When you picture “autism”, you’ll probably picture Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man, or maybe some boy with weird mannerisms and a freakish maths ability. Whatever, you’ll absolutely picture a male. Not without reason: autism is a condition which notably affects males. Males are four times more likely to
Are we reaping the whirlwind of the Childcare Generations? Watching the collective tantrum-throwing, foot-stamping, tears and outrage whenever someone dares have a different opinion to ignorant youngsters, one has to wonder where we went wrong. Sure, the Boomers were no less sheep-like in their opinions, in their youth, but they
Do they get it, now? For decades, feminists have been resolutely colonising what were once men’s spaces. They’re still at it. Every few months, it seems, another story crops up of a men-only club being relentlessly pressured to admit women. Or an unholy row because male sportsmen profess
As a lesbian woman said to me recently, “Thank god I grew up ten years ago. If I was a kid today, they’d be trying to convince me that I’m trans!” This woman loved playing with her brothers’ Tonka trucks and didn’t fit “girly” stereotypes. Many years
Emmy Griffin papundits.wordpress.com Emmy Griffin is a Chicago native who now resides in the South. As a former educator, she has had the opportunity to teach all grade levels K-12. The passion that drove her during teaching — the love of her students and the people they are becoming
Louise M Diack kiwi-chronicle.ghost.io Recently I’ve found myself longing for another era of not too long ago. A less complicated time when people knew what a woman was and this was celebrated. Women had carved out their place in the world – as entrepreneurs, mothers, corporate leaders, political
I really wish actors would learn to just do their little song and dance and then shut the hell up when the organ grinder stops. It’s one thing to know, in the abstract, that actors are mostly pretty stupid (as Sir Anthony Hopkins admits), quite another when another of
Will feminists ever learn to stop punching women in the face? Feminists of the 1970s told women they could “have it all”: career and family, independence and equal partnerships. A generation later, as Camille Paglia points out, “These women are miserable”. But the feminists of the 60s & 70s were
In 1976 comedian Ronnie Barker had a skit on his show The Two Ronnies called “The Ministry of Sexual Equality”. In 1979 Monty Python’s The Life of Brian was not only banned but also took the piss out of all sorts of things, including trannies, and South Park in
The term “Pyrrhic Victory”, means an apparent victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. Especially in the long term. The name derives from King Pyrrhus of Epirus, who defeated the Romans at Asculum — but the “victory” all but destroyed Pyrrhus’ army.
The late, great Hunter S. Thompson once described what it’s like to be the target of a mob beating. The first blow was launched with no hint of warning… within seconds I was clubbed from behind by the Angel I’d been talking to just a moment earlier. Then
At the beginning of last week something strange happened. Every media outlet was talking about this person, this ‘anti-trans activist’ Posie Parker, who was coming to our country. It was on the TV1 News every night last week, and it was on Newstalk ZB every time I turned on the
Women! Know your limits! The old Harry Enfield comedy skit is the guiding principle of the modern left. Women are allowed to be seen and heard, only so long as they say whatever the men in charge tell them to. If the man is wearing a dress, women not only
Voices For Freedom voicesforfreedom.co.nz Saturday in Auckland, New Zealand, we experienced mob violence that was New York level. I never thought I’d see that here in New Zealand, but on Saturday I did. Kellie-Jay Keen of Standing for Women UK has been touring Australia and New Zealand
According to the dimwits at the Ferald, merely criticising someone’s views is tantamount to inciting violence against them, even murder. Yes, they really are that stupid. But, to run with their own moronic argument: is the NZ Herald inciting the murder of women? That’s the only logical conclusion,
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. The weekend saw a showdown between two tribes of contemporary gender politics: those in favour of progressing transgender rights versus women wishing to defend their
