Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Society

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • What does it say when a child rapist is painted as the victim?

    [Content note: child sexual abuse, rape culture] There are many, many horrifying aspects to this case recently heard in the Napier District Court, of a 17-year-old who repeatedly raped a…

  • QOTD: Jackie Blue on feminism

    From an entirely excellent open letter to renowned progressive thinker Paul Henry: Feminism is a belief that gender should not limit anyone’s chances at life and quite frankly people are…