Today, my husband and I had parked our car, and were walking to visit the Newcastle Medieval Festival for a bit of fun. We knew there were a number of protests planned across the nation, for a variety of reasons, and had checked up on where they were meeting, and knew we'd drive past the … Continue reading Chaos, Division, and Selfishness
entitlement
Entitled, Much?
Yesterday we heard on the news, that the NRL (National Rugby League) boss wants to petition the Australian Government to prioritise footballers ahead of some other Australians for the COVID-19 vaccine. On the Australian Government Health website, there is a public list of how the government is prioritising people ahead of the roll out, which … Continue reading Entitled, Much?
#MeToo
I thought long and hard about whether I'd join in on this hashtag, but in the end, I thought it was too important to let the opportunity pass by. Most of the time the header goes something like: "Me too... If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote 'Me too' as … Continue reading #MeToo
When Is Enough Enough? (Or why should young women expect to be groped or harassed every time they go out?)
As regular followers of my blog probably know, I have a bit of a feminist bent. My last post was about heading off to celebrate our daughter's twenty-first birthday in the town where she attends university. Over the last few days we've been chatting and catching up, and one of the subjects that came up … Continue reading When Is Enough Enough? (Or why should young women expect to be groped or harassed every time they go out?)
Leonie Rogers 