here, preserved in a screencap, is Australian uni student Nick Sowden calling Barack Obama a monkey during the much-publicised interview with Kerry O’Brien on the 7:30 report on Wednesday night:
Month: April 2010
Oh Why Not?
When someone on Facebook shares a link to The Avengers 1965 series intro, why wouldn’t I pass it on here? Although I ended up watching some variations and picking my favourite – a typical title sequence for Series 4 that also includes the closing titles.
Sydney Hoydenizens: Anyone fancy a Sunday Afternoon at the Pub?
It so happens that my birthday’s coming up next week, and I thought to myself, “Wouldn’t it be great to use this as an excuse to meet up with some Hoydenizen folks?” And so, I’d like to invite all feminist… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger: The Doctor, and Delurking Day
Today’s Thursday Cheezburger follows the Doctor Who theming of this week… join in! Also – it’s Delurking Day! If you’ve been reading along, give us a shout and let us know you’re there. You’re welcome to say hi, introduce yourself,… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – April 14, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Welcome Home – “by Shaker bekitty, a New Zealand citizen who, until recently, was living with… Read More ›
Whoydensday: MOFF TIEM NAO
This year, Australia is only two weeks behind the UK for Doctor Who — “The Eleventh Hour” — the first episode of the fifth series of New Who will be airing on ABC at 7:30pm this Sunday April 18th, BUT… Read More ›
How many hours can someone be stuck in a car?
On Monday there was an accident on NSW’s F3 freeway, which runs from Sydney to Newcastle and is thus a major commuter road. The accident involved two trucks and completely stopped northbound traffic from 11:40am. For various reasons the road… Read More ›
Vatican tells bishops to report abuse cases to police
Just posted this over at LP, but I’d like to have this discussion here as well. The Guardian: Vatican issues detailed instructions to all bishops after criticism of Catholic church’s handling of paedophile priests Yep. Not actually that hard to… Read More ›
Values are not exclusively Christian.
The article linked to below attacks the idea of teaching ethics in NSW Public Schools “at the expense of scripture”. As a parent who is also an atheist, I quite like the idea of ethics classes that have nothing to… Read More ›
Private messaging exists on social networking sites for a reason
The media seem to be asking whether it’s “fair” that people’s behaviour online should be scrutinised by their employers. Why not, when customers/clients might find an employee’s comment through a search engine that could be a potential liability for the employer?
Hoyden About Town 