tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post917246609694417467..comments2024-02-02T00:21:02.687+13:00Comments on stargazer: here we go againstargazerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00430290445762377335noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post-24742364133560846482013-02-15T17:53:04.240+13:002013-02-15T17:53:04.240+13:00Thanks for your succinct words stargazer. I have f...Thanks for your succinct words stargazer. I have found some of the responses to Prosser's words deeply ironic, like National MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi saying "there is no place in New Zealand for racial discrimination" but his behaviour on the Select Committee listening to Marriage Equality submissions showing that he's fine with legal discrimination on sexual orientation or gender identity grounds.<br />http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1302/S00139/bakshi-there-is-no-place-for-racial-discrimination-in-nz.htm<br /><br />I commented on Prosser's comments on Twitter about how much safer women may feel on planes if all men from 18 to 60 were banned from flying. Winston Peters' subsequent comments on the validity of profiling of "terrorists" could be extended to gender profiling of all violent assaults and logically support tougher sanctions against men in public spaces. Stereotyping can be used against anyone. I think it's much better to focus on behaviour rather than on identity whether that is a person carrying a knife on a plane or someone publishing comments that incite violence against targetted groups.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04146863223323997793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post-71844790587851048472013-02-13T17:11:28.093+13:002013-02-13T17:11:28.093+13:00It's a great post, Anjum, and I hope it gets w...It's a great post, Anjum, and I hope it gets widely read.<br /><br />I thought that Kathryn Ryan did a great job: she didn't let him slip away with a mealy mouthed apology.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182573274494086468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post-81856390580985484592013-02-13T16:25:12.604+13:002013-02-13T16:25:12.604+13:00Great Post Anjum - well thought through. Hey are y...Great Post Anjum - well thought through. Hey are you able to email me please, regards Wallace ( from Back Benches ) <br /><br />wallacejnr@ihug.co.nzWallace Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10371477386335386314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post-65635944301554651362013-02-13T10:41:00.666+13:002013-02-13T10:41:00.666+13:00thanx for your comment deborah, and also for linki...thanx for your comment deborah, and also for linking to my post at your blog. i tried to leave a comment there to thank you, but wordpress is not my friend today & is blocking me for some reason.<br /><br />i actually thought the kathryn ryan interview on nine-to-noon this morning was very good, all things considered (ie, i would rather there was no publicity given to this person at all).stargazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430290445762377335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post-75879637918988529612013-02-12T23:19:30.151+13:002013-02-12T23:19:30.151+13:00Yes, it's a very effective wedge, and yes, it ...Yes, it's a very effective wedge, and yes, it must be utterly disheartening for a group of people with whom you identify, a group that you very much belong to, is used, yet again, to create that wedge.<br /><br />Great post, anjum.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182573274494086468noreply@blogger.com