Stephanie Rodgers

Feminist, leftie, green māmā from Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Author: Stephanie Rodgers

  • Damn right I’m angry

    It’s funny (or depending on your point of view, completely predictable) how often feminist analysis and leftwing analysis overlap. There’s a term: “tone argument”. It refers to the regular pleas…

  • Earworm of the day

    I’m really thrashing the Fallout theme this month … for no particular reason. Here’s Louis Armstrong with the signature track of Fallout 2.

  • Sacrificing mental health to dragons

    The Labour Party has had a sneak peek at the process our government is using to pick “providers” for its mercenary social impact bonds scheme, and it’s like something off…

  • Wacky 80s hijinks

    (Content note: sexual assault, pranking) But don’t worry, dudes, they don’t even use the words “rape culture”.

  • Improve your lexicon: have some balls

    I’m on a never-ending quest to improve my vocabulary – both by expanding it, and by getting rid of some of the more objectionable, oppressive language which we all use…