The First Task
"Our first task as feminists is to learn to see with our own eyes." -Andrea Dworkin
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Insights from the Tao te Ching (opens the original)
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I intended this piece on the Tao te Ching as an essay — but it turns out the Tao speaks best for itself. So this piece offers an impression of the text without too much interference from me. I hope you’ll make yourself comfortable and, if you haven’t read the Tao, absorb yourself in this introduction. If you’ve read it, feel free to leave a comment about insights you gained distinct from mine.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href
How backlash brought me to God (opens the original)
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How does a feminist pay rent? (opens the original)
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Bans and backlash: my decade of being deemed a “health and safety hazard” (opens the original)
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21st century pioneers — or neoliberal guinea pigs? (opens the original)
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This essay is a stand-alone piece that also constitutes part 19 of my series on New Zealand society, and the final instalment for Substack.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="384" src
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