Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Ability

  • Today in dehumanizing fat people

    Check out this glorious first sentence in an article about a health policy announcement: The Government is preparing to make a major announcement in the fight against obesity, as it…

  • Older white men paid double young ethnic women

    That’s not my headline. That’s Stuff’s business section’s headline. Middle-aged white men might be sick of being cast as villains, but a report suggests they should check their privilege. And…

  • Improve your lexicon: -tard

    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…

  • Improve your lexicon: lame

    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 language which we all use without…

  • Watching our language on mental illness and disability

    [Content note: ableist language] It was probably inevitable that in a post on The Standard about the differences in commentary style between leftwing and rightwing blogs, someone would come along…