tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post631314973662841487..comments2024-03-28T06:32:27.436+13:00Comments on No Kidding in NZ: Making progress, or not?Malihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-47447622029095848282017-08-23T12:01:11.858+12:002017-08-23T12:01:11.858+12:00This reminds me of how Pamela used to take stories...This reminds me of how Pamela used to take stories she'd found that used the "as a mother" phrase and rework them in her blog to read "as an infertile..." ;) I still hear the phrase ("as a mother/father/parent") tossed around, but perhaps not QUITE as much as I did a few years ago? Or maybe I'm just learning to ignore it. Either way, yes, progress! loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-83030049842559768442017-08-16T21:26:33.287+12:002017-08-16T21:26:33.287+12:00I like "as a human being...". Many of th...I like "as a human being...". Many of the parents I know seem to bite their tongues and stop themselves when they're about to say 'as a mum' or whatever: I think there's a general realisation underway that it sounds smug and w*nkerish. It would be good if the media could also work on not headlining news stories with "Mother-of-two..." etc etc - they rarely use 'father' in equivalent stories (e.g. "Father dies in crash horror"). It's sexist and yes, walking womb-y. It states that the most important fact is that the woman has kids, not that she's lost her life... Surely that's the salient point, not that she's a mother. https://differentshoresblog.wordpress.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/16936131757889957955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-62315852703528242192017-08-16T18:48:20.079+12:002017-08-16T18:48:20.079+12:00I agree. You're starting, occasionally, to hea...I agree. You're starting, occasionally, to hear things like this. Tiny steps ...Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-56360397928271580682017-08-16T12:36:15.191+12:002017-08-16T12:36:15.191+12:00A shred of promise......A few months back the loca...A shred of promise......A few months back the local news was covering the story of, I think it was a fallen police officer, and father who had gone above and beyond in his service to the community. While the person talking about him did say that being a father fueled his drive to serve other children in the community, he at least prefaced his comment with "not that you have to be a father to be able to relate well to children" which for me was better than nothing, a step in the right direction. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-25793708479865332152017-08-15T10:36:24.103+12:002017-08-15T10:36:24.103+12:00I'm with Tortuil, why qualify your thoughts at...I'm with Tortuil, why qualify your thoughts at all with something extra? Why not just own your opinion or thought? I'm glad that newscaster stopped himself and said "as a human." That's so much better, so much more inclusive. Grrr to the second paragraph, but hooray for the discontent around the baby questions. Moving forward, bit by bit! Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-14883854333818467512017-08-15T06:40:07.137+12:002017-08-15T06:40:07.137+12:00I have pretty much decided that I am never going t...I have pretty much decided that I am never going to begin any sentence with "As a [anything]." I rebel!torthĂșilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738803052167620020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-21206839582664269572017-08-14T22:26:48.177+12:002017-08-14T22:26:48.177+12:00In many ways I blame social media and a culture of...In many ways I blame social media and a culture of "look at me" for this. Maybe it was because I was too young to realize, or maybe I wasn't paying attention because I wasn't at that phase of my life yet, but it seems to me that the "as a mother" thing didn't gain as much momentum until the rise of social media.BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.com