Author Archives: Maia

Feminist? Feminine?

Posted on October 20, 2006 by Maia

Easily the best post I’ve read this month is Winter’s How do I look? Thoughts on feminism and white middle-class femininity. I was really pleased to see that both Hugo and Rachel used the post as inspiration for their own … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body, Whatever | 2 Comments

Sucking Beyond the Telling of it

Posted on October 19, 2006 by Maia

The British Labour Party have been in power since 1997. The main advantage of this appears to be that the Conservatives no longer seem that scary. The Tories have taken to attacking the British Labour Party from the left or … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues | 40 Comments

The Tale of the Other Protest

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Maia

Different people observe the changing seasons in different ways. For gardeners spring means planting things, for sports fans it means the beginning of the cricket season,* for students spring means avoiding studying for exams, and for Wellington activists spring is … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Economics and the like, International issues, Iraq, Palestine & Israel | 2 Comments

Privilege

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Maia

Amp put up a list of privilege lists on Alas. For those not familiar with the format, most are based on Peggy McIntosh’s White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack. When they stick to the specifics these lists can be illuminating … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Fat, fat and more fat, Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 11 Comments

A tale of one protest

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Maia

This was going to be a tale of two protests – since I went on two protests today. But two protests in one day is tiring, so I only have time to write about one of them, more tomorrow. Clean … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy, Race, racism and related issues, Whatever | 38 Comments

Bought and Sold

Posted on October 13, 2006 by Maia

I was 21; I’d been politically active for a couple of years and made some decisions. One was that I wasn’t going to ‘hold paper clips for evil’ (that’s the exact phrase I used in my head). This had been … Continue reading →

Posted in Sex work, porn, etc, Site and Admin Stuff | 52 Comments

Relief

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Maia

Tomorrow I will have been writing at my blog for a year. I think the hardest thing has been the search for something to write about – it means you have to listen. I used to kind of shut it … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 4 Comments

We shouldn't have to choose

Posted on October 8, 2006 by Maia

Alas readers who saw Whale Rider might remember Keisha Castle Hughes, she was the young Maori actress who was nominated for a best Actress Oscar for her role as Paikea. It has just been announced that she is pregnant at … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Families structures, divorce, etc, Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues | 144 Comments

What good are rights if you can't use them?

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Maia

Jill at Feministe wrote a good post about abortion called Beyond Legality. She was responding to a fascinating Alternet article, from a hotline which tries to help women get access to abortion: “Could you ask your friends for $40? If … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Feminism, sexism, etc | 21 Comments

Why define rape?

Posted on October 5, 2006 by Maia

Amp wrote a post on restorative justice, and the rape/consent spectrum. A lot of the comments responded to the idea of rape and consent being a spectrum (really well outlined by biting beever). In particularly arguing to what extent it … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 70 Comments