Oh, little blog, why have I neglected you so? I started off with such good intentions, and then quickly realised that waffling on about nothing was not the way to inspire myself into doing more creative things. I've yet to work out what is the way to such inspiration, but maybe I'll keep the blog ticking over to ensure that if I do work it out I can share it with the interwebs.
I'm currently traipsing around town attempting to persuade swanky firms they want to employ me. I think I'm failing. I always stumble at the question: 'Why do you want to work at ...?' This presents a conundrum for me, mainly because I don't want to work there. Or perhaps I secretly do. Perhaps I secretly think that it would be perfect to work in a job that allowed me to escape from having a life outside work. It's pretty easy to answer: 'lawyer', when asked about your profession. Shame I don't seem to understand what a lawyer does.
Ah, fuck. This is terrible. But too sapped to fix it up.
Welcome back, bloggo.
xx
Monday, September 29, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Palin
It pains me that now (well at least for the next few months) when the name Palin is mentioned I shall be filled with hope that someone is discussing the wonderful Michael Palin, only to discover that in fact they are referring to that horrible Sarah Palin.
I can't help feeling the same way I did when Julie Bishop became the Deputy Leader of the Opposition: horrified. I know I should be thrilled that there is a woman being chosen to fill these important roles, but all it does is remind me that it is still a thrill that women are chosen, and how far we have to go before it will stop being a thrill. Also, why must every woman rising to important positions such as these be the subject of so much scrutiny? I know it happens because I indulge in it. Constantly. For example, I can probably rattle of more information about Sarah Palin than I can about her decrepit ticket-mate John McCain, despite him having been the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party since February.
In the case of Sarah Palin, it is also her abhorrent stance on all the issues that are important to me: abortion, gun control, environmental protection, etc. I mean she is a member of Feminists for Life, which despite its name is actually less to do with being a feminist for life, and more to do with being a right-wing reactionary asshole. So there's that.
Feminists for Life strike me as particularly horrifying due to their completely shameless adoption of the much-maligned 'feminist' tag.* I think this is the difficulty in choosing a position on an issue, that when others you detest take the same position, or in this case, even worse, co-opt the word 'feminist' for their completely anti-feminist organisation, you feel less affinity with said position. Except in my case, when I just get mad, and try and work out how I can make them stop claiming the term feminist, or wearing that Amnesty International badge (looking at you Ruddock).
Once I work it out I'll be sure to let y'all know.
*note: not maligned by Lady Grey, simply maligned by a lot of people who LOVE the status quo.
I can't help feeling the same way I did when Julie Bishop became the Deputy Leader of the Opposition: horrified. I know I should be thrilled that there is a woman being chosen to fill these important roles, but all it does is remind me that it is still a thrill that women are chosen, and how far we have to go before it will stop being a thrill. Also, why must every woman rising to important positions such as these be the subject of so much scrutiny? I know it happens because I indulge in it. Constantly. For example, I can probably rattle of more information about Sarah Palin than I can about her decrepit ticket-mate John McCain, despite him having been the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party since February.
In the case of Sarah Palin, it is also her abhorrent stance on all the issues that are important to me: abortion, gun control, environmental protection, etc. I mean she is a member of Feminists for Life, which despite its name is actually less to do with being a feminist for life, and more to do with being a right-wing reactionary asshole. So there's that.
Feminists for Life strike me as particularly horrifying due to their completely shameless adoption of the much-maligned 'feminist' tag.* I think this is the difficulty in choosing a position on an issue, that when others you detest take the same position, or in this case, even worse, co-opt the word 'feminist' for their completely anti-feminist organisation, you feel less affinity with said position. Except in my case, when I just get mad, and try and work out how I can make them stop claiming the term feminist, or wearing that Amnesty International badge (looking at you Ruddock).
Once I work it out I'll be sure to let y'all know.
*note: not maligned by Lady Grey, simply maligned by a lot of people who LOVE the status quo.
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