Author Archives: Maia

How I became a feminist

Posted on April 5, 2006 by Maia

I’ve really enjoyed the posts on how people became feminists, and since I haven’t yet got the energy to write a real post I thought I’d post something I wrote towards the end of last year. In some ways I … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc | 5 Comments

I still believe Louise Nicholas

Posted on April 3, 2006 by Maia

A relative of Louise Nicholas left this comment. I replied with this I would take these posts down if there was any chance it could make things worse for Louise Nicholas, or anyone else who was trying to get justice. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Whatever | 45 Comments

I'll write about something else soon; I'll think about something else soon

Posted on April 1, 2006 by Maia

This photo was taken at a police college open day yesterday. The action lead the news about the case on both channels. I was so happy that that message got out there. I’ve talked to people on the protest; there … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Whatever | 10 Comments

I believe Louise Nicholas

Posted on March 30, 2006 by Maia

The jury has found Brad Shipton, Clint Rickards, and Bob Schollum not guilty of raping Louise Nicholas. [deleted] Obviously some members of the jury believed Louise Nicholas, or else the deliberations wouldn’t have taken this long. I pay tribute to … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 263 Comments

Waiting

Posted on March 30, 2006 by Maia

The pattern last two days for me has been dominated by making sure I was listening to the radio every hour, on the hour. National radio marks the hour with their six pips, and I listen to the news, I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 26 Comments

People should be freer than capital

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Maia

I wanted to write a little bit more about my position on immigration, because I think it’s an issue that doesn’t receive enough attention. One commenter on my post wrote: But I have been surprised that many of the people … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, International issues, Race, racism and related issues | 25 Comments

More on the police rape case

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Maia

The jury in the Louise Nicholas trial will probably retire tomorrow or the next day. The Crown has complete its summing up, all that is left is for the defence lawyers to spend a day or so calling Louise Nicholas … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 13 Comments

Sunday Protest Blogging: No Borders Edition

Posted on March 26, 2006 by Maia

Los Angeles saw one of it’s biggest protests ever yesterday when between half a million and a million people marched against anti-immigration laws. The laws would make it a felony to be an illegal immigrant, and calls for walls to … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Race, racism and related issues, Whatever | 31 Comments

Feminist blogging

Posted on March 25, 2006 by Maia

The thing about blogs is they let people talk about whatever they like. So there are an awful lot of blogs out there about women’s experiences. Sometimes I wonder if this could be used for something more. If the barrier … Continue reading →

Posted in Families structures, divorce, etc, Fat, fat and more fat, Feminism, sexism, etc, Whatever | 51 Comments

Why liberals (or leftists, or socialists or anarchists) don't make better lovers

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Maia

An anonymous writer from GQ made a list of the top 10 reasons Republicans were better in bed (David Farrar got quite excited). Ann from Feministing replied with a list of top 10 reasons liberals were better in bed. Here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Whatever | 37 Comments