Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Issues

  • Deborah Russell on Jane Austen, rape culture and John Key

    Great feminist minds do think alike – back in January I posted a classic quote from Pride and Prejudice which shows just how entrenched the idea of “a woman says…

  • Spot the difference: Nats on capital punishment

    Corin Dann on John Key’s visit to Saudi Arabia, where people are still executed for sorcery: Yes, John Key did raise [the issue of human rights] but it’s clear he…

  • Gallipoli

    I’ve already written about my worries that the real context of ANZAC Day is being erased, but today’s not a day for narrative critiques. Instead, I give you the finest…

  • On John Key’s “fetish”

    In the case of the Prime Minister and his habit of sexually harassing a young woman at her workplace, far too many people have instantly jumped on the “he has…

  • Why #Ponytailgate is serious business

    As broken by The Daily Blog today and corroborated by the Prime Minister’s office: The Prime Minister has apologised to a waitress who accused him of repeatedly pulling her hair…