Patriarchy vs feminism

UPDATE:  The awesome quote below turns out to be by the super awesome Chally, at Zero At The Bone, who wrote these wise words in a post from November 2011.  Sincere apologies to Chally for not acknowledging this when posted.

I've seen this circulating on Facebook and thought I would share it here :-)

Raise your daughters well

50s style black & white photo of a mother and daughter in aprons with various cooking-related implements.  Mother:  Dreams and goals are Satan's way of distracting you from making dinner.

Only in our dreams

Unrequited Love No. 31 Sleeping Beauty.  Princess, recently awakened:  "I was dreaming of a place where household tasks were shared equally between men & women"  Prince, with moustache:  "Really?  Doesn't sound like any kingdom I've ever heard of."

Part of this month's cartoon series on the theme "Sleep and Sleeplessness" by the wonderful witty Judy Horacek.

SlutWalking in Auckland in June

Here are my photos from yesterday, in Auckland. I'm not sure if people would like to be named or not (except Cathy) so I haven't shared any of the names I do know - if you want to out yourself in comments feel free, but please don't out others.

It was a really good march, and I was heartened to see that so much of the anger and determination is still there from an International Women's Day march against rape that I went on about four years ago.  That event was a chance to express the rage many felt at the acquittal of some policemen accused of rape earlier in the week. 

This was not an easy event for many to attend.  Protests of this nature never are.  I want to acknowledge that  - some of those who came were probably uncomfortable and it was a great struggle to even make it along.  Others couldn't come for the same reasons. 

Ultimately whether or not you attended a SlutWalk yesterday doesn't matter.  What matters is that you reject rape, reject the myth that those raped are to blame for the assault, and challenge rape culture when you come across it and have the spoons to do so. 

Here are my photos:

Gathering at the start at QE2 Square, great speeches, especially Chloe King who was incredible.

Some awesome people with awesome placards, listening to the awesome speakers at QE2.

One of many great, colourful placards

Walking up Queen St.  "Sexual Assault is the Rapist's Fault" was one of the chants.

More fab placards, at the rear of the march.

The front of the march, as we got further up Queen St.  What you can't see is all the photographers & TV cameras swarming around behind me and up on the pavement getting shots.

Auckland Councillor Cathy Casey took her dogs for a SlutWalk.

I think this is my favourite shot of my ones; feminists and allies in action!

True dat.

I would have got away with it if it wasn't for those pesky teachers

Another <3 in the direction of Judy Horacek.

ETA:  There's quite a bit of friendly debate about this cartoon in comments - feel free to join in!  

Asking for it

Found via Twitter

Have I mentioned recently how much I heart Judy Horacek?  This is apparently from 1997.

Not the next Marie Curie

Found via a friend's Facebook feed, from XKCD

Adventures in currency artwork

Found here, where there are some really amaze things and also some really crap things, all drawn/written on currency.

Desperately seeking justice

A reader emailed me today with a couple of snaps of some graffiti outside the Auckland High Court:

 Below is a close-up so you can read the words*:

Regardless of the means used to make this point, it is very salient.

*  UPDATE:  The original photo I was sent had 1.3%, I've now been sent one with the correct statistic of 13%.  Thanks very much to the reader who sent it on earlier today, the delay in correcting it was mine.

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This one's for Nikki
From here.

For Enid

Fuzzy argyle beanie tipped to Alas.

The very best sort

Brilliance from Australian feminist cartoonist Judy Horacek.

Inadvertent Xmas vileness

Snapped outside the Greenlane Presbytarian Church in Auckland today.

Lack of empathy: good summation of Paul Henry's approach

By Tom Scott, from Stuff.

Also I haz a modest plan in regard to Mr Henry. Which shall be blogged on the morrow once I am finished typing it up.

Every season is Diet Season

My favourite pay equity cartoon

I remember seeing this a few years back, it's another one from Ampersand's leftycartoons:


To me this explains really well how the pay gap works for many individual women. Also in a broader sense it comments on the attitude that says that the gap doesn't need to be fixed in a systematic way, as the actions of individual men and women will eventually do the trick.

Mummy, where do cupcakes come from?

Why dear I think you'll find this picture instructive:

For the ex-expat in the hope that she gets well soonest :-)

Monday Funday with believing

see more Funny Graphs

Pay gap, what pay gap?

From Ampersand's leftycartoons.com

Don't forget today's Pay Equity Challenge activities in Wellington, Auckland and Hamilton!

Equal Opportunity Employer does not mean what you think it means, Mr Emmerson

From the Herald today.

Equal Opportunity Employers don't cancel pay equity investigations. Their leadership wouldn't belittle those fighting for pay equity. And they don't abolish pay equity investigation units.

Hope that clears that up for you Mr Emmerson.