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Gus Leonisky's blogfeminism is often misunderstood... you know what I mean.Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting fell into the "I'm not a feminist" trap and had to apologise to extricate herself. A win for feminism or a win for anti-feminism? Maybe more like a win for tweet-shaming. Cuoco-Sweeting, star of The Big Bang Theory, stepped into a wasps' nest when she made a mild comment about whether she considers herself a feminist in an interview with Redbook. "Is it bad if I say no? It's not really something I think about," she mused. "Things are different now, and I know a lot of the work that paved the way for women happened before I was around. ... I was never that feminist girl demanding equality, but maybe that's because I've never really faced inequality."
brand america...
America is a meticulously constructed brand; it is the indispensable nation with exceptional power. There is no country as adept at branding as the United States. Popular international mega-brands like Apple and McDonald’s sell neat pre-packaged pieces of the American dream to eager international consumers. A complimentary national branding strategy sells "freedom" and "democracy" over international airwaves, in movie theatres and through diplomatic influence. But if Brand America is the sum of the effects of its soft powers, can we really separate this cultural imperialism from the nation’s use of hard power?
fruit loops or changing horses while blaming labor for tony's crap...From Victoria Rollison Abbott must be having a horrible Christmas break. He can’t have missed that his old buddy, his mentor Rupert has completely dropped him and in doing so, has given permission for his newspapers to admit that PM Abbott is a dud.
fluffus....Fluffus clouds passing low through the city of Sydney, like "fog" patches. Unlike fog though, fluffus clouds are low altitude dependant, are not at ground level and are not dispersed by windy conditions. Picture by Gus Leonisky
he thinks he is shit-hot... gus thinks he is hot shit... the future is bleak — full of commemoration of defeat... he's gotta go.
of playing, of america's cup, of sydney to hobart, of uncle rupe, of tragedies and other windmills...
the christmas spirit...As usual, News Limited were the only MMMM media following Abbott's racket about Xmas...
the season for sharing is now...There could be an argument in favour of using the illusion of Santa Claus to jollify our lives — especially when we don't know what we're doing or what the future shall bring us. At least we can fudge things for a few moments, though for some people, Christmas can be a time of sadness and loneliness...
miss-o'genie was as dumb as they come, as she chose instant gratification over the future of junior...Milne told reporters on Monday that while Abbott was spruiking the abolition of the carbon tax, his government had undermined services to women such as legal aid in domestic violence cases and homelessness support. “He might as well have said that by abolishing the carbon price he’s been able to give women more money to buy a new iron and stay at home and do the ironing more often,” Milne said.
smoking-joe discovers economics...Yes the Government has done well not to chase falling revenue by cutting expenditure after the mini budget, but it has done little to bolster economic growth other than saying it will be bolstered, writes Greg Jericho.
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