Stephanie Rodgers

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

Tag: twitter

  • We all care

    [Content note: discussion of dead children, Syrian refugee crisis – no images] I haven’t seen a single person genuinely react to the harrowing photo of Aylan Kurdi – or any…

  • Graphic images and clicktivism

    [Content note: discussion of dead children, refugees – no images] There’s a regular discussion which crops up around trigger warnings, graphic images, and social media. It appeared yesterday when an…

  • No, YOU get a sense of humour

    Henry Denton: You Brits really don’t have a sense of humor do you? Elsie: We do if something’s funny, sir. – Gosford Park Two stories popped up on my Twitter…

  • International travel perks for the people who got us into this mess?

    There’s a long-running debate about the value of blogs compared to the mainstream media. Which provides value? Which just jumps on the other’s bandwagon? The story of proposed changes –…

  • Hashtags of our time: #JohnKeyLiterature

    Yesterday following John Key’s snide little put-down of Kiwi literary hero Eleanor Catton, the #JohnKeyLiterature hashtag went berserk on NZ Twitter, kicked off by the amazing @RozS_P. I highly recommend…