Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Culture

  • DUKE: I have questions

    [Content note: sexism, transphobia] I am not outraged, offended, nor trying to censor FREEZEPEACH when it comes to TVNZ’s newly-announced channel, DUKE. I’m just … puzzled. I’m puzzled about whether…

  • Untroll Thursday: UpUpDownDown

    Inspired by Megan MacKay, Thursdays are #UnTrollTheInternet Day, when we uplift the positive stuff on the internet to remind ourselves that this amazing global platform we share doesn’t have to…

  • #StandUpForWomen

    We did a thing! https://twitter.com/nz_sim/status/695865739878641664 https://twitter.com/nz_sim/status/695868812613136386 https://twitter.com/chrissybrown/status/695863971220357120 https://twitter.com/chrissybrown/status/695883554325041152 https://twitter.com/nz_sim/status/695867511070306305 It was amazing to get so many people out, including a lot of guys. Some people have expressed concern that we…

  • Our masculinity problem

    It’s been frankly uplifting to see positive, active responses from men to the Roosh/Return of Kings international meetups. Special shout-outs go to my buddies @Megapope and @MrDuttonPeabody, who haven’t just…

  • Untroll Thursday

    My favourite YouTube comedian Megan MacKay wants us to #UntrollTheInternet. I’ve written before about a point she makes, which is that we can take responsibility for the comments we allow…