Author Archives: Maia

Unfair

Posted on March 22, 2006 by Maia

I have a plan to write a long post about the responses to False Advertising a post in which Morphing into Mama says that she believes that to significantly change your appearance after you get married, for instance by cutting … Continue reading →

Posted in Families structures, divorce, etc, Fat, fat and more fat, Feminism, sexism, etc | 27 Comments

Healthy Living

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Maia

I realised that I hadn’t explained myself very well in my Body Shop thread. Or rather I’d paraphrased an argument without actually making that argument. I hate The Body Shop, have a for very long time. I’ve never had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Fat, fat and more fat, Feminism, sexism, etc, Whatever | 86 Comments

March 18

Posted on March 19, 2006 by Maia

This weekend is the third anniversary of invasion of Iraq. So I hope you spent at least some of it at an anti-war protest (unless you support the occupation, in which case). The Wellington demonstration was fantastic. The numbers were … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, International issues, Iraq | 2 Comments

Sunday Protest Blogging: Paris

Posted on March 19, 2006 by Maia

They certainly know how to protest in France. There the government proposes fire-at-will legislation, and 120,000 people take to the streets of Paris, where they occupy buildings. Here we’ll be lucky if it gets beyond a few grumpy blog posts. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, International issues | 4 Comments

Oh no where will I buy my ethical beauty products now?

Posted on March 18, 2006 by Maia

I hate The Body Shop, have a for very long time. I’ve never had a use for the dumb soaps and gels and whatever they make (although I did go through a stage when I was 14 of buying them … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Whatever | 16 Comments

Right to Work

Posted on March 15, 2006 by Maia

There was a bill before New Zealand parliament that would give an employer the right to fire an employee for any reason at all within the first 90 days of employment. It got voted through to the next stage because … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Elections and politics | 13 Comments

Men scarce, so women settle for less

Posted on March 15, 2006 by Maia

That was an actual headline in the Domion Post today. The story goes like this: Callister said the most significant finding of his research was a 10 per cent increase in the past two decades in highly educated women marrying … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Media criticism | 52 Comments

Heros

Posted on March 15, 2006 by Maia

Like a lot of people I’d been following the Haidl gang rape trial at Pinko Feminist Hellcat (brief summary: three extremely rich young men filmed themselves repeatedly raping a young woman who has passed out. When they were charged with … Continue reading →

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

Robert Fisk

Posted on March 15, 2006 by Maia

I went to hear Robert Fisk talk tonight. He was incredible, so articulate, so intelligent, and he talked about the hard bits about the life that he had choosen (and told us not to be sorry for him). I couldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in International issues, Iraq, Palestine & Israel | 4 Comments

Free?

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Maia

A couple of months back there was interesting discussion about sexism and wikipedia I never did get round to replying then, but I was thinking about and so I thought I’d write about it now. It started when m from … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc | 16 Comments