Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Sex and gender

  • Cranium’s Christmas sign: why is mainstream Kiwi culture so unfunny?

    [Content note: transphobia, insincere apologies] I’ve posted before about the paradox which occurs when privileged types – usually middle-aged white dudes – tell incredibly unfunny, bigoted jokes, and then whinge…

  • Inspiration for the day: Dame Helen Mirren

    On why she wishes she’d told people to “f*** off” more: She explained that the phrase is empowering to women especially because we’re so often taught to be polite in…

  • When survivors speak out

    Content note: discussion of sexual violence and the experience of survivors. Yesterday I did a round-up of the women’s voices on Twitter talking about recent events in Parliament, where women…

  • Labour, identity, class and winning

    Andrew Little’s speech to conference has had great feedback, topping off a pretty good weekend for the party. I was there when he delivered it, and the response in the…

  • Being a both/and party

    The fantastic Maryan Street was awarded life membership at the Labour Party annual conference yesterday, and in her speech she said some things which really rang true for me. She…