Let’s just call it a vagina
on Nov 20, 2009 in Feminism Sex Britney Spears designer vagina genitals smh.com.au Suzy Freeman-Greene vaginas The SMH is running another article on designer vaginas. I’m sure they ran one in June or July, but you can never have too many stories about female body parts on a news site. This time it’s an opinion piece by Suzy Freeman-Greene, but the...

Oz experience
on Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized toilet spiders cockroaches I had a very Aussie experience last night. As I went to flush the toilet, I saw a quick movement out of the corner of my eye (pun intended). It looked like a filthy big cockroach had darted across the bowl and up under the porcelain lip. I could see...

Mind your manners
on Nov 19, 2009 in Language Herald Sun June Dally-Watkins manners boarding school I went to boarding school in years 7 and 8. If I’d stayed longer (my parents moved and I didn’t like not knowing anyone in my new home town) I’d have done deportment with June Dally-Watkins. It’s not surprising that this anach...

A small thing
on Nov 18, 2009 in Uncategorized 2010 diary Moleskin I bought my 2010 diary today. It’s bright red, Moleskin, a day to a page. I’ve tried the fake Moleskins but they just don’t last the whole year. So there it is, nice and new and sharp. And I have to wait six weeks before I can use i...

Things that shit me
on Nov 18, 2009 in Politics Uncategorized asylum seekers cats Julie Bishop Parliament sales people violence against women I had a shit day at work. And I’m pissed off that I’m still in a shitty mood, two hours into my own time. You know what else shits me? Listening to the bullshit that goes on in Parliament as the Opposition tries to score points on asylum...

Paul Sheehan will dull your passion
on Nov 17, 2009 in Feminism female genital mutilation Paul Sheehan sexual violence violence against women White Ribbon Day I was out of the news loop today, so I didn’t see that Paul Sheehan had his feminist* hat on again until I was reading A Big Life. Sheehan is writing about violence against women, which is something men should be talking about it – that&#...

Now the zombies are middle class
on Nov 16, 2009 in Uncategorized David Penberthy Max Brooks middle class The Punch zombies I had a rotten night last night. Couldn’t get into a deep sleep. Was still just dozing at 5.53am. I did have one dream though. I was back in the house of my childhood (I never dream about the house we moved to when I was 14), under attack from...

Want a glass of sexist Punch?
on Nov 15, 2009 in Feminism Sexism The Punch female body image Writing in The Punch today, David Penberthy tackles The Big Issue: Guys talk about female body image. Because, you know, men haven’t had enough say already. ALMOST 70 per cent of men say that a woman’s face is much more important than her br...

At least she was attractive
on Nov 11, 2009 in Language Frank Haschka Monique Haschka Sydney Morning Herald Yet another court report in the Sydney Morning Herald where the journalist felt the need to mention what the woman looked like: Husband blames wife’s death on drunken squabble: THEY were the picture of success. But Frank and Monique Haschka had...

How to make a man happy, Sam style
on Nov 11, 2009 in Feminism Ask Sam gender roles marriage Samantha Brett A few weekends ago in the park with some wine, Lexy and I were talking about trying to make Nedahl Stelio realise that there’s a difference between fashion criticism and just being mean. Anyway, Dik was amazed that we were even on her blog in t...