a t-shirt. It's also of interest that you take the ambiguous statement from New World at face value. If that is the case, then your interpretation will be unlikely to change. The ...
Plainsight have got an article written by someone close to the customer, which is not paywalled: https://plainsight.nz/jaccuse-new-world-otaki-vs-phillippa-landy-from-a-friend/
The danger was always real, when statistical likelihood was considered. The breaking of single-sex provision was always non-consensual. All men - including those we trust and care for - are excluded from female single-sex provisions. And it is most often ...
Do you think someone with that level of impairment, while in that period, should have the additional burden and responsibility of acting as a MP?
@Robert Guyton "Is that the case?" We are coming across a familiar occurrence, where you appear to lose sight of the original point of discussion. https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-10-01-2024/#comment-1984131 "Value lies in comprehensive research, ...
They should already exist. It is apparent that if they do - they are inadequate. Have a look at who was consulted regarding policy at Sports NZ that would impact on women and girls in sports: https://sportnz.org.nz/media/okjhw2n2/summary-of-feedback-final-...
"The comparison is between qualified women and qualified men, all other things being equal, would a group that included women do better for women than a group of men?" If the processes are robust, they should achieve the same. If you have a definitive ...
I believe I've been pretty clear. Processes should exist, and be in constant review for improvement, that ensures the needs of all people are represented in policies and governance. This allows full-time advocates to concentrate on those they advocate for,...
If those men - actually understood and gave due consideration to the needs of women - and effectively represented and advocated for them, then they are more effective than a group of women who do not. The fact of being female - doesn't mean you are an ...
He is raising safeguarding issues, and relating how he recognised the safeguarding failures in his own school life. There is also a discussion to be had around sexual orientation being asked to be considered by pre-pubescent children - ie. at primary ...
I'm not suggesting the processes are not flawed. They need to be improved to ensure that consultation, research and appropriate considerations are made. Advocates may be elected as representatives - all good - but should not be required for the processes ...
Given the experience of women on here, it is unlikely that many men have the capability of achieving "comprehensive research, consultation with advocates and appropriate consideration ". However, relying on this to be rectified by including a female ...
"The founder also wants LGBTQ clubs at school banned.." Why would you think that is the case? Let's see what Malcolm Clark actually wrote, and discuss whether his concerns are warranted or can be mitigated:
"... and there is a lot of value in having someone with a disability or sickness being in politics and its sphere than if there was nobody in politics with such a background". Value lies in comprehensive research, consultation with advocates and ...
Human sex as binary can be quantified and verified. Anything that says otherwise - without any measurable or testable criteria, is an article of faith. Thus 'belief'.
Organisations rent premises in shared buildings. Hardly a headliner. "...interestingly (or not), the LGB Alliance." Why - and how - is that interesting?
As mentioned, the growling is both a familiar and loved aspect of relationships with many beloved Nannies. I think the deftness that skill requires benefits from decades of caring and honed practice. (Some old ladies- no doubt, like Irish nuns - hone other...
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