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On Political Polls and Negative Rainfall

On Political Polls and Negative Rainfall

By Megpie71 on March 26, 2013

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-26/coalition-support-leaps-in-latest-newspoll/4593938 – Coalition support leaps in latest Newspoll (Trigger warning: “smug bastard” photo of Tony Abbott). Does it occur to anyone else this headline is rather like “Phenomenal amount of rain didn’t fall yesterday”? According to this poll, if somehow time were annihilated between today, Tuesday the 26th of March, and Saturday the 14th of [...]

Posted in media, parties and factions, Politics | Tagged elections, media spin tactics, peeves | 10 Responses

Pinkie Pie hugs Rainbow Dash

À chacun son goût

By tigtog on February 18, 2013

One person’s adorable quirk is the next person’s pet peeve.

Posted in relationships, Sociology | Tagged diversity, musings, peeves | 5 Responses

Quick Hit: FU Fit n Fast

Quick Hit: FU Fit n Fast

By Mindy on February 7, 2013

I don’t feel fat. I am fat. So what?

Posted in language, Life, media | Tagged HAES, peeves | 4 Responses

So yeah, kid's movies.

So yeah, kid’s movies.

By Mindy on January 31, 2013

Reviews of four of the latest release kids movies: Wreck it Ralph, Rise of the Guardians, ParaNorman and Hotel Transylvania. Contains spoilers.

Posted in arts & entertainment, fun & hobbies | Tagged kids movies, peeves, stereotypes | 14 Responses

What can they reasonably expect?

What can they reasonably expect?

By Mindy on January 10, 2013

What is a reasonable expectation if you have invited someone over to watch a movie?

Posted in gender & feminism, Life, media, relationships | Tagged peeves, relationships, social change, twitter | 21 Responses

BFTP: Popularity of long-debunked rape myths: talk about disheartening

BFTP: Popularity of long-debunked rape myths: talk about disheartening

By tigtog on January 8, 2013

Sites aimed at rape prevention should do a better job of checking their facts if they really want to help women and other potential rape victims: parroting long-debunked factoids does more harm than good.

This is a repost: originally published in 2008. Over the last week it’s suddenly started getting first dozens and now hundreds of views per day. Since the original post’s comments were closed long ago, please comment here if you have something to say.

Posted in gender & feminism, skepticism, violence | Tagged peeves, sexual violence, sexuality and health, urban legend | 12 Responses

Things that add to tigtog's misanthropy #8725606

Things that add to tigtog’s misanthropy #8725606

By tigtog on February 17, 2012

Any sapient meteors planning on committing suicide in the earth’s atmosphere in the near future? Please consider targeting this dipshit as your final gesture? PLEASE.

Posted in Life, violence | Tagged animal welfare, arsehats, peeves | 3 Responses

BFTP: The myth of bra burning feminists

BFTP: The myth of bra burning feminists

By tigtog on January 2, 2012

In 1968, some activists demonstrated against the Miss America beauty pageant and threw objects of “female oppression” – bras, high-heeled shoes, girdles, curlers – into a trash can. They were arguing about liberation – there was never any bra-burning – but the myth of the feminist as a bra-burner was created by the western media. There was also a crucial word missed in the description of the trashed bras.

Posted in gender & feminism, history | Tagged media spin, myth/legend, peeves, propaganda, urban legend | 6 Responses

Insurance Fail

Insurance Fail

By Mindy on June 7, 2011

Mum not a good enough title for you? Nevermind, this insurance company will look after you.

Posted in gender & feminism, media, work and family | Tagged family, peeves, stereotypes | 4 Responses

Things to make you go [insert name here] SMASH!

Things to make you go [insert name here] SMASH!

By Mindy on June 1, 2011

Today in moral panics.

Posted in culture wars, health, media, parenting, relationships, religion, social justice | Tagged bigotry, moral panics, peeves, relationships, sexuality and health, social change | 11 Responses

Don't be that girl

Don’t be that girl

By Mindy on May 17, 2011

Don’t be that girl – who goes out with a man who writes books like this.

Posted in gender & feminism, media, relationships | Tagged Gahhh!, peeves, relationships, sexuality and health, stereotypes | 16 Responses

BFTP: If bare midriffs and short-shorts really made athletes run faster

BFTP: If bare midriffs and short-shorts really made athletes run faster

By tigtog on December 31, 2010

then this is what the male sprinters would be wearing.

Posted in arts & entertainment, gender & feminism | Tagged blast from the past, objectification, peeves, sport

Phar Lap’s jockey holding  a tight reign? NOT.

Pedant Corner: it’s Free REIN, whoa Nelly!

By tigtog on August 20, 2010

It’s an equestrian metaphor, not a monarchy metaphor. OK?

Posted in history, language | Tagged pedantry, pedantry is not pointless, peeves | 23 Responses

Peeve: it's RAISES/RAISING the question, dangnabbit

Peeve: it’s RAISES/RAISING the question, dangnabbit

By tigtog on August 5, 2010

Unless one has made some detailed study of the field of rhetoric, and the use and misuse of logical fallacies therein, one is almost certainly not using the phrase “begs/begging the question” correctly. Yes, world – UR DOIN IT RONG.

Posted in language, media | Tagged obstreperation, peeves, rhetoric | 4 Responses

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