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• Today was a singing day

  By tigtog on 2016-11-03 • ( 2 )

  

  I decided to prioritise the singing for today and let the politics wait for tomorrow.

• In praise of Applied Chemistry and Basic Hazard Management

  By tigtog on 2016-11-02 • ( 2 )

  

  I wish I’d learnt more about household chemicals as a youngster. Not knowing about them is why now, in my fifties: yesterday was the first time I’ve ever done a simple Ammonia clean of my oven. I’m a convert.

• For those times when actually blocking someone on FB is socially awkward

  By tigtog on 2016-11-02 • ( 6 )

  

  This is my first post for NaBloPoMo 2016, and I’m cheating a bit by reusing something I wrote a few weeks ago for a friend. I hope others might find it helpful too.

• Grabbing somebody is Assault, and sexual touch makes it Sexual Assault. Stop minimising this. #rapeculture101

  By tigtog on 2016-10-11 • ( 3 )

  

  These Trump surrogates’ blank stares when “grabbing women by the pussy” is accurately described to them as sexual assault are just particularly high-profile examples of how most of the world refuses to recognise sexual assault for what it is.

• QOTD: @DigbyParton on who Americans trust less than politicians

  By tigtog on 2016-09-15

  

  Maybe [the press] should take a little deeper look into the underlying lack of trust in all institutions instead of attributing the numbers to alleged character flaws of individuals.

• Podcast: “Decommodifying Feminism” Panel at #FWF16

  By tigtog on 2016-08-30

  

  I spent last Friday meeting many wonderful women before and after this Feminist Writers Festival panel discussion. Our chair @bluemilk had prepared some great starting points, the audience was engaging and asked some really interesting questions, so the hour just flew by.

• Media Circus: Parliament Resumes Edition

  By tigtog on 2016-08-30 • ( 8 )

  

  The 45th Federal Parliament of Australia should be interesting. As in ancient curse/benison “interesting”.

  But as the Canberra politicians put on their solemnest faces today, the world keeps turning: what news story/commentary/analysis has grabbed your attention lately?

• So that’s why I haven’t been writing much lately

  By tigtog on 2016-08-18 • ( 7 )

  

  I haven’t been letting myself feel bad-tempered enough about all the world’s bullshit.

• FFS @thedailybeast: How About Thinking Things Through? #grindrstunt

  By tigtog on 2016-08-12

  

  [Content Note: homophobia, homophobic oppression, trivialisation of homophobia]
  “The Daily Beast Just Violated Queer Athletes, Gay Space, and Journalistic Standards in One Fell Swoop”

• Quote OTD: Humour is a social act that forms a social function

  By tigtog on 2016-08-11 • ( 1 )

  

  “Jokes about socially unacceptable things aren’t just “jokes.” They [normalise] that unacceptable thing, [telling] the people who agree with you that, yes, this is an okay thing to talk about.”