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  • recordari,

    For Gio. Italian Version.

    Okay? Not scary joy, appropriate joy, mind.

    It's all good. Just felt a little lightness wouldn't go astray. My self-deprecating humour needs to find the balance between humour and actual deprecation.

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Emma Hart,

    or the internet will burn New Zealand with angry geek fire.

    Ha, not while Aidan Turner's here filming The Hobbit. That could be an ugly, ugly geek war.

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 4651 posts Report

  • nzlemming, in reply to Emma Hart,

    We could, of course, keep Amanda Palmer here as a hostage until Mr Gaiman agrees to move here permanently...

    Waikanae • Since Nov 2006 • 2937 posts Report

  • Craig Ranapia, in reply to Emma Hart,

    Ha, not while Aidan Turner’s here filming The Hobbit

    Mitchell is in New Zealand? Time to put on the stalking shoes, and show those tweenie Twi-twits how horny psychotic fandom is done… He's no Russell Tovey (ears too small, for a start) but he'll do in a pinch.

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report

  • Danielle, in reply to recordari,

    For Gio. Italian Version.

    That's actually for *me*, because I collect other-language versions of well-known pop songs! (My favourite being: "oh mickey ¿cómo estás? ¿cómo estás? me gustas más hey mickey!")

    Charo World. Cuchi-cuchi!… • Since Nov 2006 • 3828 posts Report

  • Bart Janssen, in reply to sally jones,

    Bart, please call yourself a feminist

    uh uh, as we've all made it clear I get to call myself whatever I like and you owe me the courtesy of honouring that.

    This seems borderline illegal under current sex-discrimination law.

    Of course it's borderline illegal! But it all gets hidden under "it's just strategy" "It's normal management practice" or my favourite "it's not about sex it's just about power" etc etc

    This is the insidious nature of sexism. And actually it's why I have little time for people complaining about wet T-shirt competitions. You want to waste your time arguing about clothing and it's affect of perception of women fine. Personally I would rather see people wear what makes them happy, meanwhile ...

    I would have much more time for "feminists" if you went into the state owned enterprises and tore strips off the white middle aged male managers who run all these companies and make strategic planning decisions at the rugby with their male colleagues and then run pro-forma consultation to justify the cosy boys club decisions they've just made.

    That's where our sexism is now in NZ. Boards of directors whose only knowledge of women is their PAs, SETs who pat each other on the backs about how good their Massey MBA has made them as a manager and chat about how their wives/girlfriends are doing. Budgeting and cost cutting that just somehow always seems to cut programs led by women ... but that's just strategy right? and good business.

    And you're busting people chops because they want to look good in nice clothes? The way I see it we've been conned as a society. Oooh look at the nice purty Bill of Rights and all the cool social justice we support and don't worry about the business ... us boys in treasury will sort it out for you all.

    grrrrrr

    Sorry Sally you just triggered some venting and hopefully you will all forgive me, here's a gorgeous coat to make up for it.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 4461 posts Report

  • recordari, in reply to Danielle,

    "oh mickey ¿cómo estás? ¿cómo estás? me gustas más hey mickey!"

    Most excellent. And, most welcome.

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Martin Lindberg, in reply to Danielle,

    That's actually for *me*, because I collect other-language versions of well-known pop songs! (My favourite being: "oh mickey ¿cómo estás? ¿cómo estás? me gustas más hey mickey!")

    Do you have the Swedish version?

    ETA: Found it.

    Stockholm • Since Jul 2009 • 802 posts Report

  • Bart Janssen, in reply to Emma Hart,

    left it blank for people to fill in for themselves

    ooo er


    sorry couldn't help myself

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 4461 posts Report

  • Bart Janssen, in reply to Lilith __,

    Damn! No pony.

    I will buy you a pony Lilith! Just let me know which server you play on.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 4461 posts Report

  • Danielle, in reply to Martin Lindberg,

    No! No, I do not have the Swedish version!

    (Dear Bart: please do not make me stabby by putting "feminists" in scare quotes and telling us we have to concentrate on what you consider to be more important, because I was feeling very happy about the prospect of a Swedish version of that song. KTHXBAI.)

    Charo World. Cuchi-cuchi!… • Since Nov 2006 • 3828 posts Report

  • giovanni tiso, in reply to Danielle,

    (My favourite being: "oh mickey ¿cómo estás? ¿cómo estás? me gustas más hey mickey!")

    You clearly haven't listened to Bowie's "Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola". His Italian diction is even worse than Lesley Gore's, which is saying something.

    (Then again, in those days we had Italian singers putting on a fake anglo accent when they performed, so we did it to ourselves.)

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report

  • Sacha, in reply to Russell Brown,

    Also, Amanda Palmer totally put her foot on my chair and dominated me this evening. And sang. Man, she has a voice.

    Sharing the love - her performance from the cosy Webstock speakers' dinner (captured by Kristina Halvorson):

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Sacha, in reply to Sue,

    I am confused and late to the show but people saying they've been feminists longer so they know better?

    Better, feminism is only about things that traditionally men have rated as important - you know, politics, economics, none of that girly "lifestyle" stuff that actually fills more of most people's lives.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Bart Janssen, in reply to Danielle,

    Dear Bart: please do not make me stabby by putting “feminists” in scare quotes and telling us we have to concentrate on what you consider to be more important,

    Sorry Danielle didn’t mean it come out that way, was just reacting to all the “your not the right kind of feminist” shit and the “you’re not a proper feminist because you worry about looking nice”.

    Sorry got grumpied early and probably should have edited. If I buy you a pony will that make up for it?

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 4461 posts Report

  • Deborah,

    Um…. Bart… best not to tell people how they should be doing their feminism. We each work on what we can. I’m not in there setting boards of directors to rights because I happen to spend most of my time child rearing (raising three gorgeous young feminists) and earning a coin to feed them. A few years back I heard a wealthy white man telling some Maori women that they shouldn’t be worrying about Te Tiriti because global warming was the biggest problem we were facing and that’s what they should be working on. Marginalising Minorities 101, delivered by a man who had flown in from overseas in a jet plane.

    Good point that it’s a huge issue, ’though, and that as usual, it’s the activities engaged in by the less powerful that get cut first.

    ETA: Oops, sorry, just saw your response to Danielle, Bart.

    New Lynn • Since Nov 2006 • 1447 posts Report

  • Danielle, in reply to Martin Lindberg,

    Oh Martin, those were the best five minutes of my life!* Everything about that was *magnificent*!

    *I just reread that sentence and: stop it.

    Charo World. Cuchi-cuchi!… • Since Nov 2006 • 3828 posts Report

  • Danielle,

    His Italian diction is even worse than Lesley Gore's, which is saying something.

    Well, what started me on this whole thing were the Beatles' German singles, so I challenge you to find shittier diction than theirs (and I don't even *speak* German).

    Charo World. Cuchi-cuchi!… • Since Nov 2006 • 3828 posts Report

  • Craig Ranapia, in reply to Deborah,

    Marginalising Minorities 101, delivered by a man who had flown in from overseas in a jet plane.

    It’s also Derailing for Dummies 101: Why aren’t you talking about real issues? (Also, Chris Trotter is rather of dealing these related cards out to uppity bourgeois “identity politics” obsessed feminists: your false consciousness is showing and stop bitching, you’re not really marginalised at all.)

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report

  • recordari, in reply to giovanni tiso,

    His Italian diction is even worse than Lesley Gore's, which is saying something.

    How would we know?

    YouTube should introduce a 'Dicky Diction' button.

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Craig Ranapia,

    And you know what, I don't call myself a feminist - partly because the endless definitional stoushes a waste of time and energy.

    Not treating women like shit - and being mindful of how I perpetuate and exploit my own privilege, and not just that which comes from my penis - is how I do my non-doucheist humanism. OK?

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report

  • Lilith __, in reply to Bart Janssen,

    Damn! No pony.

    I will buy you a pony Lilith! Just let me know which server you play on.

    Oh Bart, you're a sweetie, I don't need a virtual pony, an imaginary one will do just fine! :-)

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report

  • Bart Janssen, in reply to Deborah,

    best not to tell people how they should be doing their feminism.

    Yeah sorry that wasn't the intent at all. Must not write fast when grumpy.

    Every bit helps. And it seems to me that people will be er feminist (see no quotes Danielle) about some things in their lives and not feminist about others (for whatever value of feminist you apply). Underneath all that is a fairly common goal of getting to a society that is fair to all, and we are not there yet and I don't believe my examples are in any way the worst out there.

    Attacking other feminists because they don't match one persons view of what one should be doesn't actually help anyone. I'd prefer that energy be spent elsewhere and for me that would be cleaning up our state owned companies but other efforts are fine too - just stop attacking each other will you (note how I excluded myself from that as if I might be guilt free - not).

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 4461 posts Report

  • nzlemming, in reply to Craig Ranapia,

    OK! +1

    [ETA] See, Danielle, that's why I don't like labels, to answer your question from some time ago. Everyone has their own perception of what the labels mean and they take their perceptions as shorthand for who the people are and what they think (you know, like "copyright reformers" just want everything to be free </tui>). I'd rather people talked and listened to the arguments being made, and judged them on their merits, but every one is so suspicious of others' agenda that they spend their time deconstructing the arguer instead of the argument.

    Waikanae • Since Nov 2006 • 2937 posts Report

  • recordari, in reply to Lilith __,

    Here’s one I prepared earlier.

    ZOOMG Ponies!

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

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