Posts by Jackie Clark
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How very fortuitous, Mr Brown.
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Good god, what to say after four pages of postings on this topic so very dear to my heart. I think firstly, as Deborah has pointed out : elsewhere the personal is political and so each woman's experience of womanhood and the stance she takes on feminism is intensely personal and unique. Not all women are feminists, and not all feminists are the same, as Hilary pointed out. I'm one of the old school sort of second wave - Unifems, the whole nine yards - and I do respect that each women who calls herself a feminist has a standpoint. And yes, feminism is about choice, essentially. About womens' right to live their lives the way they see fit. To be in this world in a way that is equal to their male counterparts. For me, however, the choices made are not always ones that further feminism, and more importantly, some choices do not empower the individual woman who makes those choices .I still struggle to see how selling your body by appearing in a nudie magazine is empowering, nor will I ever see that young women using their femininity to get what they want is empowering. If a woman wants to express her womanly being with lipstick and all the accoutrements, that does not damage her power as a woman. I used to wear fuckme black stilettoes, and it made me feel incredibly powerful. But I also know what it is to give your power away. And that, I will never condone. Feminism, to me, is all about the power. The power to make choices that add to your mana, your sense of self, and that do not rob your soul. And that to me is the bottom line.
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Oh, I give up.
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frontbotties, people, frontbotties
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Amen.
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You made me cry, David. Which is silly, I know, because I am a devoted follower on Twitter. And you will still be coming to PAS thingies. But still, not reading your posts here will make my day a little greyer. You're a darling, darling man.
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I have no interest in Shane Jones or his sad lonely pursuits, or even the fact that he put it all on his Ministerial credit card - although, what's wrong with using their own personal credit cards? Surely these people have them? I just want to point out that you must be all incredibly agitated not to recognise Craig's brilliance. Seriously.
Shane's going to be driven out of Parliament by the politically correct front-botties
I love that phrase. Permission to use it. Regularly.
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Well, I'm referred to as a palagi every single day of my working life, and it really doesn't worry me. Actually, I refer to myself as the old palagi most of the time. So no sting there.
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He's like Maxwell Smart, Islander, only.......smarter.
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And then there's people who don't talk alot. I have found talking alot to be somewhat of a disadvantage because when you're in a situation where verbal contributions are expected - and teachers have alot of these courses, and workshops, and meetings - there are always people, who invited to speak, choose not to. So those of us who have something to contribute do so, and there is always someone leading the group who says something along the lines of "yes, well, let's hear from someone else". Well, yes, let's. Except the other fuckers in the room are silent. My belief is that if you are a grownup and you have something to say, then say it. Do not act as if not talking alot is a virtue, because it is not. Sometimes still waters run deep, sometimes they're just still. Drives me mad. Can you tell?