Kerrie Davies, UNSW Willa McDonald, Macquarie University In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. In 1886, a year before American journalist Nellie Bly feigned insanity to enter an asylum in New York and became a household name, Catherine Hay Thomson arrived at the entrance of
This nunnery has an empowering claim to fame—it’s the only one in Nepal where the nuns practice martial arts. The nuns of the Buddhist Drukpa Order train three hours a day, and they break bricks with their bare hands. Heroes in the Himalayas, these strong women delivered supplies
Dear Editor Things like the “patriarchy” and “gender stereotypes” are the fabrications of whinging feminists and liberals who use whatever political lies they can to convince the world to serve them. All it takes to combat this self-centred notion is a tiny bit of common sense. Modern feminism is
Of all the things I never wanted to know about, Harvey Weinstein’s magina would certainly have been high on the list. Unfortunately, just as with “Two Girls, One Cup” and “Blue Waffle”, my child-like innocence could not long survive in the blast-furnace of unwanted information that is
A French atheist teenager online called Islam a “Shit religion” and said that “the Koran is full of hate” and her comments went viral. Can you guess what happened next? A) French Muslims went out of their way to show her how peaceful, loving and tolerant Islam is. B) French
Dave Pellowe davepellowe.com Of all the hypocritical pig swill I’ve ever read in fake news, leftist rags, this one takes the cake. Rosie Batty – poster girl for the misandristic men-are-evil-predators narrative about domestic violence – thinks Bettina Arndt doesn’t deserve her AO because her work,
Australian feminists have erupted with their typical fishwife screeching because an ad has dared suggest that boys like looking at boobs. Feminists have decried as sexist an Australian KFC ad that shows a young woman inadvertently putting on a peep show for two boys as they sit in a parked
On a high-school trip to Central Australia in the early 1980s, we paid a visit to a camel farm. The cameleer was very an old-school Territorian bushie, all leathery skin, beard and no-bullshit attitude. When someone asked about Aboriginal culture, his answer shocked all of us. “A
New figures regarding domestic homicide in Australia contain both good and bad news. The good news is that domestic homicide has declined dramatically, to its lowest-ever recorded levels. The bad news is that it persists particularly in two key demographics. Both of those are very bad news for the
Kaitlin Bennett tells the story about how she went from a biology major to a viral internet sensation. If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz
I have never known of a person who does so little and yet gets so many accolades. Jacinda Ardern, our laziest and most ineffective prime minister of all time has now been given yet another award. She has been named ‘Pacific Person of the Year’… although exactly what she has
I never watch the awards shows nowadays. I used to love them. The glamour, the emotion, the suspense, wondering if your favourite movie will win ‘Best Picture’ – it all used to be a fascinating part of the entertainment industry. I particularly loved the gowns. No ordinary person would ever dream
Most excellent news last week out of Australia: the fightback against dodgy pretend females taking over women’s sport seems to be starting. You may recall seeing Callum (Hannah) Mouncey back in 2017 when SB wrote about him being denied the opportunity to play Aussie Rules in their Women’s
In a recent case involving an Australian woman who murdered her children, there was something particularly notable about public commentary. Almost every commenter expressed sympathy for the murderer, with much sorrowful head-shaking about mental health. Compare that with the response to, say, the man who threw his young daughter
At the present time, the IOC has changed their guidelines to say that self-identified women can compete against women, so long as their testosterone level remains below 10 nanomoles per litre (nm/l) for 12 months. On average testosterone levels are; * Men between 7.7 and 29.4 nm/
Writer Germaine Greer spoke to Loose Women today on the recent news that students are shunning free speech on university campuses. She also talks about the criticism she has faced for her writing in the past and feminism in 2019. From series 22, broadcast on 13/11/2019 If you
