Stephanie Rodgers

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

Tag: food

  • 10 things you could do instead of a sugar tax

    It’s sugar tax season again, when leftwing politicians hem and haw about increasing the costs of food they don’t like in order to coerce people to be healthier. Are you…


  • Enjoy your salad, enjoy your burger

    My very good friend Coley Tangerina has a splendid post up about bodies, food and fitness in the workplace: We lean over our cubicles or bemoan across the kitchen how…


  • The despair of “obesity battlers”

    A few tweets I made this morning after seeing this lamentation on Radio NZ’s website: https://twitter.com/bootstheory/status/669985558492397568 This is an idea I’ve had rattling around in my head for a while…


  • 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…


  • Fatties destroying the New Zealand Defence Force

    Oh, sweet merciful mother of God: The Defence Force has announced it will restrict sugary fizzy drinks and deep fried food as it emerges more than a quarter of its…